ASTRONOMER

William Robert Brooks

1844 - 1921

William Robert Brooks

William Robert Brooks (June 11, 1844 – May 3, 1921) was a British-born American astronomer, mainly noted as being one of the most prolific discoverers of new comets of all time, second only to Jean-Louis Pons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Robert Brooks is the 455th most popular astronomer (down from 167th in 2019), the 3,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,409th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Robert Brooks ranks 455 out of 644. Before him are Joseph Helffrich, Holger Thiele, Fernand Courty, Hans-Emil Schuster, Ernst Hartwig, and Mary Proctor. After him are Grigory Shajn, Hisashi Kimura, Aristarkh Belopolsky, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Frank Schlesinger, and Kees de Jager.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Joseph Helffrich
1890 - 1971
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 449
Holger Thiele
1878 - 1946
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 450
Fernand Courty
1862 - 1921
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 451
Hans-Emil Schuster
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 452
Ernst Hartwig
1851 - 1923
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 453
Mary Proctor
1862 - 1957
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 454
William Robert Brooks
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 455
Grigory Shajn
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 456
Hisashi Kimura
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 457
Aristarkh Belopolsky
1854 - 1934
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 458
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
1788 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 459
Frank Schlesinger
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 460
Kees de Jager
1921 - 2021
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 461

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, William Robert Brooks ranks 86. Before him are Paul Taffanel, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Arturo Soria y Mata, Alexei Fedchenko, Mutsu Munemitsu, and Klaus Berntsen. After him are Vladan Đorđević, Lewis Powell, Georgios Theotokis, Numa Droz, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, and Dankmar Adler. Among people deceased in 1921, William Robert Brooks ranks 106. Before him are Jean Cau, Andrew Watson, Lipót Schulhof, Alexandre Michon, Fernand Courty, and Yosef Haim Brenner. After him are Lev Chernyi, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Ludwig Knorr, Julius von Hann, Rafael Reyes, and Mary Watson Whitney.

Others Born in 1844

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Paul Taffanel
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 80
Gerard Manley Hopkins
WRITER
1844 - 1889
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 81
Arturo Soria y Mata
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1920
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 82
Alexei Fedchenko
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1873
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 83
Mutsu Munemitsu
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 84
Klaus Berntsen
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 85
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 86
Vladan Đorđević
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1930
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 87
Lewis Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1865
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 88
Georgios Theotokis
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 89
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 90
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 91
Dankmar Adler
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 92

Others Deceased in 1921

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Jean Cau
ATHLETE
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 100
Andrew Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1856 - 1921
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 101
Lipót Schulhof
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 102
Alexandre Michon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 103
Fernand Courty
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1921
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 104
Yosef Haim Brenner
WRITER
1881 - 1921
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 105
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 106
Lev Chernyi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1921
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 107
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
PHILOSOPHER
1825 - 1921
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 108
Ludwig Knorr
CHEMIST
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 109
Julius von Hann
CELEBRITY
1839 - 1921
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 110
Rafael Reyes
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1921
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 111
Mary Watson Whitney
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 112

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Robert Brooks ranks 3,560 out of 8,785. Before him are Hereward the Wake (1035), Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Fred Martin (1929), Aldhelm (639), Ted Drake (1912), and Henry Peach Robinson (1830). After him are David Cox (1924), Michael Moran (1948), George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), Anohni (1971), Tina Charles (1954), and Donald Watson (1910).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,554
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1402 - 1460
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,555
Fred Martin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3,556
Aldhelm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
639 - 709
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3,557
Ted Drake
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,558
Henry Peach Robinson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,559
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,560
David Cox
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2022
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 3,561
Michael Moran
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 3,562
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 3,563
Anohni
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 3,564
Tina Charles
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 3,565
Donald Watson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2005
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 3,566