The following are list of French astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable French people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy. They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.

Contents

• The list
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• References
• See also

The list

The following is a list of notable French astronomers.

References

• Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Women in Astronomy

See also

• List of women astronomers
• List of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists