Astronomer

Arthur Eddington

1882 - 1944

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Arthur Eddington

His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2024). Arthur Eddington is the 48th most popular astronomer (down from 37th in 2024), the 506th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 404th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Astronomer.

Arthur Eddington is most famous for his work on the theory of relativity and the bending of light.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Arthur Eddington ranks 48 out of 644. Before him are Johann Bayer, Clyde Tombaugh, Martin Ryle, Wilhelm Schickard, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, and Michel Mayor. After him are Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, John Michell, Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, Édouard Stephan, and William Alfred Fowler.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Johann Bayer
1572 - 1625
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 42
Clyde Tombaugh
1906 - 1997
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 43
Martin Ryle
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Schickard
1592 - 1635
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 45
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 46
Michel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 47
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 48
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 49
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 51
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 54

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Arthur Eddington ranks 35. Before him are Princess Marie Bonaparte, Rodolfo Graziani, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Hans Geiger, Bela Lugosi, and William Halsey Jr.. After him are Princess Margaret of Connaught, René Coty, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Charles Ponzi, Robert H. Goddard, and Karol Szymanowski. Among people deceased in 1944, Arthur Eddington ranks 34. Before him are Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Chūichi Nagumo, Aristide Maillol, and Henning von Tresckow. After him are Friedrich Olbricht, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Frank Marshall, Wang Jingwei, Erich Hoepner, and Antanas Smetona.

Others Born in 1882

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Princess Marie Bonaparte
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1962
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 29
Rodolfo Graziani
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1955
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 30
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1944
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 31
Hans Geiger
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 32
Bela Lugosi
ACTOR
1882 - 1956
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 33
William Halsey Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1959
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 34
Arthur Eddington
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 35
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 36
René Coty
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 37
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 38
Charles Ponzi
EXTREMIST
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 39
Robert H. Goddard
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 40
Karol Szymanowski
COMPOSER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 41

Others Deceased in 1944

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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
WRITER
1876 - 1944
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 28
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1944
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 29
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1944
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 30
Chūichi Nagumo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1944
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 31
Aristide Maillol
PAINTER
1861 - 1944
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 32
Henning von Tresckow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 33
Arthur Eddington
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 34
Friedrich Olbricht
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1944
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 35
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 36
Frank Marshall
CHESS PLAYER
1877 - 1944
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 37
Wang Jingwei
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1944
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 38
Erich Hoepner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 39
Antanas Smetona
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 40