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Jill Tarter

1944 - Today

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Jill Cornell Tarter (born January 16, 1944) is an American astronomer best known for her work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Tarter is the former director of the Center for SETI Research, holding the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI at the SETI Institute. In 2002, Discover magazine recognized her as one of the 50 most important women in science. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jill Tarter is the 405th most popular astronomer (up from 439th in 2019), the 5,937th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,733rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Jill Tarter ranks 405 out of 644. Before her are Viktor Knorre, Alvan Graham Clark, Henry E. Holt, Dorothea Klumpke, Ludwig Biermann, and Geoffrey Burbidge. After her are Michael E. Brown, Bart Bok, Friedrich Tietjen, Georg Marcgrave, John Pond, and Eise Eisinga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jill Tarter ranks 419. Before her are Ali Benflis, Kićo Slabinac, Daniel Duval, Nicky Hopkins, Harun Farocki, and Storm Thorgerson. After her are Antal Nagy, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Oleksandr Moroz, Pat Martino, Gregory Hoblit, and František Pospíšil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jill Tarter ranks 5,937 out of 20,380. Before her are Eric Dane (1972), Muggsy Bogues (1965), Mildred McDaniel (1933), Oliver North (1943), Amanda Bynes (1986), and Daniel Silva (1960). After her are Stella Stevens (1936), Frank Silva (1950), Charles Drake (1917), M. C. Gainey (1948), Michael E. Brown (1965), and James McCaffrey (1958).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Jill Tarter ranks 78. Before her are Margaret Geller (1947), Harold D. Babcock (1882), James Gunn (1938), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Henry E. Holt (1929), and Dorothea Klumpke (1861). After her are Michael E. Brown (1965), George Herbig (1920), Herbert Friedman (1916), Henry L. Giclas (1910), Horace W. Babcock (1912), and Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816).

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