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Raglan SquireDesigner · DesignRaglan Squire (30 January 1912 – 18 May 2004) was a British architect known for his building designs in London and many parts of the world.
Ralph H. BaerDesigner · Modern designRalph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-born American inventor, game developer, and engineer.
Ralph PeerPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Sylvester Peer (May 22, 1892 – January 19, 1960) was an American talent scout, recording engineer, record producer and music publisher in the 1920s and 1930s.
Randall MunroeArtist · Comics and comic artRandall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984)[1][2] is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd.
Raymond LeonardAuthor · BooksRaymond Leonard (born 1941) is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Technology at Manchester University, known for both his scientific and literary work.
Raymond MaysAuthor · BooksIllustration — Mays racing a plane at Skegness Sands, 1923
Raymond ScottPerson · Music memorabiliaRay Scott (disambiguation)Ray Scott
Reginald BarclayPerson · Film memorabiliaReginald Endicott Barclay III is a fictional engineer from the Star Trek media franchise.
Reinhold MackPerson · Music memorabiliaReinhold Mack (born 25 August 1949), sometimes credited mononymously as Mack, is a German record producer and engineer.
Richard Hugh StotherdAuthor · Maps and atlasesRichard Hugh Stotherd (1828–1895) was a British Army officer, a major-general in the Royal Engineers and the director-general of the Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom,
Richard James BurgessPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard James Burgess (born 29 June 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor.
Richard Percival ListerAuthor · BooksRichard Percival Lister FRSL (23 November 1914 – 1 May 2014) was an English author, poet, artist and metallurgist.
Rima FakihPerson · Film memorabiliaRima Fakih Slaiby (Fakih; born September 22, 1985) is a Lebanese-born American former professional wrestler and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2010.
Rob CavalloPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Siers Cavallo (born March 21, 1963) is an American record producer, musician, and record executive.
Robert CailliauAuthor · BooksRobert Cailliau (French pronunciation: [kajo]; born 26 January 1947) is a Belgian informatics engineer who proposed the first (pre-www) hypertext system for CERN in 1987 and collaborated…
Robert Cecil MartinAuthor · BooksRobert Cecil Martin (born 5 December 1952), colloquially called "Uncle Bob", is an American software engineer, instructor, and author.
Robert DudleyAuthor · Maps and atlasesSir Robert Dudley (7 August 1574 – 6 September 1649) was an English explorer and cartographer. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account.
Robert FultonArtist · PaintingsRobert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the…
Robert MosesDesigner · DesignRobert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century.
Robert OpronDesigner · Modern designRobert Maurice Jean Opron (22 February 1932 – 29 March 2021) was a French automotive designer.
Robert W. PaulPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker.
Robin HerdDesigner · Modern designRobert John "Robin" Herd (23 March 1939 – 4 June 2019) was an English engineer, designer and businessman.
Ross BrawnDesigner · Modern designFormula One team technical director/team principal (1991–2006, 2008–2013)
Rouget de LisleAuthor · BooksClaude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Rudolf KompfnerDesigner · DesignRudolf Kompfner (May 16, 1909 – December 3, 1977) was an Austrian-born inventor, physicist and architect, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).
Rudolf von SebottendorfAuthor · BooksAdam Alfred Rudolf Glauer also known as Rudolf Freiherr von Sebottendorff (or Sebottendorf;
Ruth A. WeissDesigner · Modern design
Ryan NorthArtist · Comics and comic artRyan North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian webcomic and comic book writer and computer programmer.
Saif al-Islam al-GaddafiDesigner · DesignSaif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi (25 June 1972 – 3 February 2026) was a Libyan political figure.
Sal SoghoianPerson · Music memorabiliaSal Soghoian is a user automation expert, software developer, author and musician. He joined Apple Inc.
Salomon de CausDesigner · DesignSalomon de Caus (1576, Dieppe – 1626, Paris) was a French engineer and architect.
Salvador de MadariagaAuthor · BooksSalvador de Madariaga y Rojo (23 July 1886 – 14 December 1978) was a Spanish "eminent liberal", diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature…
Samuel BakerAuthor · BooksSir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.
Sándor TaricsDesigner · DesignSándor Tarics (23 September 1913 – 21 May 2016) was a Hungarian water polo player who won a gold medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Sarah AllenPerson · Film memorabilia
Scott BurnsPerson · Music memorabiliaScott Burns was an American record producer, music executive, composer, engineer and musician (born 2000).
