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Physiologist

Discover the remarkable contributions of renowned scientists who have shaped our understanding of physiology as a discipline. From Nobel laureates to award-winning researchers, this list showcases the most influential physiologists who have advanced our knowledge of the human body and its functions.

Charles Robert Richet Charles Robert Richet
France
French physiologist and immunologist, Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine (1913)
Edgar Douglas Adrian Edgar Douglas Adrian
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1932, jointly with Charles Sherrington
Henry Dale Henry Dale
Great Britain
English pharmacologist and physiologist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936 (together with O. Löwy) for the discovery of the role of acetylcholine in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses
George Minot George Minot
USA
American pathophysiologist and hematologist, Nobel laureate
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
Germany
German physiologist and zoologist
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
USA
American physician, poet and writer
Yuriy Kulikovich Yuriy Kulikovich
Ukraine
Ukrainian doctor, candidate of medical sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Rudzhero Oddy Rudzhero Oddy
Italy
Italian physiologist and anatomist.
Renato Dulbecco Renato Dulbecco
USA
Italian and American virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975
Marie Bichat Marie Bichat
France
French anatomist, physiologist and physician
Walter Rudolph Hess Walter Rudolph Hess
Switzerland
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1949, jointly with Egas Moniz
Bernard Katz Bernard Katz
Great Britain
English biophysicist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate 1970.
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
France
Outstanding French anatomist, physiologist and physician.
Vasiliy Danilevsky Vasiliy Danilevsky
Ukraine
Outstanding physiologist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, doctor of medicine, professor
Leonid Vasilyev Leonid Vasilyev
Russian psychophysiologist, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences.
John Harvey Kellogg John Harvey Kellogg
USA
American doctor
August Krogh August Krogh
Denmark
Danish physiologist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920
Barry Marshall Barry Marshall
Australia
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2005.
Max Delbruck Max Delbruck
USA
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1969, jointly with Alfred Hershey and Salvador Luria
Edward Donnall Thomas Edward Donnall Thomas
USA
American doctor
Claude Bernard Claude Bernard
France
French physiologist
Johannes Kries Johannes Kries
Germany
Physiologist.
Johann Blumenbach Johann Blumenbach
Germany
A famous German anatomist, anthropologist and naturalist; doctor of medicine, professor.
John Robin Warren John Robin Warren
Australia
Australian pathologist and scientist
Elizabeth Kenny Elizabeth Kenny
Australia
The most famous physiotherapist of his time
Johann Heinrich Ferdinand von Autenrieth Johann Heinrich Ferdinand von Autenrieth
Germany
German physician, professor of anatomy and physiology
Zoja Isgarysheva Zoja Isgarysheva
Russia
Doctor-phoniologist
Corneel Vandelanotte Corneel Vandelanotte
USA
Physical activity and health researcher at Central Queensland University
Sherburne Cook Sherburne Cook
USA
American physiologist.
Guy Beckley Stearns Guy Beckley Stearns
USA
Doctor, homeopath
Nils Jerne Nils Jerne
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1984 jointly with Georg Köhler and Cesar Milstein
Michael Servetus Michael Servetus
Spain
Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer and Renaissance humanist
Peter Doherty Peter Doherty
Australia
Australian veterinarian and scientist
George Palade George Palade
USA
American biologist Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1974
Walter Bradford Cannon Walter Bradford Cannon
USA
American psychophysiologist, physiologist
John Gurdon John Gurdon
Great Britain
British scientist, Nobel Prize laureate in medicine in 2012
Jean Dausset Jean Dausset
France
French immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1980
Ilia Gruzinov Ilia Gruzinov
Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Forensic Medicine
Barbara McClintock Barbara McClintock
USA
American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1983
Shinya Yamanaka Shinya Yamanaka
Japan
Japanese scientist, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Johannes Muller Johannes Muller
Germany
German naturalist, one of the founders of modern physiology, comparative anatomy and embryology.
Kagraman Kagramanov Kagraman Kagramanov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, neurophysiologist, professor.
Edward Doisy Edward Doisy
USA
Received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1943, jointly with Henrik Dam
Solomon Mints Solomon Mints
Aviation doctor, physiologist
Harold Varmus Harold Varmus
USA
American virologist
Herta Oberheuser Herta Oberheuser
Germany
Nazi doctor
Herbert Jasper Herbert Jasper
Canada
Canadian neurophysiologist
Yonas Basanavichus Yonas Basanavichus
Lithuania
Lithuanian doctor, folklorist, public figure
John Haldane John Haldane
Great Britain
Scottish physiologist
John James Macleod John James Macleod
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1923, jointly with Frederick Banting

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