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Svante Pääbo — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 20 April 1955 · Age: 71

How old is Svante Pääbo?

Svante Pääbo is 71 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 20 April 1955.

Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who sequenced the Neanderthal genome

Did you know?His father was also a Nobel Prize winner, making them one of the few father-son pairs to receive the honour.

Svante Pääbo (Swedish:; born 20 April 1955) is a Swedish geneticist and Nobel Laureate who specialises in the field of evolutionary genetics. As one of the founders of paleogenetics, he has worked extensively on the Neanderthal genome.

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Age: 71
Status: Living

Born: April 20, 1955 · Hedvig Eleonora and Oscar Parish, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Known for: Science

Family

Father: Sune Bergström
Mother: Karin Bergström
Spouse: Linda Vigilant

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