Famous inventors

person that devises a new device, method, composition, or process

346 people

All Alive Deceased
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

1879 – 1955 · Age 76
Deceased
Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

1642 – 1727 · Age 84
Deceased
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

1452 – 1519 · Age 67
Deceased
Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

1564 – 1642 · Age 77
Deceased
Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison

1847 – 1931 · Age 84
Deceased
Archimedes

Archimedes

Deceased
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1451 – 1506 · Age 55
Deceased
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

1955 – 2011 · Age 56
Deceased
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

1743 – 1826 · Age 83
Deceased
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

1706 – 1790 · Age 84
Deceased
Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla

1856 – 1943 · Age 86
Deceased
Walt Disney

Walt Disney

1901 – 1966 · Age 65
Deceased
Elon Musk

Elon Musk

1971 · Age 54
Alive
Henry Ford

Henry Ford

1863 – 1947 · Age 83
Deceased
Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel

1833 – 1896 · Age 63
Deceased
Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler

1707 – 1783 · Age 76
Deceased
Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler

1571 – 1630 · Age 58
Deceased
Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

1400 – 1468 · Age 68
Deceased
Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday

1791 – 1867 · Age 75
Deceased
Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi

1901 – 1954 · Age 53
Deceased
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

1900 – 1944 · Age 44
Deceased
Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee

1955 · Age 70
Alive
James Watt

James Watt

1736 – 1819 · Age 83
Deceased
James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell

1831 – 1879 · Age 48
Deceased
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

1847 – 1922 · Age 75
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375