Famous inventors

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

697 people

All Alive Deceased
Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán

1881 – 1963 · Age 81
Deceased
Robert Metcalfe

Robert Metcalfe

1946 · Age 79
Alive
William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

1800 – 1877 · Age 77
Deceased
Emile Berliner

Emile Berliner

1851 – 1929 · Age 78
Deceased
Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler

1916 – 2002 · Age 85
Deceased
Joseph Marie Jacquard

Joseph Marie Jacquard

1752 – 1834 · Age 82
Deceased
Loránd Eötvös

Loránd Eötvös

1848 – 1919 · Age 70
Deceased
Charles Wheatstone

Charles Wheatstone

1802 – 1875 · Age 73
Deceased
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John Desmond Bernal

1901 – 1971 · Age 70
Deceased
Pavel Florensky

Pavel Florensky

1882 – 1937 · Age 55
Deceased
Irving Fisher

Irving Fisher

1867 – 1947 · Age 80
Deceased
Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

1732 – 1792 · Age 59
Deceased
John Harrison

John Harrison

1693 – 1776 · Age 83
Deceased
Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney

1765 – 1825 · Age 59
Deceased
John Vincent Atanasoff

John Vincent Atanasoff

1903 – 1995 · Age 91
Deceased
Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank

1849 – 1926 · Age 77
Deceased
Bertha Benz

Bertha Benz

1849 – 1944 · Age 95
Deceased
Hans Lippershay

Hans Lippershay

1570 – 1619 · Age 49
Deceased
Ignacy Mościcki

Ignacy Mościcki

1867 – 1946 · Age 78
Deceased
Wallace Carothers

Wallace Carothers

1896 – 1937 · Age 41
Deceased
Gideon Sundback

Gideon Sundback

1880 – 1954 · Age 74
Deceased
Leo Fender

Leo Fender

1909 – 1991 · Age 81
Deceased
Abram Ioffe

Abram Ioffe

1880 – 1960 · Age 79
Deceased
Oleg Antonov

Oleg Antonov

1906 – 1984 · Age 78
Deceased
James Gregory

James Gregory

1638 – 1675 · Age 37
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375