A continuación se incluye una lista de astrónomos , astrofísicos y otras personas destacadas que han hecho contribuciones al campo de la astronomía . Es posible que hayan ganado premios o reconocimientos importantes, desarrollado o inventado técnicas o tecnologías ampliamente utilizadas en la astronomía o sean directores de importantes observatorios o jefes de proyectos de telescopios espaciales.
Astrónomos notables
En orden alfabético:
A
- Aryabhata (India, 476–550)
- Marc Aaronson (Estados Unidos, 1950-1987)
- George Ogden Abell (Estados Unidos, 1927-1983)
- Hiroshi Abe (Japón, 1958–)
- Antonio Abetti (Italia, 1846-1928)
- Giorgio Abetti (Italia, 1882-1982)
- Charles Greeley Abbot (Estados Unidos, 1872-1973)
- Charles Hitchcock Adams (Estados Unidos, 1868-1951)
- John Couch Adams (Reino Unido, 1819-1892)
- Walter Sydney Adams (Estados Unidos, 1876-1956)
- Saul Adelman (Estados Unidos, 1944–)
- Petrus Alphonsi (España, 1062-1110)
- Agripa (Grecia, fl. c. 92 )
- Paul Oswald Ahnert (Alemania, 1897-1989)
- Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (Alemania, 1912-1954)
- George Biddell Airy (Reino Unido, 1801-1892)
- Robert Aitken , (Estados Unidos, 1864-1951)
- Makio Akiyama (Japón, 1950–)
- Al Battani ( Irak , 850–929)
- Albategnius (ver Al-Batani)
- Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky (Rusia, 1891-1952)
- Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (Persia, 787–886)
- George Alcock (Reino Unido, 1913-2000)
- Harold Alden (Estados Unidos, 1890-1964)
- Hannes Alfvén (Suecia, 1908-1995)
- Lawrence H. Aller (Estados Unidos, 1913-2003)
- Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi (Persia, 903–986)
- Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian , ( Armenia , 1912-1996)
- John August Anderson (Estados Unidos, 1876-1959)
- Wilhelm Anderson ( Estonia , 1880-1940)
- Marie Henri Andoyer (Francia, 1862-1929)
- Andrónico de Ciro (Grecia, fl. 100 a. C.)
- Anders Jonas Ångström (Suecia, 1814–1874)
- Eugène Michel Antoniadi (Grecia-Francia, 1870-1944)
- Masakatsu Aoki (Japón, 1957–)
- Pedro Apiano (Alemania, 1495-1557)
- François Arago (Francia, 1786-1853)
- Masaru Arai (Japón, 1952–)
- Hiroshi Araki (Japón)
- Sylvain Arend (Bélgica, 1902-1992)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (Alemania, 1799-1875)
- Aristarco de Samos (Grecia, c. 310 a. C. – c. 230 a. C.)
- Christoph Arnold (Alemania, 1650-1695)
- Halton Christian Arp (Estados Unidos, 1927-2013)
- Svante Arrhenius (Suecia, 1859-1927)
- Arzachel (España, 1028-1087)
- Asada Goryu (Japón, 1734-1799)
- Atsuo Asami (Japón)
- Giuseppe Asclepi (Italia, 1706-1776)
- Joseph Ashbrook (Estados Unidos, 1918-1980)
- Arthur Auwers (Alemania, 1838-1915)
- Adrien Auzout (Francia, 1622-1691)
- David Axon (Inglaterra, 1951-2012)
B
- Brahmagupta (India, 598–668 d.C.)
- Bhaskara I (India, 629 d. C.)
- Bhaskara II (India, 1114-1185)
- Walter Baade (Alemania, 1893-1960)
- Harold D. Babcock (Estados Unidos, 1882-1968)
- Horace W. Babcock (Estados Unidos, 1912-2003)
- Oskar Backlund (Suecia, 1846-1916)
- John N. Bahcall (Estados Unidos, 1934-2005)
- Yoshiaki Banno (Japón, 1952-1991)
- Benjamín Baillaud (Francia, 1848-1934)
- Jules Baillaud (Francia, 1876-1960)
- Jean-Baptiste Baille (Francia, 1841-1918)
- Jean Sylvain Bailly (Francia, 1736-1793)
- Francis Baily (Reino Unido, 1774-1844)
- John Bainbridge (Reino Unido, 1582-1643)
- John E. Baldwin (Reino Unido, 1931-2010)
- Sallie Baliunas (Estados Unidos, 1953–)
- Zoltán Balog (Hungría/Estados Unidos, 1972–)
- Benjamin Banneker (Estados Unidos, 1731-1806)
- Pietro Baracchi (Italia, Australia, 1851-1926)
- Beatriz Barbuy (Brasil, 1950–)
- Edward Emerson Barnard (Estados Unidos, 1857-1923)
- Julius Bauschinger (Francia, 1860-1934)
- Johann Bayer (Alemania, 1572-1625)
- Antonín Bečvář (Checoslovaquia, 1901-1965)
- Wilhelm Beer (Alemania, 1797-1850)
- Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky (Rusia, 1883-1953)
- Charles L. Bennett (Estados Unidos, 1956–)
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Reino Unido, 1943–)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (Alemania, 1784-1846)
- Somnath Bharadwaj (India, 1964–)
- Wilhelm Freiherr von Biela (Austria, 1782-1856)
- Ludwig Biermann (Alemania, 1907-1986)
- Wolf Bickel (Alemania, 1942–)
- Guillaume Bigourdan (Francia, 1851-1932)
- James Binney (Reino Unido, 1950–)
- Biruni (Persia, 973-1048)
- Gennady S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan (Rusia, 1941–)
- Adriaan Blaauw (Países Bajos, 1914-2010)
- Nathaniel Bliss (Reino Unido, 1700-1764)
- Johann Elert Bode (Alemania, 1747-1826)
- Alfred Bohrmann (Alemania, 1904-2000)
- Bart Bok (Países Bajos, 1906-1983)
