Most Famous American Academics

Top Ranked

1. Noam Chomsky — American Philosopher (Born 1928) , ranked #105
2. Neil Armstrong — American Astronaut (1930–2012) , ranked #227
3. John Dewey — American Philosopher (1859–1952) , ranked #715
4. William James — American Philosopher (1842–1910) , ranked #998
5. W. E. B. Du Bois — American Historian (1868–1963) , ranked #1128
6. Buzz Aldrin — American Astronaut (Born 1930) , ranked #1147
7. Alan Shepard — American Astronaut (1923–1998) , ranked #1882
8. Jonathan Edwards (theologian) — American Theologian (1703–1758) , ranked #4504
9. George Herbert Mead — American Philosopher (1863–1931) , ranked #4680
10. Lawrence Lessig — American Academic (Born 1961) , ranked #4728
11. Edgar Cayce — American Research (1877–1945) , ranked #5095
12. Nassim Nicholas Taleb — American Philosopher (Born 1960) , ranked #5859
13. Edgar Mitchell — American Astronaut (1930–2016) , ranked #5994
14. Reinhold Niebuhr — American Theologian (1892–1971) , ranked #6651
15. Will Durant — American Historian (1885–1981) , ranked #6840
16. Gordon Allport — American Research (1897–1967) , ranked #7049
17. Noah Webster — American Lexicographer (1758–1843) , ranked #7209
18. Gus Grissom — American Instructor (1926–1967) , ranked #7421
19. Henrietta Lacks — American Medical (1920–1951) , ranked #8469
20. Anne Sullivan — American Teacher (1866–1936) , ranked #8700