Famous geneticists

biologist who studies genetics

210 people

All Alive Deceased
Joshua Lederberg

Joshua Lederberg

1925 – 2008 · Age 82
Deceased
Oliver Smithies

Oliver Smithies

1925 – 2017 · Age 91
Deceased
John Sulston

John Sulston

1942 – 2018 · Age 75
Deceased
Edward Tatum

Edward Tatum

1909 – 1975 · Age 65
Deceased
Edward B. Lewis

Edward B. Lewis

1918 – 2004 · Age 86
Deceased
Howard Temin

Howard Temin

1934 – 1994 · Age 59
Deceased
Trofim Lysenko

Trofim Lysenko

1898 – 1976 · Age 78
Deceased
August Weismann

August Weismann

1834 – 1914 · Age 80
Deceased
Ivan Michurin

Ivan Michurin

1855 – 1935 · Age 79
Deceased
Theodosius Dobzhansky

Theodosius Dobzhansky

1900 – 1975 · Age 75
Deceased
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George Davis Snell

1903 – 1996 · Age 92
Deceased
Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank

1849 – 1926 · Age 77
Deceased
William Bateson

William Bateson

1861 – 1926 · Age 64
Deceased
Oswald Avery

Oswald Avery

1877 – 1955 · Age 77
Deceased
Nettie Stevens

Nettie Stevens

1861 – 1912 · Age 50
Deceased
John Maynard Smith

John Maynard Smith

1920 – 2004 · Age 84
Deceased
M. S. Swaminathan

M. S. Swaminathan

1925 – 2023 · Age 98
Deceased
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

1922 – 2018 · Age 96
Deceased
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Lancelot Hogben

1895 – 1975 · Age 79
Deceased
Margarita Salas

Margarita Salas

1938 – 2019 · Age 80
Deceased
Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen

Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen

1857 – 1927 · Age 70
Deceased
Agnes Arber

Agnes Arber

1879 – 1960 · Age 81
Deceased
Walther Flemming

Walther Flemming

1843 – 1905 · Age 62
Deceased
Francisco J. Ayala

Francisco J. Ayala

1934 – 2023 · Age 88
Deceased
Sewall Wright

Sewall Wright

1889 – 1988 · Age 98
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q3126128