Biologists from Canada

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Canadians Biologists of all time. This list of famous Canadians Biologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Canadians Biologists.

1. #1

   

   Ralph M. Steinman

   1943 - 2011

   HPI 71.7755 langs

   Ralph M. Steinman was a Nobel Prize-winning biologist who discovered the dendritic cell and its role in the immune system.

2. #2

   

   Robert H. MacArthur

   1930 - 1972

   HPI 60.2417 langs

   ecologist

3. #3

   

   John Murray

   1841 - 1914

   HPI 58.9618 langs

   British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist

4. #4

   

   David Suzuki

   b. 1936

   HPI 56.6739 langs

   Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

5. #5

   

   George Romanes

   1848 - 1894

   HPI 54.8416 langs

   British evolutionary biologist (1848–1894)

6. #6

   

   Colin Munro MacLeod

   1909 - 1972

   HPI 54.0815 langs

   Czech-American biologist

7. #7

   

   William Diller Matthew

   1871 - 1930

   HPI 53.8717 langs

   American paleontologist (1871–1930)

8. #8

   

   Alice Eastwood

   1859 - 1953

   HPI 53.7119 langs

   Canadian American botanist

9. #9

   

   Alice Wilson

   1881 - 1964

   HPI 52.3918 langs

   Canadian geologist and paleontologist (1881-1964)

10. #10

    

    Peter Watts

    b. 1958

    HPI 50.6917 langs

    Canadian biologist and sci-fi author