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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…
Euclides da CunhaAuthor · BooksEuclides da Cunha (January 20, 1866 – August 15, 1909) was a Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer.
Eugène BourdonArtist · WatchesEugène Bourdon (1808–1884) was a French watchmaker and engineer. He is the inventor of the Bourdon tube pressure gauge for which he obtained a patent in 1849.
EupalinosDesigner · DesignEupalinos or Eupalinus of Megara was an ancient Greek engineer who built the Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos Island in the late 6th century BCE.
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…
Ferdinand BerthoudArtist · WatchesFerdinand Berthoud (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ bɛʁtu]; 18 March 1727 – 20 June 1807) was a scientist and watchmaker. He became a master watchmaker in Paris in 1753.
Ferdinand de LessepsAuthor · BooksFerdinand Marie de Lesseps (lang; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French Orientalist diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869, joined the Mediterranean and…
Filippo BrunelleschiArtist · SculptureFilippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi (1377 – 15 April 1446), commonly known as Filippo Brunelleschi and also nicknamed Pippo by Leon Battista Alberti, was an Italian architect,…
Filippo JuvarraDesigner · DesignFilippo Juvarra or Juvara (7 March 1678 – 31 January 1736) was an Italian architect, scenographer, engraver and goldsmith.
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.
Fleeming JenkinAuthor · BooksHenry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE (25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was a British engineer, inventor, economist, linguist, actor and dramatist known as the inventor of the cable car or…
Francesco BorrominiArtist · SculptureFrancesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli (lang; 25 September 1599 – 2 August 1667), was an Italian architect born in the modern Swiss canton of Ticino who, with his contemporaries…
Francesco SolariArtist · SculptureFrancesco Solari (c. 1415 – 1469) was an Italian sculptor, architect and engineer.
Francisco Pereira PassosDesigner · DesignFrancisco Pereira Passos (29 August 1836 – 12 March 1913) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician.
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.
François-Nicolas MartinetEngraver · PrintsFrançois-Nicolas Martinet (1731 - c. 1800) was a French engineer, engraver and naturalist.
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.
Frank WilkesonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Frank Wilkeson
Franz Josef PoppDesigner · Modern designFranz Josef Popp (14 January 1886 in Vienna – 29 July 1954 in Stuttgart) was one of three men responsible for the founding of BMW AG and the First General Director of BMW AG from 1922 to…
Franz SieberDesigner · DesignFranz Wilhelm Sieber (30 March 1789 – 17 December 1844) was a Czech-Austrian botanist and collector who travelled to Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa and Australia.
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.
Frederick BanisterDesigner · DesignFrederick Dale Banister MICE (15 March 1823 – 22 December 1897), was an English civil engineer, best known for his 35 years as the Chief Engineer of the London, Brighton and South Coast…
FrontinusDesigner · DesignSextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 – 103 AD) was a Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator of the late 1st century AD.
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.
Gaston TissandierAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gaston Tissandier; photograph by Alphonse Liébert
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,…
Georg Andreas BöcklerDesigner · DesignGeorg Andreas Böckler (c. 1617 – 21 February 1687)Various sources give a range of years for Böckler of 1644 to 1698 (the latter being the date of a posthumous publication of one of his…
Georg SteenkeDesigner · DesignIllustration — Georg Steenke's monument at Elbląg Canal: „Dem Erbauer des Oberländischen Canals und der geneigten Ebenen, dem königl.
Georg Wilhelm de GenninDesigner · DesignGeorg Wilhelm de Gennin, also known as Vilim Ivanovich de Gennin (11 October 1665 — 12 April 1750), was a German-born Russian military officer and engineer who specialized in mining,…
George SorocoldDesigner · DesignGeorge Sorocold (c. 1668 – c.
George WashingtonAuthor · BooksGeorge Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
Georges PaulinDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Georges Paulin, ca.
Georges SorelAuthor · BooksGeorges Eugène Sorel (lang; 2 November 1847 – 29 August 1922) was a French social thinker, political theorist, historian, and later journalist.
Gerald Lenox ConynghamAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gerald Lenox-Conyngham c.1920
Gérard DesarguesDesigner · DesignGirard Desargues (21 February 1591September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry.
Gheorghe AsachiAuthor · BooksGheorghe Asachi (ˈɡe̯orɡe aˈsaki, surname also spelled Asaki; 1 March 1788 – 12 November 1869) was a Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist, engineer, border maker, and…
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.
