Famous Physicians

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Agnodice

400 – 360

Athenian physician, midwife and gynecologist

physician

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Apuleius

200 – 170 · Ancient Rome

2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher

philosopher physician

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Aulus Cornelius Celsus

24 – 50 · Ancient Rome

Roman physician and writer

physician

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Blaise of Sebaste

300 – 316

early 4th-century saint and bishop

physician

C

Charaka

50 · Ancient India

Indian physician and academic

physician

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Empedocles

493 – 433 · Akragas

5th century BC Greek philosopher

philosopher physician

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Erasistratus

305 – 248 · Iulis

ancient Greek physician

physician

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Eudoxus of Cnidus

407 – 354 · Doric hexapolis

Greek astronomer and mathematician (c.408–c.355 BC)

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

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Galen

129 – 300 · Ancient Rome

2nd-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher

philosopher physician

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Herophilos

334 – 279

Greek physician (335–280 BC)

physician

H

Hippocrates

459 – 369

Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BC)

philosopher physician

H

Hua Tuo

200 – 208 · Eastern Han

Chinese physician (c. 140–208)

physician

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Pantaleon

280 – 305

saint

physician

P

Pedanius Dioscorides

40 – 90 · Ancient Rome

Greco-Roman physician and pharmacologist (AD c.40-90)

physician

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Saint Valentine

175 – 273 · Ancient Rome

3rd-century Roman Christian saint (175–273)

physician

S

Sextus Empiricus

200 – 300 · Ancient Rome

2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician

philosopher physician

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Vegetius

400 – 450 · Ancient Rome

writer of the Later Roman Empire

historian physician

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Abbas Ibn Firnas

810 – 887

9th century astronomer and physician

astronomer chemist physician

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Abraham ibn Ezra

1092 – 1167

12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

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Abu Bakr al-Razi

866 – 925

Persian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopher (854-925)

chemist mathematician philosopher physician

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Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi

936 – 1013

Arab Andalusian physician, surgeon and chemist (936–1013)

philosopher physician

A

Al-Kindi

801 – 870 · Abbasid Caliphate

Muslim Arab philosopher, mathematician and physician (c.801–873)

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

A

Alcmaeon of Croton

600 – 500

5th-century BC Greek physician and philosopher

philosopher physician

A

Avempace

1095 – 1139 · Taifa of Zaragoza

Arab Andalusian polymath (c. 1085 – 1138)

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician physicist

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Averroes

1126 – 1198

Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198)

astronomer philosopher physician

A

Avicenna

980 – 1037

Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)

astronomer chemist mathematician philosopher physician physicist

C

Ctesias

500 – 400

ancient Greek historian

historian physician

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Hildegard of Bingen

1098 – 1179 · Holy Roman Empire

German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)

philosopher physician

H

Hunayn ibn Ishaq

808 – 873 · Abbasid Caliphate

Arab Christian scholar, physician and scientist (809–873)

historian philosopher physician

I

Ibn Tufayl

1110 – 1185 · Almohad Caliphate

Arab Muslim polymath (c. 1105–1185)

philosopher physician

I

Ibn Zuhr

1092 – 1162 · Taifa of Seville

Arab physician, surgeon and poet (1094–1162)

physician

I

Ibn al-Baitar

1197 – 1248 · al-Andalus

Andalusian Arab pharmacist, botanist, physician and scientist (1197–1248)

physician

I

Ibn al-Nafis

1215 – 1288

Arab polymath and physician (1213–1288)

philosopher physician

J

Jabir ibn Hayyan

721 – 815

8th-century Islamic alchemist and author

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

J

Jamshīd al-Kāshī

1380 – 1429 · Timurid Empire

Persian astronomer and mathematician

astronomer mathematician physician

J

John XXI

1215 – 1277 · Kingdom of Portugal

pope (1276-1277)

mathematician philosopher physician

J

Judah Halevi

1075 – 1141

Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c.1075–1141)

philosopher physician

M

Michael Psellos

1018 – 1078 · Byzantine Empire

11th-century Byzantine monk, writer and court official

astronomer historian philosopher physician

M

Moshe ben Maimon

1138 – 1204 · al-Andalus

Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)

astronomer philosopher physician

N

Nahmanides

1194 – 1270 · Crown of Aragon

13th century Catalonian rabbi and scholar

philosopher physician

N

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

1201 – 1274 · Khwarazmian Empire

Persian astronomer (1201–1274)

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

R

Rashid-al-Din Hamadani

1247 – 1318 · Ilkhanate

Persian physician and historian (1247-1318)

historian physician

S

Su Song

1020 – 1101 · Northern Song dynasty

Chinese polymath and statesman (1020–1101)

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

S

Suśruta

599 – 499

ancient Indian physician, father of surgery

physician

T

Thābit ibn Qurra

836 – 901 · Abbasid Caliphate

Mesopotamian astronomer and mathematician

astronomer mathematician physician

A

Aloysius Lilius

1510 – 1576

Italian astronomer

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician physicist

A

Ambroise Paré

1510 – 1590 · Kingdom of France

French surgeon

physician

A

Andreas Vesalius

1515 – 1564 · Habsburg Netherlands

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

physician

C

Conrad Gessner

1516 – 1565 · Switzerland

Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)

biologist linguist physician physicist

F

Francysk Skaryna

1486 – 1541 · Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Ruthenian humanist, bible translator and book printer

philosopher physician

F

François Rabelais

1494 – 1553 · Kingdom of France

16th-century French writer and humanist (1494–1553)

physician

G

Gabriele Falloppio

1523 – 1562

Italian anatomist (1523-1562)

physician

G

Gemma Frisius

1508 – 1555 · Seventeen Provinces

Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)

astronomer mathematician physician

G

Georg Joachim Rheticus

1514 – 1574 · Holy Roman Empire

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

astronomer mathematician physician

G

Georgius Agricola

1494 – 1555 · Electorate of Saxony

German mineralogist (1494-1555)

chemist historian philosopher physician

G

Gerolamo Cardano

1501 – 1576 · Duchy of Milan

Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)

astronomer mathematician philosopher physician

G

Girolamo Fracastoro

1478 – 1553 · Republic of Venice

Italian physician

astronomer mathematician physician

H

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

1486 – 1535 · Electorate of Cologne

German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)

astronomer philosopher physician

J

Jan Baptist van Helmont

1577 – 1644 · Hispanic Monarchy

chemist, physiologist, and physician from the Spanish Low Countries

chemist philosopher physician physicist

J

Jean Nicot

1530 – 1605 · France

French diplomat and scholar (1530-1605)

