Famous inventors
person that devises a new device, method, composition, or process
697 people
George Gamow
1904
– 1968
· Age 64
Deceased
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890
– 1967
· Age 76
Deceased
Otto von Guericke
1602
– 1686
· Age 83
Deceased
George Washington Carver
1864
– 1943
· Age 79
Deceased
Otto Lilienthal
1848
– 1896
· Age 48
Deceased
George Eastman
1854
– 1932
· Age 77
Deceased
Nicolaus Otto
1832
– 1891
· Age 58
Deceased
Guido of Arezzo
0992
– 1050
· Age 58
Deceased
Kōnosuke Matsushita
1894
– 1989
· Age 94
Deceased
Les Paul
1915
– 2009
· Age 94
Deceased
Shen Kuo
1031
– 1095
· Age 64
Deceased
Athanasius Kircher
1602
– 1680
· Age 78
Deceased
George Emil Palade
1912
– 2008
· Age 95
Deceased
John B. Goodenough
1922
– 2023
· Age 100
Deceased
Herman Hollerith
1860
– 1929
· Age 69
Deceased
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
1859
– 1905
· Age 46
Deceased
James Black
1924
– 2010
· Age 85
Deceased
Hans Geiger
1882
– 1945
· Age 62
Deceased
Akira Yoshino
1948
· Age 78
Alive
László Bíró
1899
– 1985
· Age 86
Deceased
Peter Carl Fabergé
1846
– 1920
· Age 74
Deceased
Zhuge Liang
0181
– 0234
· Age 53
Deceased
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
1247
– 1318
· Age 71
Deceased
James Naismith
1861
– 1939
· Age 78
Deceased
John Muir
1838
– 1914
· Age 76
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375