Most Famous South African Scientists & Academics

38 South African Scientists & Academics in view out of 38

Science 38
South Africa 631
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard South African Surgeon 1922 – 2001
#3,826
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner South African Biologist 1927 – 2019
#11,203
AD
Alexander du Toit South African Geologist 1878 – 1948
#84,950
MF
Meyer Fortes South African Anthropologist 1906 – 1983
#87,695
DG
Danie G. Krige South African Statistician 1919 – 2013
#184,309
Isaac Schapera
Isaac Schapera South African Anthropologist 1905 – 2003
#198,770
MW
Monica Wilson South African Anthropologist 1908 – 1982
#203,162
LB
Louisa Bolus South African Botanist 1877 – 1970
#213,126
Arthur Martin-Leake
Arthur Martin-Leake South African Physician 1874 – 1953
#315,557
IB
Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans South African Botanist 1879 – 1968
#333,979
Mamokgethi Phakeng
Mamokgethi Phakeng South African Mathematician Born 1966
#423,751
Harry Grindell Matthews
Harry Grindell Matthews South African Inventor 1880 – 1941
#431,760
MP
Mary Pocock South African Botanist 1886 – 1977
#499,938
Miriam Phoebe de Vos
Miriam Phoebe de Vos South African Botanist 1912 – 2005
#508,276
JC
Jan C. A. Boeyens South African Chemist 1934 – 2015
#540,334
EP
Eve Palmer South African Botanist 1916 – 1998
#557,799
AF
Alexander F. I. Forbes South African Astronomer 1871 – 1959
#564,897
Malegapuru William Makgoba
Malegapuru William Makgoba South African Physician Born 1952
#595,025
AP
Alice Pegler South African Botanist 1861 – 1929
#613,270
NS
Neville Stuart Pillans South African Botanist 1884 – 1964
#623,830
Alwin Karl Haagner
Alwin Karl Haagner South African Ornithologist 1880 – 1962
#644,922
Trefor Jenkins
Trefor Jenkins South African Geneticist Born 1932
#655,358
Tshilidzi Marwala
Tshilidzi Marwala South African Computer Scientist Born 1971
#674,307
Alexander William Roberts
Alexander William Roberts South African Astronomer 1857 – 1938
#679,845
Winsome Fanny Barker
Winsome Fanny Barker South African Botanist 1907 – 1994
#745,040
LN
Loyiso Nongxa South African Mathematician Born 1953
#763,794
AW
Alan William James Cousins South African Astronomer 1903 – 2001
#775,114
PV
Peter Vale South African Professor Born 1947
#809,230
Amy Jacot Guillarmod
Amy Jacot Guillarmod South African Botanist 1911 – 1992
#862,187
CB
Carruthers Beattie South African Physicist 1866 – 1946
#918,716
KV
Kit Vaughan South African Academic Born 1953
#1,002,224
TP
Tony Pooley South African Naturalist 1938 – 2004
#1,072,743
ZN
Zephany Nurse South African Nurse Born 1997
#1,475,357
Lesetja Kganyago
Lesetja Kganyago South African Economist Born 1965
#1,483,932
FN
Fulufhelo Nelwamondo South African Computer Scientist
#1,731,715
MS
Marion Scheepers South African Mathematician Born 1957
#1,768,878
TW
Traugott Wilhelm Gevers South African Geologist 1900 – 1991
#1,815,793
FL
Ferdie le Grange South African Plastic Surgeon 1948 – 2013
#2,686,405

By the numbers

Inside South Africa Scientists & Academics

38 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among South Africa Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1900s with 6 people.

What South Africa Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Botanist are South Africa Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 24% of all notables (9).

South Africa Scientists & Academics over-index on botanist — 41.5× the global rate.

  1. Botanist9
  2. Anthropologist3
  3. Mathematician3
  4. Astronomer3
  5. Geologist2
  6. Physician2
  7. Computer Scientist2
  8. Surgeon1
  1. Botanist941.5×