physician

J

Joseph Justus Scaliger

1540 – 1609 · Dutch Republic

French historian (1540-1609)

historian physician

M

Marsilio Ficino

1433 – 1499 · Republic of Florence

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

philosopher physician

M

Michael Servetus

1511 – 1553 · Kingdom of France

Spanish physician and theologian

astronomer physician

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Nicolaus Copernicus

1473 – 1543 · Kingdom of Poland

Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)

astronomer economist mathematician philosopher physician physicist

N

Nostradamus

1503 – 1566 · Kingdom of France

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

astronomer mathematician physician

P

Paracelsus

1493 – 1541 · Switzerland

Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)

astronomer chemist philosopher physician

R

Robert Recorde

1510 – 1558 · Wales

Welsh mathematician and inventor of the symbol '='

mathematician philosopher physician

S

Simon Marius

1573 – 1624 · Principality of Ansbach

German astronomer (1573–1624)

astronomer mathematician physician

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Ulisse Aldrovandi

1522 – 1605 · Papal States

Italian naturalist (1522-1605)

physician

W

William Gilbert

1544 – 1603 · Kingdom of England

English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)

astronomer philosopher physician physicist

W

William Harvey

1578 – 1657 · Kingdom of England

English physician (1578-1657)

physician

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Adamantios Korais

1748 – 1833 · Ottoman Empire

Greek humanist scholar (1748–1833)

linguist philosopher physician

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Aimé Bonpland

1773 – 1858 · France

French physician, botanist and explorer (1773-1858)

physician

A

Albrecht von Haller

1708 – 1777 · Switzerland

Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)

mathematician physician

A

Alessandro Cagliostro

1743 – 1795 · France

Italian occultist, alchemist, and impostor (1743–1795)

physician

A

Alexander von Humboldt

1769 – 1859 · Kingdom of Prussia

Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)

astronomer economist physician

A

André Marie Constant Duméril

1774 – 1860 · France

French zoologist

physician

A

Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest

1784 – 1838 · France

French zoologist (1784–1838)

physician

A

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

1748 – 1836 · France

French botanist (1748–1836)

physician

B

Benjamin Rush

1746 – 1813 · Kingdom of Great Britain

American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)

chemist physician

C

Carl Linnaeus

1707 – 1778 · Sweden

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

biologist physician

C

Carl Ludwig Willdenow

1765 – 1812 · Kingdom of Prussia

German botanist (1765-1812)

physician

C

Carl Peter Thunberg

1743 – 1828 · Sweden

Swedish naturalist (1743-1828)

historian philosopher physician

C

Charles Bell

1774 – 1842 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Scottish physician, painter and theologian (1774–1842)

philosopher physician

C

Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg

1795 – 1876 · Kingdom of Prussia

German biologist (1795–1876)

biologist physician

C

Claude Louis Berthollet

1748 – 1822 · Kingdom of Sardinia

French chemist (1748-1822)

chemist physician

C

Claude Perrault

1613 – 1688 · Kingdom of France

French architect and doctor of medicine (1613–1688)

physician

D

Daniel Bernoulli

1700 – 1782 · Switzerland

Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700-1782)

economist mathematician physician physicist

D

Daniel Rutherford

1749 – 1819 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British physician, chemist, botanist and physicist (1749–1819)

chemist physician physicist

D

David Hartley

1705 – 1757 · Kingdom of Great Britain

British philosopher

philosopher physician psychologist

D

Denis Papin

1647 – 1713 · Kingdom of France

French physicist, mathematician and inventor (1647–1713)

mathematician physician physicist

D

Dorothea Christiane Erxleben

1715 – 1762 · Holy Roman Empire

physician (1715–1762)

physician

E

Edward Jenner

1749 – 1823 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

biologist physician

E

Erasmus Darwin

1731 – 1802 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English physician (1731-1802)

philosopher physician

E

Erik Acharius

1757 – 1819 · Sweden

Swedish botanist (1757–1819)

physician

E

Ernst Heinrich Weber

1795 – 1878 · Kingdom of Saxony

German psychologist (1795–1878)

astronomer physician physicist psychologist

F

Franz Anton Mesmer

1734 – 1815 · Holy Roman Empire

German physician

astronomer physician

F

Franz Joseph Gall

1758 – 1828 · Grand Duchy of Baden

neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental...

physician

F

François Quesnay

1694 – 1774 · France

French economist

economist philosopher physician

F

Frančesco Redi

1626 – 1697 · Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Italian entomologist and poets

physician

F

Friedrich Schiller

1759 – 1805 · Duchy of Württemberg

German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)

historian philosopher physician

F

Félix Savart

1791 – 1841 · France

French physicist (1791–1841)

physician physicist

G

Georg Ernst Stahl

1659 – 1734 · Principality of Ansbach

German physician and chemist (1659-1734)

chemist philosopher physician

G

Georg Wilhelm Steller

1709 – 1746 · Russian Empire

Explorer and zoologist famous for discovering Steller's Sea Lion

physician

G

George Shaw

1751 – 1813 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English botanist and zoologist (1751–1813)

physician

G

Gideon Mantell

1790 – 1852 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British scientist and obstetrician (1790–1852)

physician

G

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

1608 – 1679 · Kingdom of Naples

Italian physicist (*1608 – †1679)

mathematician physician

G

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

1723 – 1788 · Prince-Bishopric of Trent

Tyrolean physician and naturalist (1723-1788)

chemist physician

G

Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

1771 – 1853 · Electorate of Saxony

Saxon anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist

physician

H

Hans Sloane

1660 – 1753 · Kingdom of Great Britain

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

physician

H

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

1758 – 1840 · Bremen

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

astronomer physician physicist

H

Herman Boerhaave

1668 – 1738 · Holland

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

chemist philosopher physician

H

Hinrich Lichtenstein

1780 – 1857 · Hamburg

German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)

physician

I

Ioannis Kapodistrias

1776 – 1831 · Russian Empire

Greek statesman and diplomat (1776–1831)

physician

J

Jacob Bernoulli

1655 – 1705 · Switzerland

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705)

mathematician physician physicist

J

Jacob van Ruisdael

1628 – 1682 · Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and engraver (1628-1682)

physician

J

James Hutton

1726 – 1797 · Kingdom of Great Britain

Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental...

