W. D. Hamilton

William Donald Hamilton was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of altruism, an insight that was a key part of the development of the gene-centered view of evolution. He is considered one of the forerunners of sociobiology. Hamilton published important work on sex ratios and the evolution of sex. From 1984 to his death in 2000, he was a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University.

1 August 1936

Born on the same birth date (1 August 1936): Laurie Taylor (sociologist) • Yves Saint Laurent (designer)

Born on the same birth day (1 August): Andrew Melville • Austin Rivers • Bazil Assan • Christer Basma • Craig Clarke • Emperor Kōgon • Jack Shea (director) • Jackie Ormes • John Lester • Julien Faubert • Konstantinos Logothetopoulos • Laurie Taylor (sociologist) • Lee Wallace • Madison Cawthorn • Masaichi Kaneda • Piotr Malarczyk • Romain Barras • Ron Brown • Stephen Sykes • Sébastien Pocognoli • Trevor Goddard (cricketer) • Tyron Henderson • William B. Travis • Yoshi Tatsu

Born in the same month (August 1936): A. S. Byatt • Andre Dubus • Arthur B. C. Walker Jr. • Chuck Brown • Don Denkinger • Edward Petherbridge • Julián Javier • Kjell Grede • Peter North (legal scholar) • Rita Shane • Robert Redford • Rudy Lewis • Warren M. Washington • Yves Saint Laurent (designer)