- Albert Einstein
- Name Meaning: “Noble, bright”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Marie Curie
- Name Meaning: “Bitter, famous”
- Field of Work: Physics and Chemistry
- Isaac Newton
- Name Meaning: “Laughter, new town”
- Field of Work: Physics and Mathematics
- Nikola Tesla
- Name Meaning: “Victorious people”
- Field of Work: Electrical Engineering and Physics
- Jane Goodall
- Name Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Field of Work: Primatology and Ethology
- Galileo Galilei
- Name Meaning: “He who is from Galilee”
- Field of Work: Astronomy and Physics
- Charles Darwin
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Natural History and Evolutionary Biology
- Rosalind Franklin
- Name Meaning: “Pretty rose”
- Field of Work: Biophysics and Chemistry
- Stephen Hawking
- Name Meaning: “Crown, garland”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics and Cosmology
- Ada Lovelace
- Name Meaning: “Noble, kind”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Computer Science
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Name Meaning: “Strong as a lion”
- Field of Work: Art, Science, and Invention
- Max Planck
- Name Meaning: “Great, magnificent”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Carl Linnaeus
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Taxonomy and Botany
- Alan Turing
- Name Meaning: “Little rock”
- Field of Work: Computer Science and Cryptanalysis
- Louis Pasteur
- Name Meaning: “Fighting or victorious people”
- Field of Work: Microbiology and Immunology
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Name Meaning: “Light”
- Field of Work: Human Rights Advocacy
- Erwin Schrödinger
- Name Meaning: “Respected warrior”
- Field of Work: Quantum Mechanics
- Sigmund Freud
- Name Meaning: “Protection, peace”
- Field of Work: Psychology
- Enrico Fermi
- Name Meaning: “Ruler of the home”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Rachel Carson
- Name Meaning: “Ewe”
- Field of Work: Marine Biology and Environmental Science
- Hypatia
- Name Meaning: “Highest, farthest”
- Field of Work: Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosophy
- Werner Heisenberg
- Name Meaning: “Defender of the home”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Maria Mitchell
- Name Meaning: “Bitter”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- Niels Bohr
- Name Meaning: “Victory, protection”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Barbara McClintock
- Name Meaning: “Foreign”
- Field of Work: Genetics
- Edwin Hubble
- Name Meaning: “Rich friend”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
- Name Meaning: “Blind”
- Field of Work: Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Linus Pauling
- Name Meaning: “Flaxen-haired”
- Field of Work: Chemistry and Peace Activism
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell
- Name Meaning: “Joyous”
- Field of Work: Astrophysics
- Louis Leakey
- Name Meaning: “Renowned warrior”
- Field of Work: Anthropology and Paleontology
- Lise Meitner
- Name Meaning: “Oath of God”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Carl Jung
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Psychology
- Michael Faraday
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Physics and Chemistry
- Francis Crick
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Molecular Biology
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Name Meaning: “Supplanter, clerk”
- Field of Work: Physics and Mathematics
- Grace Hopper
- Name Meaning: “Grace”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Jacques Cousteau
- Name Meaning: “Supplanter, man”
- Field of Work: Oceanography
- Gerty Cori
- Name Meaning: “Strong spear”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Richard Feynman
- Name Meaning: “Strong ruler”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Katherine Johnson
- Name Meaning: “Pure”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Space Science
- Mae Jemison
- Name Meaning: “Pearl”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy
- Emmy Noether
- Name Meaning: “Industrious”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Physics
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt
- Name Meaning: “Ruler of the home”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- George Washington Carver
- Name Meaning: “Farmer”
- Field of Work: Agriculture and Botany
- Chien-Shiung Wu
- Name Meaning: “Heroic, noble”
- Field of Work: Experimental Physics
- Baruch Spinoza
- Name Meaning: “Blessed”
- Field of Work: Philosophy
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
- Name Meaning: “Christian, brave”
- Field of Work: Developmental Biology