physician

J

James Parkinson

1755 – 1824 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist

physician

J

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

1787 – 1869 · Austria–Hungary

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869)

biologist philosopher physician

J

Jan Swammerdam

1637 – 1680 · Dutch Republic

Dutch entomologist and beekeeper

biologist physician

J

Jean-Paul Marat

1743 – 1793 · France

politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)

physician

J

Johann Bernoulli

1667 – 1748 · Switzerland

Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)

mathematician physician physicist

J

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

1752 – 1840 · Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)

biologist physician

J

Johann Friedrich Gmelin

1748 – 1804 · Germany

German naturalist (1748–1804)

biologist chemist physician

J

Johann Friedrich Struensee

1737 – 1772 · Kingdom of Denmark

De facto regent of Denmark (1737-1772)

physician

J

Johann Georg Gmelin

1709 – 1755 · Duchy of Württemberg

German and Russian scientist (1709-1755)

chemist physician

J

Johann Joachim Becher

1635 – 1682 · Prince-Bishopric of Speyer

German physicist, scientific alchemist, pioneer of chemistry, scholar, courtier, and adventurer

chemist economist physician

J

John Keats

1795 – 1821 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English Romantic poet (1795–1821)

physician

J

John Latham

1740 – 1837 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English physician, naturalist and author (1740-1837)

biologist physician

J

John Locke

1632 – 1704 · Kingdom of England

English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)

philosopher physician

J

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

1656 – 1708 · France

French botanist (1656-1708)

physician

J

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

1738 – 1814 · France

French physician (1738-1814)

physician

J

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

1709 – 1751 · France

French physician and philosopher

philosopher physician

J

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

1779 – 1848 · Sweden

Swedish chemist (1779–1848)

chemist physician

K

Karl Ernst von Baer

1792 – 1876 · Russian Empire

Baltic German scientist (1792-1876)

physician

L

Luigi Galvani

1737 – 1798 · Papal States

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

physician physicist

M

Marcello Malpighi

1628 – 1694 · Papal States

Italian physician (1628-1694)

physician

M

Mungo Park

1771 – 1806 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent

physician

N

Nicolas Steno

1638 – 1686 · Kingdom of Denmark

Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)

physician

N

Nicolás Joseph Jacquin

1727 – 1817 · Austrian Empire

chemist, physician and botanist from the Netherlands (1727-1817)

chemist physician physicist

O

Oliver Goldsmith

1728 – 1774 · Kingdom of Ireland

Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)

physician

P

Paolo Ruffini

1765 – 1822 · Papal States

Italian mathematician and physician (1765-1845)

mathematician philosopher physician

P

Peter Simon Pallas

1741 – 1811 · Russian Empire

German zoologist and botanist (1741–1811)

physician

P

Philippe Pinel

1745 – 1826 · France

French psychiatrist (1745–1826)

physician psychologist

P

Pieter Boddaert

1730 – 1795 · Dutch Republic

Dutch physician and naturalist (1730-1795)

biologist physician

R

René Laennec

1781 – 1826 · France

French physician, inventor of stethoscope (1781-1826)

physician

R

René Lesson

1794 – 1849 · France

French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist (1794-1849)

physician

S

Samuel Hahnemann

1755 – 1843 · Kingdom of Prussia

German physician known for creating homeopathy

chemist physician

T

Thomas Browne

1605 – 1682 · Kingdom of England

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

philosopher physician

T

Thomas Young

1773 – 1829 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English polymath (1773-1829)

astronomer linguist philosopher physician physicist

T

Tobias Smollett

1721 – 1771 · Kingdom of Great Britain

18th-century poet and author from Scotland

historian physician

W

William Hyde Wollaston

1766 – 1828 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English chemist and physicist (1766–1828)

astronomer chemist physician physicist

W

William Petty

1623 – 1687 · Kingdom of England

English scientist, philosopher, statistician and economist (1623-1688)

economist mathematician philosopher physician sociologist

X

Xavier Bichat

1771 – 1802 · France

French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)

physician

É

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

1772 – 1844 · France

French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition" (1772-1844)

physician

A

A. J. Cronin

1896 – 1981 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Scottish novelist (1896–1981)

physician

A

Adolf Bastian

1826 – 1905 · Bremen

German anthropologist (1826–1905)

physician psychologist

A

Adolf Fick

1829 – 1901 · Kingdom of Prussia

German-born physician and physiologist (1829-1901)

physician

A

Albert Claude

1899 – 1983 · Belgium

Belgian-American cell biologist (1899–1983)

biologist chemist physician

A

Albert Schweitzer

1875 – 1965 · German Reich

French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)

philosopher physician

A

Albert Szent-Györgyi

1893 – 1986 · United States

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

chemist physician

A

Albrecht Kossel

1853 – 1927 · Germany

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics

chemist physician

A

Aletta Jacobs

1854 – 1929 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Dutch physician and feminist, editor (1854–1929)

physician

A

Alexander Bogdanov

1873 – 1928 · Russian Empire

Russian physician, philosopher and revolutionary (1873–1928)

economist philosopher physician sociologist

A

Alexander Borodin

1833 – 1887 · Russian Empire

Russian composer, doctor and chemist (1833–1887)

chemist physician

A

Alexander Bunge

1803 – 1890 · Russian Empire

Baltic German botanist (1803–1890)

physician

A

Alexander Fleming

1881 – 1955 · United Kingdom

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)

physician

A

Alexandre Yersin

1863 – 1943 · France

Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist

biologist physician

A

Alfred Döblin

1878 – 1957 · Germany

German expressionist novelist (1878–1957)

physician

A

Alfred Kinsey

1894 – 1956 · United States

American sexologist (1894–1956)

physician psychologist sociologist

A

Alice Hamilton

1869 – 1970 · United States

American physician and toxicologist (1869–1970)

physician

A

Allan Hume

1829 – 1912 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British Ornithologist and Founder of the Indian National Congress (1829–1912)

physician

A

Allvar Gullstrand

1862 – 1930 · Sweden

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

physician

A

Alois Alzheimer

1864 – 1915 · Kingdom of Bavaria

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)

physician

A

Ana Aslan

1897 – 1988 · Romania

Romanian biologist and physician (1897–1988)

biologist physician

A

Anandi Gopal Joshi

1865 – 1887 · British Raj

One of the first Indian woman doctor (1865-1887)

physician

A

André Frédéric Cournand

1895 – 1988 · France

French physiologist (1895–1988)

physician psychologist

A

Anton Chekhov

1860 – 1904 · Russian Empire

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

physician

A

António Egas Moniz

1874 – 1955 · Kingdom of Portugal

Portuguese politian and neurosurgeon (1874-1955)

physician

A

Archibald Hill

1886 – 1977 · United Kingdom

English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977)

mathematician physician

A

Arthur Conan Doyle

1859 – 1930 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

historian physician

A

Arthur Schnitzler

1862 – 1931 · Cisleithania

Austrian writer (1862–1931)

