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.
Category All
Citizenship All
EB
Elizabeth Blackburn Australian Biologist Born 1948
#
9,248
BM
Barry Marshall Australian Physician Born 1951
#
11,191
MO
Mark Oliphant Australian Physicist 1901 – 2000
#
17,311
RD
Raymond Dart Australian Anthropologist 1893 – 1988
#
25,758
TB
Thomas Brisbane Australian Astronomer 1773 – 1860
#
35,788
ED
Edgeworth David Australian Geologist 1858 – 1934
#
47,076
EK
Elizabeth Kenny Australian Nurse 1880 – 1952
#
57,172
SW
Samuel Warren Carey Australian Geologist 1911 – 2002
#
88,781
RH
Robert Hanbury Brown Australian Physicist 1916 – 2002
#
96,103
JB
John Burton Cleland Australian Botanist 1878 – 1971
#
113,054
DW
David Warren (inventor) Australian Chemist 1925 – 2010
#
121,196
AG
Alex George Australian Botanist Born 1939
#
143,939
JD
James Drummond (botanist) Australian Botanist 1787 – 1863
#
146,893
RD
Richard Dalitz Australian Physicist 1925 – 2006
#
148,300
JC
John Cade Australian Psychiatrist 1912 – 1980
#
161,043
RE
Rica Erickson Australian Botanist 1908 – 2009
#
171,722
JW
Justin Wolfers Australian Economist Born 1972
#
178,539
VB
Vivian Bullwinkel Australian Nurse 1915 – 2000
#
197,612
LA
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson Australian Botanist 1925 – 1997
#
211,036
GW
Geordie Williamson Australian Mathematician Born 1981
#
217,832