- Aristotle
- Name Meaning: “Best purpose”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Science, and Ethics
- Guglielmo Marconi
- Name Meaning: “Willing to fight”
- Field of Work: Radio Communication
- Paul Dirac
- Name Meaning: “Small, humble”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Isaac Newton
- Name Meaning: “Laughter, new town”
- Field of Work: Physics and Mathematics
- Albert Einstein
- Name Meaning: “Noble, bright”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Marie Curie
- Name Meaning: “Bitter, famous”
- Field of Work: Physics and Chemistry
- Galileo Galilei
- Name Meaning: “He who is from Galilee”
- Field of Work: Astronomy and Physics
- Charles Darwin
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Natural History and Evolutionary Biology
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Name Meaning: “Strong as a lion”
- Field of Work: Art, Science, and Invention
- Niels Bohr
- Name Meaning: “Victory, protection”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Louis Pasteur
- Name Meaning: “Fighting or victorious people”
- Field of Work: Microbiology and Immunology
- Max Planck
- Name Meaning: “Great, magnificent”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Werner Heisenberg
- Name Meaning: “Defender of the home”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Erwin Schrödinger
- Name Meaning: “Respected warrior”
- Field of Work: Quantum Mechanics
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Name Meaning: “Supplanter, clerk”
- Field of Work: Physics and Mathematics
- Michael Faraday
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Physics and Chemistry
- Enrico Fermi
- Name Meaning: “Ruler of the home”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Alessandro Volta
- Name Meaning: “Defending men”
- Field of Work: Electricity and Magnetism
- Andreas Vesalius
- Name Meaning: “Manly”
- Field of Work: Anatomy
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Name Meaning: “God’s peace”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Philosophy
- Alexander Fleming
- Name Meaning: “Defender of men”
- Field of Work: Microbiology and Medicine
- Rene Descartes
- Name Meaning: “Reborn”
- Field of Work: Mathematics, Philosophy
- Marie-Sophie Germain
- Name Meaning: “Star of the sea, wisdom”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Antoine Lavoisier
- Name Meaning: “Priceless”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Nikola Tesla
- Name Meaning: “Victorious people”
- Field of Work: Electrical Engineering and Physics
- Auguste and Louis Lumière
- Name Meaning: “Venerable”
- Field of Work: Photography and Cinematography
- Gregor Mendel
- Name Meaning: “Watchful, vigilant”
- Field of Work: Genetics
- Joseph Priestley
- Name Meaning: “God will increase”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Robert Hooke
- Name Meaning: “Bright fame”
- Field of Work: Physics and Biology
- Johannes Kepler
- Name Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Field of Work: Astronomy and Mathematics
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Name Meaning: “Priceless”
- Field of Work: Microbiology
- Blaise Pascal
- Name Meaning: “Stammering”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Physics
- Christiaan Huygens
- Name Meaning: “Christian”
- Field of Work: Physics and Astronomy
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- Name Meaning: “Soldier”
- Field of Work: Physics and Physiology
- Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze
- Name Meaning: “Bitter”
- Field of Work: Chemistry and Science Illustration
- George Boole
- Name Meaning: “Farmer”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Robert Koch
- Name Meaning: “Bright, famous”
- Field of Work: Microbiology and Medicine
- Hans Christian Ørsted
- Name Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Field of Work: Physics and Chemistry
- Anders Celsius
- Name Meaning: “Manly”
- Field of Work: Astronomy and Physics
- Dmitri Mendeleev
- Name Meaning: “Earth mother”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Alessandro Volta
- Name Meaning: “Defending men”
- Field of Work: Electricity and Magnetism
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Mikhail Lomonosov
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Science and Literature
- Lise Meitner
- Name Meaning: “Oath of God”
- Field of Work: Physics
- James Watt
- Name Meaning: “Supplanter”
- Field of Work: Mechanical Engineering
- Antoine Henri Becquerel
- Name Meaning: “Priceless, ruler”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Emil Fischer
- Name Meaning: “Rival”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Georges Lemaître
