Ser No. | Name | Wife Name | Hometown | Birth Date | Died On | Discoveries | Date of Discovery | Remarks (Awards) | |
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1 | C. V. Raman | Lokasundari Ammal | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India | November 7, 1888 | November 21, 1970 | Raman Effect | 1928 | Nobel Prize in Physics (1930) | |
2 | Homi J. Bhabha | Theodora Bhabha | Mumbai, Maharashtra,India | October 30, 1909 | January 24, 1966 | Nuclear Physics, Quantum Field Theory | N/A | N/A | |
3 | M. S. Swaminathan | Mina Swaminathan | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu,India | August 7, 1925 | N/A | Green Revolution | N/A | Padma Vibhushan (1989), World Food Prize (1987) | |
4 | APJ Abdul Kalam | Never Married | Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu,India | October 15, 1931 | July 27, 2015 | Missile Development, Space Research | N/A | Bharat Ratna (1997), Padma Bhushan (1981) | |
5 | Srinivasa Ramanujan | Janaki Ammal | Erode, Tamil Nadu,India | December 22, 1887 | April 26, 1920 | Number Theory, Infinite Series | N/A | Fellow of the Royal Society (1918) | |
6 | Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman | Lokasundari Ammal | Thiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu,India | November 7, 1888 | November 21, 1970 | Raman Effect | 1928 | Nobel Prize in Physics (1930) | |
7 | Venkatraman Ramakrishnan | Vera Rosenberry | Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu,India | April 29, 1952 | N/A | Ribosome Structure | 2000s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009) | |
8 | Shrinivas Kulkarni | Mythili Ramakrishnan | Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India | October 4, 1956 | N/A | Astronomy, Astrophysics | N/A | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1988) | |
9 | CNR Rao | Indumati Rao | Bangalore, Karnataka,India | June 30, 1934 | N/A | Materials Chemistry | N/A | Bharat Ratna (2014), Padma Vibhushan (2017) | |
10 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Rani Mashelkar | Mashel, Maharashtra,India | January 1, 1943 | N/A | Polymer Science, NCL Innovations | N/A | Padma Vibhushan (2014), Padma Shri (1991) | |
11 | Satyendra Nath Bose | Ushabati Ghosh | Kolkata, West Bengal,India | January 1, 1894 | February 4, 1974 | Bose-Einstein Statistics, Bose-Einstein Condensate | 1924 | Padma Vibhushan (1954) | |
12 | Vikram Sarabhai | Mrdula Sarabhai | Ahmedabad, Gujarat,India | August 12, 1919 | December 30, 1971 | Indian Space Program | N/A | Padma Bhushan (1966) | |
13 | Homi K. Bhabha | Never Married | Mumbai, Maharashtra,India | October 30, 1909 | January 24, 1966 | Nuclear Physics, Quantum Field Theory | N/A | N/A | |
14 | Shankar Balasubramanian | Janaki Ammal | Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India | March 2, 1966 | N/A | DNA Sequencing | 2000s | Padma Shri (2009) | |
15 | Manjul Bhargava | Padma Bhushan | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | August 8, 1974 | N/A | Number Theory, Mathematics | N/A | Fields Medal (2014), Padma Bhushan (2019) | |
16 | Raghuram Rajan | Radhika Puri | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | February 3, 1963 | N/A | Economics, Banking | N/A | Yashwantrao Chavan National Award (2018) | |
17 | Medha Patkar | Not Married | Mumbai, Maharashtra | December 1, 1954 | N/A | Social Activism | N/A | Goldman Environmental Prize (1992) | |
18 | Shanta Sinha | Not Married | Nirmal, Telangana | December 7, 1950 | N/A | Child Rights, Activism | N/A | Ramon Magsaysay Award (2003) | |
19 | Ashoke Sen | Not Married | Kolkata, West Bengal | July 15, 1956 | N/A | String Theory | N/A | Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012) | |
20 | Prafulla Chandra Ray | Not Married | Rangpur, Bangladesh | August 2, 1861 | June 16, 1944 | Chemical Research, Bengal Chemicals | N/A | Padma Bhushan (1936) | |
21 | Archana Bhattacharyya | Not Married | Kolkata, West Bengal | April 22, 1966 | N/A | Environmental Science, Sustainable Development | N/A | N/A | |
22 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai | Mrinalini Sarabhai | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | August 12, 1919 | December 30, 1971 | Indian Space Program | N/A | Padma Bhushan (1966) | |
