Neil deGrasse Tyson
Awards & Honours
10
Awards Won
4
Honours
2
Rankings
6
Covers
2
Records
Tyson's career is marked by a string of historic achievements in science communication. He is the first person to have a full-dome planetarium show named after him (Cosmic Origins). His book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry spent months on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over 40 languages. He is one of the few scientists to host a prime-time network television series, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which reached an estimated 135 million viewers worldwide. His podcast StarTalk has consistently ranked among the top science podcasts on Apple Podcasts. In 2015, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has received honorary doctorates from multiple universities and was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 2017.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
International Space Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted for contributions to space science and public outreach.
Time 100 Most Influential People
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Key to the City of New York
Awarded by Mayor Bill de Blasio for science communication.
Asteroid 13123 Tyson
Asteroid named in his honor.
Rankings & Lists
Time 100 Most Influential People
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
Magazine Covers
TIME Magazine
May 11, 2015
The Cosmic Perspective
Rolling Stone
February 12, 2015
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Man Who Made Science Cool Again
Wired
November 2014
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Universe's Best Friend
Forbes
October 2015
The $1 Billion Science Evangelist
Scientific American
September 2017
Astrophysics for Everyone
New York Magazine
March 2014
The Science Guy
Records & Feats
First person to have a full-dome planetarium show named after them
The show Cosmic Origins, based on his work, was the first planetarium show named after a living scientist.
Most watched science documentary series on television
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey reached an estimated 135 million viewers worldwide across all platforms.