- Name Meaning: “Farmer”
- Field of Work: Cosmology
- Friedrich Hayek
- Name Meaning: “Peaceful ruler”
- Field of Work: Economics
- Carl Linnaeus
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Taxonomy and Botany
- Jean-Pierre Herve
- Name Meaning: “Gift of God”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Paul Langerhans
- Name Meaning: “Small, humble”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Andreas Osiander
- Name Meaning: “Manly, warrior”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Name Meaning: “Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering, Missile Technology
- Carl Sagan
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Jane Goodall
- Name Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Field of Work: Primatology and Ethology
- Neil Armstrong
- Name Meaning: “Champion”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering, Astronaut
- Rosalind Franklin
- Name Meaning: “Pretty rose”
- Field of Work: Biophysics and Chemistry
- Stephen Hawking
- Name Meaning: “Crown, garland”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics and Cosmology
- Ada Lovelace
- Name Meaning: “Noble, kind”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Computer Science
- James Watson
- Name Meaning: “Supplanter”
- Field of Work: Molecular Biology
- Grace Hopper
- Name Meaning: “Grace”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Richard Feynman
- Name Meaning: “Strong ruler”
- Field of Work: Theoretical Physics
- Jane C. Wright
- Name Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Field of Work: Oncology
- Edwin Hubble
- Name Meaning: “Rich friend”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- Barbara McClintock
- Name Meaning: “Foreign”
- Field of Work: Genetics
- John von Neumann
- Name Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Computer Science
- Rachel Carson
- Name Meaning: “Ewe”
- Field of Work: Marine Biology and Environmental Science
- Jonas Salk
- Name Meaning: “Dove”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Polio Vaccine
- Carl Linnaeus
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Taxonomy and Botany
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Name Meaning: “Supplanter, clerk”
- Field of Work: Physics and Mathematics
- Baruch Blumberg
- Name Meaning: “Blessed protector”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Sylvia Earle
- Name Meaning: “Forest”
- Field of Work: Marine Biology and Oceanography
- Hedy Lamarr
- Name Meaning: “Sweet, pleasant”
- Field of Work: Inventions and Film
- Steven Chu
- Name Meaning: “Crown, head”
- Field of Work: Physics and Energy Research
- Craig Venter
- Name Meaning: “Rock, stone”
- Field of Work: Genomics
- Linus Pauling
- Name Meaning: “Flaxen-haired”
- Field of Work: Chemistry and Peace Activism
- Rachel Maddow
- Name Meaning: “Ewe”
- Field of Work: Journalism and Political Commentary
- Chien-Shiung Wu
- Name Meaning: “Heroic, noble”
- Field of Work: Experimental Physics
- Katherine Johnson
- Name Meaning: “Pure”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Space Science
- Mae Jemison
- Name Meaning: “Pearl”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy
- Barbara Liskov
- Name Meaning: “Foreign”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Jennifer Doudna
- Name Meaning: “Fair, white”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Geraldine Richmond
- Name Meaning: “Spear ruler”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Michael Faraday
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Physics and Chemistry
- Rita Levi-Montalcini
- Name Meaning: “Pearl”
- Field of Work: Neuroscience
- Alan Turing
- Name Meaning: “Little rock”
- Field of Work: Computer Science and Cryptanalysis
- Carl Jung
- Name Meaning: “Free man”
- Field of Work: Psychology
- George Washington Carver
- Name Meaning: “Farmer”
- Field of Work: Agriculture and Botany
- Claude Shannon
- Name Meaning: “Lame, limping”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Computer Science
- Benjamin Franklin
- Name Meaning: “Son of the right hand”
- Field of Work: Physics and Inventions
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Name Meaning: “Companion”
- Field of Work: Law and Jurisprudence
- Noam Chomsky
- Name Meaning: “Pleasant, delightful”
- Field of Work: Linguistics and Cognitive Science
- Michael Pollan
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Journalism and Food Science
- Barbara McClintock
- Name Meaning: “Foreign”
- Field of Work: Genetics
- Edith Clarke
- Name Meaning: “Prosperous in war”
- Field of Work: Electrical Engineering
- Jill Tarter
- Name Meaning: “Youthful”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Name Meaning: “To fear, to respect”