Giovanni Antonio AmadeoArtist · SculptureGiovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – 27 or 28 August 1522) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer.
Giovanni Antonio AntoliniDesigner · DesignGiovanni Antonio Antolini (11 September 175311 March 1841) was an Italian architect and writer.
Giovanni Battista BorraIllustrator · IllustrationGiovanni Battista Borra (27 December 1713 – November 1770) was an Italian architect, engineer and architectural draughtsman born in Dogliani and believed to have died in Turin.
Giovanni Battista NolliAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiambattista Nolli (or Giovanni Battista) (9 April 1701 – 3 July 1756), was an Italian architect and surveyor.
Giovanni GiocondoAuthor · BooksGiovanni Giocondo, O.F.M, (c. 1433 – 1515) was an Italian Franciscan friar, architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar.
Giuliano da SangalloArtist · SculptureGiuliano da Sangallo (c. 1445 – 1516) was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.
Giuseppe ArcimboldoDesigner · Modern designGiuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi (lang; 5 April 1527 – 11 July 1593), was an Italian Mannerist painter best known for creating imaginative portraits in the shapes of human…
Giuseppe CerediDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Ceredi was a 16th‑century Italian hydraulic engineer, physician, pharmacist, and mathematician whose work played a significant role in the evolution of hydraulic science during the…
Giuseppe JappelliDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Jappelli (14 May 1783 – 8 May 1852) was an Italian neoclassic architect and engineer who was born and died in Venice, which for much of his life was part of the Austrian Empire.
Giuseppe MedaDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Meda, originally Giuseppe Lomazzo (c. 1534–1599) was an Italian painter, architect and hydraulics engineer.
Giuseppe MengoniDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Mengoni (23 November 1829 – 30 December 1877) was an Italian architect. He designed the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, one of the largest and most impressive…
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAuthor · BooksGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat who is credited, alongside Isaac Newton, with…
Gottlieb SchumacherAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gottlieb Schumacher
Gourgen YanikianAuthor · BooksGourgen Mkrtich Yanikian (December 24, 1895 – February 27, 1984) was an Armenian genocide survivor.
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.
Guarino GuariniDesigner · DesignCamillo Guarino Guarini (17 January 16246 March 1683) was an Italian architect of the Piedmontese Baroque, active in Turin as well as Sicily, France and Portugal.
Guiniforte SolariArtist · SculptureGuiniforte Solari (c. 1429), also known as Boniforte, was an Italian sculptor, architect and engineer.
Gustaf EstlanderDesigner · DesignGustaf Axel Estlander (18 September 1876 – 1 December 1930) was a Finnish architect and one of the most successful Scandinavian yacht designers of the early 20th century.
Gustave EiffelDesigner · DesignAlexandre Gustave Eiffel (Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer.
Gustave LyonDesigner · DesignGustave Lyon (19 November 1857 – 12 January 1936) was a French piano maker, acoustician and inventor. He was head of Pleyel et Cie from 1887.
Hajime NarukawaDesigner · DesignHajime Narukawa is a Japanese architect. He was born in 1971 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa and lives and practices in Tokyo.
Han Tiauw TjongPhotographer · PhotographyHan Tiauw Tjong Sia (1894–1940), known as Dr. Han Tiauw Tjong, was a prominent colonial Indonesian politician, engineer, community leader and a member of the influential Han family of Lasem.
Hans Vredeman de VriesEngraver · PrintsHans Vredeman de Vries (1527 – c. 1607) was a Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and engineer.
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.
Heinrich SeidelAuthor · BooksHeinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Seidel (25 June 1842, Perlin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 7 November 1906, Berlin) was a German engineer, poet and writer.
Henk BadingsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henk Badings
Henri PoincaréAuthor · BooksJules Henri Poincaré (29 April 185417 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science.
Henri RouartArtist · PaintingsStanislas-Henri Rouart (2 October 1833, Paris – 2 January 1912, Paris) was a French engineer, industrialist, art collector and painter.
Henri Victor RegnaultPhotographer · PhotographyHenri Victor Regnault ForMemRS (ɑ̃ʁi viktɔʁ ʁəɲo; 21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of…
Henry JamesAuthor · Maps and atlasesDirector of the Topographical and Statistical Department of the War Office, 1857–70
Henry MitchellAuthor · Maps and atlases
Herbert HooverAuthor · BooksHerbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.
