ASTRONOMER
Seiji Ueda
1952 - Today

Seiji Ueda
Seiji Ueda (上田 清二, Ueda Seiji; born 1952) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of minor planets. Between 1987 and 2000, Ueda (in collaboration with Hiroshi Kaneda) discovered 705 asteroids. He holds an MD and Ph.D. from Stanford University and is on the staff at the Graduate University for Advanced Study in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seiji Ueda is the 555th most popular astronomer (down from 538th in 2019), the 1,651st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,564th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Seiji Ueda ranks 555 out of 644. Before him are Adriaan van Maanen, Roy A. Tucker, Charles W. Juels, Thomas Brisbane, Madge Adam, and Irwin I. Shapiro. After him are Tomimaru Okuni, Takao Kobayashi, Scott S. Sheppard, Kazimierz Kordylewski, John Dobson, and Lawrence H. Aller.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdriaan van Maanen
1884 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 549
Roy A. Tucker
1951 - 2021
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 550
Charles W. Juels
1944 - 2009
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 551
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 552
Madge Adam
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 553
Irwin I. Shapiro
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 554
Seiji Ueda
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 555
Tomimaru Okuni
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 556
Takao Kobayashi
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 557
Scott S. Sheppard
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 558
Kazimierz Kordylewski
1903 - 1981
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 559
John Dobson
1915 - 2014
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 560
Lawrence H. Aller
1913 - 2003
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 561
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Seiji Ueda ranks 521. Before him are Attilio Fontana, Jacek Yerka, Justin Yifu Lin, Franklin Graham, Youssouf Saleh Abbas, and Joe Borg. After him are Martin O'Neill, René Verheyen, Thomas Sjöberg, Doris Maletzki, Alex van Warmerdam, and Ali Fergani.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsAttilio Fontana
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 515
Jacek Yerka
PAINTER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 516
Justin Yifu Lin
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 517
Franklin Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 518
Youssouf Saleh Abbas
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 519
Joe Borg
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 520
Seiji Ueda
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 521
Martin O'Neill
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 522
René Verheyen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 523
Thomas Sjöberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 524
Doris Maletzki
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 525
Alex van Warmerdam
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 526
Ali Fergani
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 527
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Seiji Ueda ranks 1,651 out of 6,245. Before him are Tsuru Morimoto (1970), Shuntaro Furukawa (1972), Takao Sakurai (1941), Kunio Hatoyama (1948), Takahiro Sakurai (1974), and Toshio Masuda (1959). After him are Yuji Horii (1954), LiSA (1987), Nikka Costa (1972), Kazumasa Shimizu (1976), Ryota Takahashi (1986), and Yoshioka Yayoi (1871).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTsuru Morimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,645
Shuntaro Furukawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,646
Takao Sakurai
ATHLETE
1941 - 2012
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,647
Kunio Hatoyama
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,648
Takahiro Sakurai
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,649
Toshio Masuda
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,650
Seiji Ueda
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,651
Yuji Horii
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,652
LiSA
MUSICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,653
Nikka Costa
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,654
Kazumasa Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,655
Ryota Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 1,656
Yoshioka Yayoi
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1959
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 1,657
Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan
Among astronomers born in Japan, Seiji Ueda ranks 14. Before him are Kaoru Ikeya (1943), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Yuji Hyakutake (1950), Kiichirō Furukawa (1929), and Kenzo Suzuki (1950). After him are Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Takao Kobayashi (1961), Kazuro Watanabe (1955), Kin Endate (1960), Naoto Satō (1953), and Masaru Arai (1952).
Kaoru Ikeya
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 8
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 10
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 11
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