- Field of Work: Computer Science, Inventor of the World Wide Web
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Name Meaning: “Fair, blessed”
- Field of Work: Poetry
- E. O. Wilson
- Name Meaning: “Brave, noble”
- Field of Work: Biology and Ecology
- George W. Carver
- Name Meaning: “Farmer”
- Field of Work: Agriculture and Botany
- C. V. Raman
- Name Meaning: “Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Homi J. Bhabha
- Name Meaning: “Homi Jehangir Bhabha”
- Field of Work: Nuclear Physics
- M. S. Swaminathan
- Name Meaning: “Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan”
- Field of Work: Agriculture, Green Revolution
- Vikram Sarabhai
- Name Meaning: “Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- Srinivasa Ramanujan
- Name Meaning: “Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Aryabhata
- Name Meaning: “Noble, bright”
- Field of Work: Mathematics and Astronomy
- Satyendra Nath Bose
- Name Meaning: “Satyendra Nath Bose”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
- Name Meaning: “Venkatraman Ramakrishnan”
- Field of Work: Structural Biology
- C. N. R. Rao
- Name Meaning: “Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- M. Visvesvaraya
- Name Meaning: “Muddenahalli Visvesvaraya”
- Field of Work: Engineering, Civil Engineering
- Jagadish Chandra Bose
- Name Meaning: “Jagadish Chandra Bose”
- Field of Work: Physics, Radio and Plant Physiology
- Shrinivas Kulkarni
- Name Meaning: “Shrinivas Kulkarni”
- Field of Work: Astronomy
- Hargobind Khorana
- Name Meaning: “God’s Warrior”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry, Nobel Laureate
- Chandrasekhar Khare
- Name Meaning: “Moon-like, Sun-like”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Prafulla Chandra Ray
- Name Meaning: “Full of blossoms”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- M. G. K. Menon
- Name Meaning: “Madathil Govindan Kutty Menon”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Har Gobind Khorana
- Name Meaning: “God’s Warrior”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry, Nobel Laureate
- Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
- Name Meaning: “Sun”
- Field of Work: Chemical Engineering
- Anna Mani
- Name Meaning: “Grace”
- Field of Work: Meteorology
- S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
- Name Meaning: “Radiant”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
- Name Meaning: “Peace, Light”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman
- Name Meaning: “Lustrous, Lotus”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
- Name Meaning: “Valorous”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- Homai Vyarawalla
- Name Meaning: “Beauty”
- Field of Work: Photography
- E. Sreedharan
- Name Meaning: “Joy”
- Field of Work: Civil Engineering, Metro Rail
- G. Madhavan Nair
- Name Meaning: “God”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- Shrikumar P. S.
- Name Meaning: “Radiant”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Surgery
- C. V. Raman Pillai
- Name Meaning: “Enlightenment, Prosperity”
- Field of Work: Literature
- Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao
- Name Meaning: “Cintamani, Full of Joy”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Yellapragada Subbarow
- Name Meaning: “Lord Venkateshwara”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Birbal Sahni
- Name Meaning: “Brave”
- Field of Work: Paleobotany
- Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
- Name Meaning: “Respected”
- Field of Work: Agriculture, Green Revolution
- Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
- Name Meaning: “Krishna, Delight”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- Vandana Shiva
- Name Meaning: “Salutation”
- Field of Work: Environmental Activism
- K. Radhakrishnan
- Name Meaning: “Sun”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- Arogyaswami Paulraj
- Name Meaning: “Healthy, Prosperous”
- Field of Work: Electrical Engineering
- Chitra Bharucha
- Name Meaning: “Picture, Image”
- Field of Work: Hematology
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Name Meaning: “Young Lord Subrahmanya”
- Field of Work: Music
- V. R. Lalithambika
- Name Meaning: “Darling, The Eyes of the World”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- K. Sivan
- Name Meaning: “To Shine”
- Field of Work: Space Science
- Birbal Sahni
- Name Meaning: “Brave”
- Field of Work: Paleobotany
- Chidambaram Subramaniam
Name Meaning: “Giver of Divine Nectar”
Field of Work: Agriculture, Politics - Qian Xuesen (Tsien Hsue-shen)
- Name Meaning: “Learned one”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering
