ASTRONOMER
Maarten Schmidt
1929 - 2022

Maarten Schmidt
Maarten Schmidt (28 December 1929 – 17 September 2022) was a Dutch-born American astronomer who first measured the distances of quasars. He was the first astronomer to identify a quasar, and so was pictured on the March cover of Time magazine in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maarten Schmidt is the 300th most popular astronomer (up from 321st in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 574th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Maarten Schmidt ranks 300 out of 644. Before him are Grigory Neujmin, Eugene Parker, Frank Muller, Mashallah ibn Athari, Thomas Romney Robinson, and David Gill. After him are Iosif Shklovsky, Christine Kirch, Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi, Philippe van Lansberge, Luigi Carnera, and Charles Dillon Perrine.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGrigory Neujmin
1886 - 1946
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 294
Eugene Parker
1927 - 2022
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 295
Frank Muller
1862 - 1917
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 296
Mashallah ibn Athari
740 - 815
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 297
Thomas Romney Robinson
1792 - 1882
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 298
David Gill
1843 - 1914
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 299
Maarten Schmidt
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 300
Iosif Shklovsky
1916 - 1985
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 301
Christine Kirch
1697 - 1782
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 302
Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi
1220 - 1283
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 303
Philippe van Lansberge
1561 - 1632
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 304
Luigi Carnera
1875 - 1962
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 305
Charles Dillon Perrine
1867 - 1951
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 306
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Maarten Schmidt ranks 224. Before him are Eric Carle, Luigi Taveri, Lee Hazlewood, Ronald Golias, Ronnie Biggs, and Hal Ashby. After him are Fazil Iskander, Józef Glemp, Liselotte Pulver, Barbara Walters, Roger Bannister, and June Squibb. Among people deceased in 2022, Maarten Schmidt ranks 198. Before him are Rupiah Banda, Herman Van Springel, Fred Brooks, Eugene Parker, Kitten Natividad, and Dominique Lapierre. After him are Kunimitsu Takahashi, Elza Soares, Barbara Walters, Jüri Tarmak, Alec John Such, and Francisco Morales Bermúdez.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsEric Carle
WRITER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 218
Luigi Taveri
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 219
Lee Hazlewood
SINGER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 220
Ronald Golias
COMEDIAN
1929 - 2005
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 221
Ronnie Biggs
SINGER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 222
Hal Ashby
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1988
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 223
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 224
Fazil Iskander
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 225
Józef Glemp
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 226
Liselotte Pulver
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 227
Barbara Walters
PRESENTER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 228
Roger Bannister
ATHLETE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 229
June Squibb
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsRupiah Banda
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 192
Herman Van Springel
CYCLIST
1943 - 2022
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 193
Fred Brooks
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1931 - 2022
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 194
Eugene Parker
ASTRONOMER
1927 - 2022
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 195
Kitten Natividad
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 196
Dominique Lapierre
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 197
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 198
Kunimitsu Takahashi
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 199
Elza Soares
SINGER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 200
Barbara Walters
PRESENTER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 201
Jüri Tarmak
ATHLETE
1946 - 2022
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 202
Alec John Such
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 203
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2022
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 204
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Maarten Schmidt ranks 481 out of 1,646. Before him are Barend Biesheuvel (1920), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), and Hennie Kuiper (1949). After him are Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Willem Drost (1633), Pierre Cuypers (1827), Junkie XL (1967), Willem de Vlamingh (1640), and Wiel Coerver (1924).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsBarend Biesheuvel
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 475
Eduard van Beinum
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 476
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 477
Claes Jansz. Visscher
GEOGRAPHER
1587 - 1652
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 478
Carel Godin de Beaufort
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1964
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 479
Hennie Kuiper
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 480
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 481
Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1777
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 482
Willem Drost
PAINTER
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 483
Pierre Cuypers
ARCHITECT
1827 - 1921
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 484
Junkie XL
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 485
Willem de Vlamingh
EXPLORER
1640 - 1698
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 486
Wiel Coerver
COACH
1924 - 2011
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 487
Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands
Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Maarten Schmidt ranks 10. Before him are Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Tom Gehrels (1925), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), John Goodricke (1764), and Adriaan Blaauw (1914). After him are Hendrik van Gent (1900), Michael van Langren (1598), Walter Lewin (1936), Dirk Brouwer (1902), Peter van de Kamp (1901), and Bart Bok (1906).
Pieter van Musschenbroek
1692 - 1761
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 4
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 5
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 6
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 8
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 9
Maarten Schmidt
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 10
Hendrik van Gent
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 11
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 12
Walter Lewin
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 13
Dirk Brouwer
1902 - 1966
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 14
Peter van de Kamp
1901 - 1995
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 15
Bart Bok
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 16