Famous paleontologists

scientist specialising in paleontology

382 people

All Alive Deceased
Charles Walter De Vis

Charles Walter De Vis

1829 – 1915 · Age 85
Deceased
Arthur Smith Woodward

Arthur Smith Woodward

1864 – 1944 · Age 80
Deceased
Dukinfield Henry Scott

Dukinfield Henry Scott

1854 – 1934 · Age 79
Deceased
Friedrich Schmidt

Friedrich Schmidt

1832 – 1908 · Age 76
Deceased
Sven Nilsson

Sven Nilsson

1787 – 1883 · Age 96
Deceased
William Healey Dall

William Healey Dall

1845 – 1927 · Age 81
Deceased
Ángel Cabrera

Ángel Cabrera

1879 – 1960 · Age 81
Deceased
Franz Unger

Franz Unger

1800 – 1870 · Age 69
Deceased
Everard Home

Everard Home

1756 – 1832 · Age 76
Deceased
Lawrence Lambe

Lawrence Lambe

1863 – 1919 · Age 55
Deceased
Pierre-Joseph Van Beneden

Pierre-Joseph Van Beneden

1809 – 1894 · Age 84
Deceased
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring

Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring

1755 – 1830 · Age 75
Deceased
Jean-Étienne Guettard

Jean-Étienne Guettard

1715 – 1786 · Age 70
Deceased
Vladimir Sukachev

Vladimir Sukachev

1880 – 1967 · Age 86
Deceased
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper

Wilhelm Philippe Schimper

1808 – 1880 · Age 72
Deceased
Edwin H. Colbert

Edwin H. Colbert

1905 – 2001 · Age 96
Deceased
Charles Dawson

Charles Dawson

1864 – 1916 · Age 52
Deceased
Yang Zhongjian

Yang Zhongjian

1897 – 1979 · Age 81
Deceased
Charles Lapworth

Charles Lapworth

1842 – 1920 · Age 77
Deceased
John Bell Hatcher

John Bell Hatcher

1861 – 1904 · Age 42
Deceased
John Phillips

John Phillips

1800 – 1874 · Age 73
Deceased
Ferdinand Stoliczka

Ferdinand Stoliczka

1838 – 1874 · Age 36
Deceased
Franco Rasetti

Franco Rasetti

1901 – 2001 · Age 100
Deceased
Heinrich Göppert

Heinrich Göppert

1800 – 1884 · Age 83
Deceased
Philippe Taquet

Philippe Taquet

1940 – 2025 · Age 85
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q1662561