Sean MurrayPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Santa Barbara.
Sébastien Le Prestre de VaubanDesigner · DesignSébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (baptised 15 May 163330 March 1707) was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV.
Sébastien TruchetDesigner · Modern designJean Truchet (1657 – 5 February 1729), known as Father Sébastian, was a French Dominican priest born in Lyon, who lived under the reign of Louis XIV.
Semyon Davidovich KirlianPhotographer · PhotographySemyon Davidovich Kirlian (20 February 1898 – 4 April 1978) was a Soviet inventor and researcher of Armenian descent, who along with his wife Valentina Khrisanfovna Kirlian (1904—1971), a…
Sergei KhrushchevAuthor · BooksSergei Nikitich Khrushchev (2 July 1935 – 18 June 2020) was a Soviet-born American engineer and the second son of the Cold War-era Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev with his wife Nina…
Simon RodiaArtist · SculptureThe Watts Towers, Towers of Simon Rodia, or Nuestro Pueblo ("our town" in Spanish) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual…
Simon StevinAuthor · Maps and atlasesSimon Stevin (lang; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist.
Sir John Fowler, 1st BaronetDesigner · DesignSir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE (15 July 1817 – 20 November 1898) was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways and railway infrastructure.
Sixten SasonDesigner · Modern designKarl-Erik Sixten Sason (born Sixten Andersson; 12 March 1912 – 1 April 1967) was a Swedish industrial designer, noted for his work in designing several generations of Saab automobiles.
Solomon Joseph SolomonIllustrator · IllustrationSolomon Joseph Solomon (16 September 1860 – 27 July 1927) was a British painter, a founding member of the New English Art Club and member of the Royal Academy.
Stan WinstonPerson · Film memorabiliaStanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American television and film special make-up effects artist, best known for his work on the Terminator franchise, the Jurassic Park…
Steve ChenDesigner · Modern design
Steve MannAuthor · BooksWilliam Stephen George Mann (born 8 June 1962) is a Canadian engineer, professor, and inventor who works in wearable computing, augmented reality, extended reality, and computational…
Steven WilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaSteven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist.
Sunny SanwarArtist · PaintingsSahibzada Sanwar Azam Sunny (born 17 December 1989) is a Bangladeshi-born American artist, environmental activist, inventor and entrepreneur.
Sven Gustaf WingqvistDesigner · Modern designSven Gustaf Wingqvist (10 December 1876 – 17 April 1953) was a Swedish engineer, inventor, and industrialist, and one of the founders of Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF), one of the world's…
Terry DatePerson · Music memorabiliaTerry Date (born January 31, 1956) is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in rock genres, especially heavy metal.
Théophile SeyrigDesigner · DesignFrançois Gustave Théophile Seyrig (19 February 1843 – 5 July 1923) was a German-born French engineer, best known for designing bridges.
Thomas AndrewsDesigner · Modern designThomas Andrews Jr. (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder, who was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company…
Thomas BrasseyDesigner · DesignThomas Brassey (7 November 18058 December 1870) was an English civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials who was responsible for building much of the world's…
Thomas EdisonPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Alva Edison (February11, 1847October18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution…
Thomas Frederick ColbyAuthor · Maps and atlasesThomas Frederick Colby (1 September 17849 October 1852) was a British Army major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey (OS).
Thomas StevensonDesigner · Design
Tibúrcio SpannocchiDesigner · DesignTiburzio Spannocchi (1541–1609) (also Spanucchi, Spanochi, Spanoqui, Hispanochi etc.) was "king's engineer" to Philip II of Spain and subsequently to Philip III of Spain.
Tom DeMarcoAuthor · BooksTom DeMarco (born August 20, 1940) is an American software engineer, author, and consultant on software engineering topics. He was an early developer of structured analysis in the 1970s.
Tom DowdPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Dowd (disambiguation)
Tommaso TemanzaAuthor · BooksTommaso Temanza (9 March 170514 June 1789) was an Italian architect and author of the Neoclassic period.
Ueno HikomaPhotographer · PhotographyUeno Hikoma (上野彦馬; October 15, 1838 – May 22, 1904) was a pioneer Japanese photographer, born in Nagasaki.
