Paul Sabatier, (1854–1941), 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Maks Samec, (1844–1889), Slovenian chemist
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, (1742–1786), Swedish chemist, discovered several elements
Richard R. Schrock, (born 1945), 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Glenn T. Seaborg, (1912–1999), 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nils Gabriel Sefström, (1787–1845), chemist
Emilio Segré (1905-1989) Italian-American physicist, winner of 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics, created first man made element
Francesco Selmi, (1817–1881), Italian chemist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, (1896–1986), physicist and chemist, 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Karl Barry Sharpless, (born 1941), 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Oktay Sinanoglu, (born 1935), Turkish chemist
Michael Smith (1932-2000) British-Canadian biochemist, winner of 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922) Belgian industrial chemist
S.P.L. Sørensen, (1868–1939), Danish chemist
Frederick Soddy, (1877–1956), British chemist, 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Wendell Meredith Stanley, (1904–1971), 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Branko Stanovnik, (born 1938), chemist
Hermann Staudinger, (1881–1965), polymer chemist, 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
William H. Stein (1911-1980) American biochemist, winner of 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Fritz Strassmann (1902-1980) German chemist
Theodor Svedberg, (1884–1971), 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
