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Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale(25 June 1927 – 21 December 2020) was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of the European Physical Society (1999–2001). He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1981 to 1983.

Fred Lawrence Whipple (November 5, 1906 – August 30, 2004) was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for more than 70 years. Among his achievements were asteroid and comet discoveries, the "dirty snowball" hypothesis of comets, and the invention of the Whipple shield.

Peter Augustus Wehinger, an observational astronomer known for his work on comets and quasars, died in his sleep on 27 April 2015. His career spanning almost fifty years began with construction of a 1.3-m telescope at the University of Michigan and ended after retirement from the Steward Observatory where he helped advance major telescope projects and raise funds for student scholarships

Dennis Walsh (12 June 1933 – 1 June 2005) was an English astronomer. He was an early radio astronomer, as well as an optical astronomer. He was best known for his discovery in 1979 of the first example of a gravitational lens, B0957+561, using an optical telescope.

Herbert Hall Turner FRS (13 August 1861 – 20 August 1930) was a British astronomer and seismologist.

Daichi Sugimoto received the M.S. degree in physics from Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the Physics Department, Tokai University, in 2000.,He is currently working on chemical oxygen iodine laser research at Miki Pulley Company, Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan.,Dr. Sugimoto is a member of the Laser Society of Japan.

Otto Lyudvigovich Struve (12 August 1897 – 6 April 1963) was a Russian-American astronomer of Baltic German origin.

Shambhu Dayal Sinvhal (20 November 1923 - 27 May 2015) was an Indian mathematician, astronomist and a former vice chancellor of Kumaon University. Born on 20 November 1923 at Indore in the largest Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to B. D. Sinvhal and Tara Devi, he started his career as a member of the faculty of the department of mathematics and astronomy at Lucknow University in 1946 where he worked till 1954.

Harlow Shapley (November 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972) was an American astronomer, who served as head of the Harvard College Observatory from 1921–1952, and political activist during the latter New Deal and Fair Deal.

Narayana Ayyar was an Indian astronomer at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, contributing significantly to solar research, particularly in sunspots and solar magnetic fields. Established in 1899, the observatory has played a vital role in advancing solar physics in India and globally, enriching our understanding of solar activity.