BIOLOGIST
David A. Sinclair
1969 - Today
David A. Sinclair
David Andrew Sinclair (born June 26, 1969) is an Australian-American biologist and academic known for his research on aging and epigenetics. Sinclair is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and the founding director of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging at Harvard. He is the co-author of Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don't Have To. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David A. Sinclair is the 996th most popular biologist (up from 1,046th in 2024), the 331st most popular biography from Australia (up from 445th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, David A. Sinclair ranks 996 out of 1,097. Before him are George Montagu, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Herbert Boyer, George Engelmann, Theobald Smith, and Samuel Garman. After him are Ryuta Kawashima, John Claudius Loudon, Edward William Nelson, Vladimir Sukachev, Elizabeth F. Neufeld, and G. Ledyard Stebbins.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Montagu
1751 - 1815
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 990
Gottlieb Haberlandt
1854 - 1945
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 991
Herbert Boyer
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 992
George Engelmann
1809 - 1884
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 993
Theobald Smith
1859 - 1934
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 994
Samuel Garman
1843 - 1927
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 995
David A. Sinclair
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 996
Ryuta Kawashima
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 997
John Claudius Loudon
1783 - 1843
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 998
Edward William Nelson
1855 - 1934
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 999
Vladimir Sukachev
1880 - 1967
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,000
Elizabeth F. Neufeld
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1,001
G. Ledyard Stebbins
1906 - 2000
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,002
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, David A. Sinclair ranks 354. Before him are Mariano Rivera, Saša Obradović, Midori Ito, Gianluigi Lentini, Stephen Moyer, and Andrei Okounkov. After him are Kristy Swanson, Yoo Jun-sang, Fred Børre Lundberg, Jean-Michel Saive, Isabell Werth, and Cédric Pioline.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsMariano Rivera
BASEBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 348
Saša Obradović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 349
Midori Ito
SKATER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 350
Gianluigi Lentini
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 351
Stephen Moyer
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 352
Andrei Okounkov
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 353
David A. Sinclair
BIOLOGIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 354
Kristy Swanson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 355
Yoo Jun-sang
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 356
Fred Børre Lundberg
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 357
Jean-Michel Saive
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 358
Isabell Werth
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 359
Cédric Pioline
TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 360
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, David A. Sinclair ranks 331 out of 1,143. Before him are Vern Schuppan (1943), Joseph Lyons (1879), Gail Chanfreau (1945), Ken Fletcher (1940), Ralph Doubell (1945), and Gregory Mathews (1876). After him are Daphne Akhurst (1903), Harold Hardwick (1888), Mal Anderson (1935), Judith Durham (1943), Oscar Piastri (2001), and John McEwen (1900).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsVern Schuppan
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 325
Joseph Lyons
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1939
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 326
Gail Chanfreau
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 327
Ken Fletcher
TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 328
Ralph Doubell
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 329
Gregory Mathews
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 330
David A. Sinclair
BIOLOGIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 331
Daphne Akhurst
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1933
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 332
Harold Hardwick
SWIMMER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 333
Mal Anderson
TENNIS PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 334
Judith Durham
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 335
Oscar Piastri
RACING DRIVER
2001 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 336
John McEwen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 337
Among BIOLOGISTS In Australia
Among biologists born in Australia, David A. Sinclair ranks 5. Before him are Macfarlane Burnet (1899), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), David Bruce (1855), and Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936). After him are Frank Fenner (1914), and Suzanne Cory (1942).
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 1
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 2
David Bruce
1855 - 1931
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 3
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4
David A. Sinclair
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 5
Frank Fenner
1914 - 2010
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 6
Suzanne Cory
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 7











































