Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Astrophysicists, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Walter Lewin, Lawrence M. Krauss and Max Tegmark.

Famous 20th Century Astrophysicists

Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson
05 October 1958, American
Astrophysicist
Carl SaganCarl Sagan
09 November 1934, American
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Writer

Josef Allen HynekJ. Allen Hynek
01 May 1910, American
Astronomer, Ufologist

Robert HofstadterRobert Hofstadter
05 February 1915, American
Physicist

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
29 March 1941, American
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics

William Alfred FowlerWilliam Alfred Fowler
09 August 1911, American
Nuclear Physicist and Astrophysicist
Walter LewinWalter Lewin
29 January 1936
Astronomer, University teacher, Astrophysicist,

Lawrence M. KraussLawrence M. Krauss
27 May 1954, American
Astronomer, Physicist, Astrophysicist, Academic,

Jocelyn Bell BurnellJocelyn Bell Burnell
15 July 1943, British
Astronomer, Astrophysicist

Max TegmarkMax Tegmark
05 May 1967, Swedish, American
Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist
Jayant NarlikarJayant Narlikar
19 July 1938, Indian
Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Scientist,

Hubert ReevesHubert Reeves
13 July 1932, Canadian
Popularizer of science, Astrophysicist, Science
Michael FoaleMichael Foale
06 January 1957, American
Astronaut, Astrophysicist, Physicist

Hannes AlfvénHannes Alfvén
30 May 1908, Swedish
Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Engineer,

Dennis W. SciamaDennis W. Sciama
18 November 1926, British
Physicist, Astrophysicist
Lyman SpitzerLyman Spitzer
26 June 1914, American
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Physicist, University

Riccardo GiacconiRiccardo Giacconi
06 October 1931, Italian
Astrophysicist
Alexei FilippenkoAlexei Filippenko
25 July 1958, American
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University teacher