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Abraham SternArtist · WatchesAbraham Jacob Stern (1762 or 1769 – 3 February 1842) was a Polish Jewish maskil, inventor, educator, and poet. He is known for his mechanical calculators.
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.
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…
Alexander SkeneArtist · SculptureAlexander Johnston Chalmers Skene (17 June 1837 – 4 July 1900) was a prominent British-American gynecologist who made the first modern description of what would later become known as…
Alfonso BialettiDesigner · Modern designAlfonso Bialetti (alˈfɔnso bjaˈletti) (17 June 1888– 5 March 1970) was an Italian engineer who became famous for manufacturing the Triplerapid Miracol 900 which he modified and sold as Moka…
Alfred KrupaArtist · Paintings
Alfred NobelPhotographer · PhotographyAlfred Bernhard Nobel (noh-BEL; Swedish: [ˈǎlːfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː]; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.
Alois SenefelderPerson · Film memorabiliaJohann Alois Senefelder (born Alois Johann Nepomuk Franz Senefelder; 6 November 177126 February 1834) was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in…
Alpheus Hyatt VerrillPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Hyatt Verrill c.
Altina SchinasiDesigner · Modern designAltina Schinasi (August 4, 1907 – August 19, 1999) was an American sculptor, filmmaker, actress, entrepreneur, window dresser, designer, and inventor.
Amanda JonesAuthor · BooksAmanda Theodosia Jones (October 19, 1835 – March 31, 1914) was an American inventor, poet, author, businesswoman, and Spiritualist.
Andrey NartovArtist · SculptureAndrey Konstantinovich Nartov (1683—1756) was a Russian scientist, military engineer, inventor and sculptor.
Antonio BernocchiDesigner · Modern designAntonio Bernocchi (17 January 1859 – 8 December 1930) was an Italian industrialist, who built up a successful textile factory at Legnano, in Lombardy.
Artemy LebedevDesigner · Modern designArtemy Andreyevich Lebedev (born 13 February 1975) is a Russian designer, entrepreneur and Internet personality. He is the founder of the design company Art.
Arturo CaprottiDesigner · DesignArturo Caprotti (22 March 1881 – 9 February 1938) was an Italian engineer and architect.
Auguste LumièrePhotographer · PhotographyAuguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist.
B. F. SkinnerAuthor · BooksBurrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social philosopher.[2][3] He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of…
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
Bartolomeo CristoforiPerson · Music memorabiliaBartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (bartoloˈmɛːo kriˈstɔːfori di franˈtʃesko; May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.
Bartolomeu de GusmãoAuthor · BooksBartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (December 1685 – 18 November 1724) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and naturalist born in colonial Brazil, who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air aerostat…
Bedřich Diviš WeberPerson · Music memorabiliaBedřich Diviš Weber (German: Friedrich Dionys Weber; 9 October 1766 – 25 December 1842) was a Czech composer and musicologist.
Benjamin FranklinAuthor · BooksBenjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence;
Bill AtkinsonDesigner · Modern designWilliam Dana Atkinson (March 17, 1951 – June 5, 2025) was an American computer engineer, computer programmer and photographer. Atkinson worked at Apple Computer from 1978 to 1990.
ButadesArtist · CeramicsButades of Sicyon (Boutades), sometimes mistakenly called Dibutades, was the reputed inventor of the art of modelling clay in relief.
Carl AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyCarl Ethan Akeley (May 19, 1864 – November 17, 1926) was a pioneering American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his…
Charles Francis JenkinsAuthor · BooksCharles Jenkins (disambiguation)Charles Jenkins
Charles LindberghAuthor · BooksCharles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author.
Chuck HobermanDesigner · DesignChuck Hoberman (born 1956) is an artist, engineer, architect, and inventor of folding toys and structures, most notably the Hoberman sphere.
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).
Curt O. SchallerDesigner · Modern designCurt Oswald Schaller (born June 22, 1964) is a German cinematographer, Steadicam operator and photographer.
Daan RoosegaardeArtist · SculptureDaan Roosegaarde (born 1979) is a Dutch artist, pioneer and founder of Studio Roosegaarde, which develops projects that merge technology and art in urban environments.
Daniel QuareArtist · WatchesDaniel Quare (1648 or 1649 – 21 March 1724) was an English clockmaker and instrument maker who invented a repeating watch movement in 1680 and a portable barometer in 1695.
David KakabadzeArtist · PaintingsDavit Kakabadze (დავით კაკაბაძე; 20 August 1889 – 10 May 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer.
Earl TupperDesigner · Modern designEarl Silas Tupper (July 28, 1907 – October 3, 1983) was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and…
Earle DicksonDesigner · Modern designEarle Dickson (October 10, 1892—September 21, 1961) was an American inventor best known for inventing adhesive bandages in the US.
