Most Famous Scientists in the World
There are 8,280 notable scientists in the dataset, with the most coming from Germany and United States. Albert Einstein holds the top rank. Based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 notable people throughout history.
Category All
Citizenship All
AE
Albert Einstein German Physicist 1879 – 1955
#
5
CD
Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809 – 1882
#
12
KM
Karl Marx German Economist 1818 – 1883
#
16
ML
Martin Luther Holy Roman Linguist 1483 – 1546
#
22
A
Aristotle Greek Biologist -383 – -322
#
26
GG
Galileo Galilei Italian Astronomer 1564 – 1642
#
28
SH
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942 – 2018
#
40
IN
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643 – 1727
#
41
MC
Marie Curie Polish Physicist 1867 – 1934
#
66
LP
Louis Pasteur French Biologist 1822 – 1895
#
120
NC
Nicolaus Copernicus Polish Astronomer 1473 – 1543
#
161
BR
Bertrand Russell British Mathematician 1872 – 1970
#
181
CL
Carl Linnaeus Swedish Geologist 1707 – 1778
#
197
AS
Adam Smith British Economist 1723 – 1790
#
220
BP
Blaise Pascal French Mathematician 1623 – 1662
#
255
MW
Max Weber German Sociologist 1864 – 1920
#
268
JM
John Maynard Keynes British Economist 1883 – 1946
#
274
JK
Johannes Kepler German Naturalist 1571 – 1630
#
283
RF
Richard Feynman American Physicist 1918 – 1988
#
319
GB
Giordano Bruno Italian Astronomer 1548 – 1600
#
322