- Charles Thomas Bolton (Estados Unidos/Canadá, 1943-2021)
- John Gatenby Bolton (Reino Unido/Australia, 1922-1993)
- William Cranch Bond (Estados Unidos, 1789-1859)
- Alphonse Borrelly (Francia, 1842-1926)
- Rudjer Boscovich ( Dalmacia , 1711-1787)
- Lewis Boss (Estados Unidos, 1846-1912)
- Alexis Bouvard (Francia, 1767–1843)
- Rychard Bouwens (Estados Unidos, 1972–)
- Edward LG Bowell (Estados Unidos, 1943–)
- Ira Sprague Bowen (Estados Unidos, 1898-1973)
- Louis Boyer (Francia, 1901-1999)
- Brian J. Boyle (Escocia y Australia, 1960–)
- Ronald N. Bracewell (Australia, Estados Unidos, 1921-2007)
- James Bradley (Reino Unido, 1693-1762)
- William A. Bradfield (Nueva Zelanda, Australia, 1927-2014)
- Tycho Brahe (Dinamarca, 1546-1601)
- John Alfred Brashear (Estados Unidos, 1840-1920)
- William Robert Brooks (Estados Unidos, 1844-1922)
- Theodor Brorsen (Dinamarca, 1819–1895)
- Dirk Brouwer (Países Bajos-Estados Unidos, 1902-1966)
- Ernest William Brown (Reino Unido, 1866-1938)
- Michael (Mike) E. Brown (Estados Unidos, 1965–)
- Hermann Alexander Brück (Alemania, 1905-2000)
- Ismael Bullialdus (Francia, 1605-1694)
- Margaret Burbidge (Reino Unido-Estados Unidos, 1919-2020)
- Robert Burnham, Jr. (Estados Unidos, 1931-1993)
- Sherburne Wesley Burnham (Estados Unidos, 1838-1921)
- Schelte J. Bus (Estados Unidos, 1956–)
- Bimla Buti (India, 1933–)
do
- William Wallace Campbell (Estados Unidos, 1862-1938)
- Cañón de salto Annie (Estados Unidos, 1863-1941)
- Luigi Carnera (Italia, 1875-1962)
- Edwin Francis Carpenter (Estados Unidos, 1898-1963)
- James Carpenter (Reino Unido, 1840-1899)
- Richard Christopher Carrington (Reino Unido, 1826-1875)
- Sir John Carroll (Reino Unido, 1899-1974)
- Anthony W. Case (Estados Unidos, 1980–)
- César-François Cassini de Thury (Francia, 1714-1784)
- Dominique, conde de Cassini (Francia, 1748–1845)
- Giovanni Domenico Cassini (Francia, 1625-1712)
- Jacques Cassini (Francia, 1677-1756)
- Buenaventura Cavalieri (Italia, 1598-1647)
- Anders Celsius (Suecia, 1701-1744)
- Vincenzo Cerulli (Italia, 1859-1927)
- Jean Chacornac (Francia, 1823-1873)
- James Challis (Reino Unido, 1803-1882)
- Radha Gobinda Chandra ( Bangladesh , India, 1878–1975)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (India, Estados Unidos, 1910-1995)
- Carl Charlier (Suecia, 1862-1934)
- Auguste Charlois (Francia, 1864-1910)
- Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh (Rusia/ Ucrania , 1935-2017)
- Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh (Rusia/ Ucrania , 1931-2004)
- James Christy (Estados Unidos, 1938–)
- Klim Churyumov ( Ucrania , 1937-2016)
- Barry G. Clark (Estados Unidos, 1938–)
- Edwin Foster Coddington (Estados Unidos, 1870-1950)
- Jérôme Eugène Coggia (Francia, 1849-1919)
- Josep Comas i Solà (España, 1868-1937)
- Andrew Ainslie Common (Reino Unido, 1841-1903)
- Guy Consolmagno (Estados Unidos, 1952–)
- Nicolás Copérnico ( Prusia /Polonia), 1473-1543)
- Corsono Carsono (España)
- Janine Connes (Francia, 1934–)
- Pablo Cottenot (Francia)
- Heather Couper (Reino Unido, 1949-2020)
- Leopold Courvoisier (Suiza, 1873-1955)
- Arthur Edwin Covington (Canadá, 1914-2001)
- Philip Herbert Cowell (Reino Unido, 1870-1949)
- Thomas George Cowling (Reino Unido, 1906-1990)
- Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (Reino Unido, 1865-1939)
- Luíz Cruls (Brasil, 1848-1908)
- James Cuffey (Estados Unidos, 1911-1999)
- Heber Doust Curtis (Estados Unidos, 1872-1942)
- Florence Cushman (Estados Unidos, 1860-1940)
D
- Alexander Dalgarno (Estados Unidos, 1928-2015)
- Jacques Eugène d'Allonville (Francia, 1671-1732)
- André Louis Danjon (Francia, 1890-1967)
- Heinrich d'Arrest (Alemania, 1822-1875)
- George Howard Darwin (Reino Unido, 1845-1912)
- Roger Davies (Reino Unido, 1954–)
- Leonardo da Vinci (Italia, 1452-1519)
- William Rutter Dawes (Reino Unido, 1799-1868)
- Bernhard Dawson (Argentina, 1890-1960)
- Leo de Ball (Alemania, Austria, 1853-1916)
- Duília de Mello (Brasil, 1963–)
- Henri Debehogne (Bélgica, 1928-2007)
- Annibale de Gasparis (Italia, 1819-1892)
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (Francia, 1749–1822)
- Charles-Eugène Delaunay (Francia, 1816–1872)
- Eugène Joseph Delporte (Bélgica, 1882-1955)
- Audrey C. Delsanti (Francia, 1976–)
- William Frederick Denning (Reino Unido, 1848-1931)
- Alíz Derekas (Hungría, 1977–)
- Willem de Sitter (Países Bajos, 1872-1934)
- Henri-Alexandre Deslandres (Francia, 1853-1948)
- Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch (Rusia, 1900-1986)
- Gérard de Vaucouleurs (Francia/Estados Unidos, 1918-1995)
- Robert Dicke (Estados Unidos, 1916-1997)
- Terence Dickinson (Canadá, 1943–)
- Thomas Digges (Reino Unido, 1546-1595)