Earnest AnderssonPhotographer · PhotographyErnest Anderson (disambiguation)Ernest Anderson
Edward Craven WalkerPerson · Film memorabiliaEdward Craven Walker (4 July 1918 – 15 August 2000) was a British inventor,[1] who invented the psychedelic Astro lamp, also known as the lava lamp.[2][3][4]
Edward Raymond TurnerPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Raymond Turner (1873 – 9 March 1903) was a pioneering British inventor and cinematographer. He produced the earliest known colour motion picture film footage.
Eleanor CoadeArtist · SculptureEleanor Coade (3 or 24 June 1733 – 18 November 1821) was a British businesswoman known for manufacturing Neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments made of…
Ellen Eliza FitzAuthor · Maps and atlasesEllen Eliza Fitz was an American inventor known for her design for a globe mounting system, the Fitz globe.
Elwood HaynesAuthor · BooksElwood Haynes (October 14, 1857 – April 13, 1925) was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur, and industrialist.
Emánuel MoórPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Emánuel Moór, self-portrait.
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…
Emmanuel SwedenborgAuthor · BooksEmanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 168829 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
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.
Ernesto Enrique Cavour AramayoPerson · Music memorabiliaErnesto Cavour Aramayo (9 April 1940 – 7 August 2022) was a Bolivian singer, musician, inventor of musical instruments, and author of Bolivian music teaching books.
Ernie BallPerson · Music memorabiliaErnie Ball (born Roland Sherwood Ball; August 30, 1930 – September 9, 2004) was an American entrepreneur and musician who developed guitar-related products.
Ernő RubikArtist · Sculpture
Esther JamesDesigner · DesignEsther Marion Pretoria James (5 November 1900 – 7 January 1990) was an entrepreneur, architectural student, model and author.
Étienne-Jules MareyPhotographer · PhotographyÉtienne-Jules Marey (lang; 5 March 1830, Beaune, Côte-d'Or – 15 May 1904, Paris) was a French scientist, physiologist, and chronophotographer.
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.
Eugene KasperskyAuthor · BooksYevgeny Valentinovich Kaspersky (born 4 October 1965) is a Russian cybersecurity expert who is the co-founder and the CEO of Kaspersky Lab, an IT security company with 4,000 employees.
Farkas BolyaiAuthor · BooksFarkas Bolyai (9 February 1775 – 20 November 1856; also known as Wolfgang Bolyai in Germany) was a Hungarian mathematician, mainly known for his work in geometry.
Francesco Faà di BrunoPerson · Music memorabilia
Frederic Eugene IvesPhotographer · PhotographyFrederic Eugene Ives (February 17, 1856 – May 27, 1937) was a U.S. inventor who was born in Litchfield, Connecticut.
Frederick Scott ArcherPhotographer · PhotographyFrederick Scott Archer (30 August 1814 – 1 May 1857) was an English chemist, photographer, inventor and sculptor who is best known for having invented the photographic collodion process…
Fructuós GelabertPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Fructuós Gelabert
Gabriel LippmannPhotographer · PhotographyJonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann (16 August 1845 – 12 July 1921) was a French applied physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 for his invention of the Lippmann plate, a…
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.
George Albert SmithPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of…
George E. SmithPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Elwood Smith (May 10, 1930 – May 28, 2025) was an American applied physicist and a co-inventor of the charge-coupled device (CCD).
George G. RockwoodPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Gardner Rockwood (April 12, 1832 – July 10, 1911) was an American photographer. His New York City studio photographed over 350,000 persons.
George GrahamArtist · WatchesGeorge Graham, FRS (7 July 1673, maybe 1675 – 16 November 1751) was an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
George Grantham BainPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Grantham Bain (January 7, 1865 – April 20, 1944) was an American photographer. He was known as "the father of foreign photographic news".
Gianni A. SarconeDesigner · Modern designGianni A. Sarcone (born March 20, 1962) is a visual artist and author who collaborates with educational publications, writing articles and columns on topics related to art, science, and…
Gunther von HagensArtist · SculptureGunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945 – 24 July 2026) was a German anatomist, businessman, and lecturer.
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.
Hal PrewittPhotographer · PhotographyHarold D. Prewitt Jr. (born October 1, 1954, in Hutchinson, Kansas) is an American businessman, inventor, artist, and race car driver.
Han TerraDesigner · Modern design
Hannibal GoodwinPhotographer · PhotographyHannibal Williston Goodwin (April 30, 1822 – December 31, 1900), patented a method for making transparent, flexible roll film out of nitrocellulose film base, which was used in Thomas…
Hans BeckDesigner · Modern designHans Beck (6 May 1929 – 30 January 2009) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is often described as "The Father of Playmobil".
Hedy LamarrPerson · Film memorabiliaHedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 January 19, 2000) was an Austrian and American actress and inventor.[1] Regarded as a successful film star, she also co-invented…
Henri RouartArtist · PaintingsStanislas-Henri Rouart (2 October 1833, Paris – 2 January 1912, Paris) was a French engineer, industrialist, art collector and painter.
Henry Herbert CollierDesigner · Modern designHenry Herbert Collier (1859–1926) was one of the first British motorcycle designers, inventor and founder of the Matchless Motorcycle Company.
