ASTRONOMER
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907

Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke (10 February 1842 – 20 January 1907) was an Irish astronomer and writer. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agnes Mary Clerke is the 519th most popular astronomer (down from 517th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 273rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Agnes Mary Clerke ranks 519 out of 644. Before her are Warren De la Rue, Alfred Bohrmann, Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, William Rutter Dawes, Okuro Oikawa, and Hiroshi Kaneda. After her are Charles Augustus Young, John Broughton, Barnaba Oriani, Yuji Hyakutake, Royal Harwood Frost, and Grove Karl Gilbert.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWarren De la Rue
1815 - 1889
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 513
Alfred Bohrmann
1904 - 2000
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 514
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 515
William Rutter Dawes
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 516
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 517
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 518
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 519
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 520
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 521
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 522
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 523
Royal Harwood Frost
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 524
Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 525
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Agnes Mary Clerke ranks 94. Before her are Christian Lundeberg, Hannibal Sehested, Alphons Czibulka, Calixa Lavallée, Édouard Louis Trouessart, and Nikolai Menshutkin. After her are Pyotr Durnovo, Charles Lapworth, Josef Labor, Mary MacKillop, Alexander Voeikov, and Henry Hyndman. Among people deceased in 1907, Agnes Mary Clerke ranks 92. Before her are Dimitar Petkov, George Sheldon, Lena Rice, Christen Dalsgaard, Edmonia Lewis, and Nikolai Menshutkin. After her are Guillermo Tell Villegas, Maxwell T. Masters, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Mariano Baptista, Frederic Moore, and Garrett Serviss.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsChristian Lundeberg
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 88
Hannibal Sehested
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1924
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 89
Alphons Czibulka
COMPOSER
1842 - 1894
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 90
Calixa Lavallée
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1891
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 91
Édouard Louis Trouessart
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 92
Nikolai Menshutkin
CHEMIST
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 93
Agnes Mary Clerke
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 94
Pyotr Durnovo
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1915
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 95
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 96
Josef Labor
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1924
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 97
Mary MacKillop
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1909
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 98
Alexander Voeikov
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1916
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 99
Henry Hyndman
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1921
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 100
Others Deceased in 1907
Go to all RankingsDimitar Petkov
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1907
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 86
George Sheldon
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1907
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 87
Lena Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1866 - 1907
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 88
Christen Dalsgaard
PAINTER
1824 - 1907
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 89
Edmonia Lewis
SCULPTOR
1844 - 1907
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 90
Nikolai Menshutkin
CHEMIST
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 91
Agnes Mary Clerke
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 92
Guillermo Tell Villegas
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1907
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 93
Maxwell T. Masters
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 94
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
WRITER
1836 - 1907
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 95
Mariano Baptista
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1907
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 96
Frederic Moore
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1907
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 97
Garrett Serviss
ATHLETE
1878 - 1907
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 98
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Agnes Mary Clerke ranks 250 out of 549. Before her are Joe Kelly (1913), Oliver Plunkett (1625), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), Charles Haughey (1925), Joshua Pim (1869), and John Joly (1857). After her are W. T. Cosgrave (1880), Finnian of Clonard (470), Brian Kerr (1953), Kevin Doyle (1983), Wolfe Tone (1763), and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsJoe Kelly
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1993
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 244
Oliver Plunkett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1625 - 1681
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 245
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 246
Charles Haughey
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 247
Joshua Pim
PHYSICIAN
1869 - 1942
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 248
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 249
Agnes Mary Clerke
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 250
W. T. Cosgrave
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1965
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 251
Finnian of Clonard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
470 - 549
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 252
Brian Kerr
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 253
Kevin Doyle
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 254
Wolfe Tone
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1763 - 1798
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 255
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1737 - 1801
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 256
Among ASTRONOMERS In Ireland
Among astronomers born in Ireland, Agnes Mary Clerke ranks 7. Before her are Andrew Graham (1815), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), Edward Sabine (1788), Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848), Mary Proctor (1862), and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865). After her are Mary Ward (1827).
Andrew Graham
1815 - 1908
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1
Thomas Romney Robinson
1792 - 1882
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2
Edward Sabine
1788 - 1883
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 3
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
1848 - 1915
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4
Mary Proctor
1862 - 1957
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 5
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 6
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 7
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 8