Uffa FoxDesigner · DesignIllustration — Albacore planing dinghy, designed and built by Fox
Valentina PistoliDesigner · DesignValentina Pistoli (1928–1993) was the first Albanian woman architect. She was a member of the Communist Party in Albania, and was born in Korçë.
Viktor Arnar IngólfssonAuthor · BooksViktor Arnar Ingólfsson (born 12 April 1955, in Akureyri) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has a B.Sc.
Villard de HonnecourtDesigner · DesignVillard de Honnecourt (Wilars dehonecort, Vilars de Honecourt) was a 13th-century artist from Picardy in northern France.
Vincenzo DantiArtist · SilverVincenzo Danti (1530 – 26 May 1576) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Perugia.
VitruviusDesigner · DesignVitruvius (lang; c. 80–70 BC – after c.
Vladimir ShukhovPhotographer · PhotographyVladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov (– 2 February 1939) was a Russian and Soviet engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for…
Vyacheslav ShishkovAuthor · BooksIllustration — Shishkov in 1910s
W. Edwards DemingPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer.
Walter HohmannDesigner · DesignWalter Hohmann (German: [ˈhoːman]; 18 March 1880 – 11 March 1945) was a German engineer who made an important contribution to the understanding of orbital dynamics.
Walther RathenauAuthor · BooksWalther Rathenau (29 September 1867 – 24 June 1922) was a German industrialist, writer and politician who served as foreign minister of Germany from February 1922 until his assassination in…
Watts S. HumphreyAuthor · BooksWatts S. Humphrey (July 4, 1927 – October 28, 2010) was an American pioneer in software engineering who was called the "father of software quality."
Wilhelm DilichAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Dilich, also known as Dilich-Schäffer, born Wilhelm Scheffer or Schöffer (1571, Wabern – April 4, 1650, Dresden), was a German master builder, engineer, woodcutter, copper engraver,…
Wilhelm EngerthDesigner · DesignWilhelm Freiherr von Engerth (26 May 1814 – 4 September 1884) was an Austrian architect and engineer, known for being the designer of the first practical mountain locomotive.
Wilhelm JordanAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Jordan (1 March 1842, Ellwangen, Württemberg – 17 April 1899, Hanover) was a German geodesist who conducted surveys in Germany and Africa and founded the German geodesy journal.
Willem Marinus DudokArtist · SilverWillem Marinus Dudok (6 July 1884 – 6 April 1974) was a famous Dutch modernist architect. He was born in Amsterdam.
William Daniel HillisAuthor · BooksWilliam Daniel Hillis (born September 25, 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence.
William Gerard de BrahmAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn William Gerard de Brahm (1718 c. 1799) was a German cartographer, engineer and mystic.
William Harry EvansAuthor · Books
William Kennedy DicksonPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British-American inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison.
William WardellDesigner · DesignWilliam Wilkinson Wardell (1823–1899) was a noted architect who practiced in the second half of the 19th century, and is best known for a series of landmark buildings in Australia in…
William WillcocksDesigner · DesignSir William Willcocks KCMG (27 September 1852 in India – 28 July 1932 in Cairo, Egypt) was a British civil engineer during the high point of the British Empire.
William YollandAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — William Yolland, the Royal Society commemorative portrait
Wim SchermerhornAuthor · Maps and atlasesWillem "Wim" Schermerhorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪ(lə)m ˈsxɛrmərˌɦɔr(ə)n]; 17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 25…
Wirth MunroeDesigner · DesignWirth Middleton Munroe (November 29, 1902 – October 21, 1968) was a North American yacht designer and son of Ralph Middleton Munroe.
Wolf Rüdiger HessDesigner · DesignWolf Rüdiger Hess (Heß in German script; 18 November 1937 – 24 October 2001) was a German architect, the only son of Rudolf Hess and Ilse Hess (née Pröhl).
Wolfgang EggerDesigner · Modern designWolfgang Josef Egger (born 13 February 1963) is a German car designer who formerly served as a head designer for the European luxury car brands Alfa Romeo, Audi and Lamborghini, and…
Wolfgang von KempelenArtist · PaintingsJohann Wolfgang von Kempelen (Kempelen Farkas; 23 January 1734 – 26 March 1804) was a writer, engineer, and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his…

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