ASTRONOMER
Kin Endate
1960 - Today

Kin Endate
Kin Endate (円館 金, Endate Kin; born December 15, 1960) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered hundreds of asteroids, most of them in collaboration with Kazuro Watanabe, placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kin Endate is the 574th most popular astronomer (up from 575th in 2019), the 1,783rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,765th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Kin Endate ranks 574 out of 644. Before him are Michel Giacobini, Thomas Bopp, Richard A. Proctor, Alfred Schmitt, Andrew Ainslie Common, and John August Anderson. After him are David Rittenhouse, Rosaly Lopes, Naoto Satō, Mary Ward, Makio Akiyama, and Yoshisada Shimizu.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Giacobini
1873 - 1938
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 568
Thomas Bopp
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 569
Richard A. Proctor
1837 - 1888
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 570
Alfred Schmitt
1907 - 1973
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 571
Andrew Ainslie Common
1841 - 1903
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 572
John August Anderson
1876 - 1959
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 573
Kin Endate
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 574
David Rittenhouse
1732 - 1796
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 575
Rosaly Lopes
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 576
Naoto Satō
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 577
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 578
Makio Akiyama
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 579
Yoshisada Shimizu
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 580
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Kin Endate ranks 428. Before him are David Simon, Ton Roosendaal, Nigel Marven, Cal Ripken Jr., Jozef Pribilinec, and Lyudmila Andonova. After him are Amy Klobuchar, Paul Harrington, Ralf König, Randy Pausch, Elena Kagan, and Michael Lewis.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsDavid Simon
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 422
Ton Roosendaal
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 423
Nigel Marven
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 424
Cal Ripken Jr.
BASEBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 425
Jozef Pribilinec
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 426
Lyudmila Andonova
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 427
Kin Endate
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 428
Amy Klobuchar
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 429
Paul Harrington
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 430
Ralf König
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 431
Randy Pausch
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1960 - 2008
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 432
Elena Kagan
JUDGE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 433
Michael Lewis
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 434
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kin Endate ranks 1,783 out of 6,245. Before him are Shinji Ono (1979), Hisanori Shirasawa (1964), Keiji Koizumi (1976), Naohiro Takahara (1979), Naohiro Kitade (1973), and Tsutomu Matsuda (1983). After him are Shigetatsu Matsunaga (1962), Yuki Tsunoda (2000), Harumi Kori (1953), Seiko Yamanaka (1989), Princess Mako of Akishino (1991), and Kenji Nagai (1957).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShinji Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 1,777
Hisanori Shirasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,778
Keiji Koizumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,779
Naohiro Takahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,780
Naohiro Kitade
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,781
Tsutomu Matsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,782
Kin Endate
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 1,783
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 1,784
Yuki Tsunoda
RACING DRIVER
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 1,785
Harumi Kori
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 1,786
Seiko Yamanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,787
Princess Mako of Akishino
NOBLEMAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 1,788
Kenji Nagai
JOURNALIST
1957 - 2007
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 1,789
Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan
Among astronomers born in Japan, Kin Endate ranks 18. Before him are Kiichirō Furukawa (1929), Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Seiji Ueda (1952), Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Takao Kobayashi (1961), and Kazuro Watanabe (1955). After him are Naoto Satō (1953), Masaru Arai (1952), Alan Hale (1958), Masayuki Yanai (1959), Hiroshi Mori (1958), and Akimasa Nakamura (1961).
Kiichirō Furukawa
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 12
Kenzo Suzuki
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 13
Seiji Ueda
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 14
Tomimaru Okuni
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 15
Takao Kobayashi
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 16
Kazuro Watanabe
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 17
Kin Endate
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 18
Naoto Satō
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 19
Masaru Arai
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 20
Alan Hale
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 21
Masayuki Yanai
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Mori
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 23
Akimasa Nakamura
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 24