- Tu Youyou
- Name Meaning: “Traveling together”
- Field of Work: Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Wu Jianxiong (Chien-Shiung Wu)
- Name Meaning: “Heroic, noble”
- Field of Work: Experimental Physics
- Yuan Longping
- Name Meaning: “Distant dragon”
- Field of Work: Agriculture, Hybrid Rice
- Chen-Ning Yang
- Name Meaning: “Peaceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Li Zhengdao (Ching Tao Li)
- Name Meaning: “Righteousness, leadership”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Li Na
- Name Meaning: “Graceful, elegant”
- Field of Work: Tennis
- Zhou Enlai
- Name Meaning: “Glow of the dawn”
- Field of Work: Politics and Diplomacy
- Fei-Fei Li
- Name Meaning: “Flying, cherry blossom”
- Field of Work: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
- Cheng Kaijia
- Name Meaning: “Triumphant home”
- Field of Work: Physics and Particle Physics
- Zhu Kezhen
- Name Meaning: “Triumphant pearl”
- Field of Work: Geophysics and Seismology
- Tu Shoue (T. D. LEE)
- Name Meaning: “Defend the state”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Zhao Zhongyao
- Name Meaning: “Just, proper”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering
- Yang Zhenning (C. N. YANG)
- Name Meaning: “Peaceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Chen-Ning Yang
- Name Meaning: “Peaceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Qian Xuesen (Tsien Hsue-shen)
- Name Meaning: “Learned one”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering
- Wu Jianxiong (Chien-Shiung Wu)
- Name Meaning: “Heroic, noble”
- Field of Work: Experimental Physics
- Yuan Longping
- Name Meaning: “Distant dragon”
- Field of Work: Agriculture, Hybrid Rice
- Cheng Kaijia
- Name Meaning: “Triumphant home”
- Field of Work: Physics and Particle Physics
- Zhou Enlai
- Name Meaning: “Glow of the dawn”
- Field of Work: Politics and Diplomacy
- Fei-Fei Li
- Name Meaning: “Flying, cherry blossom”
- Field of Work: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
- Li Zhengdao (Ching Tao Li)
- Name Meaning: “Righteousness, leadership”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Li Na
- Name Meaning: “Graceful, elegant”
- Field of Work: Tennis
- Tu Youyou
- Name Meaning: “Traveling together”
- Field of Work: Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Zhu Kezhen
- Name Meaning: “Triumphant pearl”
- Field of Work: Geophysics and Seismology
- Zhao Zhongyao
- Name Meaning: “Just, proper”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering
- Tu Shoue (T. D. LEE)
- Name Meaning: “Defend the state”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Yang Zhenning (C. N. YANG)
- Name Meaning: “Peaceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Qian Xuesen (Tsien Hsue-shen)
- Name Meaning: “Learned one”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering
- Wu Jianxiong (Chien-Shiung Wu)
- Name Meaning: “Heroic, noble”
- Field of Work: Experimental Physics
- Yuan Longping
- Name Meaning: “Distant dragon”
- Field of Work: Agriculture, Hybrid Rice
- Cheng Kaijia
- Name Meaning: “Triumphant home”
- Field of Work: Physics and Particle Physics
- Zhou Enlai
- Name Meaning: “Glow of the dawn”
- Field of Work: Politics and Diplomacy
- Fei-Fei Li
- Name Meaning: “Flying, cherry blossom”
- Field of Work: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
- Li Zhengdao (Ching Tao Li)
- Name Meaning: “Righteousness, leadership”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Li Na
- Name Meaning: “Graceful, elegant”
- Field of Work: Tennis
- Tu Youyou
- Name Meaning: “Traveling together”
- Field of Work: Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Zhu Kezhen
- Name Meaning: “Triumphant pearl”
- Field of Work: Geophysics and Seismology
- Zhao Zhongyao
- Name Meaning: “Just, proper”
- Field of Work: Aerospace Engineering
- Tu Shoue (T. D. LEE)
- Name Meaning: “Defend the state”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Yang Zhenning (C. N. YANG)
- Name Meaning: “Peaceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Zhang Heng
- Name Meaning: “Galaxy, bright”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Invention
- Li Bing
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Hydraulic Engineering
- Yao Ming
- Name Meaning: “Bright, lofty”
- Field of Work: Basketball and Philanthropy
- Wang Xuan
- Name Meaning: “Graceful”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Liu Yifei
- Name Meaning: “Beautiful”
- Field of Work: Acting and Singing
- Wu Jianxiong (Chien-Shiung Wu)
- Name Meaning: “Heroic, noble”
- Field of Work: Experimental Physics
- Zhou Youguang
- Name Meaning: “Glow of the dawn”
- Field of Work: Linguistics
- Hu Shih