23 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Rani Mashelkar | Mashel, Maharashtra | January 1, 1943 | N/A | Polymer Science, NCL Innovations | N/A | Padma Vibhushan (2014), Padma Shri (1991) | |
24 | Manjul Bhargava | Padma Bhushan | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | August 8, 1974 | N/A | Number Theory, Mathematics | N/A | Fields Medal (2014), Padma Bhushan (2019) | |
25 | Abdus Salam | Not Married | Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan | January 29, 1926 | November 21, 1996 | Electroweak Interaction, Unified Theory | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1979) | |
26 | Atta-ur-Rahman | Not Married | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | September 22, 1942 | N/A | Chemistry, Organic Synthesis | N/A | China's International Science and Technology Cooperation Award (2012) | |
27 | Pervez Hoodbhoy | Not Married | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | July 11, 1950 | N/A | Theoretical Physics, Science Education | N/A | N/A | |
28 | Asifa Akhtar | Not Married | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | May 18, 1965 | N/A | Epigenetics, X-Inactivation | N/A | Leibniz Prize (2015) | |
29 | Samar Mubarakmand | Not Married | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | September 17, 1942 | N/A | Nuclear Physics, Engineering | N/A | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2001) | |
30 | Yunus Khan | Not Married | Not Available | Not Available | N/A | Mathematics, Geometry | N/A | N/A | |
31 | Muhammad Yunus | Not Married | Chittagong, Bangladesh | June 28, 1940 | N/A | Microcredit, Grameen Bank | N/A | Nobel Peace Prize (2006) | |
32 | Fazlur Rahman Khan | Not Married | Dhaka, Bangladesh | April 3, 1929 | March 27, 1982 | Structural Engineering, Skyscrapers | N/A | N/A | |
33 | Abdus Salam | Not Married | Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan | January 29, 1926 | November 21, 1996 | Electroweak Interaction, Unified Theory | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1979) | |
34 | Habibullah Rafi | Not Married | Kabul, Afghanistan | June 22, 1947 | February 16, 2021 | Physics, Astronomy | N/A | N/A | |
35 | Muhammad Hussain Bahzad | Not Married | Not Available | Not Available | N/A | Physics, Quantum Mechanics | N/A | N/A | |
36 | Fazlur Rahman Khan | Not Married | Dhaka, Bangladesh | April 3, 1929 | March 27, 1982 | Structural Engineering, Skyscrapers | N/A | N/A | |
37 | Mahabir Pun | Not Married | Myagdi, Nepal | November 10, 1975 | N/A | Wireless Internet, Rural Connectivity | N/A | N/A | |
38 | Binod Bihari Chaudhary | Not Married | Kathmandu, Nepal | April 27, 1955 | N/A | Business, Diversified Industries | N/A | N/A | |
39 | Shirish Shrestha | Not Married | Kathmandu, Nepal | February 16, 1979 | N/A | Physics, Astrophysics | N/A | N/A | |
40 | Tu Youyou | Li Tingzhao | Zhejiang, China | December 30, 1930 | N/A | Artemisinin, Malaria Treatment | 1970s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2015) | |
41 | Yuan Longping | Not Married | Beijing, China | September 7, 1930 | May 22, 2021 | Agricultural Science, Hybrid Rice | 1960s | World Food Prize (2004), Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2000) | |
42 | Chen-Ning Yang | Not Married | Hefei, China | September 22, 1922 | N/A | Particle Physics, Yang-Mills Theory | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1957) | |
43 | Tsung-Dao Lee | Not Married | Shanghai, China | November 24, 1926 | N/A | Particle Physics, Weak Interaction | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1957) | |
44 | Zhong Lin Wang | Not Married | Nanjing, China | May 4, 1961 | N/A | Nanogenerators, Nanotechnology | N/A | Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2018) | |
45 | Qian Xuesen | Wu Jianxiong (Chien-Shiung Wu) | Not Married | Hangzhou, China | December 11, 1911 | October 31, 2009 | Aerospace Engineering, Rocket Science | N/A | N/A |
46 | Wu Jianxiong (Chien-Shiung Wu) | Not Married | Liuhe, China | May 31, 1912 | February 16, 1997 | Experimental Physics, Weak Interaction | N/A | Wolf Prize in Physics (1978) | |
