Famous astronomers
scientist who studies celestial bodies
1,612 people
Jan Hendrik Oort
1900
– 1992
· Age 92
Deceased
Pytheas
Johann Heinrich Lambert
1728
– 1777
· Age 49
Deceased
Athanasius Kircher
1602
– 1680
· Age 78
Deceased
James Hopwood Jeans
1877
– 1946
· Age 69
Deceased
Walter Baade
1893
– 1960
· Age 67
Deceased
Marin Mersenne
1588
– 1648
· Age 59
Deceased
Posidonius
Asaph Hall
1829
– 1907
· Age 78
Deceased
William Lassell
1799
– 1880
· Age 81
Deceased
Abraham de Moivre
1667
– 1754
· Age 87
Deceased
John Dee
1527
– 1608
· Age 81
Deceased
David Brewster
1781
– 1868
· Age 86
Deceased
Al-Battani
0858
– 0930
· Age 72
Deceased
Edward Emerson Barnard
1857
– 1923
· Age 65
Deceased
Hippolyte Fizeau
1819
– 1896
· Age 76
Deceased
A
Abbas Ibn Firnas
0810
– 0887
· Age 77
Deceased
Max Wolf
1863
– 1932
· Age 69
Deceased
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
0903
– 0986
· Age 82
Deceased
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
1698
– 1759
· Age 61
Deceased
John Flamsteed
1646
– 1719
· Age 73
Deceased
Ruđer Josip Bošković
1711
– 1787
· Age 75
Deceased
Bonaventura Cavalieri
1598
– 1647
· Age 49
Deceased
Johann Bayer
1572
– 1625
· Age 53
Deceased
Pappus of Alexandria
0290
– 0350
· Age 60
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q11063