- Name Meaning: “Ambitious”
- Field of Work: Philosophy and Literature
- Zhang Xin
- Name Meaning: “Galaxy, bright”
- Field of Work: Real Estate Development
- Ada E. Yonath
- Name Meaning: “Noble, ornament”
- Field of Work: Structural Biology
- Daniel Kahneman
- Name Meaning: “God is my judge”
- Field of Work: Behavioral Economics and Psychology
- Avram Hershko
- Name Meaning: “Father of a multitude”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Ruth Arnon
- Name Meaning: “Companion, friend”
- Field of Work: Immunology
- Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky
- Name Meaning: “Mountain”
- Field of Work: Biophysics and Chemistry
- Efraim Racker
- Name Meaning: “Fruitful, multiplying”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Ada Yonath
- Name Meaning: “Noble, ornament”
- Field of Work: Structural Biology
- Daniel Kahneman
- Name Meaning: “God is my judge”
- Field of Work: Behavioral Economics and Psychology
- Avram Hershko
- Name Meaning: “Father of a multitude”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Ruth Arnon
- Name Meaning: “Companion, friend”
- Field of Work: Immunology
- Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky
- Name Meaning: “Mountain”
- Field of Work: Biophysics and Chemistry
- Efraim Racker
- Name Meaning: “Fruitful, multiplying”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Elinor Ostrom
- Name Meaning: “Light”
- Field of Work: Political Science, Economics
- Aaron Ciechanover
- Name Meaning: “Mountain of strength”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Michael Levitt
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Computational Biology
- Yael Tauman Kalai
- Name Meaning: “Mountain goat”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Nathan Sharon
- Name Meaning: “He gave”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Tamas Hausel
- Name Meaning: “Twin”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Natalie Zemon Davis
- Name Meaning: “Born on Christmas Day”
- Field of Work: History
- Dan Shechtman
- Name Meaning: “Judge”
- Field of Work: Materials Science
- Ada E. Yonath
- Name Meaning: “Noble, ornament”
- Field of Work: Structural Biology
- Daniel Kahneman
- Name Meaning: “God is my judge”
- Field of Work: Behavioral Economics and Psychology
- Avram Hershko
- Name Meaning: “Father of a multitude”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Ruth Arnon
- Name Meaning: “Companion, friend”
- Field of Work: Immunology
- Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky
- Name Meaning: “Mountain”
- Field of Work: Biophysics and Chemistry
- Efraim Racker
- Name Meaning: “Fruitful, multiplying”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Elinor Ostrom
- Name Meaning: “Light”
- Field of Work: Political Science, Economics
- Aaron Ciechanover
- Name Meaning: “Mountain of strength”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Michael Levitt
- Name Meaning: “Who is like God?”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Computational Biology
- Yael Tauman Kalai
- Name Meaning: “Mountain goat”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Nathan Sharon
- Name Meaning: “He gave”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Tamas Hausel
- Name Meaning: “Twin”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Natalie Zemon Davis
- Name Meaning: “Born on Christmas Day”
- Field of Work: History
- Dan Shechtman
- Name Meaning: “Judge”
- Field of Work: Materials Science
- Amir Pnueli
- Name Meaning: “Prince”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Alexander Varshavsky
- Name Meaning: “Defender of man”
- Field of Work: Biochemistry
- Raphael Mechoulam
- Name Meaning: “God has healed”
- Field of Work: Medicinal Chemistry
- Aharon Barak
- Name Meaning: “Mountain”
- Field of Work: Law
- Yuval Ne’eman
- Name Meaning: “God prevails”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Lea Peltz
- Name Meaning: “Lioness”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Rina Dechter
- Name Meaning: “Joyful song”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Adi Shamir
- Name Meaning: “My ornament”
- Field of Work: Cryptography
- Eran Hornstein
- Name Meaning: “Awake”
- Field of Work: Molecular Biology
- Ariel Rubinstein
- Name Meaning: “Lion of God”
- Field of Work: Economics
- Shafi Goldwasser
- Name Meaning: “Beautiful, fair”
- Field of Work: Computer Science
- Yuval Noah Harari
- Name Meaning: “Flowing stream”
- Field of Work: History
- Avraham Hirschfeld
- Name Meaning: “Father of many”
- Field of Work: Archaeology
- Aryeh Warshel
- Name Meaning: “Lion”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Computational Biology
- Ruth Gabizon
