ASTRONOMER
Ernest Leonard Johnson
1891 - 1977

Ernest Leonard Johnson
Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891–1977) was a South African astronomer and a former staff member of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is known for the discovery of 18 asteroids between 1946–1951, as well as several comets. On 25 August 1949, he discovered 48P/Johnson, a periodic comet expected to pass no closer than 1.2 to 1.3 AU from our planet in 2025. Johnson received the "Donohoe Comet Medal" twice: 40 before retiring in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Leonard Johnson is the 442nd most popular astronomer (up from 492nd in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 135th in 2019) and the most popular South African Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Ernest Leonard Johnson ranks 442 out of 644. Before him are Erika Böhm-Vitense, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Otto August Rosenberger, Robert Julius Trumpler, Ralph Copeland, and Nicolas Fatio de Duillier. After him are Catherine Wolfe Bruce, Willem Jacob Luyten, Lipót Schulhof, Schelte J. Bus, Paul W. Merrill, and Vladimir Kotelnikov.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErika Böhm-Vitense
1923 - 2017
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 436
Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt
1825 - 1884
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 437
Otto August Rosenberger
1800 - 1890
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 438
Robert Julius Trumpler
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 439
Ralph Copeland
1837 - 1905
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 440
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
1664 - 1753
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 441
Ernest Leonard Johnson
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 442
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
1816 - 1900
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 443
Willem Jacob Luyten
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 444
Lipót Schulhof
1847 - 1921
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 445
Schelte J. Bus
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 446
Paul W. Merrill
1887 - 1961
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 447
Vladimir Kotelnikov
1908 - 2005
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 448
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Ernest Leonard Johnson ranks 205. Before him are Emil Julius Gumbel, Eva Kotchever, Otilio Ulate Blanco, Mae Busch, Nikoloz Muskhelishvili, and Karl Allmendinger. After him are Harry Cohn, Virgilio Fossati, Eino Leino, Gustaf Dyrssen, Issay Dobrowen, and Françoise Rosay. Among people deceased in 1977, Ernest Leonard Johnson ranks 178. Before him are Brian McGuire, Vladimir Tributs, Paul Bernays, Edgar Basel, Jean Hagen, and José Planas. After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Franco Rol, Ulises Poirier, Boris Markov, and Alexander Galich.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsEmil Julius Gumbel
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 199
Eva Kotchever
WRITER
1891 - 1943
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 200
Otilio Ulate Blanco
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 201
Mae Busch
ACTOR
1891 - 1946
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 202
Nikoloz Muskhelishvili
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 203
Karl Allmendinger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1965
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 204
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 205
Harry Cohn
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 206
Virgilio Fossati
SOCCER PLAYER
1891 - 1918
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 207
Eino Leino
WRESTLER
1891 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 208
Gustaf Dyrssen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1981
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 209
Issay Dobrowen
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1953
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 210
Françoise Rosay
ACTOR
1891 - 1974
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 211
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsBrian McGuire
ENGINEER
1945 - 1977
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 172
Vladimir Tributs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1977
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 173
Paul Bernays
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 174
Edgar Basel
BOXER
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 175
Jean Hagen
ACTOR
1923 - 1977
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 176
José Planas
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 177
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 178
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1977
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 179
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 180
Franco Rol
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 181
Ulises Poirier
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1977
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 182
Boris Markov
ACTOR
1924 - 1977
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 183
Alexander Galich
WRITER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 184
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Ernest Leonard Johnson ranks 105 out of 454. Before him are Julius Malema (1981), Bruce Grobbelaar (1957), Renée Schuurman (1939), Jamie Uys (1921), Claude Chevalley (1909), and Hugh Masekela (1939). After him are Alfred Swift (1931), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Max Gluckman (1911), Alan Paton (1903), John Kani (1943), and Helen Suzman (1917).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsJulius Malema
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 99
Bruce Grobbelaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 100
Renée Schuurman
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 101
Jamie Uys
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1996
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 102
Claude Chevalley
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1984
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 103
Hugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 104
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 105
Alfred Swift
CYCLIST
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 106
Oscar Pistorius
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 107
Max Gluckman
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 108
Alan Paton
WRITER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 109
John Kani
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 110
Helen Suzman
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 111
Among ASTRONOMERS In South Africa
Among astronomers born in South Africa, Ernest Leonard Johnson ranks 1.