5 famous scientists By tigerlilyguy Feb 19, 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus He discovered that the earth and all of the planets revolve around the sun. Feb 15, 1564 Galileo Galilei Jan 4, 1643 Issac Newton Feb 12, 1809 Charles Darwin Mar 14, 1879 Albert Einstein 14 Mar 1879 - 18 Apr 1955