The Most Famous
ASTRONOMERS from Norway
This page contains a list of the greatest Norwegian Astronomers. The pantheon dataset contains 644 Astronomers, 1 of which were born in Norway. This makes Norway the birth place of the 49th most number of Astronomers behind Latvia, and Luxembourg.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Norwegian Astronomers of all time. This list of famous Norwegian Astronomers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Christopher Hansteen (1784 - 1873)
With an HPI of 57.36, Christopher Hansteen is the most famous Norwegian Astronomer. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Christopher Hansteen (26 September 1784 – 11 April 1873) was a Norwegian geophysicist, astronomer and physicist, best known for his mapping of Earth's magnetic field.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Norwegian astronomers born between 1784 and 1784. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Norwegian astronomers include Christopher Hansteen. As of April 2024, 1 new Norwegian astronomers have been added to Pantheon including Christopher Hansteen.
