Famous paleontologists

scientist specialising in paleontology

333 people

All Alive Deceased
J

James Parkinson

1755 – 1824 · Age 69
Deceased
G

Gaylord Simpson

1902 – 1984 · Age 82
Deceased
William Smith

William Smith

1769 – 1839 · Age 70
Deceased
Vladimir A. Obruchev

Vladimir A. Obruchev

1863 – 1956 · Age 92
Deceased
Othenio Abel

Othenio Abel

1875 – 1946 · Age 71
Deceased
Gideon Mantell

Gideon Mantell

1790 – 1852 · Age 62
Deceased
Adam Sedgwick

Adam Sedgwick

1785 – 1873 · Age 87
Deceased
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville

Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville

1777 – 1850 · Age 72
Deceased
Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn

1857 – 1935 · Age 78
Deceased
Alexandre Brongniart

Alexandre Brongniart

1770 – 1847 · Age 77
Deceased
Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet

Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet

1792 – 1871 · Age 79
Deceased
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

1771 – 1853 · Age 81
Deceased
Roy Chapman Andrews

Roy Chapman Andrews

1884 – 1960 · Age 76
Deceased
Raymond Dart

Raymond Dart

1893 – 1988 · Age 95
Deceased
Barnum Brown

Barnum Brown

1873 – 1963 · Age 89
Deceased
Carl Vogt

Carl Vogt

1817 – 1895 · Age 77
Deceased
Harry Govier Seeley

Harry Govier Seeley

1839 – 1909 · Age 69
Deceased
Florentino Ameghino

Florentino Ameghino

1853 – 1911 · Age 57
Deceased
Theodore Gill

Theodore Gill

1837 – 1914 · Age 77
Deceased
Robert Broom

Robert Broom

1866 – 1951 · Age 84
Deceased
Robert T. Bakker

Robert T. Bakker

1945 · Age 80
Alive
Hermann Burmeister

Hermann Burmeister

1807 – 1892 · Age 85
Deceased
Charles Doolittle Walcott

Charles Doolittle Walcott

1850 – 1927 · Age 76
Deceased
Alexander Braun

Alexander Braun

1805 – 1877 · Age 71
Deceased
Henri Breuil

Henri Breuil

1877 – 1961 · Age 84
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q1662561