ASTRONOMER
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010

Chushiro Hayashi
Chushiro Hayashi (林 忠四郎, Hayashi Chūshirō; July 25, 1920 – February 28, 2010) was a Japanese astrophysicist. Hayashi tracks on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram are named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chushiro Hayashi is the 394th most popular astronomer (down from 378th in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,152nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Chushiro Hayashi ranks 394 out of 644. Before him are Albrecht Unsöld, Margaret Geller, Harold D. Babcock, Vera Gaze, Nathaniel Bliss, and Louis Boyer. After him are James Gunn, Paris Pişmiş, Gustav Spörer, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Viktor Knorre, and Alvan Graham Clark.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbrecht Unsöld
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 388
Margaret Geller
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 389
Harold D. Babcock
1882 - 1968
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 390
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 391
Nathaniel Bliss
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 392
Louis Boyer
1901 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 393
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 394
James Gunn
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 395
Paris Pişmiş
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 396
Gustav Spörer
1822 - 1895
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 397
Kiyotsugu Hirayama
1874 - 1943
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 398
Viktor Knorre
1840 - 1919
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 399
Alvan Graham Clark
1832 - 1897
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 400
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Chushiro Hayashi ranks 256. Before him are Heleno de Freitas, Ronald Speirs, Frances Ames, Nadir Afonso, Silvestre Igoa, and Machiko Hasegawa. After him are Harold Sakata, Siegfried Buback, Fedora Barbieri, Richard N. Frye, Hans Ørberg, and Henry Eriksson. Among people deceased in 2010, Chushiro Hayashi ranks 224. Before him are Kenneth Noland, Robin Milner, Vitaly Sevastyanov, Alex Higgins, Laurent Terzieff, and Hank Jones. After him are Otmar Suitner, Yuri Ilyenko, Hans Ørberg, Zelda Rubinstein, Yvonne Loriod, and Jacqueline de Romilly.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsHeleno de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 250
Ronald Speirs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2007
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 251
Frances Ames
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 252
Nadir Afonso
PAINTER
1920 - 2013
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 253
Silvestre Igoa
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1969
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 254
Machiko Hasegawa
COMIC ARTIST
1920 - 1992
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 255
Chushiro Hayashi
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 256
Harold Sakata
ACTOR
1920 - 1982
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 257
Siegfried Buback
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1977
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 258
Fedora Barbieri
SINGER
1920 - 2003
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 259
Richard N. Frye
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2014
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 260
Hans Ørberg
LINGUIST
1920 - 2010
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 261
Henry Eriksson
ATHLETE
1920 - 2000
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 262
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsKenneth Noland
PAINTER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 218
Robin Milner
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 219
Vitaly Sevastyanov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 220
Alex Higgins
SNOOKER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 221
Laurent Terzieff
ACTOR
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 222
Hank Jones
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 223
Chushiro Hayashi
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 224
Otmar Suitner
CONDUCTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 225
Yuri Ilyenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 226
Hans Ørberg
LINGUIST
1920 - 2010
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 227
Zelda Rubinstein
ACTOR
1933 - 2010
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 228
Yvonne Loriod
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 229
Jacqueline de Romilly
WRITER
1913 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 230
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Chushiro Hayashi ranks 1,112 out of 6,245. Before him are Naohiro Oyama (1974), Shigeharu Ueki (1954), Yuji Nakayoshi (1972), Tamotsu Suzuki (1947), Machiko Hasegawa (1920), and Ichirō Ozawa (1942). After him are Hidetsugu Yagi (1886), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), Yūsaku Matsuda (1949), Ōmura Masujirō (1824), and Hisashi Owada (1932).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNaohiro Oyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,106
Shigeharu Ueki
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,107
Yuji Nakayoshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,108
Tamotsu Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,109
Machiko Hasegawa
COMIC ARTIST
1920 - 1992
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,110
Ichirō Ozawa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,111
Chushiro Hayashi
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,112
Hidetsugu Yagi
ENGINEER
1886 - 1976
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,113
Ayumi Hamasaki
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,114
Shuntarō Tanikawa
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,115
Yūsaku Matsuda
ACTOR
1949 - 1989
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,116
Ōmura Masujirō
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1869
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,117
Hisashi Owada
LAWYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,118
Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan
Among astronomers born in Japan, Chushiro Hayashi ranks 3. Before him are Takeshi Urata (1947), and Tsutomu Seki (1930). After him are Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874), Hisashi Kimura (1870), Hiroki Kosai (1933), Minoru Honda (1913), Kaoru Ikeya (1943), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Yuji Hyakutake (1950), and Kiichirō Furukawa (1929).
Takeshi Urata
1947 - 2012
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 1
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 2
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3
Kiyotsugu Hirayama
1874 - 1943
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 4
Hisashi Kimura
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 5
Hiroki Kosai
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 6
Minoru Honda
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7
Kaoru Ikeya
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 8
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 10
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 11
Kiichirō Furukawa
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 12