- Herbert Dingle (Estados Unidos, 1890-1978)
- Andrea Di Paola (Italia, 1970–)
- Ewine van Dishoeck (Países Bajos, 1955–)
- Giovanni Battista Donati (Italia, 1826–1873)
- Frank Drake (Estados Unidos, 1930–)
- Henry Draper (Estados Unidos, 1837-1882)
- Mary Anna Draper (Estados Unidos, 1839-1914)
- John Dreyer (Irlanda, 1852-1926)
- Alexander D. Dubyago (Rusia), 1903-1959)
- Dmitrij I. Dubyago (Rusia), 1850-1918)
- Jean CB Dufay (Francia, 1896-1967)
- Raymond Smith Dugan (Estados Unidos, 1878-1940)
- James Dunlop (Scotland, 1793–1848)
- Richard B. Dunn (United States, 1927–2005)
- Petar Đurković (Serbia, 1908–1981)
- Frank Watson Dyson (United Kingdom, 1868–1939)
E
- Arthur Eddington (United Kingdom, 1882–1944)
- Frank K. Edmondson (United States, 1912–2008)
- Olin J. Eggen (United States, 1919–1998)
- David J. Eicher (United States, 1961–)
- Albert Einstein (Germany, 1879–1955)
- Eise Eisinga (Netherlands, 1744–1828)
- Eric Walter Elst (Belgium, 1936–2022)
- Johann Franz Encke (Germany, 1791–1865)
- Kin Endate (Japan, 1960–)
- Eratosthenes (Alexandria, 276 BC – 194 BC)
- Emil Ernst (Germany, 1889–1942)
- Ernest Esclangon (France, 1876–1954)
- Fred Espenak (United States, 1953–)
- Larry W. Esposito (United States, 1951–)
- Eudoxus (Cnidus, c. 408 BC – c. 355 BC)
- Robert Evans (Australia, 1937–2022)
F
- David Fabricius (Netherlands, 1564–1617)
- Sandra M. Faber (United States, 1945–)
- Johannes Fabricius (Netherlands, 1587–1615)
- Fearon Fallows (United Kingdom, 1789–1831)
- Hervé Faye (France, 1814–1902)
- Charles Fehrenbach (France, 1914–2008)
- Farghani (Persia, 800–870)
- James Ferguson (United States, 1797–1867)
- Alex Filippenko (United States, 1958–)
- Erwin Finlay-Freundlich (Germany, 1885–1964)
- Axel Firsoff (United Kingdom, 1910–1981)
- Debra Fischer (United States)
- J. Richard Fisher (United States, 1943–)
- Camille Flammarion (France, 1842–1925)
- Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (France, 1867–1962)
- John Flamsteed (United Kingdom, 1646–1719)
- Honoré Flaugergues (France, 1755–1835)
- Williamina Fleming (United States, 1857–1911)
- Wilhelm Julius Foerster (Germany, 1832–1921)
- Alfred Fowler (United Kingdom, 1868–1940)
- William Alfred Fowler (United States, 1911–1995)
- Philip Fox (United States, 1878–1944)
- Andrew Fraknoi (United States, 1948–)
- Joseph von Fraunhofer (Germany, 1787–1826)
- Herbert Friedman (United States, 1916–2000)
- Dirk D. Frimout (Belgium, 1941–)
- Edwin Brant Frost (United States, 1866–1935)
- Shigehisa Fujikawa (Japan)
- Naoshi Fukushima (Japan, 1925–2003)
- Kiichirō Furukawa (Japan, 1929–2016)
- Toshimasa Furuta (Japan)
G
- Bryan Gaensler (Australia, 1973–)
- Gan De (China, fl. 4th century BC)
- Galileo Galilei (Italy, 1564–1642)
- Julio Garavito Armero (Colombia, 1865–1920)
- Gordon J. Garradd (Australia, 1959–)
- Ben Gascoigne (New Zealand, Australia, 1915–2010)
- Margaret Geller (United States, 1947)
- Gautama Siddha (China, fl. 8th century AD)
- Johann Gottfried Galle (Germany, 1812–1910)
- George Gamow (Russia, United States, 1904–1968)
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (Germany, 1777–1855)
- Tom Gehrels (Netherlands, United States, 1925–2011)
- Neil Gehrels (United States, 1952–2017)
- Andrea M. Ghez (United States, 1965–)
- Riccardo Giacconi (Italy, 1931–2018)
- Michel Giacobini (France, 1873–1938)
- Henry L. Giclas (United States, 1910–2007)
- David Gill (United Kingdom, 1843–1914)
- Fred Gillett (United States, 1937–2001)
- Karl Glazebrook (UK, 1965–)
- Ian Glass (Ireland/South Africa, 1939–)
- Thomas Gold (United States, 1920–2004)
- Leo Goldberg (United States, 1913–1987)
- Peter Goldreich (United States, 1939–)
- Hermann Goldschmidt (Germany, 1802–1866)
- François Gonnessiat (France, 1856–1934)
- John Goodricke (United Kingdom, 1764–1786)
- Alyssa A. Goodman (United States, 1962–)
- Abu Sa'id Gorgani (Persia, 9th century)
- Paul Götz (Germany, 1883–1962)
- Benjamin Apthorp Gould (United States, 1824–1896)
- Andrew Graham (Ireland, 1815–1907)
- Kathryn Aurora Gray (Canada, 2000–)
- Charles Green (England, 1735–1771)
- Jesse Greenstein (United States, 1909–2002)
- John Grunsfeld (United States, 1956–)
- Jay U. Gunter (United States, 1911–1994)
- Alexander A. Gurshtein (Russia, 1937–2020)
- Bengt Gustafsson (Sweden, 1943–)
- Guo Shoujing (China, 1231–1316)
- Alan Harvey Guth (United States, 1947–)
H
- Yusuke Hagihara (Japan, 1897–1979)
- Alan Hale (United States, 1958–)
- George Ellery Hale (United States, 1868–1938)
- Asaph Hall (United States, 1829–1907)
- Edmond Halley (England, 1656–1742)
- Erika Hamden (United States, ?–)
- Heidi Hammel (United States, 1960–)
- Mario Hamuy (Chile, 1960–?)
