Biologist

Sylvia Earle

1935 - today

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Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Sylvia Earle is the 120th most popular biologist (down from 55th in 2024), the 1,059th most popular biography from United States (down from 625th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Biologist.

Sylvia Earle is most famous for her work in oceanography and marine conservation. She is the founder of the Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) program, which is a program that uses underwater vehicles to explore the deep sea. She has also been the Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for over 20 years.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Sylvia Earle ranks 120 out of 1,097. Before her are Vladimir Vernadsky, William John Swainson, Elias Magnus Fries, John B. Calhoun, Ferdinand Cohn, and James Edward Smith. After her are Carl Peter Thunberg, John Hopfield, Erasmus Darwin, Carl Nägeli, Hans Christian Gram, and Robert Whittaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Sylvia Earle ranks 40. Before her are Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, Omar Bongo, Mylène Demongeot, Gherman Titov, and Charles Koch. After her are Jim Peebles, Ryke Geerd Hamer, Giya Kancheli, Miroslav Blažević, Adnan Khashoggi, and Danilo Kiš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvia Earle ranks 1,059 out of NaN. Before her are Douglass North (1920), René Auberjonois (1940), Chester Bennington (1976), Gertrude Ederle (1905), David Bohm (1992), and Joe Morton (1947). After her are Jonathan Banks (1947), John Hopfield (1933), Paul Tibbets (1915), H. L. Mencken (1880), Rick Rubin (1963), and Stanley Tucci (1960).

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Among Biologists In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Sylvia Earle ranks 16. Before her are Dian Fossey (1932), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Alfred Hershey (1908), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), and John B. Calhoun (1917). After her are John Hopfield (1933), Robert Whittaker (1920), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Sam Harris (1967), John Franklin Enders (1897), and Lynn Margulis (1938).

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