Famous Biologists
Famous Biologists is a structured people dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Name, Country, Lifespan. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Name, Country, Lifespan, Field, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Country groups
- 6 distinct values
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Country, and Lifespan across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Name↕ | Country↕ | Lifespan↕ | Field↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Darwin | UK | 1809-1882 | Evolution | On the Origin of Species (1859), natural selection, HMS Beagle Galapagos voyage |
Alfred Russel Wallace | UK | 1823-1913 | Evolution, Biogeography | Independently conceived natural selection, Wallace Line, fieldwork in Malay Archipelago |
Gregor Mendel | Austria | 1822-1884 | Genetics | Monk who discovered laws of inheritance via pea plant experiments, ignored until 1900 |
Louis Pasteur | France | 1822-1895 | Microbiology | Germ theory of disease, pasteurization, vaccines for rabies and anthrax |
Carl Linnaeus | Sweden | 1707-1778 | Taxonomy | Created modern binomial nomenclature (Homo sapiens), Systema Naturae |
James Watson | USA | 1928- | Molecular biology | Co-discovered DNA double helix 1953, wrote The Double Helix, later controversial remarks |
Francis Crick | UK | 1916-2004 | Molecular biology | Co-discovered DNA structure, central dogma of molecular biology, later consciousness research |
Rosalind Franklin | UK | 1920-1958 | X-ray crystallography | Photo 51 of DNA, key to double helix discovery, died before sharing Nobel |
Maurice Wilkins | New Zealand/UK | 1916-2004 | Molecular biology | Shared 1962 Nobel with Watson and Crick for DNA structure, King's College London |
Barbara McClintock | USA | 1902-1992 | Cytogenetics | Discovered transposons (jumping genes) in maize, Nobel alone in 1983 |
Lynn Margulis | USA | 1938-2011 | Evolution | Endosymbiotic theory for origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts, Gaia hypothesis |
Jane Goodall | UK | 1934- | Primatology | Chimpanzee tool use at Gombe, redefined line between humans and animals |
E.O. Wilson | USA | 1929-2021 | Sociobiology, Ants | Father of sociobiology and biodiversity, ant expert, Pulitzer Prizes twice |
Stephen Jay Gould | USA | 1941-2002 | Paleontology | Punctuated equilibrium theory with Eldredge, prolific essayist in Natural History |
Richard Dawkins | UK | 1941- | Evolution | The Selfish Gene (1976), coined meme, prominent atheist science communicator |
Thomas Hunt Morgan | USA | 1866-1945 | Genetics | Fruit fly chromosome theory of heredity, Nobel 1933, Columbia fly room |
Frederick Sanger | UK | 1918-2013 | Biochemistry | Two Nobels in chemistry, sequenced insulin, developed Sanger DNA sequencing |
Jennifer Doudna | USA | 1964- | Biochemistry | Co-developed CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, Nobel Prize 2020 with Emmanuelle Charpentier |
Emmanuelle Charpentier | France | 1968- | Microbiology | Co-developed CRISPR-Cas9, shared 2020 Nobel, first all-female team to win Nobel in science |
Rachel Carson | USA | 1907-1964 | Marine biology, Ecology | Silent Spring (1962) launched environmental movement, exposed DDT harms |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Biologists organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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