Famous microbiologists

person who investigates the characteristics of microscopic organisms

113 people

All Alive Deceased
Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur

1822 – 1895 · Age 72
Deceased
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

1632 – 1723 · Age 90
Deceased
Ronald Ross

Ronald Ross

1857 – 1932 · Age 75
Deceased
Élie Metchnikoff

Élie Metchnikoff

1845 – 1916 · Age 71
Deceased
Emmanuelle Charpentier

Emmanuelle Charpentier

1968 · Age 57
Alive
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

1845 – 1922 · Age 76
Deceased
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

1965 · Age 61
Alive
Selman Abraham Waksman

Selman Abraham Waksman

1888 – 1973 · Age 85
Deceased
Charles Nicolle

Charles Nicolle

1866 – 1936 · Age 69
Deceased
Barry Marshall

Barry Marshall

1951 · Age 74
Alive
David Baltimore

David Baltimore

1938 – 2025 · Age 87
Deceased
Satoshi Ōmura

Satoshi Ōmura

1935 · Age 90
Alive
Robin Warren

Robin Warren

1937 – 2024 · Age 87
Deceased
Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis

1938 – 2011 · Age 73
Deceased
Joshua Lederberg

Joshua Lederberg

1925 – 2008 · Age 82
Deceased
Alfred Hershey

Alfred Hershey

1908 – 1997 · Age 88
Deceased
Salvador Luria

Salvador Luria

1912 – 1991 · Age 78
Deceased
Daniel Nathans

Daniel Nathans

1928 – 1999 · Age 71
Deceased
Michael Houghton

Michael Houghton

1949 · Age 77
Alive
Hamilton Smith

Hamilton Smith

1931 – 2025 · Age 94
Deceased
J. Michael Bishop

J. Michael Bishop

1936 · Age 90
Alive
Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck

Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck

1851 – 1931 · Age 79
Deceased
Ferdinand Cohn

Ferdinand Cohn

1828 – 1898 · Age 70
Deceased
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg

Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg

1795 – 1876 · Age 81
Deceased
Hideyo Noguchi

Hideyo Noguchi

1876 – 1928 · Age 51
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q3779582