Top 20 Biologist celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Biologist celebrities [Updated May 9, 2021].
Temple Grandin was born
on August 29, 1947
in Boston, United States.
She is a best-selling author on the subject of animal welfare, and in 2010 she was listed in the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the "Heroes" category.
Net Worth 2020: $1 Million
EO Wilson was born
on June 10, 1929
in Birmingham, United States.
He created the phrase 'scientific humanism.'
Norman Borlaug was born
on March 25, 1914
in Cresco, United States.
His new strains of crops were introduced to great success in developing countries like Pakistan, India and Mexico, where they saved millions from starvation.
Keven Stonewall was born
on September 20, 1994
in Chicago, United States.
After high school, he went on to attend the University of Wisconsin, Madison and continue his colon cancer research.
Lawrence B. Slobodkin was born
on June 22, 1928
in United States.
He published the book 'A Citizen's Guide to Ecology' in 2003 and he was president of the American Society of Naturalists in 1985.
Lawrence Hunter was born
on January 18, 1961
in United States.
He established several international bioinformatics gatherings, including the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing and the Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference.
Kenneth R Miller was born
on July 14, 1948
in United States.
In 1999, he authored Finding Darwin's God, a work that critiques creationism and argues that a scientific belief in evolution and a faith-based trust in a higher power are not mutually exclusive views. Miller, a practicing Roman Catholic, became a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2010.
James Watson was born
on April 6, 1928
in Chicago, United States.
Molecular biologist who co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick. Nine years later, in 1962, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his revolutionary work.
From 1988 and 1992, he was associated with the National Institutes of Health, where he helped establish the Human Genome Project, an international scientific research project with the goal of mapping out the total genes of the human genome from both a physical and functional standpoint.
Frances Arnold was born
on July 25, 1956
in United States.
In 2011 she received the Draper Prize for her her work in engineering.
Lynn Margulis was born
on March 5, 1938
in Chicago, United States.
She was selected to be a apart of the Leonardo DaVinci Society of Thinking in 2010.
Wendell Meredith Stanley was born
on August 16, 1904
in Ridgeville, United States.
He was a Professor of Biochemistry at University of California, Berkeley.
Harry Steenbock was born
on August 16, 1886
in Madison, United States.
He was offered as much as one million dollars for the rights to the vitamin D discovery, and decided instead of enriching himself to give the money to the University.
Roger Tsien was born
on February 1, 1952
in United States.
He won the prestigious Gairdner Foundation International Award in 2005 and the Wolf Prize in Medicine the previous year.
Paul R. Ehrlich was born
on May 29, 1932
in Philadelphia, United States.
He taught for many years in Stanford University's Department of Biological Sciences.
Kary Mullis was born
on December 28, 1944
in United States.
He claimed that LSD helped him develop the polymerase chain reaction that helps amplify specific DNA sequences.
John Howard Northrop was born
on July 5, 1891
in United States.
He became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1949.
Jerry Coyne was born
on December 30, 1949
in United States.
He is an outspoken proponent of atheism and the conflict thesis, which contends that there is an intrinsic intellectual conflict between religion and science and that the relationship between religion and science inevitably leads to public hostility.
Irwin Rose was born
on July 16, 1926
in Brooklyn, United States.
He served in the Navy during World War II.
George Royal was born
on August 5, 1921
in United States.
He served as a munitions sergeant in the Army during World War II before receiving his Ph.D in microbiology as a predoctoral fellow in 1957 from the University of Pennsylvania.
Emma P. Carr was born
on July 23, 1880
in United States.
She was the inaugural recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal of the American Chemical Society in 1937.
