Famous astronomers

scientist who studies celestial bodies

818 people

All Alive Deceased
Andrei Linde

Andrei Linde

1948 · Age 78
Alive
J

John Michell

1724 – 1793 · Age 68
Deceased
S

Sergey Belyavsky

1883 – 1953 · Age 69
Deceased
James Craig Watson

James Craig Watson

1838 – 1880 · Age 42
Deceased
Farkas Bolyai

Farkas Bolyai

1775 – 1856 · Age 81
Deceased
Ferdinand Verbiest

Ferdinand Verbiest

1623 – 1688 · Age 64
Deceased
Leonid Kizim

Leonid Kizim

1941 – 2010 · Age 68
Deceased
Tobias Mayer

Tobias Mayer

1723 – 1762 · Age 39
Deceased
Jane Luu

Jane Luu

1963 · Age 63
Alive
James W. Christy

James W. Christy

1938 · Age 87
Alive
Oskar Backlund

Oskar Backlund

1846 – 1916 · Age 70
Deceased
Johann Daniel Titius

Johann Daniel Titius

1729 – 1796 · Age 67
Deceased
Timaeus of Locri

Timaeus of Locri

Deceased
Olaus Rudbeck

Olaus Rudbeck

1630 – 1702 · Age 72
Deceased
Guillaume Bigourdan

Guillaume Bigourdan

1851 – 1932 · Age 80
Deceased
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Ammonius Hermiae

0440 – 0523 · Age 83
Deceased
William Cranch Bond

William Cranch Bond

1789 – 1859 · Age 69
Deceased
Charles-Eugène Delaunay

Charles-Eugène Delaunay

1816 – 1872 · Age 56
Deceased
Pietro d'Abano

Pietro d'Abano

1250 – 1315 · Age 65
Deceased
Matthew Fontaine Maury

Matthew Fontaine Maury

1807 – 1873 · Age 66
Deceased
David Gill

David Gill

1843 – 1914 · Age 70
Deceased
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Lyudmila Zhuravlyova

1946 · Age 79
Alive
E

Edward L. G. Bowell

1943 – 2023 · Age 79
Deceased
Maria Cunitz

Maria Cunitz

1610 – 1664 · Age 54
Deceased
Johann Adam Schall von Bell

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

1592 – 1666 · Age 74
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q11063