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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.
Adolf LángDesigner · DesignAdolf Láng (15 June 1848 – 2 May 1913), was a Hungarian architect.
Adolf W. EdelsvärdDesigner · DesignAdolf Wilhelm Edelsvärd (28 June 1824 – 15 October 1919) was a Swedish architect, engineer and military officer.
Adrien-Marie LegendreAuthor · BooksAdrien-Marie Legendre[3] (lang; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics.
Aethicus IsterAuthor · BooksAethicus Ister (Aethicus Donares, Aethicus of Istria or Aethicus Ister) was the protagonist of the 7th/8th-century Cosmographia, purportedly written by a man of church Hieronymus (Jerome,…
Afonso ÁlvaresDesigner · DesignAfonso Álvares (also spelled Affonso Álvares) was the Master of Works for the Portuguese king, Sebastian of Portugal, and he designed, amongst other structures, the Monastery of São Bento…
Agustín de BetancourtDesigner · DesignAgustín de Betancourt y Molina (1 February 1758 – 24 July 1824) was a Spanish engineer, who worked in Spain, France and Russia.
Agustín GoovaertsDesigner · DesignAugustin André Alphonse Pierre Goovaerts (often Agustín Goovaerts, May 31, 1885 – August 15, 1939) was a Belgian architect and engineer.
al-JazariAuthor · BooksBadīʿ az-Zaman Abu l-ʿIzz ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ar-Razāz al-Jazarī (1136–1206) was a polymath, scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan and artist from the Artuqid Dynasty of Jazira in…
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)
Alessandro LeopardiDesigner · DesignAlessandro Leopardi (sometimes called Leopardo) (1466 – 1512) was a Venetian sculptor, bronze founder and architect.
Alexander Emanuel AgassizAuthor · BooksAlexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (December 17, 1835March 27, 1910), was an American scientist and engineer. He was the son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz.
Alexander NeckamAuthor · BooksAlexander Neckam (8 September 115731 March 1217) was an English poet, theologian, and writer. He was an abbot of Cirencester Abbey from 1213 until his death.
Alexander ParrisDesigner · DesignAlexander Parris (November 24, 1780 – June 16, 1852) was a prominent American architect-engineer.
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.
Alice Elizabeth AndersonDesigner · Modern designAlice Elizabeth Anderson (8 June 1897 – 17 September 1926) was an Australian businesswoman, garage proprietor, designer, industrial/product designer, and mechanic.
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.
Amir SalekDesigner · Modern designAmir Salek is an electrical engineer and technology executive working on custom silicon design and artificial intelligence hardware development.
Anadish PalAuthor · BooksAnadish Kumar Pal (born in Delhi, India, 1963) is an Indian inventor, poet, and environmentalist.
André BlocArtist · SculptureAndré Bloc (Algiers, May 23, 1896 – New Delhi, November 8, 1966) was a French sculptor, magazine editor, and founder of several specialist journals. He founded the "Groupe Espace" in 1949.
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.
Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District…
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…
Anne Crawford AchesonArtist · SculptureAnne Crawford Acheson (5 August 1882 – 13 March 1962) was a British-Irish sculptor. She and Elinor Hallé invented plaster casts for soldier's broken limbs.
Anthonie Rouwenhorst MulderDesigner · DesignAnthonie Thomas Lubertus Rouwenhorst Mulder (28 April 1848 – 6 March 1901) was a Dutch engineer and foreign advisor specializing in hydraulic engineering during the Meiji period in the…
Antoine Choquet de LinduDesigner · DesignAntoine Choquet de Lindu (7 November 1712, in Brest – 7 October 1790, in Brest) was a French architect and military engineer in the service of the French Navy.
Anton von ZachAuthor · BooksAnton Freiherr von Zach (14 June 1747 – 22 November 1826) was an Austrian general with Hungarian ancestors, who enlisted in the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the First French…
Antonio da PonteArtist · SculptureAntonio da Ponte (1512–1597) was a Ticinese architect and engineer, most famous for his rebuilding of the Rialto Bridge in Venice.
Apollodorus of DamascusDesigner · DesignApollodorus of Damascus was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD.[2] As an architect he authored several technical treatises, and his massive…
Aristobulus of CassandreiaDesigner · DesignAristobulus of Cassandreia (c. 375 BC – 301 BC), Greek historian, son of Aristobulus, probably a Phocian settled in
Aristotile FioravantiDesigner · DesignRidolfo "Aristotele" Fioravanti (also spelled Fieraventi; Russian: Аристотель Фиораванти; c. 1415 – c.
