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20th-century engineers

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Abraham FreifeldArtist · SculptureAbraham Freifeld Umanski (1921 – 22 November 2011) was a Chilean-Romanian sculptor, professor and engineer.
Adam SavagePerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967)[1] is an American special effects creator and educational video presenter.
Alan MoulderPerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer.
Albert EspinosaPerson · Film memorabiliaAlbert Espinosa i Puig (born 5 November 1973), educated as an industrial engineer, is a Spanish screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor and director of cinema.
Albrecht von GoertzDesigner · Modern designCount Albrecht von Goertz, also known as Albrecht Goertz (German: Albrecht Graf von Schlitz genannt von Goertz und von Wrisberg;
Aldo BrovaroneDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Aldo Brovarone (2009)
Alexandros PanagoulisAuthor · BooksAlexandros Panagoulis (2 July 1939 – 1 May 1976) was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece.
Alfred BöningDesigner · Modern designAlfred Böning (1907-1984) was the chief engineer in BMW in the 1930s who was responsible for designing many iconic BMW motorcycles and motorcars.
Amílcar CabralAuthor · BooksAmílcar Lopes Cabral (1924 09 12 – 1973 01 20) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, diplomat, and half-brother of Luís Cabral.
Anadish PalAuthor · BooksAnadish Kumar Pal (born in Delhi, India, 1963) is an Indian inventor, poet, and environmentalist.
André CourrègesDesigner · FashionAndré Courrèges (lang; 9 March 1923 – 7 January 2016) was a French fashion designer.
Andrea PininfarinaDesigner · Modern designAndrea Pininfarina (26 June 1957 – 7 August 2008) was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina…
Andreas ZapatinasDesigner · Modern designAndreas Zapatinas (born 1957) is a Greek automobile designer and industrial designer.
Andrew DawsonPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrew Dawson (born March 12, 1980) is an American music producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter based in Maryvale, Arizona.
Andy JohnsPerson · Music memorabiliaJeremy Andrew Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main…
August SchirmerDesigner · DesignIllustration — August Schirmer as a Reichstag member in 1938
Ayah BdeirDesigner · Modern designAyah Bdeir (born 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Lebanese-Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur, inventor, and innovator.
Aziz YıldırımDesigner · DesignAziz Yıldırım (born 2 November 1952) is a Turkish businessman and civil engineer who served as the 32nd chairman of the Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe S.K.
Benoit MandelbrotAuthor · BooksBenoit B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding…
Bertalan ÁrkayDesigner · DesignBertalan Árkay (Budapest, 11 April 1901 – Budapest, 23 November 1971) was a pioneer of Hungarian modernist design and architecture.
Bjarne StroustrupAuthor · BooksBjarne Stroustrup (lang; born 30 December 1950) is a Danish computer scientist, known for the development of the C++ programming language.
Bjørn LynnePerson · Music memorabiliaBjørn Arild Lynne (born December 31, 1966) is a Norwegian sound engineer and music composer, now living and working in Stavern, Norway.
Bo HarwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaBenjamin Harwood Jr. (1946–2022), better known as Bo Harwood, was an American sound mixer, sound editor, sound engineer, music supervisor, composer, and songwriter.
Bob BellDesigner · Modern designRobert Charles Bell (born 10 April 1958) is a Formula One engineer and technical director, best known for his work with the Renault Formula One team.
Bob RockPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, recording engineer, and musician.
Boris MikhailovPhotographer · PhotographyBoris Andreyevich Mikhailov or Borys Andriyovych Mykhailov (born 25 August 1938) is a Ukrainian photographer.
Boris VianPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Vian (French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels.
Boualem SansalAuthor · BooksBoualem Sansal (Tamazight: Buɛlam Senṣal; Tifinagh: ⴱⵓⴰⵍⴰⵎ ⵙⴻⵏⵚⴰⵍ; bwalɛm sɑ̃sal; born 15 October 1944) is a French-Algerian author who writes in French.
Boyd CoddingtonDesigner · Modern designBoyd Coddington (August 28, 1944 – February 27, 2008) was an American hot rod designer, the owner of the Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop, and star of American Hot Rod on TLC.
Charles LindberghAuthor · BooksCharles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author.
Chris KimseyPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Kenneth Kimsey (born 3 December 1951) is an English musician, engineer, and record producer, best known for his work with the Rolling Stones.
Chuck HobermanDesigner · DesignChuck Hoberman (born 1956) is an artist, engineer, architect, and inventor of folding toys and structures, most notably the Hoberman sphere.
