Famous inventors

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

1,332 people

All Alive Deceased
Emmanuel Swedenborg

Emmanuel Swedenborg

1688 – 1772 · Age 84
Deceased
Buckminster Fuller

Buckminster Fuller

1895 – 1983 · Age 87
Deceased
Gustaf Dalén

Gustaf Dalén

1869 – 1937 · Age 68
Deceased
Paul Allen

Paul Allen

1953 – 2018 · Age 65
Deceased
Roh Moo-hyun

Roh Moo-hyun

1946 – 2009 · Age 62
Deceased
John Napier

John Napier

1550 – 1617 · Age 67
Deceased
Edward Teller

Edward Teller

1908 – 2003 · Age 95
Deceased
Justus von Liebig

Justus von Liebig

1803 – 1873 · Age 69
Deceased
Luis Walter Alvarez

Luis Walter Alvarez

1911 – 1988 · Age 77
Deceased
Zhores Alferov

Zhores Alferov

1930 – 2019 · Age 88
Deceased
Charles Hard Townes

Charles Hard Townes

1915 – 2015 · Age 99
Deceased
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

1686 – 1736 · Age 50
Deceased
Robert Bunsen

Robert Bunsen

1811 – 1899 · Age 88
Deceased
Robert H. Goddard

Robert H. Goddard

1882 – 1945 · Age 62
Deceased
Walther Bothe

Walther Bothe

1891 – 1957 · Age 66
Deceased
Gerolamo Cardano

Gerolamo Cardano

1501 – 1576 · Age 74
Deceased
Luigi Galvani

Luigi Galvani

1737 – 1798 · Age 61
Deceased
Donald Arthur Glaser

Donald Arthur Glaser

1926 – 2013 · Age 86
Deceased
Jack Kilby

Jack Kilby

1923 – 2005 · Age 81
Deceased
Pavel Cherenkov

Pavel Cherenkov

1904 – 1990 · Age 85
Deceased
Simon van der Meer

Simon van der Meer

1925 – 2011 · Age 85
Deceased
Hero of Alexandria

Hero of Alexandria

0010 – 0075 · Age 65
Deceased
Nikolay Basov

Nikolay Basov

1922 – 2001 · Age 78
Deceased
Walter Houser Brattain

Walter Houser Brattain

1902 – 1987 · Age 85
Deceased
Willem Einthoven

Willem Einthoven

1860 – 1927 · Age 67
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375