The numerology of science

Is there a scientist's number? We looked at the Life Paths of 477 scientists. The most over-represented is Life Path 22 (The Master Builder), appearing 31% more often than its share of famous people overall — and each discipline has its own signature.

An original LandNum data study · updated June 2026

Life Paths over-represented in science

Lift = a Life Path's share within this group ÷ its share among all famous people.

LP 22 The Master Builder

1.31× · n=23

1.20× · n=63

1.11× · n=13

1.08× · n=60

1.02× · n=56

1.00× · n=52

0.99× · n=35

LP 9 The Humanitarian

0.93× · n=48

LP 5 The Explorer

0.92× · n=49

LP 6 The Nurturer

0.90× · n=27

LP 11 The Visionary

0.85× · n=34

LP 33 The Master Teacher

0.77× · n=17

The signature number of each discipline

Physicists

LP 22 · The Master Builder leads (1.37×) · 179

Chemists

LP 2 · The Diplomat leads (2.26×) · 90

Inventors

LP 22 · The Master Builder leads (1.60×) · 85

Mathematicians

LP 2 · The Diplomat leads (2.03×) · 80

Physicians

LP 22 · The Master Builder leads (2.76×) · 59

Biologists

LP 22 · The Master Builder leads (1.90×) · 43

Astronomers

LP 2 · The Diplomat leads (3.13×) · 39

The top Life Paths, in person

LP 22 — The Master Builder · 1.31× over-represented

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Konrad Lorenz Robert Oppenheimer Eugene Wigner James Chadwick Santiago Ramón y Cajal Vitaly Ginzburg

LP 8 — The Achiever · 1.20× over-represented

John von Neumann Erwin Schrödinger Max von Laue Hannes Alfvén Dmitri Mendeleev Alexander Graham Bell John Dalton

LP 2 — The Diplomat · 1.11× over-represented

John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh Edsger W. Dijkstra Karl Weierstraß Justus von Liebig Moshe ben Maimon Anders Celsius Alfred Wegener

ⓘ How this study was doneLast reviewed June 24, 2026

We took everyone whose field is Science or Technology, with a verified birth date, and split them by discipline using their listed occupations. For each Life Path we computed its lift (share within the group ÷ share among all famous people). A discipline is shown only if it has at least 12 people. Placeholder (January 1) dates are excluded.

Sources: Public biographical records (Wikipedia/Wikidata)

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