47 | Wu Jieping | Not Married | Chongqing, China | August 10, 1912 | March 27, 1997 | Urology, Medical Research | N/A | N/A | |
48 | Xie Kechang | Not Married | Chongqing, China | June 20, 1921 | February 5, 2008 | Physics, Low Temperature Research | N/A | N/A | |
49 | Zhou Guangzhao | Not Married | Wuxi, China | January 5, 1929 | N/A | Particle Physics, Cosmic Rays | N/A | N/A | |
50 | Akira Yoshino | Not Married | Osaka, Japan | January 30, 1948 | N/A | Lithium-Ion Batteries | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019) | |
51 | Shinya Yamanaka | Not Married | Osaka, Japan | September 4, 1962 | N/A | Stem Cell Research, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2012) | |
52 | Hideki Yukawa | Not Married | Tokyo, Japan | January 23, 1907 | September 8, 1981 | Particle Physics, Mesons | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1949) | |
53 | Isamu Akasaki | Not Married | Chiran, Kagoshima, Japan | January 30, 1929 | April 1, 2021 | Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) | |
54 | Shinichiro Tomonaga | Not Married | Kyoto, Japan | March 31, 1906 | July 8, 1979 | Quantum Electrodynamics | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1965) | |
55 | Takaaki Kajita | Not Married | Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan | March 9, 1959 | N/A | Neutrino Oscillations, Physics | 1990s | Nobel Prize in Physics (2015) | |
56 | Kazuo Ishiguro | Not Married | Nagasaki, Japan | November 8, 1954 | N/A | Literature, Novels | N/A | Nobel Prize in Literature (2017) | |
57 | Hiroshi Amano | Not Married | Gifu, Japan | September 11, 1960 | N/A | Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) | |
58 | Yoshinori Ohsumi | Not Married | Fukuoka, Japan | February 9, 1945 | N/A | Cell Biology, Autophagy | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2016) | |
59 | Akira Tonomura | Not Married | Chiba, Japan | July 21, 1942 | May 2, 2012 | Electron Microscopy, Quantum Mechanics | N/A | N/A | |
60 | Yuan T. Lee | Not Married | Hsinchu, Taiwan | November 19, 1936 | N/A | Chemical Physics, Reaction Dynamics | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986) | |
61 | Chen-Ning Yang | Not Married | Hefei, China | September 22, 1922 | N/A | Particle Physics, Yang-Mills Theory | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1957) | |
62 | Tsung-Dao Lee | Not Married | Shanghai, China | November 24, 1926 | N/A | Particle Physics, Weak Interaction | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1957) | |
63 | Ruey-Lin Chen | Not Married | Taichung, Taiwan | April 28, 1956 | N/A | Physics, Nanostructures | N/A | N/A | |
64 | Ching W. Tang | Not Married | Taipei, Taiwan | July 11, 1937 | N/A | Organic Electronics, OLEDs | 1980s | N/A | |
65 | Albert Einstein | Mileva Marić (Formerly) | Ulm, Germany | March 14, 1879 | April 18, 1955 | Theoretical Physics, Theory of Relativity | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1921) | |
66 | Thomas Edison | Mina Miller | Milan, Ohio, USA | February 11, 1847 | October 18, 1931 | Inventions, Electric Light Bulb | N/A | N/A | |
67 | Marie Curie | Pierre Curie | Warsaw, Poland | November 7, 1867 | July 4, 1934 | Radiation, Radioactivity | 1890s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1903), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911) | |
68 | Nikola Tesla | Not Married | Smiljan, Croatia | July 10, 1856 | January 7, 1943 | Electrical Engineering, Alternating Current | 1880s | N/A | |
69 | Isaac Newton | Not Married | Woolsthorpe, England | December 25, 1642 | March 20, 1727 | Physics, Law of Universal Gravitation | 1680s | N/A | |
70 | Galileo Galilei | Marina Gamba | Pisa, Italy | February 15, 1564 | January 8, 1642 | Astronomy, Telescope | 1610s | N/A | |
71 | Charles Darwin | Emma Wedgwood | Shrewsbury, England | February 12, 1809 | April 19, 1882 | Biology, Theory of Evolution | 1830s | N/A | |
72 | Stephen Hawking | Jane Wilde | Oxford, England | January 8, 1942 | March 14, 2018 | Theoretical Physics, Black Holes | N/A | N/A | |
73 | Rosalind Franklin | Not Married | London, England | July 25, 1920 | April 16, 1958 | Chemistry, DNA Structure | N/A | N/A | |
