Most Famous Brazilian Scientists

Brazil has produced 56 notable scientists throughout history, led by José Bonifácio de Andrada. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. José Bonifácio de Andrada — Brazilian Naturalist (1763–1838) , ranked #8665
  2. Oswaldo Cruz — Brazilian Physician (1872–1917) , ranked #32156
  3. Darcy Ribeiro — Brazilian Anthropologist (1922–1997) , ranked #33462
  4. Milton Santos — Brazilian Geographer (1926–2001) , ranked #35106
  5. Celso Furtado — Brazilian Economist (1920–2004) , ranked #40554
  6. Augusto Cury — Brazilian Psychologist (Born 1958) , ranked #50389
  7. Vital Brazil — Brazilian Biologist (1865–1950) , ranked #74700
  8. Jacob Palis — Brazilian Mathematician (Born 1940) , ranked #97434
  9. Warwick Estevam Kerr — Brazilian Biologist (1922–2018) , ranked #99209
  10. Raimundo Nina Rodrigues — Brazilian Psychiatrist (1862–1906) , ranked #133876
  11. Theotônio dos Santos — Brazilian Economist (1936–2018) , ranked #139496
  12. Jacques Huber — Brazilian Botanist (1867–1914) , ranked #184778
  13. Arthur Ramos — Brazilian Physician (1903–1949) , ranked #186874
  14. Líbero Badaró — Brazilian Botanist (1798–1830) , ranked #187615
  15. Welington de Melo — Brazilian Mathematician (1946–2016) , ranked #200634
  16. Orlando Villas Bôas — Brazilian Anthropologist (1914–2002) , ranked #200967
  17. Edmar Bacha — Brazilian Economist (Born 1942) , ranked #225741
  18. Harri Lorenzi — Brazilian Botanist (Born 1949) , ranked #226476
  19. Graziela Maciel Barroso — Brazilian Botanist (1912–2003) , ranked #252443
  20. Içami Tiba — Brazilian Physician (1941–2015) , ranked #261130