Here is a very incomplete list of just a few top-notch scientists who are also Christians, listed alphabetically by last name. Currently the list only includes people who have earned doctorates in science related disciplines. (For example, biology, chemistry, physics, math, but not psychology, sociology, law, etc.) It also includes graduate level theology degrees if the person has earned any, and any particularly noteworthy accomplishments. For those unfamiliar with the nomenclature, a DPhil degree is usually considered equal to a PhD and is primarily offered by European universities. The University of Oxford for example does not award PhDs, Oxford awards DPhil degrees.

Note that this list does not aim to prove anything about the truth of Christianity, it merely suggests that Christianity and science need not be foes as it is so often portrayed in popular media.

If you have suggestions please contact me and let me know. Note that I don’t necessarily agree with everything each of the people listed believe (ex, Polkinghorne). Also the list includes those who are young-earth creationists, old-earth creationists, theistic evolution proponents, framework proponents, and people who might just say “I’m open to several of those options, what I can say for sure is that God did it and how exactly isn’t so important to me.” (I’d put myself in that last group.) There is a much longer list here of Christian scientists but I have not verified the list so be sure to double-check its accuracy.

Dennis Alexander – Chemistry
PhD Neurochemistry , University of London (King’s College)

Edgar H. Andrews – Physics
PhD , DSc Physics , University of London

Francisco J. Ayala – Biology
PhD Biology , Columbia University

Stephen Barr – Physics
PhD Physics , Princeton University

Michael Behe – Chemistry
PhD Biochemistry , University of Pennsylvania

John A. Bloom – Physics
PhD Physics , Cornell University
PhD Ancient Near Eastern Studies , Annenberg Research Institute
MDiv , Biblical Theological Seminary

Raymond Bohlin – Biology
PhD Molecular & Cell Biology , University of Texas at Dallas

Walter L. Bradley – Engineering
PhD Materials Science and Engineering , University of Texas at Austin

Christopher Cagan – Math
PhD Math , University of California, Los Angeles
MDiv , Talbot Theological Seminary (BIOLA)
PhD Religion , Claremont Graduate School

Ben Carson – Medicine (Neurosurgeon)
MD , University of Michigan Medical School
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (highest civilian honor the USA awards)
Awarded more than 50 honorary doctorate degrees

Robert W. Carter – Biology
PhD Marine Biology , University of Miami

Joan Centrella – Astrophysics
PhD Astronomy , University of Cambridge

Dorothy Chappell – Biology
PhD Biology , Miami University (Ohio)

Paul Chien – Biology
PhD Biology , University of California at Irvine

Francis Collins -  Chemistry
PhD Physical Chemistry , Yale University
MD , University of North Carolina
Former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (sequenced the human genome)

Russell Cowburn – Physics
PhD Physics , University of Cambridge

Catherine Crouch – Physics
PhD Physics , Harvard University

William Dembski – Math, Philosophy
PhD Math , University of Chicago
PhD Philosophy , University of Illinois at Chicago
MDiv , Princeton University

Satyan Devadoss – Mathematics
PhD Mathematics , John Hopkins University

David DeWitt – Biology
PhD Biology , Case Western Reserve University

Don B DeYoung – Physics
PhD Physics , Iowa State University

Sharon Dirckx – Neurology
PhD Brain Imaging , University of Cambridge

Jonathan Doye – Chemistry
PhD Chemistry , University of Cambridge

George Ellis – Physics
PhD Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics , University of Cambridge

David Glass – Physics
PhD Theoretical Atomic Physics , Queens University Belfast
MA Philosophy , Queens University Belfast

Guillermo Gonzalez – Astronomy
PhD Astronomy , University of Washington

Andrew Gosler – Biology
DPhil Eco-morphology , University of Oxford

Deborah Haarsma – Physics
PhD Physics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Loren Haarsma – Physics
PhD Physics , Harvard University

Brad Harrub – Medicine
PhD Anatomy and Neurobiology , University of Tennessee Medical School

Daniel Hastings – Aeronautics
PhD Aeronautics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Katharine Hayhoe – Atmospheric Science
PhD Atmospheric Science , University of Illinois

Rodney Holder – Astrophysics
DPhil Astrophysics , University of Oxford

Sir Colin Humphreys – Physics (Head of Materials Science & Metallurgy dept)
PhD , University of Cambridge
DSc (Honorary) , University of Leicester

Ian H. Hutchinson – Nuclear Science, Engineering
PhD Engineering Physics , Australian National University

Randy Ingermanson – Physics
PhD Theoretical Physics , University of California, Berkeley

Pierre Gunnar Jerlström – Biology
PhD Molecular Biology , Griffith University

Stuart Judge – Neuroscience
PhD Neuroscience , University of Keele

Robert Kaita – Physics
PhD Nuclear Physics , Rutgers University

Michael N. Keas – History of Science
PhD History of Science , University of Oklahoma