physician

A

Ascanio Sobrero

1812 – 1888 · Kingdom of Italy

Italian chemist (1812–1888)

chemist physician

A

August Krogh

1874 – 1949 · Kingdom of Denmark

Danish physiologist (1874–1949)

physician

A

August Weismann

1834 – 1914 · Kingdom of Prussia

German evolutionary biologist (1834-1914)

physician

A

Axel Munthe

1857 – 1949 · Sweden

Swedish physician (1857-1949)

physician

B

Bernardo Houssay

1887 – 1971 · Argentina

Argentine physician (1887–1971)

biologist chemist physician

C

Camillo Golgi

1843 – 1926 · Kingdom of Sardinia

Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate (1843-1926)

physician

C

Carl Ferdinand Cori

1896 – 1984 · Cisleithania

Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984)

chemist physician

C

Carlos Juan Finlay

1833 – 1915 · Cuba

Cuban physician discoverer of means of transmission of yellow fever through biological...

physician

C

Cesare Lombroso

1835 – 1909 · Kingdom of Italy

Italian psychiatrist, physician, and criminologist (1835-1909)

physician psychologist

C

Charles Adolphe Wurtz

1817 – 1884 · France

French chemist (1817–1884)

chemist physician

C

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

1845 – 1922 · France

French physician

physician

C

Charles Nicolle

1866 – 1936 · France

French microbiologist (1866–1936)

physician

C

Charles Richet

1850 – 1935 · France

French physiologist and parapsychologist (1850-1935)

physician psychologist

C

Charles Scott Sherrington

1857 – 1952 · United Kingdom

English footballer, neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize recipient (1857–1952)

physician

C

Charles Tupper

1821 – 1915 · Canada

6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)

physician

C

Christiaan Eijkman

1858 – 1930 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Dutch physician (1858–1930)

physician

C

Claude Bernard

1813 – 1878 · France

French physiologist (1813-1878)

chemist physician psychologist

C

Corneille Heymans

1892 – 1968 · Belgium

Belgian physiologist (1892-1968)

physician

D

Dickinson W. Richards

1895 – 1973 · United States

American physician, Nobel Prize recipient (1895-1973)

physician

E

Edgar Douglas Adrian

1889 – 1977 · United Kingdom

English electrophysiologist (1889-1977)

physician

E

Edward Adelbert Doisy

1893 – 1986 · United States

American biochemist (1893-1986)

chemist physician

E

Elias Lönnrot

1802 – 1884 · Grand Duchy of Finland

Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)

linguist physician

E

Elizabeth Blackwell

1821 – 1910 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)

physician

E

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

1836 – 1917 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English physician and feminist (1836-1917)

physician

E

Emil Abderhalden

1877 – 1950 · Switzerland

Swiss biochemist and physiologist (1877–1950)

biologist chemist physician

E

Emil von Behring

1854 – 1917 · German Reich

German physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901...

physician

E

Ernst Haeckel

1834 – 1919 · German Empire

German zoologist (1834-1919)

biologist philosopher physician

E

Eugen Bleuler

1857 – 1939 · Switzerland

Swiss psychiatrist (1857–1939)

physician

E

Eugène Dubois

1858 – 1940 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Dutch paleoanthropologist (1858–1940)

physician

E

Eugène Sue

1804 – 1857 · France

French writer (1804-1857)

physician

F

Francis Peyton Rous

1879 – 1970 · United States

American scientist (1879-1970)

chemist physician

F

Frank Macfarlane Burnet

1899 – 1985 · Australia

Australian virologist (1899-1985)

chemist physician

F

Frederick Banting

1891 – 1941 · Canada

Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941)

physician

F

Frederick Cook

1865 – 1940 · United States

American explorer (1865-1940)

physician

F

Frederick Hopkins

1861 – 1947 · United Kingdom

English biochemist

chemist physician

F

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald

1803 – 1882 · Russian Empire

Estonian writer, author of the national epic Kalevipoeg (1803–1882)

physician

F

Fritz Albert Lipmann

1899 – 1986 · Germany

German-American biochemist

chemist physician

F

Fritz Pregl

1869 – 1930 · Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Slovene-Austrian Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930)

chemist physician physicist

G

George Minot

1885 – 1950 · United States

American physician (1885-1950)

physician

G

George Whipple

1878 – 1976 · United States

American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976)

physician

G

Georges Clemenceau

1841 – 1929 · France

Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 (1841–1929)

physician

G

Georges Duhamel

1884 – 1966 · France

French writer (1884–1966)

physician

G

Georgios Papanikolaou

1883 – 1962 · Greece

Greek pathologist (1883-1962)

physician

G

Gerhard Armauer Hansen

1841 – 1912 · Norway

Norwegian physician

physician

G

Gerhard Domagk

1895 – 1964 · Germany

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

chemist physician

G

Gerty Cori

1896 – 1957 · Cisleithania

Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)

chemist physician psychologist

G

Gottfried Benn

1886 – 1956 · Germany

German physician, poet, and essayist (1886–1956)

physician

G

Gustav Fechner

1801 – 1887 · Kingdom of Prussia

German scientist (1801-1887)

philosopher physician physicist psychologist

G

Gustave Le Bon

1841 – 1931 · France

French psychologist (1841-1931)

philosopher physician physicist psychologist sociologist

H

H. H. Holmes

1861 – 1896 · United States

American con artist and serial killer (1861–1896)

physician

H

Hans Christian Gram

1853 – 1938 · Kingdom of Denmark

Danish scientist (1853-1938)

physician

H

Hans Fischer

1881 – 1945 · German Empire

German chemist (1881–1945)

chemist physician

H

Hans Spemann

1869 – 1941 · Germany

German embryologist (1869–1941)

physician

H

Harvey Williams Cushing

1869 – 1939 · United States

American neurosurgeon (1869-1939)

physician

H

Hastings Banda

1890 – 1997 · Malawi

First president of Malawi

physician

H

Havelock Ellis

1859 – 1939 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939)

physician psychologist

H

Henri Victor Regnault

1810 – 1878 · France

French physicist (1810–1878)

chemist physician physicist

H

Henrik Dam

1895 – 1976 · Kingdom of Denmark

Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976)

chemist physician

H

Henry Draper

1837 – 1882 · United States

American physician and astronomer (1837–1882)

astronomer chemist physician physicist

H

Henry Gray

1827 – 1861 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British anatomist (1827–1861)

biologist physician

H

Henry Hallett Dale

1875 – 1968 · United Kingdom

English pharmacologist, Nobel laureate (1875–1968)

