Famous inventors

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

1,876 people

All Alive Deceased
Quinn Cummings

Quinn Cummings

1967 · Age 58
Alive
Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper

1791 – 1883 · Age 92
Deceased
Sergio Pininfarina

Sergio Pininfarina

1926 – 2012 · Age 85
Deceased
John G. Trump

John G. Trump

1907 – 1985 · Age 77
Deceased
Otto Schott

Otto Schott

1851 – 1935 · Age 83
Deceased
Orville Wright

Orville Wright

1871 – 1948 · Age 76
Deceased
Isaac Pitman

Isaac Pitman

1813 – 1897 · Age 84
Deceased
William David Coolidge

William David Coolidge

1873 – 1975 · Age 101
Deceased
J

Joseph Aspdin

1778 – 1855 · Age 77
Deceased
Aurel Vlaicu

Aurel Vlaicu

1882 – 1913 · Age 30
Deceased
H

Hugo Schmeisser

1884 – 1953 · Age 68
Deceased
Charles Stark Draper

Charles Stark Draper

1901 – 1987 · Age 85
Deceased
L. L. Langstroth

L. L. Langstroth

1810 – 1895 · Age 84
Deceased
Alfred Carlton Gilbert

Alfred Carlton Gilbert

1884 – 1961 · Age 76
Deceased
Jan Czochralski

Jan Czochralski

1885 – 1953 · Age 67
Deceased
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev

Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev

1902 – 1974 · Age 71
Deceased
Adolph Kiefer

Adolph Kiefer

1918 – 2017 · Age 98
Deceased
John Wesley Hyatt

John Wesley Hyatt

1837 – 1920 · Age 82
Deceased
Robert S. Langer, Jr.

Robert S. Langer, Jr.

1948 · Age 77
Alive
Kai-Fu Lee

Kai-Fu Lee

1961 · Age 64
Alive
Arunachalam Muruganantham

Arunachalam Muruganantham

1962 · Age 63
Alive
Antonio Pacinotti

Antonio Pacinotti

1841 – 1912 · Age 70
Deceased
Ed Roberts

Ed Roberts

1941 – 2010 · Age 68
Deceased
Augusto Righi

Augusto Righi

1850 – 1920 · Age 69
Deceased
Arthur Morin

Arthur Morin

1795 – 1880 · Age 84
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375