74 | Max Planck | Marie Merck | Kiel, Germany | April 23, 1858 | October 4, 1947 | Theoretical Physics, Quantum Theory | 1900s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1918) | |
75 | Enrico Fermi | Laura Capon | Rome, Italy | September 29, 1901 | November 28, 1954 | Physics, Nuclear Reactions | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1938) | |
76 | Jane Goodall | Derek Bryceson (Formerly) | London, England | April 3, 1934 | N/A | Primatology, Chimpanzee Research | N/A | N/A | |
77 | Richard Feynman | Gweneth Howarth (Formerly) | New York City, USA | May 11, 1918 | February 15, 1988 | Theoretical Physics, Quantum Electrodynamics | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physics (1965) | |
78 | Akira Yoshino | Not Married | Osaka, Japan | January 30, 1948 | N/A | Lithium-Ion Batteries | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019) | |
79 | Shinya Yamanaka | Not Married | Osaka, Japan | September 4, 1962 | N/A | Stem Cell Research, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | N/A | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2012) | |
80 | Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard | Not Married | Magdeburg, Germany | October 20, 1942 | N/A | Genetics, Embryonic Development | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1995) | |
81 | Neil Armstrong | Janet Shearon (Formerly) | Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA | August 5, 1930 | August 25, 2012 | Astronautics, First Moon Landing | N/A | N/A | |
82 | Carl Sagan | Linda Salzman | New York City, USA | November 9, 1934 | December 20, 1996 | Astronomy, Cosmos | N/A | N/A | |
83 | Benjamin Franklin | Deborah Read | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | January 17, 1706 | April 17, 1790 | Physics, Electricity | 1750s | N/A | |
84 | Linus Pauling | Ava Helen Miller | Portland, Oregon, USA | February 28, 1901 | August 19, 1994 | Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry | 1930s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1954), Nobel Peace Prize (1962) | |
85 | Rachel Carson | Not Married | Springdale, Pennsylvania, USA | May 27, 1907 | April 14, 1964 | Environmentalism, Silent Spring | N/A | N/A | |
86 | Barbara McClintock | Not Married | Hartford, Connecticut, USA | June 16, 1902 | September 2, 1992 | Genetics, Transposons | 1940s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1983) | |
87 | James Clerk Maxwell | Katherine Mary Dewar | Edinburgh, Scotland | June 13, 1831 | November 5, 1879 | Physics, Electromagnetism | 1860s | N/A | |
88 | Richard Dawkins | Mary Dawkins (Formerly) | Nairobi, Kenya | March 26, 1941 | N/A | Biology, Evolutionary Biology | N/A | N/A | |
89 | Jane Lubchenco | Bruce Menge | Denver, Colorado, USA | December 4, 1947 | N/A | Marine Biology, Environmental Science | N/A | N/A | |
90 | B. J. Habibie | Ainun Habibie | Parepare, Indonesia | June 25, 1936 | September 11, 2019 | Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft Technology | N/A | N/A | |
91 | Rudy Laksmono | Not Married | Bandung, Indonesia | N/A | N/A | Chemistry, Spectroscopy | N/A | N/A | |
92 | Nugroho Abikusno | Not Married | Surakarta, Indonesia | July 16, 1953 | N/A | Architecture, Urban Planning | N/A | N/A | |
93 | César Lattes | Not Married | Cambuquira, Brazil | July 26, 1924 | March 8, 2005 | Physics, Particle Physics | 1940s | N/A | |
94 | Carlos Chagas | Not Married | Oliveira, Brazil | July 9, 1879 | November 8, 1934 | Medicine, Tropical Diseases | 1900s | N/A | |
95 | Oswaldo Cruz | Emília da Fonseca | São Luís do Paraitinga, Brazil | August 5, 1872 | February 11, 1917 | Medicine, Public Health | 1900s | N/A | |
96 | André-Marie Ampère | Julie Carron | Lyon, France | January 20, 1775 | June 10, 1836 | Physics, Electromagnetism | 1820s | N/A | |
97 | José Leite Lopes | Lucília Nunes | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 27, 1912 | June 12, 2006 | Physics, Particle Physics | 1940s | N/A | |
98 | Philip Emeagwali | Dale Brown | Akwete, Nigeria | August 23, 1954 | N/A | Computer Science, Internet | 1980s | N/A | |
99 | Agbani Darego | Not Married | Abonnema, Nigeria | December 22, 1982 | N/A | Fashion, Modeling | N/A | N/A | |
100 | Samuel Achilefu | Not Married | Ozubulu, Nigeria | April 7, 1957 | N/A | Medicine, Optical Imaging | N/A | N/A | |
