Famous biologists

scientist studying living organisms

845 people

All Alive Deceased
Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher

1602 – 1680 · Age 78
Deceased
Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey

1894 – 1956 · Age 62
Deceased
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin

Alan Lloyd Hodgkin

1914 – 1998 · Age 84
Deceased
Hans Spemann

Hans Spemann

1869 – 1941 · Age 72
Deceased
Theodor Schwann

Theodor Schwann

1810 – 1882 · Age 71
Deceased
John Gurdon

John Gurdon

1933 – 2025 · Age 92
Deceased
Conrad Gessner

Conrad Gessner

1516 – 1565 · Age 49
Deceased
Irwin Rose

Irwin Rose

1926 – 2015 · Age 88
Deceased
Thomas A. Steitz

Thomas A. Steitz

1940 – 2018 · Age 78
Deceased
Albert Claude

Albert Claude

1898 – 1983 · Age 84
Deceased
Laura Bassi

Laura Bassi

1711 – 1778 · Age 66
Deceased
Ralph Steinman

Ralph Steinman

1943 – 2011 · Age 68
Deceased
Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis

1938 – 2011 · Age 73
Deceased
James Lovelock

James Lovelock

1919 – 2022 · Age 103
Deceased
Walter Rudolf Hess

Walter Rudolf Hess

1881 – 1973 · Age 92
Deceased
Al-Jahiz

Al-Jahiz

0775 – 0868 · Age 93
Deceased
André Lwoff

André Lwoff

1902 – 1994 · Age 92
Deceased
Karl Ernst von Baer

Karl Ernst von Baer

1792 – 1876 · Age 84
Deceased
César Milstein

César Milstein

1927 – 2002 · Age 74
Deceased
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

1923 – 2008 · Age 85
Deceased
Gerald Edelman

Gerald Edelman

1929 – 2014 · Age 84
Deceased
Vincent du Vigneaud

Vincent du Vigneaud

1901 – 1978 · Age 77
Deceased
Frederick Chapman Robbins

Frederick Chapman Robbins

1916 – 2003 · Age 86
Deceased
George Wald

George Wald

1906 – 1997 · Age 90
Deceased
Matthias Jacob Schleiden

Matthias Jacob Schleiden

1804 – 1881 · Age 77
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q864503