1 Beck Weathers(Pathologist)
1
Beck Weathers
(Pathologist)
20
6
Birthdate: December 16, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
2 Matt Mullenweg(Entrepreneur, Programmer, Computer scientist, Musician, Blogger)
2
Matt Mullenweg
(Entrepreneur, Programmer, Computer scientist, Musician, Blogger)
17
3
Birthdate: January 11, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
3 Robert Woodrow Wilson(Physicist, Astronomer)
3
Robert Woodrow Wilson
(Physicist, Astronomer)
15
3
Birthdate: January 10, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
4 Dean Ornish(Physician)
4
Dean Ornish
(Physician)
17
5
Birthdate: July 16, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
5 Grady Booch(Computer scientist, Engineer)
5
Grady Booch
(Computer scientist, Engineer)
16
3
Birthdate: February 27, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
6 Spencer Silver(chemist)
6
Spencer Silver
(chemist)
14
3
Birthdate: 1941 AD
7 Nima Arkani-Hamed(Theoretical Physicist with interests in high-energy physics, quantum field theory, string theory, cosmology)
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Nima Arkani-Hamed
(Theoretical Physicist with interests in high-energy physics, quantum field theory, string theory, cosmology)
1
0
Birthdate: April 5, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
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8 M. King Hubbert(Geologist)
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M. King Hubbert
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12
2
Birthdate: October 5, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 11, 1989
9 Robert Floyd Curl Jr.(Chemist)
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Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
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10
2
Birthdate: August 23, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
10 E. Donnall Thomas(Physician)
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E. Donnall Thomas
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10
2
Birthdate: March 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: October 20, 2012
11 Maurice Ewing(Geophysicist)
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Maurice Ewing
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8
2
Birthdate: May 12, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: May 4, 1974
12 Charles Steen(Geologist)
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Charles Steen
(Geologist)
1
0
Birthdate: December 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: January 1, 2006
13 Robert Bruce Merrifield(Biochemist)
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Robert Bruce Merrifield
(Biochemist)
8
2
Birthdate: July 15, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: May 14, 2006
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14 Edward F. Knipling(Entomologist)
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Edward F. Knipling
(Entomologist)
6
1
Birthdate: March 20, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: March 17, 2000
15 E. Allen Emerson(Computer scientist)
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E. Allen Emerson
(Computer scientist)
6
1
Birthdate: June 2, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
16 Matilda Coxe Stevenson(Ethnologist)
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Matilda Coxe Stevenson
(Ethnologist)
3
1
Birthdate: May 12, 1849
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: June 24, 1915
17 G. W. Pierce(Physicist)
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G. W. Pierce
(Physicist)
3
1
Birthdate: January 11, 1872
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 25, 1956
18 Claude Hope(Horticulturalist)
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Claude Hope
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1
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Birthdate: May 10, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: July 14, 2000
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19 Harry Martin Meyer, Jr.(Virologist)
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Harry Martin Meyer, Jr.
(Virologist)
1
0
Birthdate: November 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: August 19, 2001