physician

H

Herbert Spencer Gasser

1888 – 1963 · United States

American physiologist (1888-1963)

physician psychologist

H

Hermann Joseph Muller

1890 – 1967 · United States

American biologist (1890–1967)

biologist physician

H

Hermann Lotze

1817 – 1881 · Kingdom of Saxony

German philosopher (1817-1881)

philosopher physician psychologist

H

Hermann Oberth

1894 – 1989 · Romania

Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989)

mathematician physician physicist

H

Hideyo Noguchi

1876 – 1928 · Japan

Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928)

physician

H

Howard Florey

1898 – 1968 · Australia

Australian pathologist (1898-1968)

chemist physician

I

Ignaz Semmelweis

1818 – 1865 · Austrian Empire

Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865)

physician

J

James Curtis Hepburn

1815 – 1911 · United States

American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)

linguist physician

J

James Naismith

1861 – 1939 · United States

Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball

physician

J

Jean-Martin Charcot

1825 – 1893 · France

French neurologist (1825–1893)

physician psychologist

J

Johann Friedrich von Brandt

1802 – 1879 · Russian Empire

German naturalist (1802–1879)

physician

J

Johannes Fibiger

1867 – 1928 · Kingdom of Denmark

Danish physician

chemist physician

J

Johannes Peter Müller

1801 – 1858 · Kingdom of Prussia

German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)

biologist physician

J

John Boyd Orr

1880 – 1971 · United Kingdom

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

biologist physician

J

John Franklin Enders

1897 – 1985 · United States

American medical researcher (1897-1985)

chemist physician

J

John James Rickard Macleod

1876 – 1935 · United Kingdom

Nobel prize-winning Scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin

physician

J

John Snow

1813 – 1858 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English epidemiologist and physician (1813–1858)

physician

J

Jonas Basanavičius

1851 – 1927 · Principality of Bulgaria

Lithuanian activist (1851-1927)

historian linguist physician

J

Joseph Babinski

1857 – 1932 · France

French neurologist (1857-1932)

physician

J

Joseph Erlanger

1874 – 1965 · United States

American doctor (1874-1965)

physician

J

José Rizal

1861 – 1896 · Captaincy General of the Philippines

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

linguist physician

J

Juan Negrín

1892 – 1956 · Spain

Prime Minister of Spain (1892-1956)

physician

J

Jules Bordet

1870 – 1961 · Belgium

Belgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961)

biologist physician

J

Julius Richard Petri

1852 – 1921 · German Empire

German microbiologist (1852–1921)

biologist physician

J

Julius Wagner-Jauregg

1857 – 1940 · Austria

Austrian doctor, Nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist (1857–1940)

physician

K

Kadambini Ganguly

1862 – 1923 · British Raj

Indian physician (1862–1923)

physician

K

Karen Horney

1885 – 1952 · Germany

American-German psychoanalyst

physician

K

Karl Abraham

1877 – 1925 · Germany

German psychoanalyst (1877–1925)

philosopher physician psychologist

K

Karl Gebhardt

1897 – 1948 · Germany

German physician and convicted war criminal (1897–1948)

physician

K

Karl Jaspers

1883 – 1969 · Germany

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

philosopher physician psychologist

K

Karl Landsteiner

1868 – 1943 · Austria–Hungary

Jewish-Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate

chemist physician

K

Kazys Grinius

1866 – 1950 · Lithuania

Third President of Lithuania from 7 June 1926 until 17 December 1926 (1866-1950)

physician

K

Kitasato Shibasaburō

1853 – 1931 · Japan

Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist

physician

L

L. L. Zamenhof

1859 – 1917 · Kingdom of Poland

Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

linguist physician

L

Louis Agassiz

1807 – 1873 · Switzerland

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

philosopher physician

L

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

1894 – 1961 · France

French writer (1894–1961)

physician

L

Ludwig Guttmann

1899 – 1980 · Germany

German-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980)

physician

M

Magnus Hirschfeld

1868 – 1935 · Germany

German physician and sexologist (1868–1935)

physician psychologist

M

Maria Montessori

1870 – 1952 · Kingdom of Italy

Italian physician and educator (1870-1952)

biologist philosopher physician

M

Mary Edwards Walker

1832 – 1919 · United States

American feminist and doctor (1832–1919)

physician

M

Maud Menten

1879 – 1960 · Canada

Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960)

chemist physician

M

Max Theiler

1899 – 1972 · South Africa

South African-American virologist and doctor (1899-1972)

chemist physician

M

Mikhail Bulgakov

1891 – 1940 · Russian Empire

Russian author (1891–1940)

physician

M

Mori Ōgai

1862 – 1922 · Japan

Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)

linguist physician

N

Niels Ryberg Finsen

1860 – 1904 · Kingdom of Denmark

Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent

physician

N

Nikolai Pirogov

1810 – 1881 · Russian Empire

Russian medical scientist (1810-1881)

physician

O

Oliver Wendell Holmes

1809 – 1894 · United States

American poet and physician (1809–1894)

physician

O

Oswald Avery

1877 – 1955 · United States

Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher

chemist physician

O

Otto Heinrich Warburg

1883 – 1970 · West Germany

German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1883–1970)

chemist physician

O

Otto Loewi

1873 – 1961 · Germany

Jewish-German pharmacologist

physician

P

Paul Broca

1824 – 1880 · France

French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824-1880)

biologist physician

P

Paul Ehrlich

1854 – 1915 · German Empire

Jewish-German physician and scientist (1854-1915)

chemist physician

P

Paul Hermann Müller

1899 – 1965 · Switzerland

Swiss chemist (1899-1965)

chemist physician

P

Paulino Alcántara

1896 – 1964 · Philippines

Spanish footballer (1896-1964)

physician

P

Philip Showalter Hench

1896 – 1965 · United States

American physician (1896-1965)

physician

P

Pío Baroja

1872 – 1956 · Spain

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

physician

R

Richard von Krafft-Ebing

1840 – 1902 · Grand Duchy of Baden

Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and nobleman (1840–1902)

philosopher physician psychologist

R

Robert Bárány

1876 – 1936 · Cisleithania

Austri-Hungarian otologist and Nobel Prize laureate

physician

R

Robert Koch

1843 – 1910 · Kingdom of Hanover

German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)

biologist chemist physician

R

Robert Mayer

1814 – 1878 · Kingdom of Württemberg

German physicist (1814-1878)

chemist physician physicist

R

Ronald Ross

1857 – 1932 · United Kingdom

British doctor, Nobel laureate, writer, and artist (1857–1932)

mathematician physician

R

Rudolf Hilferding

1877 – 1941 · Weimar Republic

German politician (1877-1941)

economist physician

R

Rudolf Virchow

1821 – 1902 · Kingdom of Prussia

German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian,...

