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Most Famous British Scientists & Academics
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Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809–1882
Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809–1882 40 SH 
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942–2018
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942–2018 41 IN 
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643–1727
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643–1727 167 AT 
Alan Turing British Computer Scientist 1912–1954
Alan Turing British Computer Scientist 1912–1954 181 BR 
Bertrand Russell British Mathematician 1872–1970
Bertrand Russell British Mathematician 1872–1970 220 AS 
Adam Smith British Economist 1723–1790
Adam Smith British Economist 1723–1790 274 JM 
John Maynard Keynes British Economist 1883–1946
John Maynard Keynes British Economist 1883–1946 441 RD 
Richard Dawkins British Biologist b. 1941
Richard Dawkins British Biologist b. 1941 882 JJ 
J. J. Thomson British Physicist 1856–1940
J. J. Thomson British Physicist 1856–1940 1,045 GB 
George Boole British Mathematician 1815–1864
George Boole British Mathematician 1815–1864 1,276 AR 
Alfred Russel Wallace British Mathematician 1823–1913
Alfred Russel Wallace British Mathematician 1823–1913 1,332 JW 
James Watt British Engineer 1736–1819
James Watt British Engineer 1736–1819 1,342 TR 
Thomas Robert Malthus British Economist 1766–1834
Thomas Robert Malthus British Economist 1766–1834 1,402 EJ 
Edward Jenner British Physician 1749–1823
Edward Jenner British Physician 1749–1823 1,538 RF 
Rosalind Franklin British Chemist 1920–1958
Rosalind Franklin British Chemist 1920–1958 1,654 JD 
John Dalton British Chemist 1766–1844
John Dalton British Chemist 1766–1844 1,951 TH 
Thomas Henry Huxley British Biologist 1825–1895
Thomas Henry Huxley British Biologist 1825–1895 1,970 OS 
Oliver Sacks British Neurologist 1933–2015
Oliver Sacks British Neurologist 1933–2015 2,335 HD 
Humphry Davy British Chemist 1778–1829
Humphry Davy British Chemist 1778–1829 2,495 HC 
Howard Carter British Anthropologist 1874–1939
Howard Carter British Anthropologist 1874–1939 2,566 RP 
Roger Penrose British Mathematician b. 1931
Roger Penrose British Mathematician b. 1931 2,689 WH 
William Harvey British Biologist 1578–1657
William Harvey British Biologist 1578–1657 2,737 JC 
James Chadwick British Scientist 1891–1974
James Chadwick British Scientist 1891–1974 2,987 GH 
G. H. Hardy British Mathematician 1877–1947
G. H. Hardy British Mathematician 1877–1947 3,031 JM 
John Muir British Botanist 1838–1914
John Muir British Botanist 1838–1914 3,189 RF 
Richard Francis Burton British Geographer 1821–1890
Richard Francis Burton British Geographer 1821–1890 3,399 EH 
Edmond Halley British Mathematician 1656–1742
Edmond Halley British Mathematician 1656–1742 3,479 FD 
Freeman Dyson British Mathematician 1923–2020
Freeman Dyson British Mathematician 1923–2020 3,891 BM Bronisław Malinowski British Anthropologist 1884–1942
3,921 JL 
Joseph Lister British Physician 1827–1912
Joseph Lister British Physician 1827–1912 4,213 FH 
Fred Hoyle British Astronomer 1915–2001
Fred Hoyle British Astronomer 1915–2001 4,219 TY 
Thomas Young (scientist) British Astronomer 1773–1829
Thomas Young (scientist) British Astronomer 1773–1829 4,274 CL 
Charles Lyell British Geologist 1797–1875
Charles Lyell British Geologist 1797–1875 4,519 AG 
Anthony Giddens British Sociologist b. 1938
Anthony Giddens British Sociologist b. 1938 4,984 EC 
Edith Cavell British Nurse 1865–1915
Edith Cavell British Nurse 1865–1915 5,203 JH 
James Hutton British Geologist 1726–1797
James Hutton British Geologist 1726–1797 5,640 RO 
Richard Owen British Biologist 1804–1892
Richard Owen British Biologist 1804–1892 5,706 RB 
Robert Brown (botanist (Born 1773)) British Botanist 1773–1858
Robert Brown (botanist (Born 1773)) British Botanist 1773–1858 5,738 RR 
Ronald Ross British Physician 1857–1932
Ronald Ross British Physician 1857–1932 5,878 FS 
Frederick Sanger British Biochemist 1918–2013
Frederick Sanger British Biochemist 1918–2013 6,222 GB 
Gregory Bateson British Anthropologist 1904–1980
Gregory Bateson British Anthropologist 1904–1980 6,701 HF 
Henry Fox Talbot British Scientist 1800–1877
Henry Fox Talbot British Scientist 1800–1877 6,709 AE 
Arthur Evans British Anthropologist 1851–1941
Arthur Evans British Anthropologist 1851–1941 6,820 AD Augustus De Morgan British Mathematician 1806–1871
6,856 GH 
George Herbert (5th Earl of Carnarvon) British Anthropologist 1866–1923
George Herbert (5th Earl of Carnarvon) British Anthropologist 1866–1923 6,879 JW 
John William Strutt (3rd Baron Rayleigh) British Physicist 1842–1919
John William Strutt (3rd Baron Rayleigh) British Physicist 1842–1919 7,250 ED 
Erasmus Darwin British Biologist 1731–1802
Erasmus Darwin British Biologist 1731–1802 7,435 MA 
Mary Anning British Palaeontologist 1799–1847
Mary Anning British Palaeontologist 1799–1847 7,629 BC Brian Cox (physicist) British Physicist b. 1968
7,918 RA Richard Arkwright British Engineer 1732–1792
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