João Bernardo Vieira

male, 70 years old
ousted in a coup, came to power in a coup, nino vieira, presidential elections, Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau, guerrilla war…electrician
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira has been President of Guinea-Bissau since 1 October 2005. Vieira made a political comeback in mid-2005 by winning p...
Ghulam Mohammad Farhad

Ghulam Mohammad Farhad

male, deceased (1984)
Demographics of Afghanistan, politician, kabul, pashtun, Social democracy, Political prisoner…electrician
Ghulam Mohammad Farhad was an Afghan engineer and Afghan nationalist. He lived in Germany on a royal scholarship from 1921 to 1928, training as an...

Carl Louis Schwendler

male
engineer, German, telegraph, electrician, kolkata, incandescent light bulb
Carl Louis Schwendler (1838 - 1882) was a German electrician and one of the first proponents of the Tungsten based incandescent light bulb. He also...
David Bjornson

David Bjornson

male, 62 years old
liberal, Reform Party of Canada, New Democratic, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MP, 34th Canadian Parliament, Canadian House of Commons…electrician
David Bjornson was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993, serving in the 34th Canadian Parliament for the Progressive...

Harry Jensen

male, deceased (1998)
Randwick Municipal Council, Electoral district of Munmorah, New South Wales State politician, Electoral district of Wyong, City of Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales…electrician
Henry Frederick Jensen, usually called Harry Jensen (12 July 1913-27 August 1998) was an Australian ALP politician, who served as a member of the...

William Alex Stolt

male, deceased (2001)
Centenarian, homestead act, homestead, electrical engineering, electrician, Anchorage
William Alex "Bill" Stolt (1900-2001) served as Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1941-1944. William Alex Stolt was born to Finnish parents in...

Manfred van H.

male
Islam-related controversy, terrorist, Qur'an, Islam-related controversies, July 2005 London bombings, Arab countries…electrician
Manfred van H. a.k.a. "Mahavo" (born 1944; his full name has not been made public) is a German retiree and political activist from Senden, Germany....

Geraldine Doyle

female, 85 years old
We Can Do It, World War II, scoliosis, We Can Do It!, Electrical Contractor, From Lansing, Michigan…electrician
Geraldine Doyle (born Geraldine Hoff, July 31 1924, Inkster, Michigan) was the real-life model for the World War II era We Can Do It posters...

David Bleakley

male, 84 years old
Anglican, Member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland, Privy Council of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland MPAs 1973-1974, Northern Irish, Order of the British Empire…electrician
David Bleakley, OBE, PC (NI) (born 11 January 1925) is a politician in Northern Ireland. Born in the Strandtown district of Belfast, Bleakley...

Damon Diletti

male, 38 years old
summer olympics, field hockey, Field hockey player at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Olympic bronze medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Australian…electrician
Damon Laurance Diletti (born May 1, 1971 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who competed in three...