Maurice Hilleman

Maurice Ralph Hilleman was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year. He has been described as one of the most influential vaccinologists ever. He has been called the "father of modern vaccines". Robert Gallo called Hilleman "the most successful vaccinologist in history". He has been noted by some researchers as having saved more lives than any other scientist in the 20th century.

30 August 1919

Born on the same birth date (30 August 1919): Kitty Wells • Wolfgang Wagner

Born on the same birth day (30 August): Alexander H. Rice • Capability Brown • Charmian Clift • Diran Adebayo • Ernest Rutherford • Félix Sánchez (hurdler) • Guy A. Lepage • Hani Hanjour • Heo Young-ji • Holly Weston • Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff • John Peel • Mike Koplove • Paulo Sousa • Pervez Sajjad • Raymond Massey • Seriki Audu • Theo van Doesburg • Tug McGraw

Born in the same month (August 1919): Amrita Pritam • Enrique Llanes • Georgia Gibbs • Gerard J. Campbell • Huntz Hall • Kitty Wells • Malcolm Forbes • Margaret Burbidge • Rex Humbard • Stanley Middleton • Tosia Altman • Vikram Sarabhai • Wally Hickel