William Pitt

male
William Pitt of the Kingston Peninsula, New Brunswick, Canada, was the inventor of the first underwater cable ferry in the early 1900s. It was...
Francis Galton

Francis Galton

male, deceased (1911)
Sir Francis Galton F.R.S. (February 16, 1822 - January 17, 1911), half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath, anthropologist,...
John Ericsson

John Ericsson

male, deceased (1889)
John Ericsson was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. He was born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sw...

Doug Hall

male
Doug Hall is an inventor most known for his appearance on the ABC television series "American Inventor". Doug began his inventing career at age 12,...

Paul Harris

male
Paul Harris is an inventor, magician, and writer. Described by the magic magazine Genii (December 1996) as "the most innovative magic mind of our...
James Russell

James Russell

male, 78 years old
James Russell (born 1931 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American inventor. He earned a BA in physics from Reed College in Portland in 1953. He...
Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

male, deceased (1792)
Sir Richard Arkwright was an Englishman credited with the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. Th...
Thomas Newcomen

Thomas Newcomen

male, deceased (1729)
Thomas Newcomen (born 28 February 1663; died 5 August 1729) was an ironmonger by trade and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. He was born in...
Charles Wheatstone

Charles Wheatstone

male, deceased (1875)
Sir Charles Wheatstone (February 6, 1802 - October 19, 1875) was a British scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian...
Ron Popeil

Ron Popeil

male, 74 years old
Ronald M. Popeil (born May 3, 1935 in New York City) is an inventor and marketing personality, best known for his direct response marketing company...