Astronomer

Hendrik van Gent

1900 - 1947

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Hendrik van Gent

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Hendrik van Gent is the 315th most popular astronomer (up from 394th in 2024), the 511th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 686th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Hendrik van Gent ranks 315 out of 644. Before him are Benjamin Markarian, Charles Wolf, Hubert Reeves, Guido Bonatti, Michael H. Hart, and Frank Elmore Ross. After him are Karl Christian Bruhns, Michael van Langren, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Milton L. Humason, Niccolò Zucchi, and Georges Rayet.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Benjamin Markarian
1913 - 1985
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 309
Charles Wolf
1827 - 1918
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 310
Hubert Reeves
1932 - 2023
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 311
Guido Bonatti
1210 - 1296
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 312
Michael H. Hart
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 313
Frank Elmore Ross
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 314
Hendrik van Gent
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 315
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 316
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 317
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
1824 - 1896
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 318
Milton L. Humason
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 319
Niccolò Zucchi
1586 - 1670
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 320
Georges Rayet
1839 - 1906
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 321

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Hendrik van Gent ranks 163. Before him are Silvio Cator, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Charles Vidor, Jacques Moeschal, and Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. After him are Oskar Fischinger, Pink Anderson, Pavel Kurochkin, Ivan Fedyuninsky, Kateryna Bilokur, and Walther Kadow. Among people deceased in 1947, Hendrik van Gent ranks 121. Before him are Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, Walter Donaldson, Willa Cather, Stepan Petrichenko, Tadeusz Kutrzeba, and Charles Frédéric Petit. After him are Theodore Romzha, Evelyn McHale, Elena Văcărescu, Grace Moore, Harukichi Hyakutake, and Léon-Paul Fargue.

Others Born in 1900

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Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 157
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 158
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1987
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 159
Charles Vidor
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 160
Jacques Moeschal
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1956
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 161
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1985
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 162
Hendrik van Gent
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 163
Oskar Fischinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 164
Pink Anderson
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 165
Pavel Kurochkin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1989
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 166
Ivan Fedyuninsky
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1977
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 167
Kateryna Bilokur
PAINTER
1900 - 1961
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 168
Walther Kadow
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1923
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 169

Others Deceased in 1947

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Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 115
Walter Donaldson
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1947
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 116
Willa Cather
WRITER
1873 - 1947
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 117
Stepan Petrichenko
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1947
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 118
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 119
Charles Frédéric Petit
ATHLETE
1857 - 1947
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 120
Hendrik van Gent
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 121
Theodore Romzha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1947
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 122
Evelyn McHale
CELEBRITY
1923 - 1947
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 123
Elena Văcărescu
WRITER
1864 - 1947
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 124
Grace Moore
ACTOR
1898 - 1947
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 125
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 126
Léon-Paul Fargue
WRITER
1876 - 1947
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 127