Claus LutheDesigner · Modern designClaus Luthe (December 8, 1932 – March 17, 2008) was a German car designer, noted for his design work on the NSU Ro 80, Volkswagen K70 and numerous seminal models from Audi and BMW.
Dante GiacosaDesigner · Modern designDante Giacosa (3 January 1905 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian automobile designer and engineer responsible for a range of Italian automobile designs — and for refining the front-wheel drive…
Daphne OramPerson · Music memorabiliaDaphne Blake Oram (31 December 1925 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer and electronic musician.
David RohlPerson · Music memorabiliaThe New Chronology is an alternative chronology of the ancient Near East developed by English Egyptologist David Rohl and other researchers beginning with A Test of Time: The Bible - from…
Dennis PulestonDesigner · Modern designDennis Puleston (30 December 1905 – 8 June 2001) was a British-American environmentalist, adventurer, and designer.
Dmitry ChechulinArtist · PaintingsDmitry Nikolaevich Chechulin (– 29 October 1981) was a Russian Soviet architect, city planner, author, and leading figure of Stalinist architecture.
Donald NormanAuthor · BooksDonald Arthur Norman (born December 25, 1935) is an American researcher, professor, and author. Norman is the founding director of The Design Lab at University of California, San Diego.
Edward YourdonAuthor · BooksEdward Nash Yourdon (April 30, 1944 – January 20, 2016) was an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and software engineering methodology pioneer.
Eliyahu M. GoldrattmmnjAuthor · BooksEliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli business management guru.
Enzo SivieroDesigner · DesignEnzo Siviero (born 19 January 1945) is an Italian engineer, academic, and writer. And also an architect, as he received an honoris causa academic degree in architecture from the Polytechnic…
Eric BroadleyDesigner · Modern designEric Harrison Broadley MBE (22 September 1928 – 28 May 2017) was a British entrepreneur, engineer, and founder and chief designer of Lola Cars, the motor racing manufacturer and engineering…
Eric CheneyDesigner · Modern designEric Cheney (5 January 1924 – 30 December 2001) was an English motorcycle racer, designer and independent constructor.
Erich GammaAuthor · BooksErich Gamma is a Swiss computer scientist and one of the four co-authors (referred to as "Gang of Four") of the software engineering textbook Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable…
Ernő RubikArtist · Sculpture
Erwin KomendaDesigner · Modern designErwin Komenda (6 April 1904 - 22 August 1966) was an Austrian automobile designer and Porsche employee, and a lead contributor to the design of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various…
Evi NemethAuthor · BooksEvi Nemeth (born June 7, 1940 – missing-at-sea June or July 2013) was an engineer, author, and teacher known for her expertise in computer system administration and networks.
Fazlur KhanDesigner · DesignFazlur Rahman Khan (Fazlur Rôhman Khan; 3 April 1929 – 27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect who initiated important structural systems for…
Felice Mario BoanoDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Mario Boano
Félix CandelaArtist · PaintingsFélix Candela Outeriño (ˈfeliɣs kanˈdela owteˈɾiɲo; January 27, 1910 – December 7, 1997[1]) was a Spanish and Mexican architect who was born in Madrid and, at the age of 29, emigrated to…
Flaminio BertoniDesigner · DesignFlaminio Bertoni (Masnago, Italy, 10 January 1903 – Paris, France, 7 February 1964) was an Italian automobile designer from the years preceding World War II until his death in 1964.
Franciszek MisztalDesigner · Modern designFranciszek Misztal (15 March 1901, Lisie Jamy near Lubaczów – 9 June 1981, Warsaw) was a Polish aircraft designer.
François Le LionnaisAuthor · BooksFrançois Le Lionnais (3 October 1901 – 13 March 1984) was a French chemical engineer and writer. He was a co-founder of the literary movement Oulipo.
Frank MalinaArtist · PaintingsFrank Joseph Malina (October 2, 1912 — November 9, 1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and painter, known for his pioneering work in early rocketry.
Franz von HolzhausenDesigner · Modern designFranz von Holzhausen (born May 10, 1968) is an American automobile designer. He has been the chief designer at Tesla, Inc.
Gabriel CelayaAuthor · BooksGabriel Celaya (full name: Rafael Gabriel Juan Múgica Celaya Leceta; March 18, 1911, in Hernani, Gipuzkoa – April 18, 1991, in Madrid) was a Spanish poet.
Gaston GlockDesigner · Modern designGaston Glock (lang; 19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman. He founded the company Glock in 1963.