- Name Meaning: “Companion, friend”
- Field of Work: Neurology
- Miriam Erez
- Name Meaning: “Bitter”
- Field of Work: Organizational Psychology
- Akira Yoshino
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Battery Technology
- Shinya Yamanaka
- Name Meaning: “True and tender”
- Field of Work: Stem Cell Research
- Isamu Akasaki
- Name Meaning: “Courageous”
- Field of Work: Physics, Semiconductors
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Name Meaning: “First son”
- Field of Work: Literature
- Shinya Yamanaka
- Name Meaning: “True and tender”
- Field of Work: Stem Cell Research
- Akira Yoshino
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Battery Technology
- Isamu Akasaki
- Name Meaning: “Courageous”
- Field of Work: Physics, Semiconductors
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Name Meaning: “First son”
- Field of Work: Literature
- Hideki Yukawa
- Name Meaning: “Radiant middle course”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Hidetoshi Nakamura
- Name Meaning: “Calm”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Akira Tonomura
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Hirotaka Nakasone
- Name Meaning: “Big wisdom”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Fujio Masuoka
- Name Meaning: “Wisteria blossom”
- Field of Work: Engineering, Inventor of Flash Memory
- Ryoma Noyori
- Name Meaning: “Dragon horse”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Hideki Shirakawa
- Name Meaning: “Radiant tree”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Shinya Inoué
- Name Meaning: “True and tender”
- Field of Work: Biology, Microscopy
- Osamu Shimomura
- Name Meaning: “Male seaweed”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Bioluminescence
- Kazuhiro Tsuga
- Name Meaning: “First son”
- Field of Work: Business, CEO of Panasonic
- Hiroshi Amano
- Name Meaning: “Generous”
- Field of Work: Physics, Semiconductors
- Takaaki Kajita
- Name Meaning: “Bright”
- Field of Work: Physics, Neutrino Oscillations
- Akira Suzuki
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Yoichiro Nambu
- Name Meaning: “Benevolent first son”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Toshihide Maskawa
- Name Meaning: “Talented, resourceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Shinya Yamanaka
- Name Meaning: “True and tender”
- Field of Work: Stem Cell Research
- Akira Yoshino
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Battery Technology
- Isamu Akasaki
- Name Meaning: “Courageous”
- Field of Work: Physics, Semiconductors
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Name Meaning: “First son”
- Field of Work: Literature
- Hideki Yukawa
- Name Meaning: “Radiant middle course”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Hidetoshi Nakamura
- Name Meaning: “Calm”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Akira Tonomura
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Hirotaka Nakasone
- Name Meaning: “Big wisdom”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Fujio Masuoka
- Name Meaning: “Wisteria blossom”
- Field of Work: Engineering, Inventor of Flash Memory
- Ryoma Noyori
- Name Meaning: “Dragon horse”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Hideki Shirakawa
- Name Meaning: “Radiant tree”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Shinya Inoué
- Name Meaning: “True and tender”
- Field of Work: Biology, Microscopy
- Osamu Shimomura
- Name Meaning: “Male seaweed”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Bioluminescence
- Kazuhiro Tsuga
- Name Meaning: “First son”
- Field of Work: Business, CEO of Panasonic
- Hiroshi Amano
- Name Meaning: “Generous”
- Field of Work: Physics, Semiconductors
- Takaaki Kajita
- Name Meaning: “Bright”
- Field of Work: Physics, Neutrino Oscillations
- Akira Suzuki
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Yoichiro Nambu
- Name Meaning: “Benevolent first son”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Toshihide Maskawa
- Name Meaning: “Talented, resourceful”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Shinya Yamanaka
- Name Meaning: “True and tender”
- Field of Work: Stem Cell Research
- Akira Yoshino
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Chemistry, Battery Technology
- Isamu Akasaki
- Name Meaning: “Courageous”
- Field of Work: Physics, Semiconductors
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Name Meaning: “First son”
- Field of Work: Literature
- Hideki Yukawa
- Name Meaning: “Radiant middle course”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Hidetoshi Nakamura
- Name Meaning: “Calm”
- Field of Work: Mathematics
- Akira Tonomura
- Name Meaning: “Bright, clear”
- Field of Work: Physics
