George Stephenson

George Stephenson

male, deceased (1848)
George Stephenson was an English mechanical engineer who designed the famous and historically important steam locomotive named "Rocket" and is...
Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

male, deceased (1859)
Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 - 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed...
Leland Stanford

Leland Stanford

male, deceased (1893)
Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 - June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. He was born in...

David Jones

male, deceased (1906)
David Jones (25 October 1834 - 2 December 1906) was locomotive superintendent for the Highland Railway in Scotland. He was credited with the design...
Elijah McCoy

Elijah McCoy

male, deceased (1929)
Elijah J. McCoy(May 2 1843 - October 10, 1929) was a Afro-Canadian inventor. McCoy had wanted to work as an engineer but was repeatedly frustrated...
John Blenkinsop

John Blenkinsop

male, deceased (1831)
John Blenkinsop (1783-1831) was a British mining engineer and an inventor in the area of steam locomotives, who designed the first practical...
William Stanier

William Stanier

male, deceased (1965)
Sir William Arthur Stanier F.R.S. (27 May 1876 - 27 September 1965) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman

male, 62 years old
Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born in Coventry on January 15, 1947) is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television...
James J. Andrews

James J. Andrews

male, deceased (1862)
James J. Andrews (c. 1829 - June 7, 1862) was an American Civil War civilian espionage agent for the Union Army who led a daring raid on the...
Ephraim Shay

Ephraim Shay

male, deceased (1916)
Ephraim Shay (July 17 1839 - April 19 1916) designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type. He was born on July 17, 1839, in Sherman...