List of Most Famous Astronomer People in History. Famous Astronomers Throughout History
| Name | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Fatou | February 28, 1878 | ( Died 1929, at 51 age ) |
| Pierre Gassendi | January 22, 1592 | ( Died 1655, at 63 age ) |
| Pierre Janssen | February 22, 1824 | ( Died 1907, at 83 age ) |
| Pierre Méchain | August 16, 1744 | ( Died 1804, at 60 age ) |
| Pierre-Simon Laplace | March 23, 1749 | ( Died 1827, at 78 age ) |
| Pietro Cataldi | April 15, 1552 | ( Died 1626, at 74 age ) |
| Rashid Sunyaev | March 01, 1943 | 82 Age |
| Regiomontanus | June 06, 1436 | ( Died 1476, at 40 age ) |
| Riccardo Giacconi | October 06, 1931 | ( Died 2018, at 87 age ) |
| Richard Edwin Hills | September 30, 1945 | 80 Age |
| Richard Towneley | October 10, 1629 | ( Died 1707, at 78 age ) |
| Robert F. Christy | May 14, 1916 | ( Died 2012, at 96 age ) |
| Robert Grant Aitken | December 31, 1864 | ( Died 1951, at 87 age ) |
| Robert H. Dicke | May 06, 1916 | ( Died 1997, at 81 age ) |
| Robert Woodrow Wilson | January 10, 1936 | 89 Age |
| Roger Cotes | July 10, 1682 | ( Died 1716, at 34 age ) |
| Roger Joseph Boscovich | May 18, 1711 | ( Died 1787, at 76 age ) |
| Ruby Payne-Scott | May 28, 1912 | ( Died 1981, at 69 age ) |
| Rupert Wildt | June 25, 1905 | ( Died 1976, at 71 age ) |
| Russell Alan Hulse | November 28, 1950 | 74 Age |
| Saleh Ajeery | June 23, 1920 | ( Died 2022, at 102 age ) |
| Samuel Pierpont Langley | August 22, 1834 | ( Died 1906, at 72 age ) |
| Sandra Faber | December 28, 1944 | 80 Age |
| Sarah Frances Whiting | August 23, 1847 | ( Died 1927, at 80 age ) |
| Sarah Lee Lippincott | October 26, 1920 | ( Died 2019, at 99 age ) |
| Saul Perlmutter | September 22, 1959 | 66 Age |
| Sethus Calvisius | February 21, 1556 | ( Died 1615, at 59 age ) |
| Simon Marius | January 20, 1573 | ( Died 1624, at 51 age ) |
| Simon Newcomb | March 12, 1835 | ( Died 1909, at 74 age ) |
| Sophia Brahe | August 24, 1556 | ( Died 1643, at 87 age ) |
| Spiru Haret | February 15, 1851 | ( Died 1912, at 61 age ) |
| Stanisław Lubieniecki | August 23, 1623 | ( Died 1675, at 52 age ) |
| Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar | October 19, 1910 | ( Died 1995, at 85 age ) |
| Tadeáš Hájek | December 01, 1525 | ( Died 1600, at 75 age ) |
| Thomas Henderson (astronomer) | December 28, 1798 | ( Died 1844, at 46 age ) |
| Thomas Romney Robinson | April 23, 1792 | ( Died 1882, at 90 age ) |
| Tobias Mayer | February 17, 1723 | ( Died 1762, at 39 age ) |
| Tsutomu Seki | November 03, 1930 | 95 Age |
| Tycho Brahe | December 14, 1546 | ( Died 1601, at 55 age ) |
| Ulugh Beg | March 22, 1394 | ( Died 1449, at 55 age ) |
| Urbain Le Verrier | March 11, 1811 | ( Died 1877, at 66 age ) |
| Valentin Naboth | February 13, 1523 | ( Died 1593, at 70 age ) |
| Vera Rubin | July 23, 1928 | ( Died 2016, at 88 age ) |
| Vettius Valens | February 08, 0120 | 1905 Age |
| Vibert Douglas | December 15, 1894 | ( Died 1988, at 94 age ) |
| Victor Ambartsumian | September 18, 1908 | ( Died 1996, at 88 age ) |
| Vincentio Reinieri | March 30, 1606 | ( Died 1647, at 41 age ) |
| Vincenzo Viviani | April 05, 1622 | ( Died 1703, at 81 age ) |
| Walter Baade | March 24, 1893 | ( Died 1960, at 67 age ) |
| Wendy Freedman | July 17, 1957 | 68 Age |