Famous inventors

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

697 people

All Alive Deceased
George Gamow

George Gamow

1904 – 1968 · Age 64
Deceased
Jaroslav Heyrovský

Jaroslav Heyrovský

1890 – 1967 · Age 76
Deceased
Otto von Guericke

Otto von Guericke

1602 – 1686 · Age 83
Deceased
George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

1864 – 1943 · Age 79
Deceased
Otto Lilienthal

Otto Lilienthal

1848 – 1896 · Age 48
Deceased
George Eastman

George Eastman

1854 – 1932 · Age 77
Deceased
Nicolaus Otto

Nicolaus Otto

1832 – 1891 · Age 58
Deceased
Guido of Arezzo

Guido of Arezzo

0992 – 1050 · Age 58
Deceased
Kōnosuke Matsushita

Kōnosuke Matsushita

1894 – 1989 · Age 94
Deceased
Les Paul

Les Paul

1915 – 2009 · Age 94
Deceased
Shen Kuo

Shen Kuo

1031 – 1095 · Age 64
Deceased
Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher

1602 – 1680 · Age 78
Deceased
George Emil Palade

George Emil Palade

1912 – 2008 · Age 95
Deceased
John B. Goodenough

John B. Goodenough

1922 – 2023 · Age 100
Deceased
Herman Hollerith

Herman Hollerith

1860 – 1929 · Age 69
Deceased
Alexander Stepanovich Popov

Alexander Stepanovich Popov

1859 – 1905 · Age 46
Deceased
James Black

James Black

1924 – 2010 · Age 85
Deceased
Hans Geiger

Hans Geiger

1882 – 1945 · Age 62
Deceased
Akira Yoshino

Akira Yoshino

1948 · Age 78
Alive
László Bíró

László Bíró

1899 – 1985 · Age 86
Deceased
Peter Carl Fabergé

Peter Carl Fabergé

1846 – 1920 · Age 74
Deceased
Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang

0181 – 0234 · Age 53
Deceased
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani

Rashid-al-Din Hamadani

1247 – 1318 · Age 71
Deceased
James Naismith

James Naismith

1861 – 1939 · Age 78
Deceased
John Muir

John Muir

1838 – 1914 · Age 76
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q205375