Famous astronomers

scientist who studies celestial bodies

818 people

All Alive Deceased
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

1810 – 1897 · Age 87
Deceased
Jean Picard

Jean Picard

1620 – 1682 · Age 61
Deceased
Thomas Bartholin

Thomas Bartholin

1616 – 1680 · Age 64
Deceased
August Kopff

August Kopff

1882 – 1960 · Age 78
Deceased
Hermann Carl Vogel

Hermann Carl Vogel

1841 – 1907 · Age 66
Deceased
M

Meton of Athens

Alive
Johann Hieronymus Schröter

Johann Hieronymus Schröter

1745 – 1816 · Age 70
Deceased
Auguste Charlois

Auguste Charlois

1864 – 1910 · Age 45
Deceased
Giovanni Battista Amici

Giovanni Battista Amici

1786 – 1863 · Age 77
Deceased
Heber Doust Curtis

Heber Doust Curtis

1872 – 1942 · Age 69
Deceased
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli

Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli

1397 – 1482 · Age 85
Deceased
Luboš Kohoutek

Luboš Kohoutek

1935 – 2023 · Age 88
Deceased
Iosif Shklovsky

Iosif Shklovsky

1916 – 1985 · Age 68
Deceased
J

Julius Firmicus Maternus

0400 – 0400
Deceased
Otto Wilhelm von Struve

Otto Wilhelm von Struve

1819 – 1905 · Age 85
Deceased
Anton Pannekoek

Anton Pannekoek

1873 – 1960 · Age 87
Deceased
Johann Georg Faust

Johann Georg Faust

1480 – 1540 · Age 60
Deceased
George William Hill

George William Hill

1838 – 1914 · Age 76
Deceased
J. Allen Hynek

J. Allen Hynek

1910 – 1986 · Age 75
Deceased
Andrei Linde

Andrei Linde

1948 · Age 78
Alive
T

Thomas Gold

1920 – 2004 · Age 84
Deceased
A

Alphonse Borrelly

1842 – 1926 · Age 83
Deceased
Jurij Vega

Jurij Vega

1754 – 1802 · Age 48
Deceased
Nicole-Reine Lepaute

Nicole-Reine Lepaute

1723 – 1788 · Age 65
Deceased
H

Harold Jeffreys

1891 – 1989 · Age 97
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q11063