Famous science communicators

person who explains science to non-experts and the public

48 people

All Alive Deceased
Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

1918 – 1988 · Age 69
Deceased
Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

1934 – 1996 · Age 62
Deceased
Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins

1941 · Age 84
Alive
David Attenborough

David Attenborough

1926 · Age 99
Alive
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

1958 · Age 67
Alive
Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku

1947 · Age 79
Alive
Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

1933 – 2015 · Age 82
Deceased
Martin Gardner

Martin Gardner

1914 – 2010 · Age 95
Deceased
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson

1951 · Age 74
Alive
Margherita Hack

Margherita Hack

1922 – 2013 · Age 91
Deceased
Hubert Reeves

Hubert Reeves

1932 – 2023 · Age 91
Deceased
Michael Stevens

Michael Stevens

1986 · Age 40
Alive
Daina Taimiņa

Daina Taimiņa

1954 · Age 71
Alive
Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart

1945 · Age 80
Alive
Hank Green

Hank Green

1980 · Age 45
Alive
Yakov Perelman

Yakov Perelman

1882 – 1942 · Age 59
Deceased
Lucy Hawking

Lucy Hawking

1969 · Age 56
Alive
Simon Singh

Simon Singh

1964 · Age 61
Alive
Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil

1943 · Age 82
Alive
Paul Matschie

Paul Matschie

1861 – 1926 · Age 65
Deceased
Mary Proctor

Mary Proctor

1862 – 1957 · Age 95
Deceased
Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

1962 · Age 63
Alive
Héctor Germán Oesterheld

Héctor Germán Oesterheld

1919 – 1978 · Age 58
Deceased
Jane Marcet

Jane Marcet

1769 – 1858 · Age 89
Deceased
Richard Anthony Proctor

Richard Anthony Proctor

1837 – 1888 · Age 51
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q15143191