- Peter Andreas Hansen (Denmark, 1795–1874)
- Abulfazl Harawi (Persia, 10th century)
- Karl Ludwig Harding (Germany, 1765–1834)
- Thomas Hariot (United Kingdom, 1560–1621)
- Guillermo Haro (Mexico, 1913–1988)
- Robert George Harrington (United States, 1904–1987)
- Robert Sutton Harrington (United States, 1942–1993)
- Edward Robert Harrison (United Kingdom/United States, 1917–2007)
- William Kenneth Hartmann (United States, 1939–)
- Lisa Harvey-Smith (Australia, 1979–)
- Takeo Hatanaka (Japan, 1914–1963)
- Tim Hawarden (South Africa, 1943–2009)
- Stephen Hawking (United Kingdom, 1942–2018)
- Will Hay (United Kingdom, 1888–1949)
- Chushiro Hayashi (Japan, 1920–2010)
- Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann (Germany, 1901–1983)
- Carl Heiles (United States, 1939–)
- Joseph Helffrich (Germany, 1872–1971)
- Eleanor Helin (United States, 1932–2009)
- Maximilian Hell (Austria-Hungary, 1720–1792)
- Karl Ludwig Hencke (Germany, 1793–1866)
- Thomas Henderson (Scotland, 1798–1844)
- Paul Henry (France, 1848–1905)
- Prosper Henry (France, 1849–1903)
- Abraham bar Hiyya (Spanish Jewish), (1070–1136)
- George Howard Herbig (United States, 1920–2013)
- Carl W. Hergenrother (United States, 1973–)
- Caroline Herschel (United Kingdom, 1750–1848)
- John Herschel (United Kingdom, 1792–1871)
- William Herschel (United Kingdom/Germany, 1738–1822)
- Ejnar Hertzsprung (Denmark, 1873–1967)
- Johannes Hevelius (Poland, 1611–1687)
- Antony Hewish (United Kingdom, 1924–2021)
- George William Hill (United States, 1838–1914)
- John Russell Hind (United Kingdom, 1823–1895)
- Hipparchus (Nicaea, c. 190 BC–120 BC)
- Masanori Hirasawa (Japan)
- Kiyotsugu Hirayama (Japan, 1874–1943)
- Shin Hirayama (Japan, 1868–1945)
- Gustave-Adolphe Hirn (France, 1815–1890)
- Sebastian von Hoerner (Germany), 1919–2003)
- Cuno Hoffmeister (Germany, 1892–1968)
- Dorrit Hoffleit (United States, 1907–2007)
- Helen Sawyer Hogg (Canada, 1905–1993)
- Minoru Honda (Japan, 1917–1990)
- Kamil Hornoch (Czech Republic, 1972–)
- Jeremiah Horrocks (United Kingdom, c. 1619–1641)
- Cornelis Johannes van Houten (Netherlands, 1920–2002)
- Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (Netherlands, 1921–2015)
- Martin van den Hove (Netherlands, 1605–1639)
- Herbert Alonzo Howe (USA, 1858–1926)
- Fred Hoyle (United Kingdom, 1915–2001)
- Su-Shu Huang (China/USA, 1915-1977)
- Edwin Powell Hubble (United States, 1889–1953)
- William Huggins (United Kingdom, 1824–1910)
- Russell Alan Hulse (United States, 1950–)
- Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst (Netherlands, 1918–2000)
- Milton Lasell Humason (United States, 1891–1972)
- Thomas John Hussey (England, 1792–1854)
- Christiaan Huygens (Netherlands, 1629–1695)
- Yuji Hyakutake (Japan, 1950–2002)
- Josef Allen Hynek (United States, 1910–1986)
- Hypatia (Egypt, (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD)
- Christopher Hansteen (Norway, 1784–1873)
I
- Icko Iben, Jr. (United States, 1931–)
- Kaoru Ikeya (Japan, 1943–)
- Chris Impey (United Kingdom/United States, 1956–)
- Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes (Scotland/South Africa, 1861–1933)
- Shigeru Inoda (Japan, 1955–2008)
- Jamal Nazrul Islam (Bangladesh, 1939–2013)
- Edward Israel (United States, 1859–1884)
- Iwahashi Zenbei (Japan, 1756–1811)
- Masayuki Iwamoto (Japan, 1954–)
- Shun-ei Izumikawa (Japan)
J
- Cyril V. Jackson (South Africa, 1903–1988)
- Karan Jani (India, 1988–)
- Pierre Jules César Janssen (France, 1824–1907)
- James Jeans (United Kingdom, 1877–1946)
- Benjamin Jekhowsky (Russia/France/Algeria, 1881–1953)
- Louise Freeland Jenkins (United States, 1888–1970)
- David C. Jewitt (United Kingdom, 1958–)
- Jiao Bingzhen (China, 1689–1726)
- John A. Johnson (United States, 1977–)
- Alfred Harrison Joy (United States, 1882–1973)
- Vinod Johri (India, 1935–2014)
K
- Ali Kuşçu (Turkey, 1403–1474)
- Tetsuo Kagawa (Japan, 1969–)
- Franz Kaiser (Germany, 1891–1962)
- Kiyotaka Kanai (Japan, 1951–)
- Hiroshi Kaneda (Japan, 1953–)
- Henry Kandrup (United States, 1955–2003)
- Jacobus Kapteyn (Netherlands, 1851–1922)
- Lyudmila Karachkina (Ukraine, 1948–)
- Ghiyath al-Kashi (Persia, 1380–1429)
- Jeffrey Owen Katz (United States, 1960–)
- Karlis Kaufmanis (Latvia/United States, 1910–2003
- Kōyō Kawanishi (Japan, 1959–)
- Nobuhiro Kawasato (Japan)
- James Edward Keeler (United States, 1857–1900)
- Paul Kempf (Germany, 1856–1920)
- Johannes Kepler (Germany, 1571–1630)
- Omar Khayyám (Persia, 1048–1131)
- Al-Khujandi (Persia, 10th century)
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, (Persia, 780–850)
- Kidinnu (Babylon, 4th century BC; d. 330 BC?)
