Scientists

Physicists, chemists, biologists, mathematicians, astronomers and explorers. 18,191 people.

1Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)🇩🇪 DEU1879–19552Leonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)1452–15193Isaac NewtonEnglish mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)1643–17274Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)1809–18825Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)1749–18326George WashingtonFounding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)🇺🇸 USA1732–17997Galileo GalileiItalian polymath (1564–1642)1564–16428Immanuel KantGerman philosopher (1724-1804)1724–18049Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor and businessman (1847–1931)🇺🇸 USA1847–193110René DescartesFrench philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)🇫🇷 FRA1596–165011Charles DickensEnglish novelist and social critic (1812–1870)1812–187012Marie CuriePolish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)🇫🇷 FRA1867–193413ArchimedesGreek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)286 BCE–211 BCE14Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)1451–150615Jimmy Walesco-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)🇬🇧 GBRborn 196616Jean-Jacques RousseauGenevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)1712–177817Steve JobsAmerican entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)🇺🇸 USA1955–201118Thomas JeffersonFounding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)🇺🇸 USA1743–182619Angela Merkelchancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)🇩🇪 DEUborn 195420Neil ArmstrongAmerican astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)🇺🇸 USA1930–201221Nikola TeslaSerbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)🇭🇺 HUN1856–194322Walt DisneyAmerican animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)🇺🇸 USA1901–196623Carl LinnaeusSwedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778); developed the foundations of modern taxonomy🇸🇪 SWE1707–177824Nicolaus CopernicusPolish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)1473–154325Louis PasteurFrench chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)🇫🇷 FRA1822–189526Marco PoloVenetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)1254–132427John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician (1632-1704)1632–170428PythagorasGreek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)582 BCE–490 BCE29Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990🇬🇧 GBR1925–201330Yuri GagarinSoviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968) SUN1934–196831Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGerman mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)1646–171632Euclidancient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)333 BCE–284 BCE33Henry FordAmerican business magnate (1863–1947)🇺🇸 USA1863–194734Carl Friedrich GaussGerman mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)1777–185535Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese explorer in the service of Spain1480–152136Blaise PascalFrench mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)1623–166237AvicennaPersian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)980–103738Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)🇸🇪 SWE1833–189639Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)🇺🇸 USA1858–191940Leonhard EulerSwiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)1707–178341Roald AmundsenNorwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)🇳🇴 NOR1872–192842Francis BaconEnglish philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)1561–162643Albrecht DürerGerman painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471-1528)1471–152844John Maynard KeynesBritish economist (1883–1946)🇬🇧 GBR1883–194645Niels BohrDanish physicist (1885–1962)1885–196246James CookBritish explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)1728–177947Johannes KeplerGerman mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)1572–163048Bertrand RussellBritish philosopher and logician (1872–1970)🇬🇧 GBR1872–197049Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)1469–152550Max PlanckGerman theoretical physicist (1858–1947)1858–194751Johannes GutenbergGerman inventor and craftsman (1400-1468)1400–146852Michael FaradayBritish scientist (1791–1867)1791–186753Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist (1834–1907)1834–190754Leo XIV267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)🇻🇦 VATborn 195555Ernest RutherfordNew Zealand physicist (1871–1937)🇳🇿 NZL1871–193756Ludwig WittgensteinAustrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)🇬🇧 GBR1889–195157Hernán CortésSpanish conquistador🇪🇸 ESP1485–154758Enrico FermiItalian–American physicist (1901–1954)🇺🇸 USA1901–195459Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrench writer and aviator (1900–1944)🇫🇷 FRA1900–194460Omar KhayyámPersian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)1048–1131