List of Most Famous Geologist People in History. Famous Geologists Throughout History
| Name | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Gregor von Helmersen | October 11, 1803 | ( Died 1885, at 82 age ) |
| Grove Karl Gilbert | May 06, 1843 | ( Died 1918, at 75 age ) |
| Günther Dyhrenfurth | November 12, 1886 | ( Died 1975, at 89 age ) |
| Hans Cloos | November 08, 1885 | ( Died 1951, at 66 age ) |
| Hans Merensky | March 16, 1871 | ( Died 1951, at 80 age ) |
| Harrison Schmitt | July 03, 1935 | 90 Age |
| Heinrich Georg Bronn | March 03, 1800 | ( Died 1862, at 62 age ) |
| Henry Schoolcraft | March 28, 1793 | ( Died 1864, at 71 age ) |
| Herbert Tichy | June 01, 1912 | ( Died 1987, at 75 age ) |
| Herman Adolfovich Trautschold | September 17, 1817 | ( Died 1902, at 85 age ) |
| Hso Khan Pha | April 15, 1938 | ( Died 2016, at 78 age ) |
| Ida Browne | August 16, 1900 | ( Died 1976, at 76 age ) |
| Isaac Lea | March 04, 1792 | ( Died 1886, at 94 age ) |
| James Hector | March 16, 1834 | ( Died 1907, at 73 age ) |
| James Hutton | June 03, 1726 | ( Died 1797, at 71 age ) |
| James Parkinson | April 11, 1755 | ( Died 1824, at 69 age ) |
| Jean Albert Gaudry | September 16, 1827 | ( Died 1908, at 81 age ) |
| Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont | September 25, 1798 | ( Died 1874, at 76 age ) |
| Johan Georg Forchhammer | July 24, 1794 | ( Died 1865, at 71 age ) |
| Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist) | August 04, 1719 | ( Died 1767, at 48 age ) |
| John MacCulloch | October 06, 1773 | ( Died 1835, at 62 age ) |
| John Milne | December 30, 1849 | ( Died 1913, at 64 age ) |
| John S. Wold | August 31, 1916 | ( Died 2017, at 101 age ) |
| John Stevens Henslow | February 06, 1796 | ( Died 1861, at 65 age ) |
| John Tuzo Wilson | October 24, 1908 | ( Died 1993, at 85 age ) |
| John Wesley Powell | March 24, 1834 | ( Died 1902, at 68 age ) |
| John Whitehurst | April 10, 1713 | ( Died 1788, at 75 age ) |
| John William Dawson | October 13, 1820 | ( Died 1899, at 79 age ) |
| Karl Alfred von Zittel | September 25, 1839 | ( Died 1904, at 65 age ) |
| Karl von Ditmar | September 08, 1822 | ( Died 1892, at 70 age ) |
| Karl von Terzaghi | October 02, 1883 | ( Died 1963, at 80 age ) |
| Kathryn D. Sullivan | October 03, 1951 | 74 Age |
| Kirk Bryan (geologist) | July 22, 1888 | ( Died 1950, at 62 age ) |
| Laurence McKinley Gould | August 22, 1896 | ( Died 1995, at 99 age ) |
| Leo Picard | June 03, 1900 | ( Died 1997, at 97 age ) |
| Louis Agassiz | May 28, 1807 | ( Died 1873, at 66 age ) |
| Mareta West | August 09, 1915 | ( Died 1998, at 83 age ) |
| Marguerite Williams | December 24, 1895 | ( Died 1991, at 96 age ) |
| Nicholas Taylor (politician) | November 17, 1927 | ( Died 2020, at 93 age ) |
| Nicolas Desmarest | September 16, 1725 | ( Died 1815, at 90 age ) |
| Noel Odell | December 25, 1890 | ( Died 1987, at 97 age ) |
| Norman L. Bowen | June 21, 1887 | ( Died 1956, at 69 age ) |
| Olaf Holtedahl | June 24, 1885 | ( Died 1975, at 90 age ) |
| Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy | September 05, 1792 | ( Died 1857, at 65 age ) |
| Paweł Edmund Strzelecki | June 24, 1797 | ( Died 1873, at 76 age ) |
| Pingali Venkayya | August 02, 1876 | ( Died 1963, at 87 age ) |
| Randolph Bromery | January 18, 1926 | ( Died 2013, at 87 age ) |
| Richard Dixon Oldham | July 31, 1858 | ( Died 1936, at 78 age ) |
| Robert Berner | November 25, 1935 | ( Died 2015, at 80 age ) |
| Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802) | July 10, 1802 | ( Died 1871, at 69 age ) |