ASTRONOMER

James W. Christy

1938 - Today

James W. Christy

James Walter "Jim" Christy (born September 15, 1938) is an American astronomer known for discovering Charon, the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James W. Christy is the 285th most popular astronomer (up from 345th in 2019), the 4,102nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,926th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James W. Christy ranks 285 out of 644. Before him are André-Louis Danjon, Geminiano Montanari, Philibert Jacques Melotte, Heber Doust Curtis, Raymond Smith Dugan, and Harold Spencer Jones. After him are Jean Fernel, Richard Martin West, Laurent Cassegrain, Giorgio Abetti, Sherburne Wesley Burnham, and Sylvain Arend.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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André-Louis Danjon
1890 - 1967
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 279
Geminiano Montanari
1633 - 1687
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 280
Philibert Jacques Melotte
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 281
Heber Doust Curtis
1872 - 1942
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 282
Raymond Smith Dugan
1878 - 1940
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 283
Harold Spencer Jones
1890 - 1960
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 284
James W. Christy
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 285
Jean Fernel
1497 - 1558
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 286
Richard Martin West
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 287
Laurent Cassegrain
1629 - 1693
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 288
Giorgio Abetti
1882 - 1982
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 289
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
1838 - 1921
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 290
Sylvain Arend
1902 - 1992
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 291

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, James W. Christy ranks 228. Before him are Olga Szabó-Orbán, Madge Sinclair, Rauno Aaltonen, Per Kirkeby, Sjaak Swart, and Imre Földi. After him are Michael Ritchie, McCoy Tyner, Jayant Narlikar, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, and Sigitas Tamkevičius.

Others Born in 1938

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Olga Szabó-Orbán
FENCER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 222
Madge Sinclair
ACTOR
1938 - 1995
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 223
Rauno Aaltonen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 224
Per Kirkeby
PAINTER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 225
Sjaak Swart
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 226
Imre Földi
ATHLETE
1938 - 2017
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 227
James W. Christy
ASTRONOMER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 228
Michael Ritchie
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2001
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 229
McCoy Tyner
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 230
Jayant Narlikar
PHYSICIST
1938 - 2025
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 231
Masakatsu Miyamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 232
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 233
Sigitas Tamkevičius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 234