Astronomer
Ole Rømer
1644 - 1710
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Ole Rømer
His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2024). Ole Rømer is the 18th most popular astronomer (down from 14th in 2024), the 20th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Astronomer.
Ole Rømer was a Danish astronomer who is most famous for calculating the speed of light.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Ole Rømer ranks 18 out of 644. Before him are Hipparchus, Ulugh Beg, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Edwin Hubble, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. After him are Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Carl Sagan, Avempace, Aryabhata, Caroline Herschel, and Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 12
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 13
Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 14
Edwin Hubble
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 15
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 16
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 17
Ole Rømer
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 18
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 19
Carl Sagan
1934 - 1996
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 20
Avempace
1080 - 1138
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 21
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 22
Caroline Herschel
1750 - 1848
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 23
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
903 - 986
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1644, Ole Rømer ranks 3. Before him are Matsuo Bashō, and Antonio Stradivari. After him are Henrietta of England, Louise de La Vallière, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Jakob Ammann, Louis-François de Boufflers, François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, and Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha. Among people deceased in 1710, Ole Rømer ranks 1. After him are Louise de La Vallière, Emperor Higashiyama, Hennig Brand, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bernardo Pasquini, Gaspar Sanz, Louis, Prince of Condé, Gottfried Kirch, and Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild.
Others Born in 1644
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Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 1
Antonio Stradivari
DESIGNER
1644 - 1737
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 2
Ole Rømer
ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 3
Henrietta of England
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1670
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 4
Louise de La Vallière
WRITER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 5
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
MUSICIAN
1644 - 1704
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 6
Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1724
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 7
Galdan Boshugtu Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1644 - 1697
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 8
Jakob Ammann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1644 - 1730
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 9
Louis-François de Boufflers
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1711
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 10
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1730
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 11
Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1702
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1710
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ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 1
Louise de La Vallière
WRITER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 2
Emperor Higashiyama
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1710
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 3
Hennig Brand
CHEMIST
1630 - 1710
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 4
Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1710
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5
Bernardo Pasquini
COMPOSER
1637 - 1710
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 6
Gaspar Sanz
COMPOSER
1640 - 1710
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 7
Louis, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1710
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 8
Gottfried Kirch
ASTRONOMER
1639 - 1710
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 9
Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1710
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 10
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Ole Rømer ranks 20 out of NaN. Before him are Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Maria Feodorovna (1847), Sigrid Undset (1882), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), John, King of Denmark (1455), and Ivar the Boneless (900). After him are Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), Christian II of Denmark (1481), George I of Greece (1845), Ubba (1000), and Sweyn Forkbeard (960).
Others born in Denmark
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Christian VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1848
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 14
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 15
Sigrid Undset
WRITER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 16
Johannes V. Jensen
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 17
John, King of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1455 - 1513
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 18
Ivar the Boneless
POLITICIAN
900 - 873
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 19
Ole Rømer
ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 20
Christian VI of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1746
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 21
Gorm the Old
POLITICIAN
900 - 958
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 22
Christian II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1481 - 1559
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 23
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 24
Ubba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1000 - 878
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 25
Sweyn Forkbeard
POLITICIAN
960 - 1014
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 26
Among Astronomers In Denmark
Among astronomers born in Denmark, Ole Rømer ranks 1. After him are Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852), Peter Andreas Hansen (1795), Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562), Richard Martin West (1941), Holger Thiele (1878), Julie Vinter Hansen (1890), Anja Cetti Andersen (1965), and Poul Jensen (2000).
Ole Rømer
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 1
Ejnar Hertzsprung
1873 - 1967
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 2
John Louis Emil Dreyer
1852 - 1926
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 3
Peter Andreas Hansen
1795 - 1874
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 4
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
1562 - 1647
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 5
Richard Martin West
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 6
Holger Thiele
1878 - 1946
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 7
Julie Vinter Hansen
1890 - 1960
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 8
Anja Cetti Andersen
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 9
Poul Jensen
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 10