101 | Ayodele Awojobi | Not Married | Ibadan, Nigeria | March 12, 1937 | September 23, 1984 | Engineering, Agriculture | N/A | N/A | |
102 | Dmitri Mendeleev | Not Married | Tobolsk, Russia | February 8, 1834 | February 2, 1907 | Chemistry, Periodic Table | 1860s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1906) | |
103 | Ivan Pavlov | Seraphima Vasilievna Karchevskaya | Ryazan, Russia | September 26, 1849 | February 27, 1936 | Physiology, Classical Conditioning | 1890s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1904) | |
104 | Lev Landau | Kora Tursman | Baku, Azerbaijan | January 22, 1908 | April 1, 1968 | Physics, Theoretical Physics | 1930s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1962) | |
105 | Andrei Sakharov | Elena Bonner | Moscow, Russia | May 21, 1921 | December 14, 1989 | Physics, Nuclear Physics | 1950s | Nobel Peace Prize (1975) | |
106 | Sergey Korolev | Nina Ivanovna Gubanova | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | January 12, 1907 | January 14, 1966 | Space Engineering, Rocketry | 1950s | N/A | |
107 | Igor Tamm | Kira Ivanovna Shaposhnikova | Novosibirsk, Russia | July 8, 1895 | April 12, 1971 | Physics, Nuclear Physics | 1940s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1958) | |
108 | Igor Torsion | Not Married | Moscow, Russia | March 11, 1930 | N/A | Physics, Particle Physics | N/A | N/A | |
109 | Nikolai Lobachevsky | Varvara Alexeyeva | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | December 1, 1792 | February 24, 1856 | Mathematics, Non-Euclidean Geometry | 1820s | N/A | |
110 | Aleksandr Lyapunov | Not Married | Yaroslavl, Russia | June 6, 1857 | November 3, 1918 | Mathematics, Stability Theory | 1890s | N/A | |
111 | Lev Termen (Léon Theremin) | Lavinia Williams | St. Petersburg, Russia | August 15, 1896 | November 3, 1993 | Physics, Theremin Musical Instrument | 1920s | N/A | |
112 | Ephrem the Syrian | Not Married | Nisibis, Roman Empire | N/A | June 9, 373 | Theology, Poetry | N/A | N/A | |
113 | Theodros Mitiku | Not Married | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | June 29, 1950 | N/A | Engineering, Energy Technology | N/A | N/A | |
114 | Abebe Kebede | Not Married | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | N/A | N/A | Physics, Optics | N/A | N/A | |
115 | Getahun Amogne Sisay | Not Married | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | N/A | N/A | Chemistry, Nanotechnology | N/A | N/A | |
116 | Teferi Belay | Not Married | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | N/A | N/A | Engineering, Energy Technology | N/A | N/A | |
117 | Ahmed Zewail | Demiana Gerguis | Damanhur, Egypt | February 26, 1946 | August 2, 2016 | Chemistry, Femtochemistry | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999) | |
118 | Farouk El-Baz | Not Married | Zagazig, Egypt | January 2, 1938 | N/A | Geology, Remote Sensing | N/A | N/A | |
119 | Magdi Yacoub | Nabeeha Abdel-Aziz | Cairo, Egypt | November 16, 1935 | N/A | Medicine, Cardiac Surgery | N/A | N/A | |
120 | Mohamed ElBaradei | Aida Elkachef | Cairo, Egypt | June 17, 1942 | N/A | International Law, Diplomacy | N/A | Nobel Peace Prize (2005) | |
121 | Nguyễn Văn Linh | Not Married | Quang Binh, Vietnam | July 1, 1915 | April 27, 1998 | Politics, Leadership | N/A | N/A | |
122 | Lê Đức Thọ | Not Married | Thai Binh, Vietnam | October 14, 1911 | October 13, 1990 | Politics, Peace Activism | 1970s | Nobel Peace Prize (1973) | |
123 | Ngô Bảo Châu | Not Married | Hanoi, Vietnam | June 24, 1972 | N/A | Mathematics, Langlands Program | 2000s | Fields Medal (2010) | |
124 | Phạm Tuân | Not Married | Thai Binh, Vietnam | February 14, 1947 | N/A | Astronautics, Space Flight | 1980s | Hero of the Soviet Union (1980) | |
125 | Lê Văn Thiêm | Not Married | Nam Định, Vietnam | October 1, 1918 | December 3, 1991 | Mathematics, Differential Geometry | N/A | N/A | |
126 | Denis Mukwege | Madeleine Mapendo | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo | March 1, 1955 | N/A | Medicine, Gynecology | N/A | Nobel Peace Prize (2018) | |
127 | Hubert Kairuki | Not Married | Tanzania | August 8, 1914 | December 16, 1999 | Medicine, Medical Education | N/A | N/A | |