Arnold BürkliDesigner · DesignIllustration — Arnold Bürkli, circa 1870
Arthur CallenderDesigner · DesignArthur Robert Callender (13 December 1875 – 12 December 1936), nicknamed Pecky, was an English engineer and archaeologist, best known for his role as assistant to Howard Carter during the…
Arturo CaprottiDesigner · DesignArturo Caprotti (22 March 1881 – 9 February 1938) was an Italian engineer and architect.
August SchirmerDesigner · DesignIllustration — August Schirmer as a Reichstag member in 1938
Auguste ChoisyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Auguste Choisy
Auguste LumièrePhotographer · PhotographyAuguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist.
Ayah BdeirDesigner · Modern designAyah Bdeir (born 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Lebanese-Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur, inventor, and innovator.
Ayami KojimaIllustrator · IllustrationAyami Kojima is a Japanese artist. She has often worked in video games as a character designer and is most known for her work on the Castlevania series of video games with Konami.
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.
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilīAuthor · BooksBaha al-Din al-Amili (18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621), commonly known as Sheikh Bahāʾī, was a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar and polymath in Safavid Iran, who composed various works in…
Baldassarre LanciDesigner · DesignIllustration — A plan of Lanci's new city at Terra del Sole. Its geometric layout was to prove an early example of modern town planning, later popularised during the Baroque period
Barthélemy-Prosper EnfantinAuthor · BooksBarthélemy-Prosper Enfantin (8 February 17961 September 1864) was a French social reformer, one of the founders of Saint-Simonianism. He was also a proponent of a Suez Canal.
Battista AntonelliDesigner · DesignBattista Antonelli (or Bautista) (1547–1616) was an Italy military engineer from a prestigious family of military engineers in the service of the Habsburg monarchs of Austria and Spain.
Béla GersterDesigner · Design
Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron LlanoverDesigner · DesignBenjamin Hall, Baron Llanover (8 November 1802 – 27 April 1867) was a Whig / Liberal politician and social, church, health and local government reformer who served in the House of Commons…
Benno SchotzArtist · SculptureBenno Schotz (28 August 1891 – 11 October 1984) was an Estonian-born Scottish sculptor, and one of Scotland's leading artists during the twentieth century.
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…
Bernard Forest de BélidorDesigner · DesignBernard Forest de Bélidor (1698, Catalonia, Spain – 8 September 1761, Paris, France) was a French engineer, significant to the development of the science of hydraulics and ballistics.
Bernardo BuontalentiDesigner · DesignBernardo Timante Buonacorsi (c. 1531 – June 1608), known as Bernardo Buontalenti (berˈnardo ˌbwɔntaˈlɛnti) and sometimes by the nickname "Bernardo delle Girandole", was an Italian stage…
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.
C. D. HoweArtist · PaintingsClarence Decatur Howe (15 January 1886 – 31 December 1960) was an American-born Canadian engineer, businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Cai XiangAuthor · BooksIllustration — Image of Cai Xiang from the book "Wan hsiao tang-Chu chuang-Hua chuan（晩笑堂竹荘畫傳)", published in 1921
Camillo CamillianiDesigner · DesignIllustration — Torre di Manfria
Carl Ritter von GhegaDesigner · DesignKarl Ritter von Ghega or Karl von Ghega (Karlo Gega) (10 January 1802 – 14 March 1860) was an Austrian-Albanian nobleman and the designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to…
Carl ZeissPhotographer · PhotographyCarl Zeiss (German: [kaʁl ˈtsaɪs]; 11 September 1816 – 3 December 1888) was a German scientific instrument maker, optician and businessman.
Carlo CeppiDesigner · DesignCount Carlo Ceppi (11 October 1829 – 19 November 1921) was an Italian engineer and architect, active mainly in Piedmont.
Carlo Emilio GaddaAuthor · BooksCarlo Emilio Gadda (ˈkarlo eˈmiːljo ˈɡadda; 14 November 1893 – 21 May 1973) was an Italian writer and poet.
Carlo FontanaArtist · SculptureCarlo Fontana (1634/1638–1714) was an Italian architect originating from today's Canton Ticino.
Carlos AmaranteDesigner · DesignCarlos Luís Ferreira da Cruz Amarante (30 October 1748 – 22 January 1815) was a Portuguese military engineer and architect.
