Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould

male, deceased (2002)
Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 - May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was also... More
Neil Degrasse Tyson

Neil Degrasse Tyson

male, 50 years old
Neil deGrasse Tyson (b. October 5, 1958 in New York City) is an African American astrophysicist and, since 1996, the Frederick P. Rose Director of... More
Niles Eldredge

Niles Eldredge

male, 65 years old (New York, United States)
Dr. Niles Eldredge (born August 25, 1943) is an American paleontologist, who, along with Stephen Jay Gould, proposed the theory of punctuated... More
Roy Chapman Andrews

Roy Chapman Andrews

male, deceased (1960)
Roy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884-March 11, 1960) was an American explorer, adventurer and naturalist who became the director of the American... More
Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn

male, deceased (1935)
Henry Fairfield Osborn (August 8, 1857-November 6, 1935) was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist.
George Gaylord Simpson

George Gaylord Simpson

male, deceased (1984)
George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 - October 6, 1984) was an American paleontologist. He was an expert on extinct mammals and their... More
Barnum Brown

Barnum Brown

male
Barnum Brown (1873-1963), named after the circus showman P.T. Barnum, was perhaps the most famous fossil hunter of the early Twentieth Century.... More
Ellen V. Futter

Ellen V. Futter

female
Ellen V. Futter is President of the American Museum of Natural History. She previously served as President of Barnard College for thirteen years.... More
Douglas Preston

Douglas Preston

male, 52 years old
Douglas Preston (born 1956 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an author of several techno-thriller and horror novels with Lincoln Child. A graduate of... More

Richard Ellis

male
Richard Ellis is a marine biologist. He is a research associate in the American Museum of Natural History's division of paleontology, special... More