biologist physician

S

Sabina Spielrein

1885 – 1942 · Russian Empire

Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts (1885–1942)

physician

S

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1852 – 1934 · Spain

Spanish scientist (1852-1934)

chemist physician

S

Selman Abraham Waksman

1888 – 1973 · Russian Empire

American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics

chemist physician

S

Shirō Ishii

1892 – 1959 · Empire of Japan

Japanese army medical officer and microbiologist and director of Unit 731 (a...

physician

S

Siegbert Tarrasch

1862 – 1934 · Prussia

German chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician (1862–1934)

physician

S

Soh Jaipil

1866 – 1951 · Korea

Korean-American independence activist and journalist (1864–1951)

philosopher physician

S

Sun Yat-sen

1866 – 1925 · Republic of China

Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)

philosopher physician

T

Tadeusz Reichstein

1897 – 1996 · Switzerland

Polish-Swiss chemist (1897-1996)

chemist physician

T

Theodor Billroth

1829 – 1894 · Kingdom of Prussia

German surgeon (1829-1894)

physician

T

Theodor Morell

1886 – 1948 · Weimar Republic

personal physician to Adolf Hitler (1886-1948)

physician

T

Theodor Schwann

1810 – 1882 · Kingdom of Prussia

German physiologist (1810–1882)

physician

T

Thomas Hunt Morgan

1866 – 1945 · United States

American biologist (1866–1945)

biologist physician

V

Victor Adler

1852 – 1918 · Cisleithania

foreign minister of Austria, editor (1852–1918)

physician

V

Vladimir Bekhterev

1857 – 1927 · Russian Empire

Russian neurologist

physician psychologist

V

Vladimir Dal

1801 – 1872 · Russian Empire

Russian lexicographer (1801-1872)

linguist philosopher physician

W

W. G. Grace

1848 – 1915 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

English amateur cricketer (1848-1915)

physician

W

Waldemar Haffkine

1856 – 1930 · Russian Empire

bacteriologist (1856–1930)

physician

W

Walter Rudolf Hess

1881 – 1973 · Switzerland

Swiss physiologist (1881-1973)

physician

W

Wilhelm Reich

1897 – 1957 · Austria–Hungary

Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist (1897–1957)

philosopher physician psychologist

W

Willem Einthoven

1860 – 1927 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Dutch physiologist

physician

W

William Carlos Williams

1883 – 1963 · United States

American poet (1883-1963)

physician

W

William James

1842 – 1910 · United States

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910)

philosopher physician psychologist

W

William P. Murphy

1892 – 1987 · United States

American scientist (1892–1987)

physician

W

William Somerset Maugham

1874 – 1965 · United Kingdom

English playwright and author (1874–1965)

physician

W

William T. G. Morton

1819 – 1868 · United States

United States dental surgeon (1819–1868)

physician

W

William Walker

1824 – 1860 · United States

American filibuster, physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (1824-1860)

physician

É

Élie Metchnikoff

1845 – 1916 · Russian Empire

Russian-French immunologist, embryologist, biologist

biologist chemist physician

É

Étienne-Jules Marey

1830 – 1904 · France

French scientist and chronophotographer (1830–1904)

physician

A

Aaron Ciechanover

1947 · Israel

Israeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate

chemist physician

A

Alan Lloyd Hodgkin

1914 – 1998 · United Kingdom

physiologist and biophysicist (1914-1998)

physician

A

Albert B. Sabin

1906 – 1993 · Russian Empire

Jewish-Polish-American physician and epidemiologist who developed oral polio vaccines...

physician

A

Alberto Granado

1922 – 2011 · Colombia

Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che...

physician

A

Alexander Luria

1902 – 1977 · Soviet Union

Soviet psychologist (1902–1977)

physician psychologist

A

Allan McLeod Cormack

1924 – 1998 · South Africa

American physicist (1924-1998)

physician physicist

A

Andrew Fire

1959 · United States

American biologist

biologist physician physicist

A

Andrew Huxley

1917 – 2012 · United Kingdom

English physiologist and biophysicist (1917–2012)

physician physicist

A

Andrew Schally

1926 – 2024 · Second Polish Republic

Polish-American endocrinologist (1926–2024)

physician

A

Andrew Wakefield

1956 · United Kingdom

British former doctor

physician

A

André Lwoff

1902 – 1994 · France

French microbiologist

biologist physician

A

Anna Bergendahl

1991 · Sweden

Swedish singer and songwriter

physician

A

Anna Lee Fisher

1949 · United States

American astronaut (born 1949)

chemist physician

A

Anthony Fauci

1940 · United States

American immunologist and head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and...

physician

A

António Lobo Antunes

1942 – 2026 · Portugal

Portuguese writer (1942-2026)

physician

A

Aribert Heim

1914 – 1992 · Germany

Austrian SS member and physician in Mauthausen concentration camp (1914-1992)

physician

A

Arthur Kornberg

1918 – 2007 · United States

American biochemist

chemist physician

A

Arvid Carlsson

1923 – 2018 · Sweden

Swedish neuroscientist

physician

A

Avram Hershko

1937 · Israel

Israeli scientist

physician

B

Barry Marshall

1951 · Australia

Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology

physician

B

Baruch Samuel Blumberg

1925 – 2011 · United States

American physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925–2011)

physician

B

Baruj Benacerraf

1920 – 2011 · Venezuela

Venezuelan-American immunologist

biologist physician

B

Bengt I. Samuelsson

1934 – 2024 · Sweden

Swedish biochemist

chemist physician

B

Bernard Katz

1911 – 2003 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

German-British biophysicist (1911–2003)

chemist physician physicist

B

Bert Sakmann

1942 · Nazi Germany

German biologist and physician (1991 Nobel Prize)

physician

B

Boris Borisovich Yegorov

1937 – 1994 · Soviet Union

Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1994)

physician

B

Brian Kobilka

1955 · United States

American physiologist

chemist physician physicist

B

Bruce Beutler

1957 · United States

American immunologist and geneticist

physician

C

Carlos Bilardo

1939 · Argentina

Argentine association football player and manager

physician

C

Charles Brenton Huggins

1901 – 1997 · United States

American physiologist (1901-1997)

physician

C

Che Guevara

1928 – 1967 · Argentina

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

physician

C

Chiaki Mukai

1952 · Japan

Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut (born 1952)

