John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

male, deceased (1862)
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, de...
E. O. Wilson

E. O. Wilson

male, 80 years old
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist (Myrmecology, a branch of entomology), researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity),...
John James Audubon

John James Audubon

male, deceased (1851)
John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 - January 27, 1851) was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter. He painted,...
Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace

male, deceased (1913)
Alfred Russel Wallace OM, FRS (8 January 1823 - 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He...
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

female, deceased (1964)
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 - April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose landmark book, "Silent Spring", is...
David Attenborough

David Attenborough

male, 83 years old
Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the world's best known broadcasters and...
John Ray

John Ray

male, deceased (1705)
John Ray (November 29, 1627 - January 17, 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history. Until...
Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin

male, deceased (2006)
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin, nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. He achieved...
Roger Tory Peterson

Roger Tory Peterson

male, deceased (1996)
Roger Tory Peterson, was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th...