List of Famous people with last name Mayor

Michel Mayor

Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor
First Name Michel
Last Name Mayor
Born on January 12, 1942 (age 82)

Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor is a Swiss astrophysicist and professor emeritus at the University of Geneva's Department of Astronomy. He formally retired in 2007, but remains active as a researcher at the Observatory of Geneva. He is co-laureate of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Jim Peebles and Didier Queloz, and the winner of the 2010 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize and the 2015 Kyoto Prize.

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Nicolás García Mayor

First Name Nicolás
Last Name Mayor
Born on December 15, 1978 (age 45)

Nicolás García Mayor is an Argentine entrepreneur and industrial designer focused in humanitarian development, social innovation and environmental preservation. He worked and lived in Europe conducting various architectural and innovation design projects. Since 2000 he has been working as an Industrial Humanitarian Designer, identifying, designing, developing and implementing innovative solutions in countries in South America and abroad, including China, Austria, Spain, France, United Arab Emirates. Today, his designs travel around the globe and have been showcased in many countries. Among other recognitions, in 2014 he was awarded by JCI with Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World TOYP for his contribution to children, world peace and human rights. With his humanitarian innovation called Cmax System, he was invited to present in the 68th the United Nations General Assembly UN, in New York City. He was also invited to Vatican City by Pope Francis, who blessed his project for the humanitarian work refugees. The Government of Argentina honored him with one of the country’s highest awards “Ambassador of Argentina Country Brand” and the Senate of the Argentina Nation bestowed the award for “The Latin America Development Leadership”. In 2016, the US Government gave permanent residency status citing “Extraordinary Ability” and “Brilliant Talent”. As a social entrepreneur, he has given multiple TED (conference) around the globe and has worked as an innovation consultant for international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the Inter-American Development Bank, universities worldwide, national and local governments and NGOs. Nicolas has been a Jury of Honor of Balseiro Institute and the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina. Garcia Mayor has also consulted as a researcher on humanitarian needs, assessments and mitigation for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina, Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi, Nigeria Future Energy Group NIFEG, Salzburg Seminar in Austria. He was also selected by consultant Marcus Evans to join the World Industrial Design Summit in Cannes and Berlin as a consultant to leaders such as BMW, Audi, Coca-Cola, Google and Facebook among other companies.

  • Founder of 5 companies
  • Co-Founder and President of 8 NGOs and social benefit organizations
  • Designer and developer of over 200 innovative products
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Carlos Sotto Mayor

First Name Carlos
Last Name Mayor
Born on June 9, 1961 (age 63)
Born in Brazil, Ceará
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