Famous geneticists

biologist who studies genetics

101 people

All Alive Deceased
Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins

1941 · Age 84
Alive
Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel

1822 – 1884 · Age 61
Deceased
Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin

1920 – 1958 · Age 37
Deceased
James Watson

James Watson

1928 – 2025 · Age 97
Deceased
Francis Crick

Francis Crick

1916 – 2004 · Age 88
Deceased
Barbara McClintock

Barbara McClintock

1902 – 1992 · Age 90
Deceased
Norman Borlaug

Norman Borlaug

1914 – 2009 · Age 95
Deceased
Thomas Hunt Morgan

Thomas Hunt Morgan

1866 – 1945 · Age 79
Deceased
Emmanuelle Charpentier

Emmanuelle Charpentier

1968 · Age 57
Alive
Carol Greider

Carol Greider

1961 · Age 64
Alive
Aziz Sancar

Aziz Sancar

1946 · Age 79
Alive
Har Gobind Khorana

Har Gobind Khorana

1922 – 2011 · Age 89
Deceased
Jacques Monod

Jacques Monod

1910 – 1976 · Age 66
Deceased
Francis Galton

Francis Galton

1822 – 1911 · Age 88
Deceased
Sydney Brenner

Sydney Brenner

1927 – 2019 · Age 92
Deceased
Claude Shannon

Claude Shannon

1916 – 2001 · Age 84
Deceased
Svante Pääbo

Svante Pääbo

1955 · Age 70
Alive
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

1942 · Age 83
Alive
François Jacob

François Jacob

1920 – 2013 · Age 92
Deceased
Baruch Samuel Blumberg

Baruch Samuel Blumberg

1925 – 2011 · Age 85
Deceased
David Baltimore

David Baltimore

1938 – 2025 · Age 87
Deceased
Ronald Fisher

Ronald Fisher

1890 – 1962 · Age 72
Deceased
Tomas Lindahl

Tomas Lindahl

1938 · Age 88
Alive
Max Delbrück

Max Delbrück

1906 – 1981 · Age 74
Deceased
J.B.S. Haldane

J.B.S. Haldane

1892 – 1964 · Age 72
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q3126128