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Thomas Bopp

1949 - 2018

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Thomas Joel Bopp (October 15, 1949 – January 5, 2018) was an American amateur astronomer. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp; Alan Hale discovered it independently at almost the same time, and it was thus named after both of them. At the time of the comet discovery he was a manager at a construction materials factory and an amateur astronomer. On the night of July 22, Bopp was observing the sky with friends in the Arizona desert when he made the discovery. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Bopp is the 569th most popular astronomer (down from 563rd in 2019), the 10,340th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,800th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, Thomas Bopp ranks 569 out of 644. Before him are Kazuro Watanabe, Maura Tombelli, Alexander Voeikov, Korado Korlević, Alexandre Schaumasse, and Michel Giacobini. After him are Richard A. Proctor, Alfred Schmitt, Andrew Ainslie Common, John August Anderson, Kin Endate, and David Rittenhouse.

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Among people born in 1949, Thomas Bopp ranks 618. Before him are Jean-Jacques Favier, Jon Avnet, Ricardo Londoño, Steve Gaines, Harry Turtledove, and Michael Horse. After him are Rakesh Roshan, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Dennis Taylor, Elena Salgado, Poul Ruders, and Michael D. Griffin. Among people deceased in 2018, Thomas Bopp ranks 481. Before him are Benny Andersen, Peter Sutherland, Momoko Sakura, Luisa Cuesta, Hugh Wilson, and Naftali Bon. After him are William Smith, László Fábián, Emil Wolf, Anatoly Lein, Reg E. Cathey, and Branko Grünbaum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Bopp ranks 10,342 out of 20,380. Before him are John Prine (1946), Molly Quinn (1993), Samuel King Allison (1900), Joe Verdeur (1926), C. R. Hagen (1937), and Cornel West (1953). After him are Esther Phillips (1935), Charles F. Hockett (1916), John Heysham Gibbon (1903), Red Mitchell (1927), Amy Tan (1952), and Tommy Kono (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Thomas Bopp ranks 117. Before him are Adelaide Ames (1900), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Charles W. Juels (1944), Irwin I. Shapiro (1929), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), and Lawrence H. Aller (1913). After him are John August Anderson (1876), David Rittenhouse (1732), Peter Goldreich (1939), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Bruce C. Murray (1931), and A. E. Douglass (1867).

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