George Cayley

Belgian physicist | International Dennis Gabor Award (2006) | Ghent University | Kortrijk: December 27, 1975 - Lagunitas: April 24, 2017 | Nico F. Declercq

Indian mathematician | Salem Prize (2003), Infosys Prize (2011), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2018), Ostrowski Prize (2011), Morgan Prize (1995)

Russian scientist | Moscow State Pedagogical University | Moscow: December 27, 1971 - Dehradun: August 27, 1982 | Dmitry Orlov | Moscow: December 27, 1971

American philosopher | The Problem of Political Authority, Ethical Intuitionism | University of California, Berkeley (1992), Rutgers University (1998) | United

Estonian physicist | University of Tartu, Lund University | Viljandi: December 27, 1965 - Saint Petersburg: February 27, 1887 | Marco Kirm | Viljandi: December

German physicist | Max Planck Research Award (2014), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2012) | Grundschule Exter, Free University Berlin, Weser-Gymnasium Vlotho

Italian mathematician | Rutgers University, University of Cagliari | December 27, 1959 - Brighton: May 13, 1915 | Stefano Olla | December 27, 1959 - Brighton

Israeli chess player | Tel Aviv University | December 27, 1957 - Novosibirsk: June 21, 2021 | Ofer Comay | December 27, 1957 - Novosibirsk: June 21, 2021 | Tel

Polish philosopher | Kisiel Prize (2003), Grand Press Awards (1999), Silver Cross of Merit, Gold Cross of Merit | Jagiellonian University | Kraków: December

Russian scientist in the field of mathematical statistics, Professor, Dr.Sc., a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at the Moscow State University.

German chemist and university professor | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Cologne: December 27, 1953 - Munich: January 31, 1920 | Wolfgang Bensch

German chemist | Burgstädt: December 27, 1951 - December 1, 2000 | Jürgen Caro (Jurgen Caro) | Burgstädt: December 27, 1951 - December 1, 2000

French mathematician | CNRS bronze medal (1984), Blaise-Pascal Award (1990) | École Normale Supérieure | Strasbourg: December 27, 1950 - Paris: August 1, 1799

Russian mathematician | Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University | Petrozavodsk: December 27, 1950 - Saint Petersburg: November 8, 1940

Estonian chemist and academician | Order of the White Star, 3rd Class, honorary citizen of Tartu | University of Tartu | Tartu: December 27, 1948 - Tartu

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, IEEE Quantum Electronics Award (2008) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | New York City

Czech scientist | French Order of Academic Palms | Czech Technical University in Prague | Prague: December 27, 1943 - Konstancin-Jeziorna: August 22, 2021

Iranian mathematician | University of Sheffield | December 27, 1942 - Munich: February 26, 1834 | Hossein Zakeri | December 27, 1942 - Munich: February 26, 1834

Swedish physicist | Lund University | Lund: December 27, 1942 - New York City: April 6, 1942 | Inger-Lena Hultberg | Lund: December 27, 1942 - New York City

German university teacher (1940-2014) | Goethe University Frankfurt | Fürstenwalde: December 27, 1940 - Essen: July 28, 2014 | Rüdiger Göbel (Rudiger Gobel)

Heimatmedaille des Landes Baden-Württemberg (2015), Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | December 27, 1940 - Vadstena: March 24, 1381

Spanish theologian | Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology | Barcelona: December 27, 1938 - Bremen: February 25, 1979 | Jon Sobrino

American physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship, John Scott Award (2023), Leo Szilard Lectureship Award (2003), Fellow of the American Physical Society | Harvard

American physicist | prix Roberval Grand public (1990) | December 27, 1937 - Oxford: May 24, 1632 | Robert Kandel | December 27, 1937 - Oxford: May 24, 1632

chemist (1935–2018) | Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes (1986), Banner of Labor | Chemnitz: December 27, 1935 - Greifswald: March 5, 2018 | Stephan

Israeli mathematician | honorary doctor of the University of Picardie Jules Verne (1983) | Moscow Power Engineering Institute | Moscow: December 27, 1935

American political philosopher (1933–2025) | In Defense of Anarchism | Harvard University | New York City: December 27, 1933 - January 6, 2025 | Robert Paul

French biophysicist/philosopher | Officer of the Legion of Honour (2009), Officer of the National Order of Merit, Officer of Arts and Letters, Francine and

Estonian chemist and academic | Order of the White Star, 3rd Class | Tallinn Secondary School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology | Tallinn: December

German politician (1928–2014) | University of Rostock, Humboldt University of Berlin | Schwerin: December 27, 1928 - Teltow: May 23, 2014 | Walter Romberg

Israeli diplomat, member of Knesset, and professor of aeronautics (1925-2019) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, George Washington Educational Campus

American ENIAC computer programmer (1924–2011) | Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1997), Computer History Museum fellow (2008), Computer Pioneer Award (2008)

holocaust victim, b. 1922-12-27 | Prague: December 27, 1922 - Theresienstadt concentration camp: May 2, 1945 | Karel Hiršl (Karel Hirsl) | Prague: December