Geoff WillisDesigner · Modern designGeoffrey Willis (born 23 December 1959) is a British engineer and the Chief Technical Director of INEOS Britannia.
Geoffrey A. LandisAuthor · BooksGeoffrey Alan Landis (born May 28, 1955) is an American aerospace engineer and author, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration,…
Georges PaulinDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Georges Paulin, ca.
Gheorghe UrsuAuthor · BooksGheorghe Emil Ursu (known to friends as Babu; July 1, 1926 – November 17, 1985) was a Romanian construction engineer, poet, diarist and dissident.
Gioacchino ColomboDesigner · Modern designGioacchino Colombo (9 January 1903 – 24 April 1988) was an Italian automobile engine designer, known for his work at Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and a post-WWII restarted Bugatti.
Graham BartramDesigner · Modern designThe Flag Institute is a membership organisation and UK-registered educational charity devoted to the study and promotion of flags and flag flying.
Hajime NarukawaDesigner · DesignHajime Narukawa is a Japanese architect. He was born in 1971 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa and lives and practices in Tokyo.
Harm LagaayDesigner · Modern designHarm Lagaaij (anglicized as Harm Lagaay; born 28 December 1946) is a Dutch automobile designer.
Harry BeckAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Charles Beck (4 June 190218 September 1974) was an English technical draughtsman who created the first diagrammatic Tube map for the London Underground in 1931.
Harvey PostlethwaiteDesigner · Modern designHarvey Ernest Postlethwaite (4 March 1944 – 15 April 1999) was a British engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Henk BadingsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henk Badings
Hideki SakamotoPerson · Music memorabilia
Howard DrossinPerson · Music memorabiliaHoward Drossin is an American composer for film and video games. Most recently, he has worked with Spike Lee on documentaries and short films.
Howard HeadDesigner · Modern designHoward Head (July 31, 1914 – March 3, 1991) was an American businessman who invented the first commercially successful brand of aluminum laminate skis, the Head Standard.
Iannis XenakisDesigner · DesignGiannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis;
Ignazio GardellaDesigner · Modern designIgnazio Gardella (30 March 1905 in Milan, Lombardy – 16 March 1999) was an Italian architect and designer.
Ion IliescuAuthor · BooksIon Iliescu (3 March 1930 – 5 August 2025) was a Romanian politician and engineer who served as the first and third President of Romania since the country's transition to democracy, from…
Ja'afar TuqanDesigner · DesignJa'afar Tuqan (19 January 1938 – 25 November 2014) was a Palestinian-Jordanian architect.
Jack WelchAuthor · Books
Jacques CousteauPhotographer · PhotographyJacques-Yves Cousteau (also; French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
James KeyDesigner · Modern designJames Key (born 14 January 1972) is a British Formula One engineer who currently serves as the technical director of the Audi Formula One team since 2026.
Janez GorišekDesigner · Design
Jasper MorrisonDesigner · Modern designJasper Morrison (born 1959) is an English product and furniture designer. He is known for the refinement and apparent simplicity of his designs.
Jean-François DagenaisPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-François Dagenais (born October 16, 1975) is a Juno Award winner, French-Canadian record producer, mix engineer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in the rock and metal genres.
Jeff AtwoodAuthor · BooksJeff Atwood (born 1970) is an American software developer, author, blogger, and entrepreneur.
Jens BergenstenPerson · Film memorabiliaJens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer.
Jimmy IovinePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Iovine (born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor.
John A. RogersDesigner · Modern designJohn A. Rogers (born August 24, 1967) is an American physical chemist and a materials scientist.
John KnollAuthor · BooksJohn Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
John SimonPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Simon (born August 11, 1941) is an American music producer, composer, writer and performer.
John StorykDesigner · DesignJohn Storyk (born May 10, 1946) is a registered architect and acoustician who, together with wife and business partner Beth Walters, co-founded Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG).
John WardleyDesigner · Modern designJohn Richard Wardley (born 6 June 1950) is a British developer for theme parks, particularly dark rides and roller coasters.
José EisenbergDesigner · FashionJosé Eisenberg (born 20 August 1945) is an Italian entrepreneur and founder of Eisenberg Data Systems.
Juan KouyoumdjianDesigner · Modern designJuan Kouyoumdjian (born July 15, 1971), also known as Juan K, a naval architect specializing in designing racing sailboats.
Juan Miguel AguileraIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — A picture of Juan Miguel Aguilera
Julian TrevelyanPhotographer · PhotographyJulian Otto Trevelyan (20 February 1910 – 12 July 1988) was an English artist and poet.