physician

C

Christiaan Barnard

1922 – 2001 · South Africa

South African cardiac surgeon

physician

C

Christian de Duve

1917 – 2013 · Belgium

Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917–2013)

chemist physician

C

Colleen McCullough

1937 – 2015 · Australia

Australian author (1937-2015)

physician

C

Craig Mello

1960 · United States

American biologist

physician

C

César Milstein

1927 – 2002 · Argentina

Argentine biochemist (1927–2002)

chemist physician

C

Cüneyt Arkın

1937 – 2022 · Turkey

Turkish actor and director (1937–2022)

physician

D

Daniel Bovet

1907 – 1992 · Switzerland

Nobel Prize-winning pharmacologist (1907–1992)

physician

D

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

1923 – 2008 · United States

American medical researcher

biologist physician

D

David H. Hubel

1926 – 2013 · United States

Canadian neurophysiologist

physician

D

David M. Brown

1956 – 2003 · United States

American astronaut (1956–2003)

physician

D

Deepak Chopra

1946 · India

Indian-born American author and alternative-medicine advocate, physician and public speaker

physician

D

Denis Mukwege

1955 · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

physician

E

E. Donnall Thomas

1920 – 2012 · United States

American hematologist (1920-2012)

physician physicist

E

Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.

1915 – 1974 · United States

American pharmacologist (1915–1974)

chemist physician

E

Edward Lawrie Tatum

1909 – 1975 · United States

US genetics scientist (1909-1975)

physician

E

Edward de Bono

1933 – 2021 · Crown Colony of Malta

Maltese physician (1933–2021)

philosopher physician psychologist

E

Edwin G. Krebs

1918 – 2009 · United States

American biochemist (1918–2009)

chemist physician

E

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

1926 – 2004 · Switzerland

Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)

physician

E

Ellen S. Baker

1953 · United States

American physician and astronaut

physician

E

Erwin Neher

1944 · Nazi Germany

German biophysicist

chemist physician

F

Ferid Murad

1936 – 2023 · United States

American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023)

biologist physician

F

Frances Oldham Kelsey

1914 – 2015 · United States

Canadian-American physician and pharmacologist (1914–2015)

physician

F

Francis Collins

1950 · United States

American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health

chemist physician physicist

F

François Jacob

1920 – 2013 · France

French biologist and geneticist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1965

physician

F

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.

1947 · France

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

biologist physician

F

Frederick Chapman Robbins

1916 – 2003 · United States

American doctor

physician

G

George Davis Snell

1903 – 1996 · United States

American geneticist

physician

G

George Emil Palade

1912 – 2008 · Romania

Romanian cell biologist, physician and Nobel laureate (1912–2008)

chemist physician physicist

G

George H. Hitchings

1905 – 1998 · United States

Nobel Prize-winning American physician

chemist physician

G

George Miller

1945 · Australia

Australian filmmaker (born 1945)

physician

G

George Wald

1906 – 1997 · United States

American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laureate (1906–1997)

chemist physician

G

Gerald Edelman

1929 – 2014 · United States

American biologist (1929–2014)

chemist physician physicist

G

Graham Chapman

1941 – 1989 · United Kingdom

English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)

physician

G

Gregg L. Semenza

1956 · United States

American physician and university teacher, Nobel laureate in Medicine, author of many...

physician

G

Guimarães Rosa

1908 – 1967 · Brazil

Brazilian novelist (1908-1967)

physician

G

Günter Blobel

1936 – 2018 · Nazi Germany

German American biologist (1999 Nobel Prize)

physician

H

H. Robert Horvitz

1947 · United States

American biologist

biologist physician

H

Haing S. Ngor

1940 – 1996 · Cambodia

Cambodian-American physician and actor (1940–1996)

physician

H

Haldan Keffer Hartline

1903 – 1983 · United States

American neuroscientist

biologist physician

H

Hans Asperger

1906 – 1980 · Austria

Austrian pediatrician, medical theorist, and medical professor (1906-1980)

physician

H

Hans Krebs

1900 – 1981 · Germany

German-British biochemist (1900-1981)

biologist physician

H

Hans Rosling

1948 – 2017 · Sweden

Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker

physician

H

Harald zur Hausen

1936 – 2023 · Germany

German virologist and professor emeritus (1936–2023)

physician

H

Harold E. Varmus

1939 · United States

American scientist

physician

H

Harvey J. Alter

1935 · United States

American medical researcher

physician

H

Howard Temin

1934 – 1994 · United States

American geneticist

biologist physician

H

Hugo Theorell

1903 – 1982 · Sweden

biochemist (1903-1982)

physician

I

Imhotep

2800 – 2700 · Ancient Egypt

Egyptian polymath, later revered as a god

astronomer physician

I

Inese Jaunzeme

1932 – 2011 · Soviet Union

Latvian javelin thrower (1932-2011)

physician

J

J. Michael Bishop

1936 – 2026 · United States

American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research

chemist physician

J

Jacques Monod

1910 – 1976 · France

French biologist and biochemist, Nobel laureate (1910-1976)

physician

J

James Black

1924 – 2010 · United Kingdom

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)

chemist physician

J

James Lovelock

1919 – 2022 · United Kingdom

English scientist (1919–2022)

chemist physician

J

James P. Allison

1948 · United States

American immunologist and Nobel laureate (born 1948)

physician

J

James Rothman

1950 · United States

American biologist and Nobel laureate

physician

J

Jean Dausset

1916 – 2009 · France

French immunologist (1916-2009)

chemist physician

J

Johann Olav Koss

1968 · Norway

Norwegian speed skater

physician

J

John Carew Eccles

1903 – 1997 · Australia

Australian neurophysiologist (1903–1997)

philosopher physician

J

John Gurdon

1933 – 2025 · United Kingdom

British developmental biologist (1933–2025)

biologist physician

J

John Sulston

1942 – 2018 · United Kingdom

British biologist and Nobel laureate (1942–2018)

biologist chemist physician

J

Jonas Salk

1914 – 1995 · United States

Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995)

physician

J

Josef Mengele

1911 – 1979 · German Empire

Nazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979)

physician

J

Joseph L. Goldstein

1940 · United States

American biochemist

physician

J

Joseph Murray

1919 – 2012 · United States

US surgeon (1919–2012)

physician

J

Joshua Lederberg

1925 – 2008 · United States

American molecular biologist (1925–2008)

computer scientist physician

K

Ken Jeong

1969 · South Korea

South Korean-American stand-up comedian and actor

physician

K

Khaled Hosseini

1965 · United States

Afghan novelist

physician

K

Konrad Lorenz

1903 – 1989 · Austria

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 (1903–1989)

philosopher physician psychologist

L

Laurel Clark

1961 – 2003 · United States

NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission...

