Most Famous Australian Scientists

Australia has produced 81 notable scientists throughout history, led by Elizabeth Blackburn. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Elizabeth Blackburn — Australian Biologist (Born 1948) , ranked #9248
  2. Barry Marshall — Australian Physician (Born 1951) , ranked #11191
  3. Mark Oliphant — Australian Physicist (1901–2000) , ranked #17311
  4. Raymond Dart — Australian Anthropologist (1893–1988) , ranked #25758
  5. Thomas Brisbane — Australian Astronomer (1773–1860) , ranked #35788
  6. Edgeworth David — Australian Geologist (1858–1934) , ranked #47076
  7. Elizabeth Kenny — Australian Nurse (1880–1952) , ranked #57172
  8. Samuel Warren Carey — Australian Geologist (1911–2002) , ranked #88781
  9. Robert Hanbury Brown — Australian Physicist (1916–2002) , ranked #96103
  10. John Burton Cleland — Australian Botanist (1878–1971) , ranked #113054
  11. David Warren (inventor) — Australian Chemist (1925–2010) , ranked #121196
  12. Alex George — Australian Botanist (Born 1939) , ranked #143939
  13. James Drummond (botanist) — Australian Botanist (1787–1863) , ranked #146893
  14. Richard Dalitz — Australian Physicist (1925–2006) , ranked #148300
  15. John Cade — Australian Psychiatrist (1912–1980) , ranked #161043
  16. Rica Erickson — Australian Botanist (1908–2009) , ranked #171722
  17. Justin Wolfers — Australian Economist (Born 1972) , ranked #178539
  18. Vivian Bullwinkel — Australian Nurse (1915–2000) , ranked #197612
  19. Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson — Australian Botanist (1925–1997) , ranked #211036
  20. Geordie Williamson — Australian Mathematician (Born 1981) , ranked #217832