John Dickinson

male, deceased (1869)
John Dickinson (March 29,1782 - January 11, 1869) invented a continuous mechanised paper making process and founded the paper mills at Apsley and...
Fredrik Idestam

Fredrik Idestam

deceased (1916)
Knut Fredrick Idestam was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia. In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to...
Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig

male, deceased (1808)
Elijah Craig (1738 - May 18, 1808) was a Baptist preacher from Kentucky, who is remembered chiefly for being credited with the invention of bourbon...
Laura E. Richards

Laura E. Richards

female, deceased (1943)
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (February 27, 1850 - January 14, 1943) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a high-profile family. During her life,...
Matthew Lyon

Matthew Lyon

male, deceased (1822)
Matthew Lyon (July 14, 1749 - August 1, 1822), (father of Chittenden Lyon and great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn), was a printer, farmer,...
William Barber

William Barber

male, deceased (1889)
William Barber (18??-1889) was a Canadian businessman and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Halton from 1867 to 1875. His family...
Vassar Clements

Vassar Clements

male, deceased (2005)
Vassar Clements was an American fiddler. Clements taught himself to play the fiddle at age 7, and though he had no formal training was recognized...

James Crooks

male, deceased (1860)
James Crooks (April 15 1778-March 2 1860) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in Kilmarnock,...

Mian Mohammad Mansha

male
Mian Mohammad Mansha is the head of the Mansha family and the chairman of the Nishat Group. He is regarded as the richest person in Pakistan. He...
John Roaf Barber

John Roaf Barber

male, deceased (1917)
John Roaf Barber (July 5 1841 - March 3 1917) was a Canadian businessman and represented Halton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to...