physician

L

Li Ching-Yuen

· Republic of China

Chinese martial artist and herbalist who claimed extreme longevity

physician

L

Li Wenliang

1985 – 2020 · People's Republic of China

Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in December 2019 (1986-2020)

physician

L

Linda B. Buck

1947 · United States

American biologist

physician

L

Louise Brown

1978 · United Kingdom

first in-vitro baby

physician

L

Luis Federico Leloir

1906 – 1987 · Argentina

Argentine biochemist

chemist physician physicist

L

Luke the Evangelist

one of the four evangelists

physician

L

Luqman

Islamic figure

physician

M

Mae Jemison

1956 · United States

American doctor and NASA astronaut

physician physicist

M

Maia Chiburdanidze

1961 · Georgia

Georgian chess grandmaster

physician

M

Margaret Rhea Seddon

1947 · United States

surgeon and former NASA astronaut

physician

M

Maurice Wilkins

1916 – 2004 · New Zealand

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

physician physicist

M

Michael Stuart Brown

1941 · United States

American geneticist and Nobel laureate

physician

N

Niels Kaj Jerne

1911 – 1994 · Kingdom of Denmark

Danish immunologist

physician

O

Oliver Sacks

1933 – 2015 · United Kingdom

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

chemist physician

O

Osamu Tezuka

1928 – 1989 · Japan

Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)

physician

P

Peter Agre

1949 · United States

American chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry

chemist physician

P

Peter C. Doherty

1940 · Australia

Australian immunologist

physician

P

Peter Medawar

1915 – 1987 · United Kingdom

English-brazilian biologist (1915–1987)

physician

R

Ragnar Granit

1900 – 1991 · Grand Duchy of Finland

Finnish scientist (1900–1991)

physician

R

Ralph Steinman

1943 – 2011 · United States

Canadian immunologist and cell biologist (1943–2011)

biologist physician

R

Randy Schekman

1948 · United States

Nobel prize winning American cell biologist

physician

R

Raymond Vahan Damadian

1936 – 2022 · France

American scientist and inventor (1936–2022)

physician physicist

R

Reita Faria

1943 · India

Indian physician and beauty contest titleholder

physician

R

Renato Dulbecco

1914 – 2012 · Kingdom of Italy

Italian-born American virologist (1914-2012)

biologist physician

R

Richard Axel

1946 · United States

American molecular biologist

physician

R

Richard Kuhn

1900 – 1967 · West Germany

Austrian-German biochemist (1900-1967)

chemist physician

R

Robert Edwards

1925 – 2013 · United Kingdom

English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation

biologist physician

R

Robert F. Furchgott

1916 – 2009 · United States

American biochemist (1916-2009)

chemist physician

R

Robert Lefkowitz

1943 · United States

American physician and biochemist

chemist physician

R

Roberta Bondar

1945 · Canada

Canadian astronaut

biologist physician

R

Robin Cook

1940 · United States

American novelist, ophthalmologist, aquanaut

physician

R

Robin Warren

1937 – 2024 · Australia

Australian microbiologist and Nobel Laureate (1937–2024)

physician

R

Rodney Robert Porter

1917 – 1985 · United Kingdom

English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917–1985)

chemist physician

R

Roger Bannister

1929 – 2018 · United Kingdom

English physician and athlete (1929–2018)

physician

R

Roger Guillemin

1924 – 2024 · France

French-American neuroscientist (1924–2024)

physician

R

Roger Sperry

1913 – 1994 · United States

American neuroscientist

physician psychologist

R

Rolf M. Zinkernagel

1944 · Switzerland

Swiss immunologist (born 1944)

physician

R

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

1921 – 2011 · United States

American medical physicist (1921-2011)

physician physicist

R

Rudolf Vrba

1924 – 2006 · Czechoslovakia

Slovak-Jewish Auschwitz escapee, Canadian biochemist (1924–2006)

physician

R

Ruth Pfau

1929 – 2017 · British Raj

German-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun (1929–2017)

physician

S

Sergey Lukyanenko

1968 · Soviet Union

Russian science fiction writer

physician

S

Severo Ochoa

1905 – 1993 · United States

Spanish physician

physician

S

Shimon Sakaguchi

1951 · Japan

Japanese immunologist and physician (1951-)

biologist physician

S

Shinya Yamanaka

1962 · Japan

Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962)

physician physicist

S

Stanisław Lem

1921 – 2006 · Poland

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist, studied medical doctor (1921–2006)

philosopher physician

S

Stanley B. Prusiner

1942 · United States

American neurologist and biochemist

physician

S

Susumu Tonegawa

1939 · Japan

Japanese biologist, neuroscientist (1939 - )

chemist physician

S

Sócrates

1954 – 2011 · Brazil

Brazilian association football player (1954–2011)

physician

T

Taslima Nasrin

1962 · Bangladesh

author, secular humanist, and feminist

physician

T

Tasuku Honjo

1942 · Japan

Japanese professor of immunology and genomic medicine (1942–)

physician

T

Thomas C. Südhof

1955 · Germany

German biochemist

chemist physician

T

Thomas Huckle Weller

1915 – 2008 · United States

American virologist (1915-2008)

biologist physician

T

Tomas Lindahl

1938 · Sweden

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist

chemist physician

T

Tostão

1947 · Brazil

Brazilian association football (born 1947)

physician

U

Ulf von Euler

1905 – 1983 · Sweden

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

chemist physician

U

Uğur Şahin

1965 · Germany

German oncologist, developer of COVID-19 vaccine

physician

V

Valeri Polyakov

1942 – 2022 · Russia

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

physician

V

Vasily Aksyonov

1932 – 2009 · Soviet Union

Soviet-Russian writer (1932-2009)

physician

W

Werner Arber

1929 · Switzerland

Swiss microbiologist and geneticist

physician

W

Werner Forssmann

1904 – 1979 · German Reich

German physician, Nobel prize winner (1904-1979)

physician

W

Wim Eijk

1953 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Catholic cardinal

physician

Y

Yelena Bonner

1923 – 2011 · Soviet Union

human rights activist in the former Soviet Union; wife of dissident Andrei Sakharov

physician

Z

Zakir Naik

1965 · Saudi Arabia

Indian Islamic preacher

physician

Z

Zilda Arns

1934 – 2010 · Brazil

Brazilian pediatrician (1934-2010)

physician

Ö

Özlem Türeci

1967 · Germany

Turkish-German physician (born 1967)

physician