# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/simonetta-di-pippo
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:00:15.360Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/simonetta-di-pippo"
name: "Simonetta Di Pippo"
slug: "simonetta-di-pippo"
description: "Simonetta Di Pippo is an Italian astrophysicist and former Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). She holds a Master’s Degree in Astrophysics and Space Physics from University \"La Sapienza\", and an Honoris Causa Degree in Environmental Studies, and an Honoris Causa Degree of Doctor in International Affairs. In 2008, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) named asteroid 21887 \"dipippo\" in honour of her contribution to space activities and in 2006, she was knighted by the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi."
tagline: "Italian physicist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Simonetta_Di_Pippo_speaking_at_the_WIA-Europe_Breakfast_at_GLIS_2016_(27424938981).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Italy"
  isoCode: "IT"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1959-06-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.636363636363636
  historical:           10.07581066666667
  currentAttention:     42.42424242424241
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/SDiPippo_OOSA"
    handle:    "SDiPippo_OOSA"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Di_Pippo"
    title: "Simonetta Di Pippo"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Di_Pippo"
    title: "Simonetta Di Pippo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "سیمونتا دی پیپو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Simonetta Di Pippo"
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    title: "Simonetta Di Pippo"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Di_Pippo"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump