Most Famous Australian Academics

Australia has produced 40 notable academics throughout history, led by Frank Macfarlane Burnet. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Frank Macfarlane Burnet — Australian Immunologist (1899–1985) , ranked #14020
  2. David Chalmers — Australian Philosopher (Born 1966) , ranked #18236
  3. Gregory Mathews — Australian Ornithologist (1876–1949) , ranked #107425
  4. Graeme Clark (doctor) — Australian Professor (Born 1935) , ranked #128729
  5. Val Plumwood — Australian Philosopher (1939–2008) , ranked #196514
  6. Reg Sprigg — Australian Palaeontologist (1919–1994) , ranked #203150
  7. Donald Metcalf — Australian Immunologist (1929–2014) , ranked #219022
  8. Gavin Long — Australian Historian (1901–1968) , ranked #221078
  9. Rupert Allan Willis — Australian Oncologist (1898–1980) , ranked #259232
  10. Peter Corris — Australian Academic (1942–2018) , ranked #294067
  11. Fiona Stanley — Australian Epidemiologist (Born 1946) , ranked #311957
  12. Walter Murdoch — Australian Academic (1874–1970) , ranked #313760
  13. Ainslie Meares — Australian Therapist (1910–1986) , ranked #343309
  14. Rita Harradence — Australian Biochemist (1915–2012) , ranked #364519
  15. Genevieve Lloyd — Australian Philosopher (Born 1941) , ranked #381836
  16. Frederick Holder — Australian Teacher (1850–1909) , ranked #395705
  17. John Dryzek — Australian Academic (Born 1953) , ranked #403163
  18. Rupert Downes — Australian Historian (1885–1945) , ranked #510147
  19. Alicia Oshlack — Australian Bioinformatician (Born 1975) , ranked #524409
  20. Des Ball — Australian Academic (1947–2016) , ranked #648954