Hércules FlorenceIllustrator · IllustrationAntoine Hercule Romuald Florence (29 February 1804 – 27 March 1879) was a French-Brazilian painter and inventor, known as the isolate inventor of photography in Brazil, three years before…
Hertha AyrtonAuthor · BooksPhoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton (born Phoebe Sarah Marks; 28 April 1854 – 26 August 1923), known in her adult life as Hertha Ayrton, was an English electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist…
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.
Howard HughesPerson · Film memorabiliaHoward Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor.[2] He was one of the richest and…
Hugo BorchardtDesigner · Modern designHugo Borchardt (June 6, 1844 – May 8, 1924) was a German firearms inventor and engineer, born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia.
HypatiaAuthor · BooksHypatia (born c. 350–370 – March 415AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, at that time in the province of Egypt and a major city of the…
Italo PacchioniPhotographer · PhotographyItalo Pacchioni (29 March 1872 – 11 July 1940) was an Italian inventor, photographer and filmmaker, pioneer of Italian cinema, inventor of a camera and projector inspired by the…
Ivan PuliuiAuthor · BooksIvan Pavlovych Puluj (pron; Johann Puluj; 2 February 1845 – 31 January 1918) was a Ukrainian physicist and inventor known for his early research into X-rays.
Jack LaLanneAuthor · BooksFrancois Henri "Jack" LaLanne (September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011) was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker.
Jack ParsonsAuthor · BooksJohn Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist.
Jacob EllehammerArtist · WatchesJacob Ellehammer was born on 14 June 1871. Ellehammer died on 20 May 1946.
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 Ambrose CuttingPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Portrait of J.A. Cutting, 1862
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 CameronPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian and New Zealand filmmaker and explorer.
James Clerk MaxwellPhotographer · PhotographyJames Clerk Maxwell FRSE (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the…
James DysonDesigner · Modern design
James GregoryAuthor · BooksJames Gregory (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. His surname is sometimes spelt as Gregorie, the original Scottish spelling.
James HillierAuthor · BooksPresident of the Electron Microscope Society of America (1945)
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…
Jan van der HeydenEngraver · PrintsJan van der Heyden (5 March 1637, Gorinchem – 28 March 1712, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, glass painter, draughtsman and printmaker.
Jára CimrmanArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Jára Cimrman, an alleged "auto-bust" showing the bearer's "worn-out features". Theatrical property of Jára Cimrman Theatre.
Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinArtist · WatchesJean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ øʒɛn ʁɔbɛʁ udɛ̃]; 7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of…
Johann Friedrich BöttgerArtist · CeramicsJohann Friedrich Böttger (also Böttcher or Böttiger; 4 February 1682 – 13 March 1719) was a German alchemist. Böttger was born in Schleiz and died in Dresden.
Johannes GutenbergEngraver · PrintsJohannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c. 1393–1406 – 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press.
John Adams WhipplePhotographer · PhotographyJohn Adams Whipple (September 10, 1822 – April 10, 1891) was an American inventor and early photographer.
John FitchArtist · WatchesJohn Fitch (January 21, 1743 – July 2, 1798) was an American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur, and engineer.
John HaringtonAuthor · BooksJohn Harrington (disambiguation)
John HarrisonArtist · WatchesJohn Harrison (– 24 March 1776) was an English joiner and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude…
John Logie BairdAuthor · BooksJohn Logie Baird (13 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer and innovator who demonstrated the world's first mechanical television system on 26 January…
John SpilsburyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) was an English cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle.
John WhitehurstArtist · WatchesJohn Whitehurst FRS (10 April 1713 – 18 February 1788), born in Cheshire, England, was a clockmaker and scientist, and made significant early contributions to geology.
José María EgurenArtist · PaintingsJosé María Eguren Rodríguez (July 7, 1874, Lima – April 19, 1942, Lima) was a Peruvian writer.
Josef ResselAuthor · BooksJosef Ludwig Franz Ressel (Josef Ludvík František Ressel; June 29, 1793 – October 9, 1857) was an Austrian forester and inventor who designed one of the first working ship's propellers.
Joseph PetzvalPhotographer · PhotographyContributions to geometrical optics, photography, cinematography
Joseph WhitworthDesigner · Modern designSir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist.
Josiah WarrenPerson · Music memorabiliaJosiah Warren (June 26, 1798 – April 14, 1874) was an American social reformer, inventor, musician, businessman, and philosopher.
Józef Kazimierz HofmannPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor.
Jozef MurgašArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Jozef Murgaš
Julius NeubronnerPhotographer · PhotographyJulius Gustav Neubronner (8 February 1852 – 17 April 1932) was a German apothecary, inventor, company founder, and a pioneer of amateur photography and film.
Justus von LiebigAuthor · BooksJustus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 – 18 April 1873) was a German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural…
Karl DraisDesigner · Modern designKarl Freiherr von Drais (full name: Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn;
King Camp GilletteAuthor · BooksIllustration — Patent drawing of the razor
Koert van MensvoortDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Koert van Mensvoort, 2024

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