Herbert MacaulayDesigner · DesignOlayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay (14 November 1864 – 7 May 1946) was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, surveyor, engineer, architect, journalist, and musician.
Hideki SakamotoPerson · Music memorabilia
Hovhannes KatchaznouniDesigner · DesignHovhannes Kajaznuni or Katchaznouni (14 February 1868 – 15 January 1938) was an Armenian architect and politician who served as the first prime minister of the First Republic of Armenia…
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.
Hugh Lee PattinsonPhotographer · PhotographyHugh Lee Pattinson FRS (25 December 1796 – 11 November 1858) was an English industrial chemist.
Hugo BorchardtDesigner · Modern designHugo Borchardt (June 6, 1844 – May 8, 1924) was a German firearms inventor and engineer, born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia.
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.
ImhotepDesigner · DesignImhotep ("(the one who) comes in peace"; late 27th century BC) was an Egyptian chancellor to the King Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra…
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…
Isaac RobertsPhotographer · PhotographyIsaac Roberts (27 January 1829 – 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae.
Isambard Kingdom BrunelDesigner · DesignIsambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil and marine engineer considered "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution", "perhaps the most…
Ja'afar TuqanDesigner · DesignJa'afar Tuqan (19 January 1938 – 25 November 2014) was a Palestinian-Jordanian architect.
Jack WelchAuthor · Books
Jacob EllehammerArtist · WatchesJacob Ellehammer was born on 14 June 1871. Ellehammer died on 20 May 1946.
Jacob Franquart the youngerEngraver · PrintsJacob Franquart or Jacob Franckaert the Younger (1582/83 – buried 6 January 1651) was a Flemish architect, painter, print artist, draftsman, military engineer and poet.
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.
Jacques LemercierArtist · SculptureJacques Lemercier (c. 1585 in Pontoise – 13 January 1654 in Paris) was a French architect and engineer, one of the influential trio that included Louis Le Vau and François Mansart who…
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-PierreAuthor · BooksJacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (pron; also called Bernardin de St. Pierre) (19 January 1737, in Le Havre – 21 January 1814, in Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist.
Jacques-Nicolas BellinAuthor · Maps and atlasesJacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the "philosophes".
Jacques-Noël SanéDesigner · DesignJacques-Noël Sané (ʒak nɔɛl sane; 18 February 1740 – 22 August 1831) was a French shipwright.
James Buchanan EadsAuthor · BooksJames Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was an American civil engineer and inventor. He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally.
James ElmesDesigner · DesignIllustration — A print of William Woolnoth's engraving of Guy's Hospital Entrance based on a drawing by James Elmes
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.
James NasmythPhotographer · PhotographyJames Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth, Nasmith, or Nesmyth; 19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the…
James NewlandsDesigner · DesignJames Newlands (28 July 1813 – 15 July 1871) was a Scottish civil engineer who worked in Liverpool as the first Borough Engineer appointed in the United Kingdom.
Jan PotockiAuthor · BooksCount Jan Potocki (8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, ethnologist, linguist, traveller and author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a…
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 BourdonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jean Bourdon.
Jean-Baptiste DebretArtist · PaintingsJean-Baptiste Debret (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist dəbʁɛ]; 18 April 1768 – 28 June 1848) was a French painter, who produced many valuable lithographs depicting the people of Brazil.
Jean-Baptiste Lislet GeoffroyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy (born Jean-Baptiste Lislet; also known as Jean-Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy; 23 August 1755 – 8 February 1836) was a French astronomer, botanist and cartographer.
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.
Jean-Nicolas TrouilleDesigner · DesignJean-Nicolas Trouille (1750 –1825) was a French politician, architect and military engineer.
Jean-Rodolphe PerronetDesigner · DesignJean-Rodolphe Perronet (8 October 1708 – 27 February 1794) was a French architect and structural engineer known for his many stone arch bridges.
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.
Jeong Yak-yongAuthor · BooksJeong Yak-yong was born in Gwangju.
Jimmy IovinePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Iovine (born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor.
Johan Adrianus Gerard van der SteurDesigner · Modern designJohan Adrianus Gerard (J.A.G.) van der Steur (30 October 1865 – 7 February 1945) was a Dutch architect and professor at the Delft Technical University, of which he was rector magnificus in…

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