128 | Jean-Jacques Muyembe | Not Married | Kasongo, Democratic Republic of Congo | February 12, 1942 | N/A | Medicine, Virology | N/A | N/A | |
129 | Emile Bongeli | Not Married | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo | December 26, 1963 | N/A | Medicine, Surgery | N/A | N/A | |
130 | Aziz Sancar | Gwen Sancar | Savur, Turkey | September 8, 1946 | N/A | Chemistry, DNA Repair | 1980s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2015) | |
131 | Cahit Arf | Not Married | Salonika, Ottoman Empire | October 11, 1910 | December 26, 1997 | Mathematics, Arf Invariant | N/A | N/A | |
132 | Feza Gürsey | Not Married | Istanbul, Turkey | April 7, 1921 | April 13, 1992 | Physics, Particle Physics | N/A | N/A | |
133 | İhsan Doğramacı | Not Married | Erzurum, Turkey | July 3, 1915 | February 25, 2010 | Medicine, Medical Education | N/A | N/A | |
134 | Ali Javan | Marjorie van Dresser | Tehran, Iran | December 26, 1926 | September 12, 2016 | Physics, Laser Spectroscopy | 1960s | N/A | |
135 | Maryam Mirzakhani | Jan Vondrák | Tehran, Iran | May 3, 1977 | July 14, 2017 | Mathematics, Dynamics of Curves | N/A | Fields Medal (2014) | |
136 | Shirin Ebadi | Javad Tavassolian | Hamadan, Iran | June 21, 1947 | N/A | Law, Human Rights | N/A | Nobel Peace Prize (2003) | |
137 | Gholam A. Peyman | Not Married | Tehran, Iran | March 28, 1936 | June 17, 2022 | Medicine, Ophthalmology | N/A | N/A | |
138 | Albert Einstein | Elsa Einstein | Ulm, Germany | March 14, 1879 | April 18, 1955 | Physics, Theory of Relativity | 1900s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1921) | |
139 | Max Planck | Marie Merck | Kiel, Germany | April 23, 1858 | October 4, 1947 | Physics, Quantum Theory | 1900s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1918) | |
140 | Carl Friedrich Gauss | Johanna Ostoff | Brunswick, Germany | April 30, 1777 | February 23, 1855 | Mathematics, Number Theory | N/A | N/A | |
141 | Werner Heisenberg | Elisabeth Schumacher | Würzburg, Germany | December 5, 1901 | February 1, 1976 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics | 1920s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1932) | |
142 | Johannes Kepler | Susanna Reuttinger | Weil der Stadt, Germany | December 27, 1571 | November 15, 1630 | Astronomy, Laws of Planetary Motion | 1600s | N/A | |
143 | Rudolf Virchow | Marie Anne Neuhaus | Schivelbein, Germany | October 13, 1821 | September 5, 1902 | Medicine, Pathology | 1800s | N/A | |
144 | Emil Fischer | Agnes Gerlach | Euskirchen, Germany | October 9, 1852 | July 15, 1919 | Chemistry, Biochemistry | 1900s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1902) | |
145 | Robert Koch | Hedwig Freiberg | Clausthal, Germany | December 11, 1843 | May 27, 1910 | Medicine, Microbiology | 1800s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1905) | |
146 | Hermann von Helmholtz | Olga von Velten | Potsdam, Germany | August 31, 1821 | September 8, 1894 | Physics, Physiology | 1800s | N/A | |
147 | Otto Hahn | Edith Junghans | Frankfurt, Germany | March 8, 1879 | July 28, 1968 | Chemistry, Nuclear Fission | 1930s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1944) | |
148 | King Mongkut (Rama IV) | Queen Debsirindra | Bangkok, Thailand | October 18, 1804 | October 1, 1868 | Religion, Modernization | N/A | N/A | |
149 | King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) | Queen Saovabha Phongsri | Bangkok, Thailand | September 20, 1853 | October 23, 1910 | Modernization, Reforms | N/A | N/A | |
150 | HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Not Married | Bangkok, Thailand | April 2, 1955 | N/A | Education, Literature | N/A | N/A | |
151 | Silpa Bhirasri (Corrado Feroci) | Not Married | Florence, Italy | September 15, 1892 | June 15, 1962 | Art, Sculpture | N/A | N/A | |
152 | Dr. Yongyuth Yuthavong | Not Married | Chiang Rai, Thailand | February 28, 1947 | N/A | Science, Biochemistry | N/A | N/A | |
153 | Isaac Newton | Not Married | Woolsthorpe, England | January 4, 1643 | March 31, 1727 | Physics, Mathematics | 1600s | N/A | |
154 | Charles Darwin | Emma Wedgwood | Shrewsbury, England | February 12, 1809 | April 19, 1882 | Biology, Evolution | 1800s | N/A | |