- Hisashi Kimura (Japan, 1870–1943)
- Maria Margarethe Kirch (Germany, 1670–1720)
- Daniel Kirkwood (United States, 1814–1895)
- Robert Kirshner (United States, 1949–)
- Minoru Kizawa (Japan, 1947–)
- Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues (Germany, 1827–1884)
- Viktor Knorre (Russia, 1840–1919)
- Takao Kobayashi (Japan, 1961–)
- Toru Kobayashi (Japan)
- Luboš Kohoutek (1935–)
- Masahiro Koishikawa (Japan, 1952–2020)
- Nobuhisa Kojima (Japan, 1933–)
- Takuo Kojima (Japan, 1955–)
- Yoji Kondo (Japan, 1933–2017)
- Zdeněk Kopal (Czechoslovakia, United Kingdom, United States, 1914–1993)
- August Kopff (Germany, 1882–1960)
- Korado Korlević (Croatia, 1958–)
- Hiroki Kosai (Japan, 1933–)
- Charles T. Kowal (United States, 1940–2011)
- Robert Kraft (United States, 1927–2015)
- Ľubor Kresák (Czechoslovakia, 1927–1994)
- Heinrich Kreutz (Germany, 1854–1927)
- Kazuo Kubokawa (Japan, 1903–1943)
- Marc Kuchner (United States, 1972–)
- Gerard Kuiper (Netherlands, United States, 1905–1973)
- Donald Kurtz (1948–)
- Reiki Kushida (Japan)
- Yoshio Kushida (Japan, 1957–)
- György Kulin (Austria-Hungary, 1905–1989)
L
- Lagadha (India, 1st millennium BCE)
- Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (France, 1713–1762)
- Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (Sweden, 1944–)
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange (France, 1736–1813)
- Jérôme Lalande (France, 1732–1807)
- Johann Heinrich Lambert (France, Germany, 1728–1777)
- David J. Lane (Canada, 1983–)
- Andrew E. Lange (United States, 1957–2010)
- Samuel Pierpont Langley (United States, 1834–1906)
- Pierre-Simon Laplace (France, 1749–1827)
- Jacques Laskar (France, 1955–)
- William Lassell (United Kingdom, 1799–1880)
- Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (France, fl. 1858)
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt (United States, 1868–1921)
- Typhoon Lee (United States and Taiwan, 1948–)
- Guillaume Le Gentil (France, 1725–1792)
- Georges Lemaître (Belgium, 1894–1966)
- Pierre Lemonnier (France, 1715–1799)
- Frederick C. Leonard (United States, 1896–1960)
- Armin Leuschner (US, 1868–1953)
- Geraint Lewis (Australia, 1969–)
- Urbain Le Verrier (France, 1811–1877)
- Li Fan (China, fl. 1st century AD)
- James Lind (UK, 1736–1812)
- Bertil Lindblad (Sweden, 1895–1965)
- Adolph Friedrich Lindemann (Germany/UK, 1846–1927)
- Chris Lintott (United Kingdom, 1980–)
- Joseph Johann Littrow (Austria, 1781–1840)
- Karl L. Littrow (Austria, 1811–1877)
- Liu Xin (China, fl. 1st century AD)
- Joseph Lockyer (United Kingdom, 1836–1920)
- Avi Loeb (Israel, USA 1962–)
- Maurice Loewy (Austria/France, 1833–1907)
- Christian Sørensen Longomontanus (Denmark, 1562–1647)
- Percival Lowell (United States, 1855–1916)
- Ángel López (Spain, 1955–)
- Álvaro López-García (Spain, 1941–2019)
- John William Lubbock (United Kingdom, 1803–1865)
- Knut Lundmark (Sweden, 1889–1958)
- Robert Luther (Germany, 1822–1900)
- Lupitus of Barcelona (Spain)
- Jane Luu (South Vietnam, United States 1965–)
- Willem Luyten (Dutch East Indies, Netherlands, 1899–1994)
- Donald Lynden-Bell (United Kingdom, 1935–2018)
- Andrew Lyne (UK, 1942–)
- Bernard Lyot (France, 1897–1952)
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- Mahendra Suri (India, 14th century CE)
- Ma Yize (China, 910–1005)
- Adriaan van Maanen (United States, 1884–1946)
- George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (United Kingdom, c. 1697–1764)
- Johann Heinrich von Mädler (Germany, 1794-1874)
- Amy Mainzer (United States, 1974–)
- Steve Mandel (United States)
- Geoff Marcy (United States, 1954–)
- Simon Marius (Germany, 1573–1624)
- Brian G. Marsden (United States, 1937–2010)
- Albert Marth (Germany, 1828–1897)
- Nevil Maskelyne (United Kingdom, 1732–1811)
- Charles Mason (United Kingdom, United States, 1730–1787)
- John C. Mather (United States, 1946–)
- Janet Akyüz Mattei (Turkey/United States, 1943–2004)
- Edward Walter Maunder (United Kingdom, 1851–1928)
- Pierre Louis Maupertuis (France, 1698–1759)
- Alain Maury (France, 1958–)
- Antonia Maury (United States, 1866–1952)
- Matthew Fontaine Maury (United States, 1806–1873)
- Brian May (United Kingdom, 1947–)
- Cornell Mayer (United States, 1922–2005)
- Tobias Mayer (Germany, 1723–1762)
- Michel Mayor (Switzerland, 1942–)
- Christopher McKee (United States, 1942–)
- Robert S. McMillan (United States)
- William H. McCrea (United Kingdom, 1904–1999)
- Bruce A. McIntosh (Canada, 1929–2015)
- Robert H. McNaught (Australia, 1956–)
- Pierre Méchain (France, 1744–1804)
- Thebe Medupe (South Africa, 1973–)
- Karen Jean Meech (United States, 1956–)
- Aden Baker Meinel (United States, 1922–2011)
- Marjorie Pettit Meinel (United States, 1922–2008)
- Fulvio Melia (United States, 1956–)
- Philibert Jacques Melotte (United Kingdom, 1880–1961)
- Paul Willard Merrill (United States, 1887–1961)
- David Merritt (United States)
- Charles Messier (France, 1730–1817)
- Joel Hastings Metcalf (United States, 1866–1925)
- Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos (United States, 1947–1997)
- John Michell (United Kingdom, 1724–1793)
- Elia Millosevich (Italy, 1848–1919)
- Edward Arthur Milne (United Kingdom, 1896–1950)
- Rudolph Minkowski (Germany, 1895–1976)
- Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (Belgium, Netherlands, 1893–1970)
- Maria Mitchell (United States, 1818–1889)
- Seidai Miyasaka (Japan, 1955–)
- Yoshikane Mizuno (Japan, 1954–)
- August Ferdinand Möbius (Germany, 1790–1868)
- Anthony Moffat (Canada)
- Johan Maurits Mohr (Netherlands, 1716–1775)
- Samuel Molyneux (United Kingdom, 1689–1728)
- Geminiano Montanari (Italy, 1633–1687)
- Patrick Moore (United Kingdom, 1923–2012)
