ASTRONOMER
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
1940 - Today
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
Silvia Torres-Peimbert (also known as Silvia Linda Torres Castilleja, born in 1940) is a Mexican astronomer. She won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2011 for Latin America for her work determining the chemical composition of nebulae. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silvia Torres-Peimbert is the 587th most popular astronomer (down from 579th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 431st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Silvia Torres-Peimbert ranks 587 out of 644. Before her are Masaru Arai, Peter Goldreich, Dorrit Hoffleit, Philip Herbert Cowell, Osamu Muramatsu, and Satoru Otomo. After her are Bruce C. Murray, A. E. Douglass, Alan Hale, Jana Tichá, Christian Pollas, and Matthew J. Holman.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Masaru Arai
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 581
Peter Goldreich
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 582
Dorrit Hoffleit
1907 - 2007
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 583
Philip Herbert Cowell
1870 - 1949
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 584
Osamu Muramatsu
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 585
Satoru Otomo
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 586
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 587
Bruce C. Murray
1931 - 2013
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 588
A. E. Douglass
1867 - 1962
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 589
Alan Hale
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 590
Jana Tichá
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 591
Christian Pollas
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 592
Matthew J. Holman
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 593
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Silvia Torres-Peimbert ranks 567. Before her are Aytaç Yalman, Steve O'Rourke, Lamar Alexander, Austin Pendleton, David Gates, and Lucy Shapiro. After her are Bjørn Tidmand, Chelato Uclés, Joanna Miles, Candi Staton, Graham McRae, and Johnny Giles.
Others Born in 1940
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Aytaç Yalman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 561
Steve O'Rourke
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2003
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 562
Lamar Alexander
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 563
Austin Pendleton
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 564
David Gates
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 565
Lucy Shapiro
BIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 566
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
ASTRONOMER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 567
Bjørn Tidmand
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 568
Chelato Uclés
COACH
1940 - 2021
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 569
Joanna Miles
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 570
Candi Staton
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 571
Graham McRae
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 572
Johnny Giles
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 573
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Silvia Torres-Peimbert ranks 416 out of 729. Before her are Jaime Gómez (1929), Jorge Salinas (1968), Chantal Andere (1972), Ramiro Navarro (1943), Eduardo Santamarina (1969), and Cynthia Klitbo (1967). After her are Dulce María (1985), Lorena Rojas (1971), Pablo Larios (1960), Fermín IV (1974), Luis Pérez (1908), and Horacio López Salgado (1948).
Others born in Mexico
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Jaime Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 410
Jorge Salinas
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 411
Chantal Andere
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 412
Ramiro Navarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 413
Eduardo Santamarina
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 414
Cynthia Klitbo
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 415
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
ASTRONOMER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 416
Dulce María
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 417
Lorena Rojas
ACTOR
1971 - 2015
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 418
Pablo Larios
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2019
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 419
Fermín IV
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 420
Luis Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 421
Horacio López Salgado
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 422
Among ASTRONOMERS In Mexico
Among astronomers born in Mexico, Silvia Torres-Peimbert ranks 2. Before her are Guillermo Haro (1913).