155 | Stephen Hawking | Jane Wilde | Oxford, England | January 8, 1942 | March 14, 2018 | Physics, Black Holes | 1970s | N/A | |
156 | James Clerk Maxwell | Katherine Mary Dewar | Edinburgh, Scotland | June 13, 1831 | November 5, 1879 | Physics, Electromagnetism | 1800s | N/A | |
157 | Michael Faraday | Sarah Barnard | Newington Butts, England | September 22, 1791 | August 25, 1867 | Physics, Electromagnetism | 1800s | N/A | |
158 | Ada Lovelace | Not Married | London, England | December 10, 1815 | November 27, 1852 | Mathematics, Computer Programming | 1800s | N/A | |
159 | Rosalind Franklin | Not Married | London, England | July 25, 1920 | April 16, 1958 | Chemistry, DNA Structure | 1950s | N/A | |
160 | Richard Dawkins | Mary Dawkins (divorced) | Nairobi, Kenya | March 26, 1941 | N/A | Biology, Evolution | N/A | N/A | |
161 | Alan Turing | Not Married | Maida Vale, England | June 23, 1912 | June 7, 1954 | Mathematics, Cryptography | 1930s | N/A | |
162 | Mary Anning | Not Married | Lyme Regis, England | May 21, 1799 | March 9, 1847 | Geology, Paleontology | 1800s | N/A | |
163 | Marie Curie | Pierre Curie | Warsaw, Poland | November 7, 1867 | July 4, 1934 | Physics, Radioactivity | 1900s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1903, with Pierre Curie), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911) | |
164 | Antoine Lavoisier | Marie-Anne Paulze | Paris, France | August 26, 1743 | May 8, 1794 | Chemistry, Conservation of Mass | 1700s | N/A | |
165 | Louis Pasteur | Marie Laurent | Dole, France | December 27, 1822 | September 28, 1895 | Microbiology, Germ Theory | 1800s | N/A | |
166 | Blaise Pascal | Not Married | Clermont-Ferrand, France | June 19, 1623 | August 19, 1662 | Mathematics, Physics | 1600s | N/A | |
167 | Pierre-Simon Laplace | Marie-Anne Sochon | Beaumont-en-Auge, France | March 23, 1749 | March 5, 1827 | Mathematics, Astronomy | 1700s | N/A | |
168 | Henri Poincaré | Louise Poulain d'Andecy | Nancy, France | April 29, 1854 | July 17, 1912 | Mathematics, Physics | 1900s | N/A | |
169 | Évariste Galois | Not Married | Bourg-la-Reine, France | October 25, 1811 | May 31, 1832 | Mathematics, Group Theory | N/A | N/A | |
170 | Galileo Galilei | Not Married | Pisa, Italy | February 15, 1564 | January 8, 1642 | Astronomy, Physics | 1600s | N/A | |
171 | Leonardo da Vinci | Not Married | Vinci, Italy | April 15, 1452 | May 2, 1519 | Art, Science | 1500s | N/A | |
172 | Alessandro Volta | Luisa Anna Girosi | Como, Italy | February 18, 1745 | March 5, 1827 | Physics, Electricity | 1700s | N/A | |
173 | Enrico Fermi | Laura Capon | Rome, Italy | September 29, 1901 | November 28, 1954 | Physics, Nuclear Reactions | 1930s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1938) | |
174 | Guglielmo Marconi | Not Married | Bologna, Italy | April 25, 1874 | July 20, 1937 | Physics, Radio Communication | 1900s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1909) | |
175 | Rita Levi-Montalcini | Not Married | Turin, Italy | April 22, 1909 | December 30, 2012 | Neurology, Nerve Growth Factor | 1950s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1986) | |
176 | Evangelista Torricelli | Not Married | Faenza, Italy | October 15, 1608 | October 25, 1647 | Physics, Barometer | 1600s | N/A | |
177 | Antonio Meucci | Not Married | Florence, Italy | April 13, 1808 | October 18, 1889 | Telecommunications, Telephone | 1800s | N/A | |
178 | Carlo Rovelli | Not Married | Verona, Italy | May 3, 1956 | N/A | Physics, Loop Quantum Gravity | 1990s | N/A | |
179 | Elena Cornaro Piscopia | Not Married | Venice, Italy | June 5, 1646 | July 26, 1684 | Philosophy, Theology | 1600s | N/A | |
180 | Salim Ahmed Salim | Zuleikha Salim | Usoke, Tanganyika | January 23, 1942 | N/A | Diplomacy, International Relations | N/A | N/A | |
181 | Esther Mwaikambo | Not Married | Tanga, Tanzania | June 3, 1950 | N/A | Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology | N/A | N/A | |
182 | Philemon Sarungi | Not Married | Tanga, Tanzania | March 3, 1962 | N/A | Engineering, Information Technology | N/A | N/A | |
183 | Christiaan Barnard | Aletta Gertruida Louw | Beaufort West, South Africa | November 8, 1922 | September 2, 2001 | Medicine, Heart Transplant | 1960s | N/A | |
