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.
Category All
Citizenship All
FM
Frank Macfarlane Burnet Australian Immunologist 1899 – 1985
#
14,020
DC
David Chalmers Australian Philosopher Born 1966
#
18,236
GM
Gregory Mathews Australian Ornithologist 1876 – 1949
#
107,425
GC
Graeme Clark (doctor) Australian Professor Born 1935
#
128,729
VP
Val Plumwood Australian Philosopher 1939 – 2008
#
196,514
RS
Reg Sprigg Australian Palaeontologist 1919 – 1994
#
203,150
DM
Donald Metcalf Australian Immunologist 1929 – 2014
#
219,022
GL
Gavin Long Australian Historian 1901 – 1968
#
221,078
RA
Rupert Allan Willis Australian Oncologist 1898 – 1980
#
259,232
PC
Peter Corris Australian Academic 1942 – 2018
#
294,067
FS
Fiona Stanley Australian Epidemiologist Born 1946
#
311,957
WM
Walter Murdoch Australian Academic 1874 – 1970
#
313,760
AM
Ainslie Meares Australian Therapist 1910 – 1986
#
343,309
RH
Rita Harradence Australian Biochemist 1915 – 2012
#
364,519
GL
Genevieve Lloyd Australian Philosopher Born 1941
#
381,836
FH
Frederick Holder Australian Teacher 1850 – 1909
#
395,705
JD
John Dryzek Australian Academic Born 1953
#
403,163
RD
Rupert Downes Australian Historian 1885 – 1945
#
510,147
AO
Alicia Oshlack Australian Bioinformatician Born 1975
#
524,409
DB
Des Ball Australian Academic 1947 – 2016
#
648,954