What is your list of the top 10 evolutionary biologists in history? I’m asking because this came up in a discussion with a friend. Obviously the composition of the list will have to do with disciplinary bias and geography and history (there are Russian population geneticists from the 20th century who should be more famous who aren’t).
Here are my top 10 (with two minutes thought given):
1. Charles Darwin
2. R. A. Fisher
3. Sewall Wright
4. J. B. S. Haldane
5. W. D. Hamilton
6. G. G. Simpson
7. John Maynard Smith
8. August Weismann
9. Motoo Kimura
10. Theodosius Dobzhansky
What’s your list? (in the comments)