George C. Schatz (born April 14, 1949) is a theoretical chemist best known for his seminal contributions to the field of reaction dynamics.

John Dalton, the chemist and physicist best known for his advocacy of atomic theory, is amongst those buried there.

Edward D. Goldberg (1921-2008) was a marine chemist, known for his studies of pollution in the oceans.

Walter Hieber was an inorganic chemist, known as the father of metal carbonyl chemistry.

Andrew Streitwieser (born 1927) is an American chemist known for his contributions to physical organic chemistry.

Paul Karrer (21 April 1889 - 18 June 1971) was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his research on vitamins.

Fred Warren McLafferty is an American chemist known for his work in mass spectrometry.

Keith Robert Jennings is an award-winning British chemist known for his contributions to mass spectrometry.

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), was a French chemist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology.

Still in many countries including Italy, he is one of the most famous chemists known.