184 | Max Theiler | Elisabeth Weber | Pretoria, South Africa | January 30, 1899 | August 11, 1972 | Medicine, Yellow Fever Vaccine | 1930s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1951) | |
185 | Sydney Brenner | May Brenner | Germiston, South Africa | January 13, 1927 | April 5, 2019 | Biology, Genetic Code | 1960s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002) | |
186 | Aaron Klug | Dorothy Needham | Lithuania (born), South Africa | August 11, 1926 | November 20, 2018 | Chemistry, Electron Microscopy | 1970s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1982) | |
187 | Manuel Elkin Patarroyo | Not Married | Florian, Colombia | November 3, 1946 | N/A | Medicine, Malaria Vaccine | N/A | N/A | |
188 | Rodolfo Llinás | Not Married | Bogotá, Colombia | December 16, 1934 | N/A | Neurology, Neuroscience | N/A | N/A | |
189 | Diana Obregón | Not Married | Bogotá, Colombia | December 27, 1966 | N/A | Mathematics, Geometry | N/A | N/A | |
190 | Santiago Ramón y Cajal | Silveria Fañanás García | Navarre, Spain | May 1, 1852 | October 17, 1934 | Neuroscience, Neuron Doctrine | 1800s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1906) | |
191 | Severo Ochoa | Carmen García | Luarca, Spain | September 24, 1905 | November 1, 1993 | Biochemistry, RNA Synthesis | 1950s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1959) | |
192 | Andrés Manuel del Río | Not Married | Madrid, Spain | November 10, 1764 | March 23, 1849 | Chemistry, Vanadium | 1800s | N/A | |
193 | Margarita Salas | Eladio Viñuela | Valdés, Spain | November 30, 1938 | November 7, 2019 | Genetics, DNA Replication | 1960s | N/A | |
194 | Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte | Not Married | Elche, Spain | February 8, 1960 | N/A | Biology, Developmental Genetics | 2000s | N/A | |
195 | Igor Sikorsky | Oleksandra Temryuk-Cherkasova | Kyiv, Ukraine | May 25, 1889 | October 26, 1972 | Aviation, Helicopter | 1900s | N/A | |
196 | Lev Landau | Kora Landau | Baku, Azerbaijan | January 22, 1908 | April 1, 1968 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics | 1930s | Nobel Prize in Physics (1962) | |
197 | Sergey Korolev | Nina Ivanovna Ivanova | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | January 12, 1907 | January 14, 1966 | Aerospace Engineering, Spacecraft Design | 1900s | N/A | |
198 | Olga A. Malinkiewicz | Not Married | Wrocław, Poland | April 3, 1986 | N/A | Physics, Solar Cells | 2010s | N/A | |
199 | Luis Federico Leloir | Amelia Zuberbühler | Paris, France | September 6, 1906 | December 2, 1987 | Biochemistry, Nucleotide Sugars | 1950s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1970) | |
200 | César Milstein | Cava Tierman | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | October 8, 1927 | March 24, 2002 | Immunology, Monoclonal Antibodies | 1970s | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1984) | |
201 | René Favaloro | María Antonia Delgado | La Plata, Argentina | July 12, 1923 | July 29, 2000 | Cardiology, Coronary Bypass Surgery | 1960s | N/A | |
202 | Alberto Cormillot | Luisa Karina Solano | San Fernando, Argentina | June 30, 1938 | N/A | Medicine, Nutrition | 2000s | N/A | |
203 | Cuthbert Bangirana | Not Married | Kampala, Uganda | N/A | N/A | Medicine, Pediatrics | N/A | N/A | |
204 | Andrew Mujugira | Not Married | Kampala, Uganda | N/A | N/A | Medicine, HIV Research | N/A | N/A | |
205 | Allan Ronald | Not Married | Kampala, Uganda | April 16, 1938 | N/A | Medicine, Infectious Diseases | N/A | N/A | |
206 | Ahmed Zewail | Demiana Galil | Damanhur, Egypt | February 26, 1946 | August 2, 2016 | Chemistry, Femtochemistry | 1990s | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999) | |
207 | Abdelhamid Ibn Badis | Not Married | Constantine, Algeria | January 14, 1889 | April 16, 1940 | Islamic Studies, Education | 1900s | N/A | |
208 | Mohammed |
Table of Notable Scientists: Names, Ages, DOBs, Spouses, Hometowns, Countries, Discoveries, and Dates of Discovery
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Famous Scientists and Their Information
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