- male, deceased (1642)
- Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher closely associated with...
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- male, deceased (1630)
- Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 - November 15 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century...
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- male, deceased (1997)
- Clyde William Tombaugh (1906-1997) was an American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. Tombaugh was born in Streator, LaSalle...
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- male, deceased (1695)
- Christiaan Huygens (pronounced in English : ; in Dutch:) (April 14, 1629 - July 8, 1695), was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist; born...
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- male, 54 years old
- Mel Bartels (born 1954) is an amateur astronomer after whom the asteroid 17823 Bartels was named in 1988. 17823 Bartels lies in the main asteroid...
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- male, 58 years old
- Dennis di Cicco (born 1950) is an American amateur astronomer who lives in New England. He has discovered numerous asteroids from his backyard...
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- male, deceased (1619)
- Hans Lippershey (1570-September 1619) was a Dutch lensmaker. He was born in Wesel, in western Germany. He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands,... More
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- male, deceased (1887)
- Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 - August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the decendant of a Cape Cod whaling family, was an American...
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- male, deceased (1868)
- Sir David Brewster,FRS, (11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. He was born at Jedburgh, where his...
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- male, deceased (1880)
- William Lassell (June 18 1799 - October 5 1880) was a British astronomer, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He made his fortune as a beer...
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