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