Astronomer

Tycho Brahe

1546 - 1601

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Tycho Brahe

His biography is available in 105 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 103 in 2024). Tycho Brahe is the 7th most popular astronomer, the 8th most popular biography from Sweden and the most popular Swedish Astronomer.

Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer who is most famous for his accurate measurements of the positions of the planets in the sky.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Tycho Brahe ranks 7 out of 644. Before him are Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Giordano Bruno, Ptolemy, and Edmond Halley. After him are Anders Celsius, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, William Herschel, Aristarchus of Samos, Hipparchus, and Ulugh Beg.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Galileo Galilei
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.08
Rank: 1
Nicolaus Copernicus
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 2
Johannes Kepler
1571 - 1630
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 3
Giordano Bruno
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 4
Ptolemy
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 5
Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 6
Tycho Brahe
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 7
Anders Celsius
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 8
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 9
William Herschel
1738 - 1822
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 10
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 11
Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 12
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 13

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1546, Tycho Brahe ranks 2. Before him is Murad III. After him are Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bartholomeus Spranger, Veronica Franco, Takeda Katsuyori, Heo Jun, Charlotte of Bourbon, Johann Fischart, and Thomas Digges. Among people deceased in 1601, Tycho Brahe ranks 1. After him are Michael the Brave, Louise of Lorraine, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Henriette of Cleves, Starina Novak, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Thomas Nashe, John Shakespeare, and Ivan Moskvitin.

Others Born in 1546

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Murad III
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 1
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 2
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1608
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 3
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1617
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4
Bartholomeus Spranger
PAINTER
1546 - 1611
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 5
Veronica Franco
WRITER
1546 - 1591
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 6
Takeda Katsuyori
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1582
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 7
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 8
Charlotte of Bourbon
COMPANION
1546 - 1582
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
Johann Fischart
WRITER
1546 - 1590
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 10
Thomas Digges
MATHEMATICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 11

Others Deceased in 1601

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Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 1
Michael the Brave
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1601
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 2
Louise of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1601
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 3
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1601
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 4
Henriette of Cleves
NOBLEMAN
1542 - 1601
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 5
Starina Novak
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1601
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 6
Kuchum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1601
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 7
Damat Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1601
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 8
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1601
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 9
Thomas Nashe
WRITER
1567 - 1601
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 10
John Shakespeare
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1601
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 11
Ivan Moskvitin
EXPLORER
1600 - 1601
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 12