Most Famous Irish Scientists & Academics

43 Irish Scientists & Academics in view out of 43

Science 43
Ireland 1,143
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle Irish Physicist 1627 – 1691
#1,609
RC
Richard Cantillon Irish Economist 1680 – 1734
#13,963
Ernest Walton
Ernest Walton Irish Physicist 1903 – 1995
#16,499
John Philip Holland
John Philip Holland Irish Engineer 1841 – 1914
#33,014
George Johnstone Stoney
George Johnstone Stoney Irish Physicist 1826 – 1911
#35,461
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice Irish Education 1762 – 1844
#60,410
Louise Richardson
Louise Richardson Irish Professor Born 1958
#64,203
John Joly
John Joly Irish Physicist 1857 – 1933
#64,834
Charles Handy
Charles Handy Irish Economist Born 1932
#72,946
LP
Lawrence Parsons (4th Earl of Rosse) Irish Astronomer 1840 – 1908
#164,916
John Casey (mathematician)
John Casey (mathematician) Irish Mathematician 1820 – 1891
#191,716
WH
William Higgins (chemist) Irish Chemist 1763 – 1825
#199,238
Edwin John Butler
Edwin John Butler Irish Botanist 1874 – 1943
#211,504
PM
Peter Mair Irish Scientist 1951 – 2011
#222,662
S. L. Loney
S. L. Loney Irish Mathematician 1860 – 1939
#224,112
WM
W. M. Gorman Irish Economist 1923 – 2003
#227,788
EH
Ellen Hutchins Irish Botanist 1785 – 1815
#256,585
Eugene O'Curry
Eugene O'Curry Irish Academic 1794 – 1862
#298,065
MB
Mary Brück Irish Astronomer 1925 – 2008
#354,215
MN
Maurice Neligan Irish Surgeon 1937 – 2010
#375,836
SH
Savita Halappanavar Irish Biologist 1981 – 2012
#455,132
John A. Ryan
John A. Ryan Irish Economist 1868 – 1945
#490,603
JR
John Rutty Irish Chemist 1697 – 1775
#498,796
AF
Arthur Francis George Kerr Irish Botanist 1877 – 1942
#498,974
Sheila Tinney
Sheila Tinney Irish Mathematician 1918 – 2010
#549,020
PH
Patrick Henry Cronin Irish Physician 1846 – 1889
#562,912
NF
Noel Fitzpatrick Irish Physician Born 1967
#640,592
SR
Sinfer Rischatowitsch Ismagilow Irish Chemist Born 1947
#668,527
Richard Barter
Richard Barter Irish Physician 1802 – 1870
#690,083
DV
Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald Irish Ornithologist 1910 – 1974
#717,530
John Breslin
John Breslin Irish Engineer Born 1973
#743,676
WM
Wilhelm Mac Neven O’Kelly ab Aghrim Irish Academic 1713 – 1787
#794,812
SC
Sister Consilio Irish Nurse Born 1937
#851,310
Joe Griffin (psychologist)
Joe Griffin (psychologist) Irish Psychologist Born 1947
#1,064,761
EM
Emily MacManus Irish Nurse 1886 – 1978
#1,100,563
Charles Alexander MacMunn
Charles Alexander MacMunn Irish Physician 1852 – 1911
#1,127,170
SC
Samuel Crumpe Irish Physician 1766 – 1796
#1,187,695
PF
Patrick Foley Irish Professor 1857 – 1926
#1,196,613
Daniel Charles O'Connell
Daniel Charles O'Connell Irish Education 1745 – 1833
#1,196,765
Charles J. Patten
Charles J. Patten Irish Ornithologist 1870 – 1949
#1,499,266
VB
Veronica Burns Irish Geologist 1914 – 1998
#1,689,934
MK
Michael Kennelly Irish Academic 1914 – 2011
#1,997,783
SM
Séamus Mac an Iomaire Irish Botanist 1891 – 1967
#2,105,755

By the numbers

Inside Ireland Scientists & Academics

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Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous ireland scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Ireland Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1910s with 4 people.

What Ireland Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Physician are Ireland Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 12% of all notables (5).

Ireland Scientists & Academics over-index on physician — 15.4× the global rate.

  1. Physician5
  2. Physicist4
  3. Economist4
  4. Botanist4
  5. Mathematician3
  6. Chemist3
  7. Academic3
  8. Engineer2
  1. Physician515.4×