Find out more about the greatest 21st Century Chemists, including Mario J. Molina, Tu Youyou, Joachim Sauer, Kary Mullis and James Lovelock.

Famous 21st Century Chemists

Dan ShechtmanDan Shechtman

24 January 1941

Israeli

Manfred EigenManfred Eigen

09 May 1927

German

Ada YonathAda Yonath

22 June 1939

Israeli

Mario J. MolinaMario J. Molina

19 March 1943

Mexican

Aaron KlugAaron Klug

11 August 1926

British

Elias James CoreyElias James Corey

12 July 1928

American

Roald HoffmannRoald Hoffmann

18 July 1937

American

Yuan T. LeeYuan T. Lee

19 November 1936

American

Thomas Robert CechThomas Cech

08 December 1947

American

Rudolph A. MarcusRudolph A. Marcus

21 July 1923

Canadian

John PolanyiJohn Polanyi

23 January 1929

Canadian

Richard R. ErnstRichard R. Ernst

14 August 1933

Swiss

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Paul J. CrutzenPaul J. Crutzen

03 December 1933

Dutch

Jean-Marie LehnJean-Marie Lehn

30 September 1939

French

John E. WalkerJohn E. Walker

07 January 1941

British

Dudley Robert HerschbachDudley R. Herschbach

18 June 1932

American

Hartmut MichelHartmut Michel

18 July 1948

German

George A. OlahGeorge A. Olah

22 May 1927

Hungarian,American

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Jens C SkouJens C Skou

08 October 1918

Danish

Robert Floyd Curl Jr.Robert Floyd Curl Jr.

23 August 1933

American

Tu YouyouTu Youyou

30 December 1930

Chinese

Kary MullisKary Mullis

28 December 1944

American

Joachim SauerJoachim Sauer

19 April 1949

German

Elio Di RupoElio Di Rupo

18 July 1951

Belgian

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James LovelockJames Lovelock

26 July 1919

British

Martyn PoliakoffMartyn Poliakoff

16 December 1947

British

Tim HuntTim Hunt

19 February 1943

British

Koichi TanakaKoichi Tanaka

03 August 1959

Japanese

Shannon LucidShannon Lucid

14 January 1943

American

Catherine ColemanCatherine Coleman

14 December 1960

American

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Peter AgrePeter Agre

30 January 1949

American

George M. WhitesidesGeorge M. Whitesides

03 August 1939

American

Carl DjerassiCarl Djerassi

29 October 1923

Austrian,American

Osamu ShimomuraOsamu Shimomura

27 August 1928

Japanese

Michael LevittMichael Levitt

09 May 1947

American,South African

Andrus AnsipAndrus Ansip

01 October 1956

Estonian

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Robert H. GrubbsRobert H. Grubbs

27 February 1942

American

Roger D. KornbergRoger D. Kornberg

24 April 1947

American

Jerzy BuzekJerzy Buzek

03 July 1940

Czech,Polish

Karl Barry SharplessKarl Barry Sharpless

28 April 1941

American

Susan SolomonSusan Solomon

19 January 1956

American

Ei-ichi NegishiEi-ichi Negishi

14 July 1935

Chinese,American

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Harry KrotoHarry Kroto

07 October 1939

British

Aaron CiechanoverAaron Ciechanover

01 October 1947

Israeli

Avram HershkoAvram Hershko

31 December 1937

Hungarian,Israeli

Bruce AmesBruce Ames

16 December 1928

American

Gerhard ErtlGerhard Ertl

10 October 1936

German

George Andrew OlahGeorge Andrew Olah

22 May 1927

Hungarian,American

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John Charles PolanyiJohn Charles Polanyi

23 January 1929

Canadian,German

Akira SuzukiAkira Suzuki

12 September 1930

Japanese

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