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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 4 April 1952 · Age: 74

How old is Venkatraman Ramakrishnan?

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is 74 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 4 April 1952.

Nobel Prize winner who discovered the atomic structure of the ribosome

Did you know?He served as the President of the Royal Society, becoming the first person born in India to hold the prestigious position.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (born 1952) is an Indian origin British-American structural biologist. He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada Yonath for research on the structure and function of ribosomes.

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Age: 74
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Born: April 4, 1952 · Chidambaram, India
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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Mother: R. Rajalakshmi

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