James Watson, 97
Biologist
1
Sue Hendrickson, 75
Paleontologist
2
Donald Johanson, 82
3
David A. Johnston (1949-1980)
Geologist
4
Joey Santore
Botanist
5
Tom Skilling, 73
Meteorologist
6
Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997)
Astronomer
7
Lynn Margulis (1938-2011)
8
Jerry Coyne, 75
9
James E. Keeler (1857-1900)
10
Keven Stonewall, 31
11
Clive Cussler (1931-2020)
Oceanographer
12
Lloyd Hall (1894-1971)
Conservationist
13
Howard Florey (1898-1968)
Pharmacologist
14
Robert Millikan (1868-1953)
Physicist
15
George Gaylord Simpson (1902-1984)
16
Robert E. Park (1864-1944)
Sociologist
17
Arthur B. Robinson, 83
18
Anita Borg (1949-2003)
Computer Scientist
19
Grote Reber (1911-2002)
20
Richard Hamming (1915-1998)
21
Arnold Orville Beckman (1900-2004)
Chemist
22
Clinton Davisson (1881-1958)
23
Harriet Creighton (1909-2004)
24
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Martin Chalfie, 78
25
Bruce Beutler, 67
Geneticist
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Edward Mills Purcell (1912-1997)
27
Paul Alivisatos, 65
28
Thomas Cech, 77
29
Vincent Du Vigneaud (1901-1978)
30
Stuart Umpleby, 81
31
Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913)
32
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