Carl S Keener – Biology
PhD Biology , North Carolina State University

Donald Knuth – Computer Science
PhD Math , California Institute of Technology
Author of “Art of Computer Programming,” referred to as “The bible of all fundamental [computer programming] algorithms”

Denis O. Lamoureux – Biology , Dentistry
PhD Biology , University of Alberta
PhD Theology , University of St. Michael’s College
DDS Dental Surgery , University of Alberta

John Lennox – Math
PhD Math , University of Cambridge
DSc Math , University of Wales, Cardiff
DPhil , University of Oxford

Arthur C. Lind – Physics
PhD Physics , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jason Lisle – Astrophysics
PhD Astrophysics , University of Colorado

Ard Louis – Physics
PhD Theoretical Physics , Cornell University

Ernest Lucas – Biology
PhD Biology , University of Kent
PhD Old Testament , University of Liverpool

Heinz Lycklama – Physics
PhD Physics , McMaster University

Alister E. McGrath – Molecular Biophysics
DPhil Molecular Biophysics , University of Oxford
DPhil Theology , University of Oxford

Robert Marks – Engineering
PhD Electrical Engineering , Texas Tech University

Jim Mason – Physics
PhD Experimental Nuclear Physics , McMaster University

David Menton – Biology
PhD Cell Biology , Brown University

Alexander Metherell – Engineering, Medicine
PhD Engineering , University of Bristol
MD , University of Miami

Stephen C. Meyer – Philosophy of Science
PhD Philosophy of Science , University of Cambridge

Kenneth R Miller – Biology
PhD Biology , University of Colorado

Simon Conway Morris , Palaeobiology
PhD Palaeobiology , University of Cambridge

Robert C. Newman , Astrophysics
PhD Theoretical Astrophysics , Cornell University

Martin A. Nowak , Biology, Math
PhD Biochemistry & Math , University of Vienna

Don N. Page , Physics
PhD Physics , California Institute of Technology
Post-doctoral work with Stephen Hawking at University of Cambridge

Gary Parker , Biology
EdD Biology & Geology , Ball State University

Perry G. Phillips , Astrophysics
PhD Astrophysics , Cornell University
MDiv , Biblical Theological Seminary
MA Hebrew , Jerusalem University College

William D. Phillips , Physics
PhD Physics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics

Rosalind Picard , Computer Science
PhD Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

John Polkinghorne , Physics
PhD Physics , University of Cambridge

Vern S. Poythress , Math
PhD Math , Harvard University
MLitt New Testament , University of Cambridge
ThD New Testament , University of Stellenbosch

Lawrence M. Principe – Chemistry
PhD Organic Chemisty , Indiana University at Bloomington
PhD History of Science , John Hopkins

Alexander R. Pruss – Math, Philosophy
PhD Math , University of British Columbia
PhD Philosophy , University of Pittsburgh

Vinoth Ramachandra – Nuclear Engineering
PhD Nuclear Engineering , University of London

Fazale Rana – Chemistry
PhD Biochemistry , Ohio University

Barry Ritchie – Physics
PhD Physics , University of South Carolina

David Rogstad – Physics
PhD Physics , California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Hugh Ross – Astrophysics
PhD Astrophysics , University of Toronto

Allan Sandage – Astronomy
PhD Astronomy , University of Illinois

John C Sanford – Horticulture
PhD Plant Breeding/Plant Genetics , University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jonathan Sarfati – Chemistry
PhD Physical Chemistry , Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Henry F. Schaefer III – Chemistry
PhD Chemical Physics , Stanford University

Jeff Schloss – Biology
PhD Ecology , Washington University

Rupert Sheldrake – Biochemistry
PhD Biochemistry , University of Cambridge

Neil Shenvi – Chemistry
PhD Theoretical Chemistry , University of California, Berkeley

David W. Snoke – Physics
PhD Physics , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Andrew Steane – Physics
DPhil Physics , University of Oxford

Esther Su – Chemistry
PhD Biochemistry , University of Michigan

John Suppe – Geology
PhD Structural Geology , Yale University

Lionel Tarassenko – Biomedicine
DPhil Medical Electronics , University of Oxford

James M Tour – Chemistry
PhD Chemistry , Purdue University

Troy Van Voorhis – Chemistry
PhD Chemistry , University of California, Berkeley

Larry Vardiman – Meteorology
PhD Atmospheric Science , Colorado State University

Tas Walker – Engineering
PhD Mechanical Engineering , University of Queensland

Leslie Wickman – Biology
PhD Human Factors & Biomechanics , Stanford University

Jennifer Wiseman – Astrophysics
PhD Astronomy , Harvard University

Jeffery Zweerink – Astrophysics
PhD Astrophysics , Iowa State University