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Geoffrey Marcy

1954 - Today

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Geoffrey William Marcy (born September 29, 1954) is an American astronomer. He was an early influence in the field of exoplanet detection, discovery, and characterization. Marcy was a professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, and an adjunct professor of physics and astronomy at San Francisco State University. Marcy and his research teams discovered many extrasolar planets, including 70 out of the first 100 known exoplanets and also the first planetary system around a Sun-like star, Upsilon Andromedae. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey Marcy is the 608th most popular astronomer (down from 596th in 2019), the 13,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,010th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Geoffrey Marcy ranks 608 out of 644. Before him are Chad Trujillo, William Kwong Yu Yeung, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Stefano Sposetti, Jan Kleyna, and Françoise Combes. After him are Miloš Tichý, Andrea Boattini, Frank B. Zoltowski, Vicky Kalogera, Brett J. Gladman, and Masayuki Yanai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Geoffrey Marcy ranks 655. Before him are Elizabeth May, Jill Abramson, Mohamed Kedir, Blanka Paulů, Novella Calligaris, and Willy Telavi. After him are Eberhard Rösch, Jerry Mateparae, Rodney Brooks, Craig Wasson, Guillermo Mendizábal, and Felice Mariani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Geoffrey Marcy ranks 13,641 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Browder (1964), Steve Earle (1955), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), YNW Melly (1999), Donna Dixon (1957), and John Fitch (1917). After him are Joe Carnahan (1969), Eric Close (1967), Ray LaHood (1945), Marguerite Chapman (1918), Jonathan Lethem (1964), and Jake Johnson (1978).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Geoffrey Marcy ranks 129. Before him are A. E. Douglass (1867), Christian Pollas (1947), Matthew J. Holman (1967), David J. Tholen (1955), Chad Trujillo (1973), and Jan Kleyna (2000). After him are Jeff T. Alu (1966), Martha P. Haynes (1951), Alan Stern (1957), C. Michelle Olmstead (1969), Heidi Hammel (1960), and Amy Mainzer (1974).

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