Carlos de GrunenberghDesigner · DesignIllustration — Grunenbergh's coat of arms and a commemorative inscription at Fort St Angelo
Cesare GambaDesigner · DesignCesare Gamba (1851 – 1927) was an Italian engineer, urban planner, and entrepreneur.
Charles LindberghAuthor · BooksCharles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author.
Charles William WilsonAuthor · Maps and atlases
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.
Christian HedemannPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Christian Hedemann
Chuck HobermanDesigner · DesignChuck Hoberman (born 1956) is an artist, engineer, architect, and inventor of folding toys and structures, most notably the Hoberman sphere.
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-SimonAuthor · BooksClaude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon (17 October 1760 – 19 May 1825), better known as Henri de Saint-Simon (lang), was a French political, economic and socialist theorist and…
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.
Colin MackenzieAuthor · Maps and atlases
Colin RichardsonPerson · Music memorabiliaColin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres.
Conde Balcom McCulloughDesigner · DesignConde Balcom McCullough (May 30, 1887 – May 6, 1946) was an American civil engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101.
Cornelis DrebbelEngraver · PrintsCornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor.
Corradino D'AscanioDesigner · Modern designCorradino D'Ascanio was an Italian military flight engineer, inventor, designer, university teacher, entrepreneur and design engineer (1891–1981).
Daniel McCallumDesigner · DesignDaniel Craig McCallum (January 21, 1815 – December 27, 1878) was a Scottish-born American railroad engineer, general manager of the New York and Erie Railroad and Union Brevet Major General…
Dankmar AdlerDesigner · DesignDankmar Adler (July 3, 1844 – April 16, 1900) was a German-born American architect and civil engineer.
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.
Dave GrossmanDesigner · Modern designDave Grossman is an American video game designer, programmer and writer, known for his work at Telltale Games in the late 2000s and at LucasArts in the early 1990s.
David RobidouxPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Robidoux is an American score composer. He writes film scores for various sporting films and networks, and primarily composes for NFL Films.
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…
Decimus CossutiusDesigner · DesignDecimus Cossutius was an ancient Roman architect. He is both the first known Roman architect known by name and one of the earliest Romans known to have resided in the city of Athens.
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.
Domenico FontanaDesigner · DesignDomenico Fontana (154328 June 1607) was an Italian architect of the late Renaissance, born in today's Ticino. He worked primarily in Italy, in Rome and Naples.
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.
Douglas ShearerPerson · Film memorabiliaDouglas Graham Shearer (November 17, 1899 – January 5, 1971) was a Canadian American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound…
Eberhard Friedrich WalckerPerson · Music memorabiliaWalcker Orgelbau (also known as E. F. Walcker & Cie.) of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is a builder of pipe organs.
Edme-François JomardAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdme-François Jomard (lang; 1777 – September 22, 1862) was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist.
Edmund Frederick Du CaneDesigner · DesignIllustration — Du Cane Road in Shepherd's Bush, London is named after Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane.
Edmund Heusinger von WaldeggAuthor · BooksEdmund Heusinger von Waldegg (12 May 1817 – 2 February 1886) was a German mechanical engineer and railway engineer.
Édouard EstauniéAuthor · BooksÉdouard Estaunié (4 February 1862 in Dijon – 2 April 1942 in Paris) was a French novelist.
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.
Edwin CerioDesigner · DesignEdwin Cerio (28 June 1875 – 24 January 1960) was a prominent Italian writer, engineer, architect, historian, and botanist.
Eliyahu M. GoldrattmmnjAuthor · BooksEliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli business management guru.
Emile BerlinerPerson · Music memorabiliaEmile Berliner (born Emil Berliner; May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) was a German-American inventor and businessman who invented the lateral-cut flat disc record, also known as a "gramophone…
Émile ReynaudPhotographer · PhotographyCharles-Émile Reynaud (8 December 1844 – 9 January 1918) was a French inventor, responsible for the praxinoscope (an animation device patented in 1877 that improved on the zoetrope) and was…
Engelbert ZaschkaAuthor · BooksEngelbert Zaschka (1 September 1895 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany – 26 June 1955 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) was a German chief engineer, chief designer and inventor.
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…
Erik DahlberghAuthor · Maps and atlasesCount Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh (10 October 1625 – 16 January 1703) was a Swedish military engineer, governor-general, field marshal and master-general of the ordinance.

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