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All answers to “Name a famous scientist”
The complete list: 129 answers, 112 of them longer than one word, with the alternative spellings that also count. Rarity stays hidden.
A
- Ada Lovelacealso Lovelace
- Al-Khwarizmi
- Alan Turingalso Turing
- Albert Einsteinalso Einstein
- Alessandro Voltaalso Volta
- Alexander Flemingalso Fleming
- Alexander Graham Bellalso Graham Bell
- Alfred Nobelalso Nobel
- Alfred Wegeneralso Wegener
- Ana Aslan
- Anaximander
- Andre-Marie Amperealso Ampere
- Antoine Lavoisieralso Lavoisier
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoekalso Leeuwenhoek, van Leeuwenhoek
- Archimedes
- Aristotle
- Aryabhata
- Avicennaalso Ibn Sina
B
- Barbara McClintockalso McClintock
- Benjamin Franklinalso Franklin
- Blaise Pascalalso Pascal
- Brahmagupta
C
- Carl Friedrich Gaussalso Gauss
- Carl Linnaeusalso Linnaeus
- Carl Saganalso Sagan
- Cecilia Paynealso Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
- Charles Darwinalso Darwin
- Charles Lyellalso Lyell
- Chien-Shiung Wu
- Christiaan Huygensalso Huygens
- CV Ramanalso Raman
D
- Democritus
- Dmitri Mendeleevalso Mendeleev
- Dorothy Hodgkinalso Hodgkin
E
- Edward Jenneralso Jenner
- Edwin Hubblealso Hubble
- Emil Racovitaalso Racovita
- Emmy Noetheralso Noether
- Empedocles
- Enrico Fermialso Fermi
- Eratosthenes
- Ernest Rutherfordalso Rutherford
- Erwin Schrodingeralso Schrodinger
- Euclid
F
- Francis Crickalso Crick
- Fritz Haberalso Haber
G
- Galen
- Galileo Galileialso Galileo
- Georg Ohmalso Ohm
- George Emil Paladealso Palade
- Georges Cuvieralso Cuvier
- Gideon Mantellalso Mantell
- Gottfried Leibnizalso Leibniz
- Grace Hopperalso Hopper
- Gregor Mendelalso Mendel
H
- Heinrich Hertzalso Hertz
- Henri Coandaalso Coanda
- Henrietta Leavittalso Leavitt
- Hermann Oberthalso Oberth
- Hero of Alexandria
- Hideki Yukawaalso Yukawa
- Hippocrates
- Hypatia
I
- Ibn al-Haythamalso Alhazen
- Ignaz Semmelweisalso Semmelweis
- Inge Lehmannalso Lehmann
- Isaac Newtonalso Newton
- Ivan Pavlovalso Pavlov
J
- James Clerk Maxwellalso Maxwell
- James Huttonalso Hutton
- James Prescott Joulealso Joule
- James Watsonalso Watson
- Jane Goodallalso Goodall
- Johannes Kepleralso Kepler
- John von Neumannalso von Neumann
- Jonas Salkalso Salk
- Joseph Listeralso Lister
- Josiah Willard Gibbsalso Gibbs
K
- Katherine Johnson
L
- Leonardo da Vincialso Da Vinci, Leonardo
- Leonhard Euleralso Euler
- Linus Paulingalso Pauling
- Lise Meitneralso Meitner
- Lord Kelvinalso Kelvin
- Louis Leakeyalso Leakey
- Louis Pasteuralso Pasteur
- Ludwig Boltzmannalso Boltzmann
M
- Marie Curiealso Curie
- Marie Tharpalso Tharp
- Mary Anningalso Anning
- Mary Leakey
- Max Born
- Max Planckalso Planck
- Michael Faradayalso Faraday
N
- Neil deGrasse Tysonalso Tyson
- Nicolas Stenoalso Steno
- Nicolaus Copernicusalso Copernicus
- Niels Bohralso Bohr
- Nikola Teslaalso Tesla
O
- Ole Romeralso Romer
P
- Paul Diracalso Dirac
- Peter Higgsalso Higgs
- Ptolemy
- Pythagoras
R
- Rachel Carsonalso Carson
- Rene Descartesalso Descartes
- Richard Dawkinsalso Dawkins
- Richard Feynmanalso Feynman
- Richard Owen
- Robert Boylealso Boyle
- Robert Hookealso Hooke
- Robert Oppenheimeralso Oppenheimer, J Robert Oppenheimer
- Rosalind Franklin
S
- Satyendra Nath Bosealso Bose
- Shen Kuo
- Sigmund Freudalso Freud
- Srinivasa Ramanujanalso Ramanujan
- Stephen Hawkingalso Hawking
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekharalso Chandrasekhar
- Svante Arrheniusalso Arrhenius
T
- Thales
- Thomas Edisonalso Edison
- Tim Berners-Leealso Berners-Lee
- Tu Youyou
- Tycho Brahealso Brahe
W
- Werner Heisenbergalso Heisenberg
- William Smith
- Wolfgang Paulialso Pauli
Z
- Zhang Heng
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