Julius HatryPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Julius Hatry, the designer of the world's first rocket plane Opel RAK.1
Junaid JamshedDesigner · FashionJunaid Jamshed Khan (3 September 1964 – 7 December 2016) was a Pakistani Islamic preacher, singer-songwriter and television personality.
Jürgen BarthAuthor · BooksJürgen Barth (born 10 December 1947 in Thum, Saxony) is a German former racecar driver. He is the son of Formula One driver and sports car racer Edgar Barth.
Keita TakahashiDesigner · Modern designKeita Takahashi is a Japanese game developer and artist. He is best known for creating the Katamari game franchise and working as director and lead designer on Katamari Damacy as well as…
Kevin RocheDesigner · DesignEamonn Kevin Roche (June 14, 1922 – March 1, 2019) was an American Pritzker Prize-winning architect.
Kevin ShieldsPerson · Music memorabiliaKevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an Irish musician who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band My Bloody…
Knud H ReimersDesigner · DesignKnud Reimers (May 20, 1906 – 1987) was one of the most important Scandinavian yacht designers of the 20th century.
Konrad ZuseArtist · PaintingsKonrad Ernst Otto Zuse (lang; 22 June 1910 – 18 December 1995) was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman.
Lebbeus WoodsDesigner · DesignLebbeus Woods (May 31, 1940 – October 30, 2012) was an American architect known for experimental and innovative architectural designs, his projects often theorizing architecture in areas…
Leonardo FioravantiDesigner · Modern designLeonardo Fioravanti (born 31 January 1938) is an Italian automobile designer and CEO of Fioravanti Srl.
Lidiya PonomarenkoAuthor · Maps and atlasesLidiya Antonivna Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: Лідія Антонівна Пономаренко; 16 February 1922 – 3 December 2013) was a Ukrainian local historian.
Lincoln BorglumPhotographer · PhotographyJames Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum (April 9, 1912 – January 27, 1986) was an American sculptor, photographer, author, and engineer, best known for overseeing the completion of Mount Rushmore…
Linus TorvaldsAuthor · BooksLinus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel[88] since 1991.[7] He also created the…
Luciano De CrescenzoPerson · Film memorabiliaLuciano De Crescenzo (luˈtʃaːno de kreʃˈʃɛntso; 18 August 1928 – 18 July 2019) was an Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer.
Mahmoud Muhammad TahaDesigner · DesignMahmoud Mohammed Taha (1909 – 18 January 1985), also known as Ustaz Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, was a Sudanese religious thinker, leader, and trained engineer.
Malcolm de ChazalArtist · PaintingsMalcolm de Chazal (12 September 1902 – 1 October 1981) was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand…
Marcello GandiniDesigner · Modern designMarcello Gandini (26 August 1938 – 13 March 2024) was an Italian car designer widely known for his work with the Italian car design house Bertone, where his work included designing the Alfa…
Maria SemyonovaAuthor · BooksMaria Vasilyevna Semyonova (also spelled Semenova; born November 1, 1958, in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian writer of fantasy and historical fiction and a poet.
Mark StentPerson · Music memorabiliaMark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Sade, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé,…
Masato NakamuraPerson · Music memorabiliaMasato Nakamura (中村正人, Nakamura Masato; born October 1, 1958) is a Japanese musician, bass guitarist, and record producer.
Michael B. TretowPerson · Music memorabiliaBo Michael Tretow (20 August 1944 – 20 May 2025) was a Swedish record producer and audio engineer, musician, and composer, best known for his work with the Swedish pop group ABBA…
Michael WagenerPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Wagener (born 25 April 1951) is a German retired record producer, mixer and engineer from Hamburg, best known for his work with many popular American hard rock and heavy metal bands…
Mikhail BotvinnikAuthor · BooksMikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (August 17 1911 – May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who held five world titles in three different reigns.
Mohamedou Ould SlahiAuthor · BooksMohamedou Ould Slahi (born December 21, 1970) is a Mauritanian engineer who was detained in Guantánamo Bay detention camp without charge from 2002 until his release on October 27, 2016.
Nathan MyhrvoldPhotographer · PhotographyNathan Paul Myhrvold (born August 3, 1959) is an American inventor, scientist, and businessman, former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, co-founder of Intellectual Ventures and…
Neil OatleyDesigner · Modern designNeil Oatley (born 12 June 1954) is a British design and development director in Formula One teams.

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