Famous inventors

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

1,222 people

All Alive Deceased
Philo Farnsworth

Philo Farnsworth

1906 – 1971 · Age 64
Deceased
Jacques Charles

Jacques Charles

1746 – 1823 · Age 77
Deceased
Ettore Bugatti

Ettore Bugatti

1881 – 1947 · Age 65
Deceased
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

1608 – 1679 · Age 71
Deceased
Jacques Piccard

Jacques Piccard

1922 – 2008 · Age 86
Deceased
Lev Kuleshov

Lev Kuleshov

1899 – 1970 · Age 71
Deceased
Vladimir K. Zworykin

Vladimir K. Zworykin

1888 – 1982 · Age 94
Deceased
Hiram Stevens Maxim

Hiram Stevens Maxim

1840 – 1916 · Age 76
Deceased
Wilhelm Maybach

Wilhelm Maybach

1846 – 1929 · Age 83
Deceased
William Henry Perkin

William Henry Perkin

1838 – 1907 · Age 69
Deceased
Charles Simonyi

Charles Simonyi

1948 · Age 77
Alive
John Jacob Astor IV

John Jacob Astor IV

1864 – 1912 · Age 47
Deceased
Pavał Suchi

Pavał Suchi

1895 – 1975 · Age 80
Deceased
Ivan Sutherland

Ivan Sutherland

1938 · Age 87
Alive
Josephine Cochrane

Josephine Cochrane

1839 – 1913 · Age 74
Deceased
Mihajlo Pupin

Mihajlo Pupin

1858 – 1935 · Age 76
Deceased
Bill Wyman

Bill Wyman

1936 · Age 89
Alive
Sandford Fleming

Sandford Fleming

1827 – 1915 · Age 88
Deceased
Alois Senefelder

Alois Senefelder

1771 – 1834 · Age 62
Deceased
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Deceased
Nikolai Bogolyubov

Nikolai Bogolyubov

1909 – 1992 · Age 82
Deceased
Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott

1898 – 1991 · Age 93
Deceased
Bob Kahn

Bob Kahn

1938 · Age 87
Alive
Mikhail Gurevich

Mikhail Gurevich

1892 – 1976 · Age 83
Deceased
Étienne Lenoir

Étienne Lenoir

1822 – 1900 · Age 78
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375