- Hirotaka Nakasone
- Name Meaning: “Big wisdom”
- Field of Work: Chemistry
- Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
- Name Meaning: “Son of the harvest”
- Field of Work: Optics, Physics
- Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Sina”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Philosophy
- Al-Razi (Rhazes)
- Name Meaning: “The one from Rayy”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Chemistry
- Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Rushd”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Medicine
- Al-Biruni
- Name Meaning: “The one from Birun”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Mathematics
- Omar Khayyam
- Name Meaning: “Omar the tentmaker”
- Field of Work: Mathematics, Poetry
- Al-Kindi (Alkindus)
- Name Meaning: “The philosopher of the Arabs”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Science
- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
- Name Meaning: “Defender of the faith”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Mathematics
- Ibn al-Nafis
- Name Meaning: “Son of Nafis”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Physiology
- Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Zuhr”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Al-Jazari
- Name Meaning: “The one from Jazirat Ibn Umar”
- Field of Work: Engineering, Inventions
- Ibn al-Jazzar (Algizar)
- Name Meaning: “Son of al-Jazzar”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Al-Idrisi
- Name Meaning: “The one from Idris”
- Field of Work: Geography, Cartography
- Ibn Tufail (Abubacer)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Tufail”
- Field of Work: Philosophy
- Al-Razi (Rhazes)
- Name Meaning: “The one from Rayy”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Chemistry
- Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Rushd”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Medicine
- Al-Biruni
- Name Meaning: “The one from Birun”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Mathematic
- Omar Khayyam
- Name Meaning: “Omar the tentmaker”
- Field of Work: Mathematics, Poetry
- Al-Kindi (Alkindus)
- Name Meaning: “The philosopher of the Arabs”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Science
- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
- Name Meaning: “Defender of the faith”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Mathematics
- Ibn al-Nafis
- Name Meaning: “Son of Nafis”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Physiology
- Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Zuhr”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Al-Jazari
- Name Meaning: “The one from Jazirat Ibn Umar”
- Field of Work: Engineering, Inventions
- Ibn al-Jazzar (Algizar)
- Name Meaning: “Son of al-Jazzar”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Al-Idrisi
- Name Meaning: “The one from Idris”
- Field of Work: Geography, Cartography
- Ibn Tufail (Abubacer)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Tufail”
- Field of Work: Philosophy
- Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
- Name Meaning: “Son of the harvest”
- Field of Work: Optics, Physics
- Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Sina”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Philosophy
- Al-Razi (Rhazes)
- Name Meaning: “The one from Rayy”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Chemistry
- Al-Farabi (Alpharabius)
- Name Meaning: “The one from Farab”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Music
- Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Rushd”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Medicine
- Al-Biruni
- Name Meaning: “The one from Birun”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Mathematics
- Al-Kindi (Alkindus)
- Name Meaning: “The philosopher of the Arabs”
- Field of Work: Philosophy, Science
- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
- Name Meaning: “Defender of the faith”
- Field of Work: Astronomy, Mathematics
- Ibn al-Nafis
- Name Meaning: “Son of Nafis”
- Field of Work: Medicine, Physiology
- Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Zuhr”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Al-Jazari
- Name Meaning: “The one from Jazirat Ibn Umar”
- Field of Work: Engineering, Inventions
- Ibn al-Jazzar (Algizar)
- Name Meaning: “Son of al-Jazzar”
- Field of Work: Medicine
- Al-Idrisi
- Name Meaning: “The one from Idris”
- Field of Work: Geography, Cartography
- Ibn Tufail (Abubacer)
- Name Meaning: “Son of Tufail”
- Field of Work: Philosophy
- Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
- Name Meaning: “Son of the harvest”
- Field of Work: Optics, Physics