2 Norman Borlaug(Agronomist)
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who played a key role in the Green Revolution, a set of research technology transfer initiatives that increased agricultural production, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Nicknamed the Father of the Green Revolution, Borlaug was also honored with the Congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work.
3 Sonny Perdue(Politician)

Sonny Perdue is an American businessman, veterinarian, and politician. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture. He also served as the 81st Governor of Georgia and became the first Republican to serve in that position since the Reconstruction era. Sonny Perdue is also credited with founding an agricultural trading company called AGrowStar.
4 Justus von Liebig(Scientist)

German chemist Justus von Liebig is best known for his research on organic compounds and his contribution to biochemistry and agriculture. The Copley Medal-winning scientist initially studied pharmacy but later switched to chemistry. As a professor, he stressed on laboratory-based teaching of chemistry and separating it from pharmacy, opposing traditional methods.
5 M. S. Swaminathan(Agricultural Scientist)
Ramon Magsaysay Award-winning geneticist M. S. Swaminathan is best known for his contribution to the Indian Green Revolution. Featured on Time, he introduced high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice seedlings to Indian farmers. He is also known for his administrative work as part of the Indian civil services.
6 Eva Ekeblad(Scientist)

Eva Ekeblad was a Swedish countess, agronomist, salon hostess, and scientist. In 1746, she discovered a method to make flour and alcohol from potatoes which earned her popularity. Her discovery made her the first female inductee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1748.
7 Eliza Lucas(Agriculture in colonial South Carolina, where she developed indigo as one of its most important cash crops.)

Eliza Lucas was an agronomist who redefined agriculture in colonial South Carolina by developing indigo as one of the region's most prominent cash crops. The processing of indigo as dye influenced the colony's economy greatly before the Revolutionary War. She was the first woman to be be inducted into the South Carolina's Business Hall of Fame in the 20th century.
8 Robert Bakewell(Agriculturalist)

9 Patrick Matthew(Agriculturalist)

10 Sanjaya Rajaram(Scientist and winner of the 2014 World Food Prize)

11 Pierre Poivre(Horticulturist)

12 Erich von Tschermak(Agronomist)

Austrian botanist and agronomist Erich von Tschermak is remembered for his research on seed breeding and his illustrious teaching career at the Academy of Agriculture. He studied the garden pea extensively and developed disease-resistant variants of wheat and oats. He was also part of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture.
13 Étienne de Boré(Agriculturalist)

Étienne de Boré was a Creole French planter best remembered for producing Louisiana's first granulated sugar. His innovation encouraged planters to cultivate sugar cane in large quantities as it helped make sugar cane profitable as a commodity.
14 Abu Hanifa Dinawari(Polymath)

Abu Hanifa Dinawari was a Persian Islamic Golden Age astronomer, agriculturist, geographer, botanist, metallurgist, historian and mathematician. Thanks to his most famous work Book of Plants, Dinawari is regarded as the founder of Arabic botany.
15 William Farrer(Agronomist)

16 Ibn al-ʿAwwām(Islamic author)

17 John Bennet Lawes(Entrepreneur)

18 Agnes Kalibata(Agricultural Scientist, Policymaker)

19 David Lubin(Merchant)

20 Franklin Hiram King(Scientist)

Franklin Hiram King was an agricultural scientist best known for his first-hand account of such agricultural practices that are considered today as standard organic farming practices. From 1888 to 1902, he also served as a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he taught agricultural physics. During his career, King made significant contributions to agriculture.
21 Maria Andrade(worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize)

22 Shane Broad(Politician, Rower)

23 E. T. York(Professor)

24 Kim Soon-kwon(Agricultural Scientist)

25 Colin Spedding(Biologist, Agronomist)

26 George Stapledon(Environmentalist)

27 John Lorain(Agriculturalist)

28 Claude Hope(Horticulturalist)
