ASTRONOMER
Willem Jacob Luyten
1899 - 1994
Willem Jacob Luyten
Willem Jacob Luyten (March 7, 1899 – November 21, 1994) was a Dutch-American astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Jacob Luyten is the 444th most popular astronomer (up from 446th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 65th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Willem Jacob Luyten ranks 444 out of 644. Before him are Otto August Rosenberger, Robert Julius Trumpler, Ralph Copeland, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Ernest Leonard Johnson, and Catherine Wolfe Bruce. After him are Lipót Schulhof, Schelte J. Bus, Paul W. Merrill, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Joseph Helffrich, and Holger Thiele.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Willem Jacob Luyten ranks 210. Before him are Bernhard Rogge, E. B. White, Elisabeth Langgässer, René Petit, Ian Keith, and Jafar Jabbarly. After him are Alexander Nesmeyanov, Jean Cugnot, Josep Tarradellas, Mikhail Zharov, Louise Nevelson, and Indra Devi. Among people deceased in 1994, Willem Jacob Luyten ranks 217. Before him are Anatoly Alexandrov, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Caroline Smith, Tom Ewell, Delio Rodríguez, and Robert Jungk. After him are Vladimir Melanin, Grisha Filipov, Hans Jakob, Avet Terterian, Sigmund Ruud, and Dinah Shore.
Others Born in 1899
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Bernhard Rogge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1982
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 204
E. B. White
WRITER
1899 - 1985
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 205
Elisabeth Langgässer
WRITER
1899 - 1950
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 206
René Petit
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1989
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 207
Ian Keith
ACTOR
1899 - 1960
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 208
Jafar Jabbarly
WRITER
1899 - 1934
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 209
Willem Jacob Luyten
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 210
Alexander Nesmeyanov
CHEMIST
1899 - 1980
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 211
Jean Cugnot
CYCLIST
1899 - 1933
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 212
Josep Tarradellas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 213
Mikhail Zharov
ACTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 214
Louise Nevelson
SCULPTOR
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 215
Indra Devi
ACTOR
1899 - 2002
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 216
Others Deceased in 1994
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Anatoly Alexandrov
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 211
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
WRITER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 212
Caroline Smith
ATHLETE
1906 - 1994
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 213
Tom Ewell
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 214
Delio Rodríguez
CYCLIST
1916 - 1994
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 215
Robert Jungk
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 216
Willem Jacob Luyten
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 217
Vladimir Melanin
ATHLETE
1933 - 1994
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 218
Grisha Filipov
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1994
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 219
Hans Jakob
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 220
Avet Terterian
COMPOSER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 221
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 222
Dinah Shore
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 223
In Indonesia
Among people born in Indonesia, Willem Jacob Luyten ranks 54 out of 158. Before him are Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922), Adolf van der Voort van Zijp (1892), Amir Hamzah (1911), Mohammad Natsir (1908), Hamengkubuwono IX (1912), and Abdul Muis (1883). After him are D. N. Aidit (1923), Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903), Boediono (1943), Chrisye (1949), Sudirman (1916), and Dewi Sartika (1884).
Others born in Indonesia
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Xenia Stad-de Jong
ATHLETE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 48
Adolf van der Voort van Zijp
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1978
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 49
Amir Hamzah
WRITER
1911 - 1946
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 50
Mohammad Natsir
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1993
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 51
Hamengkubuwono IX
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 52
Abdul Muis
WRITER
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 53
Willem Jacob Luyten
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 54
D. N. Aidit
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1965
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 55
Wage Rudolf Supratman
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 56
Boediono
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 57
Chrisye
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2007
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 58
Sudirman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1950
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 59
Dewi Sartika
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 60
Among ASTRONOMERS In Indonesia
Among astronomers born in Indonesia, Willem Jacob Luyten ranks 1.
