ASTRONOMER
Antonín Mrkos
1918 - 1996

Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos (Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈmr̩kos]) (27 January 1918 – 29 May 1996) was a Czech astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonín Mrkos is the 202nd most popular astronomer (up from 226th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 301st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Antonín Mrkos ranks 202 out of 644. Before him are Andrea M. Ghez, Andreas Cellarius, J. Allen Hynek, Ali Qushji, Nancy Roman, and Félix Tisserand. After him are George Mary Searle, Joel Hastings Metcalf, Giovanni Battista Donati, Andrew Graham, Lyudmila Chernykh, and Nevil Maskelyne.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrea M. Ghez
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 196
Andreas Cellarius
1596 - 1665
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 197
J. Allen Hynek
1910 - 1986
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 198
Ali Qushji
1403 - 1474
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 199
Nancy Roman
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 200
Félix Tisserand
1845 - 1896
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 201
Antonín Mrkos
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 202
George Mary Searle
1839 - 1918
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 203
Joel Hastings Metcalf
1866 - 1925
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 204
Giovanni Battista Donati
1826 - 1873
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 205
Andrew Graham
1815 - 1908
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 206
Lyudmila Chernykh
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 207
Nevil Maskelyne
1732 - 1811
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Antonín Mrkos ranks 96. Before him are Philip José Farmer, Thomas Gordon, Jean-Marie Loret, Ian Stevenson, Dora Ratjen, and Gara Garayev. After him are Huber Matos, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Ben Johnson, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Henry Calvin, and Abba Kovner. Among people deceased in 1996, Antonín Mrkos ranks 87. Before him are Amos Tversky, Ron Brown, Greer Garson, Virginia Cherrill, Albert R. Broccoli, and Stavros Niarchos. After him are Muhammad al-Badr, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, Virginia Henderson, Ben Johnson, Hideo Sakai, and Lo Wei.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsPhilip José Farmer
WRITER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 90
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 91
Jean-Marie Loret
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1985
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 92
Ian Stevenson
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 93
Dora Ratjen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 94
Gara Garayev
COMPOSER
1918 - 1982
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 95
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 96
Huber Matos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2014
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 97
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
COMPOSER
1918 - 1970
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 98
Ben Johnson
ACTOR
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 99
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 100
Henry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 101
Abba Kovner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1987
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsAmos Tversky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - 1996
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 81
Ron Brown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1996
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 82
Greer Garson
ACTOR
1904 - 1996
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 83
Virginia Cherrill
ACTOR
1908 - 1996
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 84
Albert R. Broccoli
PRODUCER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 85
Stavros Niarchos
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 86
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 87
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 88
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1996
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 89
Virginia Henderson
WRITER
1897 - 1996
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 90
Ben Johnson
ACTOR
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 91
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 92
Lo Wei
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 93
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Antonín Mrkos ranks 253 out of 1,200. Before him are Franz Xaver Richter (1709), Erwin Schulhoff (1894), Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal (1854), Petr Ginz (1928), Johannes Widmann (1460), and Vilém Mathesius (1882). After him are Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia (1075), Jan Fischer (1951), Karel Svoboda (1938), Margrave Andrew of Burgau (1558), Josef Kadraba (1933), and Wojciech Żywny (1756).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsFranz Xaver Richter
COMPOSER
1709 - 1789
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 247
Erwin Schulhoff
COMPOSER
1894 - 1942
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 248
Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 249
Petr Ginz
WRITER
1928 - 1944
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 250
Johannes Widmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1460 - 1505
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 251
Vilém Mathesius
LINGUIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 252
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 253
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1075 - 1140
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 254
Jan Fischer
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 255
Karel Svoboda
COMPOSER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 256
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 257
Josef Kadraba
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 258
Wojciech Żywny
MUSICIAN
1756 - 1842
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 259
Among ASTRONOMERS In Czechia
Among astronomers born in Czechia, Antonín Mrkos ranks 3. Before him are Johann Palisa (1848), and Theodor von Oppolzer (1841). After him are Luboš Kohoutek (1935), Tadeáš Hájek (1525), Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781), Jana Tichá (1965), Lenka Kotková (1973), Miloš Tichý (1966), and Zdeněk Moravec (1968).
Johann Palisa
1848 - 1925
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 1
Theodor von Oppolzer
1841 - 1886
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
Antonín Mrkos
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 3
Luboš Kohoutek
1935 - 2023
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 4
Tadeáš Hájek
1525 - 1600
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5
Joseph Johann von Littrow
1781 - 1840
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 6
Jana Tichá
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 7
Lenka Kotková
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 8
Miloš Tichý
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 9
Zdeněk Moravec
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 10