- James Michael Moran (United States, 1943–)
- William Wilson Morgan (United States, 1906–1994)
- Hiroshi Mori (Japan, 1958–)
- Amédée Mouchez (France, 1821–1892)
- Antonín Mrkos (Czechoslovakia, 1918–1996)
- Jean Mueller (United States, 1950–)
- Masaru Mukai (Japan, 1949–)
- Christiaan Alexander Muller (Netherlands, 1923-2004)
- Gustav Müller (Germany, 1851–1925)
- Johannes Müller (Germany, 1436–1476)
- Harutaro Murakami (Japan, 1872–1947)
- Osamu Muramatsu (Japan, 1949–)
- bin Musa, Ahmad (Persia, 805–873)
- bin Musa, Hasan (Persia, 810–873)
- bin Musa, Muhammad (Persia, (800–873)
- Nils Mustelin (Finland, 1931–2004)
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- Nilakantha Somayaji (India, 1444–1544)
- Valentin Naboth (Germany, Italy, 1523–1593)
- Naburimannu (Babylonia, sometime between 6th century BC and 2nd century BC)
- Takeshi Nagata (Japan, 1913–1991)
- Ahmad Nahavandi (Persia, 7th–8th century)
- Akimasa Nakamura (Japan, 1961–)
- Syuichi Nakano (Japan, 1947–)
- Jayant Narlikar (India, 1938–)
- Naubakht (Persia, d. 776)
- Al-fadl ibn Naubakht (Persia, 8th century)
- Otto Neugebauer (Germany, United States, 1899–1990)
- Grigoriy Nikolaevich Neujmin (Russia, 1886–1946)
- Simon Newcomb (United States, 1835–1909)
- Isaac Newton (United Kingdom, 1643–1727)
- Seth Barnes Nicholson (United States, 1891–1963)
- Albertus Antonie Nijland (Netherlands, 1868–1936)
- Tsuneo Niijima (Japan, 1955–)
- Peter Nilson (Sweden, 1937–1998)
- Hōei Nojiri (Japan, 1885–1977)
- Jaime Nomen (Spain, 1960–)
- Toshiro Nomura (Japan, 1954–)
O
- Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard (Norway, 1966–)
- Okuro Oikawa (Japan, 1896–1970)
- Tarmo Oja (Sweden, 1934–)
- Tomimaru Okuni (Japan, 1931–)
- Nicolaus Olahus (Hungarian, 1493–1568)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (Germany, 1758–1840)
- Gerard O'Neill (United States, 1927–1992)
- Jan Hendrik Oort (Netherlands, 1900–1992)
- Pieter Oosterhoff (Netherlands, 1904–1978)
- Ernst Öpik (Estonia, Ireland, 1893–1985)
- José Luis Ortiz Moreno (Spain, 1967–)
- Yoshiaki Oshima (Japan, 1952–)
- Donald Edward Osterbrock, United States, 1924–2007)
- Liisi Oterma (Finland, 1915–2001)
- Satoru Otomo (Japan, 1957–)
- Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans (Netherlands, 1827–1906)
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- Rafael Pacheco (Spain, 1954–)
- Bohdan Paczyński (Poland, 1940–2007)
- Ľudmila Pajdušáková (Czechoslovakia, 1916–1979)
- Johann Palisa (Austria, 1848–1925)
- Johann Palitzsch (Germany, 1723–1788)
- Anton Pannekoek (Netherlands, 1873–1960)
- Eugene Parker (United States, 1927–2022)
- George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (United Kingdom, c. 1697–1764)
- William Parsons, Lord Rosse (Ireland, 1800–1867)
- André Patry (France, 1902–1960)
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (United Kingdom, United States, 1900–1979)
- Ruby Payne-Scott (Australia, 1912–1981)
- Jean-Claude Pecker (France, 1923–2020)
- James Peebles (Canada, United States, 1935–)
- Sir Cuthbert Peek, 2nd Baronet (UK, 1855–1901)
- Manuel Peimbert (Mexico, 1941–)
- Leslie Copus Peltier (United States, 1900–1980)
- Roger Penrose (United Kingdom, 1931–)
- Arno Penzias (United States, Germany, 1933–2024)
- Luboš Perek (Czech Republic, 1919–2020)
- Saul Perlmutter (United States, 1959–)
- Charles Dillon Perrine (United States, Argentina, 1867–1951)
- Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (France, 1845–1904)
- Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (Germany, United States, 1813–1890)
- George Henry Peters (United States, 1863–1947)
- Mark M. Phillips (United States, 1951–)
- Giuseppe Piazzi (Italy, 1746–1826)
- Edward Charles Pickering (United States, 1846–1919)
- William Henry Pickering (United States, 1858–1938)
- Phil Plait (United States, 1964–)
- Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (Italy, 1781–1864)
- Petrus Plancius (Netherlands, 1552–1622)
- John Stanley Plaskett (Canada, 1865–1941)
- Norman Robert Pogson (United Kingdom, 1829–1891)
- Christian Pollas (France, 1947–)
- John Pond (England, 1767–1836)
- Jean-Louis Pons (France, 1761–1831)
- Carolyn Porco (United States, 1953–)
- Vladimír Porubčan (Czechoslovakia, 1940–)
- Charles Pritchard (United Kingdom, 1808–1893)
- Richard Proctor (England, 1837–1888)
- Milorad B. Protić (Serbia, 1911– 2001)
- Antoni Przybylski (Poland, Australia, 1913–1985)
- Ptolemy of Alexandria (Roman Egypt, c. 85–165)
- Pierre Puiseux (France, 1855–1928)
- Georg Purbach (Germany, 1423–1461)
- Pythagoras of Samos (Greece, 580 BC–500 BC)
- Paris Pişmiş (Armenia/Mexico, 1911–1999)
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R
- David Lincoln Rabinowitz (United States, 1960–)
- Grote Reber (United States, 1911–2002)
- Martin Rees (United Kingdom, 1942–)
- Hubert Reeves (Canada, 1932–)
- Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) (Germany, 1436–1476)
- Julius Reichelt (Germany, 1637–1717)
- Erasmus Reinhold (Prussia, Germany, 1511–1553)
- Karl Reinmuth (Germany, 1892–1979)
- Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (Netherlands, 1886–1960)
- Giovanni Battista Riccioli (Italy, 1598–1671)
- Mercedes Richards (Jamaica, 1955–2016)
- Jean Richer (France, 1630–1696)
- Edward Riddle (England, 1788–1854)
- Adam Riess (United States, 1969–)
- Fernand Rigaux (Belgium, 1905–1962)
- George Willis Ritchey (United States, 1864–1945)
- David Rittenhouse (United States, 1732–1796)
- Hans-Walter Rix (Germany, 1964–)
- Arjen Roelofs (Netherlands, 1754–1824)
- Nancy G. Roman (United States, 1925–2018)
- Elizabeth Roemer (United States, 1929–2016)
- Gustavo E. Romero (Argentina, (1964–)
- Roger of Hereford (England, c. 1176–1198)