Egyptian scientist and author (1921–2009) | A dialog with my atheist friend, My journey from doubt to faith, Political Islam and Next Battle (Book) | Cairo University

inventor of a stick for pugilism | Pugil stick | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Chicago: December 27, 1919 - Albuquerque: April 23, 2017 | Armond

Indian historian | University of Kerala | Chengannur: December 27, 1919 - January 13, 2005 | K. V. Sarma | Chengannur: December 27, 1919 - January 13, 2005

German physicist (1915–1998) | University of Marburg, Humboldt University of Berlin | Bremen: December 27, 1915 - July 17, 1998 | Karl-Heinz Höcker

South African mathematician (1915–1979) | Rhodes Scholarship (1935), Berwick Prize (1949) | University of Cape Town, South African College Schools

German chemist | Gdańsk University of Technology | Ulm: December 27, 1914 - June 5, 2010 | Wilhelm Schuler | Ulm: December 27, 1914 - June 5, 2010 | Gdańsk

Polish writer, philosopher, historian and teacher (1903–1992) | Medal of the National Education Commission, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Medal of the 10th

German mathematician (1897-1983) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Humboldt University of Berlin | Munich

British physicist (1897-1937) | University of London | St Albans: December 27, 1897 - Minehead: August 25, 1937 | Wilfrid Noel Bond | St Albans: December 27

pharmacologist (1896–1936) | Eötvös Loránd University | Bűdzentmihály: December 27, 1896 - Budapest: January 29, 1936 | János Kabay (Janos Kabay)

American physicist (1893-1974) | Wallace Clement Sabine Medal, ASA Gold Medal | University of Chicago, Brigham Young University | Provo: December 27, 1893 - May 13, 1974

French journalist | Clermont-Ferrand: December 27, 1887 - Paris: February 12, 1958 | Gilbert Maire | Clermont-Ferrand: December 27, 1887 - Paris: February 12, 1958

Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star | December 27, 1882 - May 5, 2018 | Vladimir Bekauri | December 27, 1882 - May 5, 2018

Japanese noble (1876–1948) | Kyoto: December 27, 1876 - Beppu: October 5, 1948 | Ōtani Kōzui (Otani Kozui) | Kyoto: December 27, 1876 - Beppu: October 5, 1948

German chemist (1869-1953) | Bunsen Medal (1929), Emil Fischer Medal (1927), Fresenius Prize (1927), Carus medal (1942) | Leipzig University | Großdehsa

Anglo-Austalian mathematician and engineer | Kernot Memorial Medal (1927), Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (1909), Knight Bachelor (1939), Peter Nicol

American photographer (1859–1912) | Columbia Law School | New York City: December 27, 1859 - New York City: April 21, 1912 | F. Benedict Herzog | New York

scientist | Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | December 27, 1858 - January 1, 1918 | Sergei Nikolayevich Delitsyn | December 27, 1858 - January 1, 1918

Canadian politician | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | McGill University, High School of Montreal, McGill

Italian mathematician and engineer (1848-1932) | Order of Merit for Labour, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy

scientist | Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | Saint Petersburg: December 27, 1843 - Kara katorga: November 12, 1885 | Orest E. Weimar | Saint Petersburg

American mathematician (1838–1912) | Brooklyn: December 27, 1838 - January 1, 1912 | Eugene Lamb Richards | Brooklyn: December 27, 1838 - January 1, 1912

High school principal, university professor, Swiss mathematician and physicist (1830-1913) | Sissach: December 27, 1830 - Basel: February 3, 1913 | Fritz

Russian mathematician (1823-1886) | Demidov Prize | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University, Moscow State University | Liepāja

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1878), Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Jecker Prize (1861), Rumford

German physicist (1805–1849) | Jena: December 27, 1805 - Dresden: March 19, 1849 | August Seebeck - Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm August Seebeck | Jena: December

German revolutionary | Obernburg am Main: December 27, 1765 - Paris: November 4, 1793 | Adam Lux | Obernburg am Main: December 27, 1765 - Paris: November 4, 1793

botanist (1752-1806) | Merseburg: December 27, 1752 - November 21, 1806 | Karl Gottlob Rössig (Karl Gottlob Rossig) | Merseburg: December 27, 1752 - November 21, 1806

Dutch philosopher (1721-1790) | Leiden University | Franeker: December 27, 1721 - The Hague: July 7, 1790 | François Hemsterhuis (Francois Hemsterhuis)

Italian mathematician | Ximenian Observatory | Trapani: December 27, 1716 - Florence: May 4, 1786 | Leonardo Ximenes | Trapani: December 27, 1716 - Florence: May 4, 1786

1705-1775) | Schaffhausen: December 27, 1705 - Schaffhausen: December 16, 1775 | Thomas Spleiss | Schaffhausen: December 27, 1705 - Schaffhausen: December 16, 1775

English-German aristocrat, army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial administrator (1619-1682) | Royal Fellow of the Royal Society (1665), Order of the Garter