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Brett J. Gladman

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Brett James Gladman (born April 19, 1966) is a Canadian astronomer and a full professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Physics and Astronomy in Vancouver, British Columbia. He holds the Canada Research Chair in planetary astronomy. He does both theoretical work (large-scale numerical simulations of planetary dynamics) and observational optical astronomy (being a discoverer of many planetary moons and minor planets). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Brett J. Gladman is the 614th most popular astronomer (down from 611th in 2024), the 881st most popular biography from Canada (up from 890th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Brett J. Gladman ranks 614 out of 644. Before him are Geoffrey Marcy, Miloš Tichý, Andrea Boattini, Frank B. Zoltowski, Vicky Kalogera, and Petr Pravec. After him are Masayuki Yanai, Jeff T. Alu, Hiroshi Mori, Sara Seager, Martha P. Haynes, and Dale Frail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Brett J. Gladman ranks 685. Before him are Anne Ottenbrite, Evgeny Agrest, Nina, Darryl Middleton, Daniela Neunast, and Andrei Olhovskiy. After him are Nicholas Rowe, Tina Thörner, Marcelo Trivisonno, Jeff T. Alu, Vijayashanti, and Zviad Endeladze.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Brett J. Gladman ranks 882 out of 1,622. Before him are Anne Ottenbrite (1966), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1998), Sara Canning (1987), Sara Waisglass (1998), Natasha St-Pier (1981), and Nicholas Latifi (1995). After him are Jade Raymond (1975), Robert C. Cooper (1968), Chris Diamantopoulos (1975), Dean Crawford (1958), Catherine Mary Stewart (1959), and Viktor (1980).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Canada

Among astronomers born in Canada, Brett J. Gladman ranks 8. Before him are James Craig Watson (1838), Hubert Reeves (1932), David H. Levy (1948), Carlyle S. Beals (1899), John Stanley Plaskett (1865), and Wendy Freedman (1957). After him are Sara Seager (1971), Dale Frail (1961), Linda A. Morabito (1953), John J. Kavelaars (1966), and Austin Mardon (1962).

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