- Ole Christensen Rømer (Denmark, 1644–1710)
- Otto A. Rosenberger (Germany, 1800–1890)
- Svein Rosseland (Norway, 1894–1985)
- Bruno Rossi (Italy, 1905–1993)
- Marta Graciela Rovira (Argentina)
- Vera Rubin (United States, 1928–2016)
- Henry Chamberlain Russell (Australia, 1836–1907)
- Henry Norris Russell (United States, 1877–1957)
- Martin Ryle (United Kingdom, 1918–1984)
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- Sir Edward Sabine (Ireland, 1788–1883)
- Carl Sagan (United States, 1934–1996)
- Megh Nad Saha (India, 1893–1956)
- Edwin Ernest Salpeter (Austria, Australia, United States, 1924–2008)
- Allan Rex Sandage (United States, 1926–2010)
- Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (Netherlands, 1838–1923)
- Wallace Leslie William Sargent (United Kingdom, United States, 1935–2012)
- Anneila Sargent (United Kingdom, United States, 1942–)
- Naoto Sato (Japan, 1953–)
- Alexandre Schaumasse (France, 1882–1958)
- Giovanni Schiaparelli (Italy, 1835–1910)
- Frank Schlesinger (United States, 1871–1943)
- Bernhard Schmidt (Estonia, Sweden, Germany, 1879–1935)
- Brian P. Schmidt (United States, 1967–)
- Maarten Schmidt (Netherlands, 1929–)
- Robert Schommer (United States, 1946–2001)
- Johann Hieronymus Schröter (Germany, 1745–1816)
- Lipót Schulhof (Hungary, 1847–1921)
- Heinrich Christian Schumacher (Germany, 1780–1850)
- Hans-Emil Schuster (Germany, 1934–)
- Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (Germany, 1789–1875)
- Karl Schwarzschild (Germany, 1873–1916)
- Martin Schwarzschild (Germany, United States, 1912–1997)
- Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann (Germany, 1870–1964)
- James Vernon Scotti (United States, 1960–)
- Frederick Hanley Seares (United States, 1873–1964)
- George Mary Searle (United States, 1839–1918)
- Angelo Secchi (Italy, 1818–1878)
- Sadao Sei (Japan)
- Waltraut Seitter (Germany, 1930–2007)
- Tsutomu Seki (Japan, 1930–)
- Carl Keenan Seyfert (United States, 1911–1960)
- Grigory Abramovich Shajn (Russia, 1892–1956)
- Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn (Russia, 1894–1956)
- Harlow Shapley (United States, 1885–1972)
- Richard Sheepshanks (United Kingdom, 1794–1855)
- Shen Kuo (China, 1031–1035)
- Shi Shen (China, fl. 4th century BC)
- Shibukawa Shunkai (Japan, 1639–1715)
- Yoshisada Shimizu (Japan, 1943–)
- Shinzo Shinjo (Japan, 1873–1938)
- Qutb eddin Shirazi (Persia, 1236–1311)
- Iosif Samuilovich Shklovsky (Russia, 1916–1985)
- Vladimir Shkodrov (Bulgaria, 1930–2010)
- Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (United States, 1929–2021)
- Eugene Merle Shoemaker (United States, 1928–1997)
- Seth Shostak (United States, 1943–)
- Andrew Siemion (United States, 1980–)
- Willem de Sitter (Netherlands, 1872–1934)
- Charlotte Moore Sitterly (United States, 1898–1990)
- Brian A. Skiff (United States)
- John Francis Skjellerup (Australia, South Africa, 1875–1952)
- Vesto Melvin Slipher (United States, 1875–1969)
- William Marshall Smart (United Kingdom, 1889–1975)
- Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova (Russia, 1935–2001)
- George Smoot (United States, 1945–)
- William Henry Smyth (United Kingdom, 1788–1865)
- Willebrord Snellius (Netherlands, 1580–1626)
- Mary Fairfax Somerville (United Kingdom, 1780–1872)
- Sir James South (United Kingdom, 1785–1867)
- Sir Harold Spencer Jones (United Kingdom, 1890–1960)
- Lyman Spitzer (United States, 1914–1997)
- Friederich Wilhelm Gustav Spörer (Germany, 1822–1895)
- Rainer Spurzem (Germany, 1956–)
- Anton Staus (Germany, 1872–1955)
- Joel Stebbins (United States, 1878–1966)
- Johan Stein (Netherlands, 1871–1951)
- Karl August von Steinheil, (Germany, 1801–1870)
- Édouard Stephan (France, 1837–1923)
- Denise Stephens (United States)
- Charles Bruce Stephenson (United States, 1929–2001))
- David J. Stevenson (New Zealand, 1948–)
- Edward James Stone (1831–1897)
- F. J. M. Stratton (United Kingdom, 1881–1960)
- Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren (Denmark, 1908–1987)
- Friedrich Georg Wilhelm (von) Struve (Germany, Russia, 1793–1864)
- Karl Hermann Struve (Russia, Germany, 1854–1920)
- Gustav Wilhelm Ludwig Struve (Russia, 1858–1920)
- Otto Struve (Russia, United States, 1897–1963)
- Otto Wilhelm (von) Struve (Russia, 1819–1905)
- Su Song (China, 1020–1101)
- Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi (Persia, 903–986)
- Matsuo Sugano (Japan, 1939–)
- Atsushi Sugie (Japan)
- Nicholas Suntzeff (United States, 1952–)
- Rashid Alievich Sunyaev (Uzbekistan Russia Germany, 1943–)
- Shohei Suzuki (Japan)
- Lewis A. Swift (United States, 1820–1913)
- Frédéric Sy (France)
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- Akihiko Tago (Japan, 1932–)
- Atsushi Takahashi (Japan, 1965–)
- Kesao Takamizawa (Japan, 1952–)
- Jill Tarter (United States, 1944–)
- Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (United States, 1941–)
- John Tebbutt (Australia, 1834–1916)
- Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (Germany, 1821–1889)
- Thabit ibn Qurra (Iraq, 826–901)
- Thorvald Nicolai Thiele (Denmark, 1838–1910)
- Louis Thollon (France, 1829–1887)
- Norman G. Thomas (United States, 1930–2020)
- John Thome (United States, Argentina, 1843–1908)
- Kip Stephen Thorne (United States, 1940–)
- Friedrich Tietjen (Germany, 1834–1895)
- Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (New Zealand, United States, 1941–1981)
- François Félix Tisserand (France, 1845–1896)
- Johann Daniel Titius (Germany, 1729–1796)
- Yasuo Tanaka (Japan, 1931–2018)
- Clyde Tombaugh (United States, 1906–1997)
- Kōichirō Tomita (Japan, 1925–2006)
- Richard Tousey (United States, 1908–1997)
- Charles Townes (United States, 1915–2015)
- Virginia Trimble (United States, 1943–)
