ASTRONOMER
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957

Henry Norris Russell
Henry Norris Russell ForMemRS HFRSE FRAS (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910). In 1923, working with Frederick Saunders, he developed Russell–Saunders coupling, which is also known as LS coupling. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Norris Russell is the 98th most popular astronomer (up from 109th in 2019), the 1,300th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,514th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Astronomer.
Henry Norris Russell is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He was born in 1877 and studied at Princeton University, graduating in 1900. He then went on to study at Harvard University, where he received his doctorate in astronomy in 1905. He was a professor at Princeton University from 1909 until his retirement in 1956.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Henry Norris Russell ranks 98 out of 644. Before him are Ferdinand Verbiest, Varāhamihira, Fritz Zwicky, Angelo Secchi, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, and Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters. After him are Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, Arthur Auwers, Tom Gehrels, Walter Sydney Adams, and Edward Charles Pickering.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Verbiest
1623 - 1688
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 92
Varāhamihira
505 - 587
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 93
Fritz Zwicky
1898 - 1974
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 94
Angelo Secchi
1818 - 1878
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 95
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
1598 - 1671
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 96
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
1813 - 1890
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 97
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 98
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
815 - 896
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 99
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
1718 - 1751
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 100
Arthur Auwers
1838 - 1915
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 101
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 102
Walter Sydney Adams
1876 - 1956
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 103
Edward Charles Pickering
1846 - 1919
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Henry Norris Russell ranks 26. Before him are Jesse Livermore, Maurice Halbwachs, Alfred Cortot, Ernst von Dohnányi, Mykola Leontovych, and Aga Khan III. After him are Enrico De Nicola, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Karl Abraham, Emil Abderhalden, Plutarco Elías Calles, and Oswald Avery. Among people deceased in 1957, Henry Norris Russell ranks 39. Before him are Laura Ingalls Wilder, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, V. Gordon Childe, Eliot Ness, Erich von Stroheim, and Aga Khan III. After him are Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Beniamino Gigli, Max Ophüls, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Carl Clauberg, and Antonín Zápotocký.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsJesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 20
Maurice Halbwachs
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1945
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 21
Alfred Cortot
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 22
Ernst von Dohnányi
COMPOSER
1877 - 1960
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 23
Mykola Leontovych
COMPOSER
1877 - 1921
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 24
Aga Khan III
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 25
Henry Norris Russell
ASTRONOMER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 26
Enrico De Nicola
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1959
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 27
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1949
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 28
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 29
Emil Abderhalden
CHEMIST
1877 - 1950
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 30
Plutarco Elías Calles
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1945
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 31
Oswald Avery
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1955
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsLaura Ingalls Wilder
WRITER
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 33
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
COMPOSER
1897 - 1957
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 34
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 35
Eliot Ness
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 36
Erich von Stroheim
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1957
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 37
Aga Khan III
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 38
Henry Norris Russell
ASTRONOMER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 39
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 40
Beniamino Gigli
SINGER
1890 - 1957
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 41
Max Ophüls
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1957
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 42
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1957
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 43
Carl Clauberg
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1957
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 44
Antonín Zápotocký
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1957
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 45
In United States
Among people born in United States, Henry Norris Russell ranks 1,300 out of 20,380. Before him are William Fichtner (1956), Joshua Lederberg (1925), Joseph Campbell (1904), John Reed (1887), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), and Susan B. Anthony (1820). After him are Sam Anderson (1945), David Gross (1941), Don Siegel (1912), Susan Wojcicki (1968), Jonas Salk (1914), and Steve Martin (1945).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Fichtner
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 1,294
Joshua Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2008
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 1,295
Joseph Campbell
WRITER
1904 - 1987
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 1,296
John Reed
JOURNALIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 1,297
John Jacob Astor IV
WRITER
1864 - 1912
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,298
Susan B. Anthony
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1906
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 1,299
Henry Norris Russell
ASTRONOMER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 1,300
Sam Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,301
David Gross
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,302
Don Siegel
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 1,303
Susan Wojcicki
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2024
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 1,304
Jonas Salk
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1,305
Steve Martin
COMEDIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1,306
Among ASTRONOMERS In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Henry Norris Russell ranks 18. Before him are Vera Rubin (1928), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Percival Lowell (1855), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), and George O. Abell (1927). After him are Edward Charles Pickering (1846), Lewis A. Swift (1820), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), James Van Allen (1914), Frank Drake (1930), and Maria Mitchell (1818).
Vera Rubin
1928 - 2016
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 12
Russell Alan Hulse
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 13
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
1868 - 1921
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 14
Percival Lowell
1855 - 1916
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 15
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
1928 - 1997
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 16
George O. Abell
1927 - 1983
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 17
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 18
Edward Charles Pickering
1846 - 1919
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 19
Lewis A. Swift
1820 - 1913
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 20
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 21
James Van Allen
1914 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 22
Frank Drake
1930 - 2022
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 23
Maria Mitchell
1818 - 1889
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 24