Astronomy

Discover a comprehensive list of notable individuals who have made significant contributions to astronomy. From renowned scientists and astronauts to influential astronomers and astrophysicists, this category showcases the brilliance behind astronomical discoveries and advancements.

Eleanor Burbidge
Eleanor Burbidge
Ukraine
Anglo-American astronomer
Henri Andoyer
Henri Andoyer
France
French astronomer and mathematician.
Aleksander Wolszczan
Aleksander Wolszczan
Poland
Polish astronomer.
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley
USA
American astronomer, physicist, and pioneer of aeronautics.
Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
Great Britain
English astronomer.
Jacques Vallee
Jacques Vallee
France
French-American scientist of various profiles: astronomer, astrophysicist, mathematician-programmer, businessman
John Brashear
John Brashear
USA
American astronomer and instrument maker
Karl Schwarzschild
Karl Schwarzschild
Germany
German astronomer, one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics
Eusebio Kino
Eusebio Kino
Italy
Italian missionary, monk of the Jesuit Order, astronomer, cartographer, geographer
Herbert Dingle
Herbert Dingle
Great Britain
English astrophysicist
Lydia Tseraskaya
Lydia Tseraskaya
Portugal
Outstanding Russian and Soviet astronomer
Klavdiy Ptolemey
Klavdiy Ptolemey
Greece
Ancient Greek scientist.
Yohann Galle
Yohann Galle
Germany
German astronomer who discovered the planet Neptune in 1846 using coordinates calculated by the Frenchman Le Verrier.
Johann Tobias Burg
Johann Tobias Burg
Austria
Austrian astronomer.
Andrew Douglas
Andrew Douglas
USA
American astronomer and archaeologist, founder of dendrochronology
Kirill Ogorodnikov
Kirill Ogorodnikov
Russia
Soviet astronomer.
Sethus Calvisius
Sethus Calvisius
Germany
German astronomer, chronologist, historian, music theorist and composer.
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Denmark
Danish astronomer.
Harold Delos Babcock
Harold Delos Babcock
USA
American astronomer
Vasiliy Struve
Vasiliy Struve
Russia
Astronomer, surveyor, academician
Jean-Felix Picard
Jean-Felix Picard
France
French astronomer
Johan August Hugo Gylden
Johan August Hugo Gylden
Sweden
Finnish-Swedish astronomer
Yusuke Hichihara
Yusuke Hichihara
Japan
Japanese astronomer
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger
Germany
German astronomer
George Howard Darwin
George Howard Darwin
Great Britain
English astronomer and mathematician
Wendy Freedman
Wendy Freedman
USA
Canadian-American astronomer
Vasilij Dellen
Vasilij Dellen
Russia
Russian astronomer
Vladimir Shkodrov
Vladimir Shkodrov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian astronomer
Gennadiy Pinigin
Gennadiy Pinigin
Russia
Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer.
James Bradley
James Bradley
Great Britain
English astronomer
Gerard Peter Kuiper
Gerard Peter Kuiper
USA
Dutch-American astronomer
Edward Pickering
Edward Pickering
USA
American astronomer and physicist.
Mikhail Grachev
Mikhail Grachev
Russian astronomer and surveyor
Nikola Flammarion
Nikola Flammarion
France
French astronomer, author of 'Popular Astronomy'
Andre-Louis Danjon
Andre-Louis Danjon
France
French astronomer.
Genry Dreper
Genry Dreper
USA
American astronomer, member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Pioneer of the widespread use of astronomy in the United States
Charles-Eugene Delaunay
Charles-Eugene Delaunay
France
French astronomer and mathematician
Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Great Britain
British military officer, colonial leader in Australia and astronomer.
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
Great Britain
English astronomer
Marc Kuchner
Marc Kuchner
USA
American astrophysicist, employee of the Goddard Space Flight Center
Horace Welcom Babcock
Horace Welcom Babcock
USA
American astronomer
Leo Goldberg
Leo Goldberg
USA
American astronomer.
Laszlo Detre
Laszlo Detre
Hungary
Hungarian astronomer
Guo Shoujing
Guo Shoujing
China
Chinese astronomer and mathematician
Robert Hanbury Brown
Robert Hanbury Brown
India
Anglo-Australian astronomer and physicist.
Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch
Germany
German astronomer, member of the Royal Prussian Scientific Society.
Jan Heweliusz
Jan Heweliusz
Poland
Polish astronomer, telescope designer
Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius
Sweden
Swedish astronomer and meteorologist after whom the temperature scale is named
Stephen Groombridge
Stephen Groombridge
Great Britain
British astronomer, star cataloguer
Heinrich Kreutz
Heinrich Kreutz
Germany
German astronomer