Most Famous Spanish Scientists & Academics

50 Spanish Scientists & Academics in view out of 346

Science 346
Spain 5,183
Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava Spanish Engineer Born 1951
#1,809
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal Spanish Physician 1852 – 1934
#2,085
Michael Servetus
Michael Servetus Spanish Physician 1509 – 1553
#3,273
Severo Ochoa
Severo Ochoa Spanish Physician 1905 – 1993
#5,705
Manuel Castells
Manuel Castells Spanish Sociologist Born 1942
#6,511
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia Spanish Teacher 1859 – 1909
#11,985
Al-Zahrawi
Al-Zahrawi Spanish Surgeon 936 – 1013
#15,009
Arnaldus de Villa Nova
Arnaldus de Villa Nova Spanish Physician 1240 – 1311
#16,611
Ibn Zuhr
Ibn Zuhr Spanish Physician 1091 – 1162
#21,072
Juan de Herrera
Juan de Herrera Spanish Mathematician 1530 – 1593
#22,238
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo Spanish Mathematician 1852 – 1936
#25,351
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Spanish Naturalist 1928 – 1980
#29,312
Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Xavier Sala-i-Martin Spanish Economist Born 1962
#30,953
MO
Mathieu Orfila Spanish Chemist 1787 – 1853
#33,993
Agustín de Betancourt
Agustín de Betancourt Spanish Engineer 1758 – 1824
#34,381
Juan Ignacio Molina
Juan Ignacio Molina Spanish Entomologist 1737 – 1829
#38,110
Félix de Azara
Félix de Azara Spanish Naturalist 1742 – 1821
#39,112
Raimondo di Sangro
Raimondo di Sangro Spanish Inventor 1710 – 1771
#39,123
Jorge Juan y Santacilia
Jorge Juan y Santacilia Spanish Scientist 1713 – 1773
#48,128
Hipólito Unanue
Hipólito Unanue Spanish Botanist 1755 – 1833
#55,635
Jose Migel Barandiaran
Jose Migel Barandiaran Spanish Anthropologist 1889 – 1991
#59,455
Juan Pablo Bonet
Juan Pablo Bonet Spanish Education 1579 – 1633
#62,531
Enrique V. Iglesias
Enrique V. Iglesias Spanish Economist Born 1930
#64,405
Juan Huarte de San Juan
Juan Huarte de San Juan Spanish Physician 1529 – 1589
#66,299
Hipólito Ruiz López
Hipólito Ruiz López Spanish Botanist 1754 – 1816
#75,567
Francisco Manuel Blanco
Francisco Manuel Blanco Spanish Botanist 1778 – 1845
#81,527
Margarita Salas
Margarita Salas Spanish Biochemist 1938 – 2019
#85,551
Francisco Javier de Balmis
Francisco Javier de Balmis Spanish Physician 1753 – 1819
#87,822
RM
Raymond Martini Spanish Scientist 1215 – 1285
#89,012
Eudald Carbonell
Eudald Carbonell Spanish Anthropologist Born 1953
#93,650
Alberto Palacio
Alberto Palacio Spanish Engineer 1856 – 1939
#96,334
Jaume Ferran i Clua
Jaume Ferran i Clua Spanish Biologist 1851 – 1929
#97,200
JA
José Antonio Pavón Jiménez Spanish Botanist 1754 – 1840
#99,613
José de Viera y Clavijo
José de Viera y Clavijo Spanish Botanist 1731 – 1813
#115,156
Manuel Bartolomé Cossío
Manuel Bartolomé Cossío Spanish Professor 1857 – 1935
#116,140
Vicenç Navarro
Vicenç Navarro Spanish Sociologist Born 1937
#117,618
Martín Almagro Basch
Martín Almagro Basch Spanish Archaeologist 1911 – 1984
#122,459
Bernat Soria
Bernat Soria Spanish Physician Born 1951
#122,909
AA
Abū al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī al-Qalaṣādī Spanish Mathematician 1412 – 1486
#123,090
Mariano Lagasca
Mariano Lagasca Spanish Botanist 1776 – 1839
#123,815
Pío del Río Hortega
Pío del Río Hortega Spanish Neuroscientist 1882 – 1945
#123,892
Avelino Corma Canos
Avelino Corma Canos Spanish Chemist Born 1951
#126,598
Casimiro Gómez Ortega
Casimiro Gómez Ortega Spanish Botanist 1741 – 1818
#129,756
Álvaro Flórez Estrada
Álvaro Flórez Estrada Spanish Economist 1766 – 1853
#133,470
Ángela Ruiz Robles
Ángela Ruiz Robles Spanish Inventor 1895 – 1975
#139,549
MV
Mateo Valero Spanish Academic Born 1952
#140,396
María Blasco Marhuenda
María Blasco Marhuenda Spanish Research Born 1965
#144,014
Simón de Roxas Clemente y Rubio
Simón de Roxas Clemente y Rubio Spanish Botanist 1777 – 1827
#147,770
Pedro Simón
Pedro Simón Spanish Anthropologist 1574 – 1628
#148,592
Amando de Miguel
Amando de Miguel Spanish Sociologist Born 1937
#160,328

By the numbers

Inside Spain Scientists & Academics

346 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous spain scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Spain Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1950s with 42 people.

What Spain Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Physician are Spain Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 17% of all notables (58).

Spain Scientists & Academics over-index on research — 68.8× the global rate.

  1. Physician58
  2. Academic46
  3. Botanist31
  4. Economist17
  5. Anthropologist17
  6. Archaeologist17
  7. Professor16
  8. Engineer14
  1. Research768.8×
  2. Archaeologist1731.6×
  3. Professor1628.5×
  4. Sociologist1026.2×
  5. Physician5822.1×
  6. Scientist919.0×
  7. Anthropologist1717.9×
  8. Academic4617.4×

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