- male, deceased (1546)
- Martin Luther was a German monk, theologian, and church reformer. Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by emphasizing the Bible...
- male, deceased (1468) (Greenwich, Georgia, United States)
- Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and printer, who is credited with inventing movable type printing in Europe...
- male, deceased (1492)
- William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He was the first English person to work as a printer and the first person to...
- male, deceased (1536)
- William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindall or Tyndall) (ca. 1494-September 6, 1536) was a 16th century Protestant reformer and scholar who...
- female
- Elizabeth Lewisohn Eisenstein is an American historian of the French Revolution and early 19th century France. She was educated at Vassar College...
- male, deceased (1834)
- Johann Alois Senefelder (6 November 1771, Prague - 26 February 1834, Munich) was an Austrian actor and playwright who invented the printing...
- male, deceased (1833)
- Friedrich Gottlob Koenig (April 17, 1774 in Eisleben - January 17, 1833) was a German inventor best-known for his high-speed printing press, which...
- male, deceased (1534)
- Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn was a printer and publisher known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to...
- male, deceased (1886)
- Richard March Hoe (September 12, 1812 - June 7, 1886), was an American inventor who designed an improved printing press. Hoe was born in New York...
- male, deceased (1668)
- Stephen Daye (1594-1668) was the first American printer. Daye was born in London, but emigrated to Massachusetts with Reverend Joseph Glover in...
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