Brian May is, and was, the guitarist for Queen.
He received received his doctorate summer of 2007. His thesis was titled "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud".
From Slashdot.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Brian May, Astrophysicist
No, he is not a recently deceased obscure scientist with an unheralded brilliant mind whose contribution to scientific knowledge spans the entire galaxy.
