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Rosaly Lopes

1957 - Today

Rosaly Lopes

Rosaly M. C. Lopes (born January 8, 1957) is a planetary geologist, volcanologist, an author of numerous scientific papers and several books, as well as a proponent of education. Her major research interests are in planetary and terrestrial surface processes with an emphasis on volcanology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Rosaly Lopes is the 576th most popular astronomer (up from 590th in 2024), the 833rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 964th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Rosaly Lopes ranks 576 out of 644. Before her are Richard A. Proctor, Alfred Schmitt, Andrew Ainslie Common, John August Anderson, Kin Endate, and David Rittenhouse. After her are Naoto Satō, Mary Ward, Makio Akiyama, Yoshisada Shimizu, Masaru Arai, and Peter Goldreich.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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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
Masaru Arai
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 581
Peter Goldreich
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 582

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Rosaly Lopes ranks 476. Before her are Rui Rio, Luigi De Canio, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Bill Laimbeer, Kenny Acheson, and Faye Grant. After her are John de Jongh Jr., Callie Khouri, Sato Kilman, Roza Rymbayeva, Caterina Davinio, and Kari Hotakainen.

Others Born in 1957

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Rui Rio
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 470
Luigi De Canio
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 471
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 472
Bill Laimbeer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 473
Kenny Acheson
RACING DRIVER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 474
Faye Grant
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 475
Rosaly Lopes
ASTRONOMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 476
John de Jongh Jr.
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 477
Callie Khouri
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 478
Sato Kilman
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 479
Roza Rymbayeva
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 480
Caterina Davinio
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 481
Kari Hotakainen
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 482

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Rosaly Lopes ranks 833 out of 2,236. Before her are Luís Oliveira (1969), Magno Alves (1976), Ana Paula Arósio (1975), Rôni (1977), Emerson Palmieri (1994), and Vagner da Silva Sarti (1978). After her are Marcello Novaes (1962), Wanderlei Silva (1976), Alexandre José Bortolato (1973), João Carlos de Oliveira (1954), Zetti (1965), and Alberto Dines (1932).

Others born in Brazil

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Luís Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 827
Magno Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 828
Ana Paula Arósio
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 829
Rôni
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 830
Emerson Palmieri
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 831
Vagner da Silva Sarti
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 832
Rosaly Lopes
ASTRONOMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 833
Marcello Novaes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 834
Wanderlei Silva
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 835
Alexandre José Bortolato
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 836
João Carlos de Oliveira
ATHLETE
1954 - 1999
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 837
Zetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 838
Alberto Dines
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 839