- Chad Trujillo (United States, 1973–)
- Robert Julius Trumpler (United States, 1886–1956)
- R. Brent Tully (United States, 1943–)
- Herbert Hall Turner (England, 1861–1930)
- Nasir al-Din Tusi (Persia, 1201–1274)
- Horace Parnell Tuttle (United States, 1839–1923)
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (United States, 1958–)
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V
- Yrjö Väisälä (Finland, 1891–1971)
- Benjamin Valz (France, 1787–1867)
- James Van Allen (United States, 1914–2006)
- George Van Biesbroeck (Belgium, United States, 1880–1974)
- Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst (Netherlands, 1918–2000)
- Peter van de Kamp (United States, 1901–1995)
- Sidney van den Bergh (Canada, 1929–)
- Martin van den Hove (Netherlands, 1605–1639)
- Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (Netherlands, 1838–1923)
- Hendrik van Gent (Netherlands, South Africa, 1900–1947)
- Cornelis Johannes van Houten (Netherlands, 1920–2002)
- Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (Netherlands, 1886–1960)
- Gérard de Vaucouleurs (France, United States, 1918–1995)
- Zdeňka Vávrová (Czechoslovakia, 1945–)
- Jean-Pierre Verdet (France, 1932–)
- Philippe Véron (France, 1939–2014)
- Frank Washington Very (United States, 1852–1927)
- Yvon Villarceau (France, 1813–1883)
- Julie Vinter Hansen (Denmark), 1890–1960)
- Hermann Carl Vogel (Germany, 1841–1907)
- Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Germany, Russia, 1793–1864)
- Otto Wilhelm von Struve (Russia, 1819–1905)
- Alexander N. Vyssotsky (Russia/United States, 1888–1973)
- Emma Vyssotsky (United States, 1894–1975)
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- Arno Arthur Wachmann (Germany, 1902–1990)
- Abul Wáfa (Persia, 940–997/998)
- Walcher of Malvern (England d. 1135)
- George Wallerstein (1930–2021)
- William Wales (United Kingdom, c. 1734–1798)
- Dennis Walsh (United Kingdom, 1933–2005)
- Qingde Wang (United States/China)
- Brian Warner (astronomer) (United Kingdom, 1939–)
- Brian D. Warner (United States, 1952–)
- Kazuro Watanabe (Japan, 1955–)
- James Craig Watson (United States, 1838–1880)
- Edmund Weaver (United Kingdom, 1663–1748)
- Kim Weaver (United States, 1969–)
- Thomas William Webb (United Kingdom, 1807–1885)
- Rachel Webster (Australia, 1951–)
- Alfred Lothar Wegener (Germany, 1880–1930)
- Gary A. Wegner (United States, 1944–)
- Wei Pu (China, 960–1279)
- Karl von Weizsäcker (Germany, 1912–2007)
- Godefroy Wendelin (Belgium, 1580–1667)
- Richard M. West (Denmark, 1941–)
- Gart Westerhout (Netherlands, United States, 1927–2012)
- Bengt Westerlund (Sweden, 1921–2008)
- J. G. Westphal (Germany, 1824–1859)
- Johann Heinrich Westphal (Germany, Italy, 1794–1831)
- George Wetherill (1925–2006)
- John Archibald Wheeler (United States, 1911–2008)
- Fred Lawrence Whipple (United States, 1906–2004)
- Albert Whitford (United States, 1905–2002)
- Mary Watson Whitney (United States, 1847–1921)
- Chandra Wickramasinghe (United Kingdom, 1939–)
- Paul Wild (Switzerland, 1925–2014)
- Olin C. Wilson (United States, 1909–1994)
- Ida E. Woods (United States, 1870–1940)
- Robert Wilson (United States, 1936–)
- Rogier Windhorst (United States, 1955–)
- Vincent Wing (UK, 1619–1668)
- Anna Winlock (United States, 1857–1904)
- Henry "Trae" Winter (United States, 1972)
- John Winthrop (Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1714–1779)
- Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (Germany, 1835–1897)
- Carl Wirtanen (United States, 1910–1990)
- Jack Wisdom (United States, 1953–)
- Gustav Witt (Germany, 1866–1946)
- Maximilian Wolf (Germany, 1863–1932)
- Aleksander Wolszczan (Poland, 1946–)
- Edith Jones Woodward (United States), (1914–2002)
- Richard van der Riet Woolley (United Kingdom, 1906–1986)
- Frances Woodworth Wright (United States, 1897–1989)
- Thomas Wright (United Kingdom, 1711–1786)
- Gillian Wright (United Kingdom)
- Arthur Bambridge Wyse (United States, 1909–1942)
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Z
- Franz Xaver von Zach (Germany, 1753–1832)
- Abraham Zacuto (Spain/Portugal, 1450–1510)
- John Zarnecki (UK, 1949–)
- Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich (USSR, 1914–1987)
- Zhang Daqing (China, 1969–)
- Zhang Heng (China, 78–139)
- Zhang Yuzhe (China, 1902–1986)
- Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva (Russia/Ukraine, 1946–)
- Felix Ziegel (Soviet Union, 1920–1988)
- Zu Chongzhi (China, 429–500)
- Fritz Zwicky (Switzerland, United States, 1898–1974)
Others who influenced astronomy and astrophysics
The following is a list of people who are not astronomers but made a contribution to the field of astronomy and astrophysics.
- Hans Bethe (1906–2005), (physicist)
- Niels Bohr (1885–1962), (physicist)
- Andreas Cellarius (Netherlands, Germany, 1596–1665), (cartographer)
- Freeman Dyson (1923-2020), (físico)
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955), (físico)
- Karl Guthe Jansky (Estados Unidos, 1905-1950), ( radioastrónomo )
- James Clerk Maxwell (Reino Unido, 1831-1879), (físico)
- Thomas Young (Reino Unido, 1773-1829), (físico)
- Abdus Salam (1926-1996), (físico)
- Riazuddin (1936–2013), (físico)
Véase también
Referencias
Citas
- ^ "Unión Astronómica Internacional | UAI". www.iau.org . Consultado el 12 de abril de 2019 .
- ^ "E Paper". epaper.thestatesman.com . 29 de noviembre de 2016 . Consultado el 5 de febrero de 2017 .
- ^ "Alidada telescópica". Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense . Consultado el 14 de marzo de 2024 .
Fuentes generales
- Sociedad Astronómica del Pacífico: Mujeres en la astronomía
- Los astrónomos más ancianos de la India reciben el reconocimiento de World Records India
