Famous Engineers - List of Famous Engineers - page 4

If there has to be one class of professionals the whole of the world has to be grateful for, then it undoubtedly has to be engineers for there is no aspect of our lives that has not be made easier or better by these professionals. Engineers are basically the trained professionals who design the processes for and build products, machines and structures. Engineering is a vast field and there are several categories of engineers each devoted to one area of specialization. Civil engineers plan, design and construct infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings, etc. while environmental engineers look at the environmental impact of engineering activities. Mechanical engineers comprise the broadest category of engineers and include manufacturing engineers, aerospace engineers, and acoustical engineers. There may be several types of engineers, but all engineers have one thing in common—they work to make our lives better by problem solving and designing new gadgets, processes and structures. To be a successful engineer one needs to be highly creative and possess trouble-shooting capabilities. Engineering is a challenging profession as engineers often have to operate under immense pressure, but it can also be extremely rewarding. Browse on to learn about the various famous engineers who have left their marks on the world.

The Most Famous Engineers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Pietro BoselliDecember 3, 1998ItalianPietro Boselli is an Italian model, engineer, teacher, and fitness athlete who became famous as the ‘world’s sexiest math teacher’
Satya NadellaAugust 19, 1967AmericanSatya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft
Robert HawkingJanuary 1, 1967BritishRobert Hawking is a British software engineer, better known as the eldest son of the English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, Stephen Hawking
Kitaw EjiguFebruary 25, 1948EthiopianKitaw Ejigu was an Ethiopian American engineer and political leader
E. SreedharanJune 12, 1932IndianE
Paul DiracAugust 8, 1902BritishPaul Dirac was an English theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics
Markus PerssonJune 1, 1979SwedishMarkus Persson is a renowned Swedish video game designer and programmer, best known for creating the hit game Minecraft
Franklin Chang DíazApril 5, 1950Chinese, Costa Rican, AmericanFranklin Chang-Diaz is an American-Costa Rican physicist and former NASA astronaut
Dustin MoskovitzMay 22, 1984AmericanDustin Moskovitz is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook
Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930AmericanBuzz Aldrin was a US Astronaut and was the second man to set foot on the moon
Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya

Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya

Kumar Bhattacharyya is an Indian British engineer who founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group

BritishJune 6, 1940135 views

Valdas Adamkus

Valdas Adamkus is the former President of Lithuania

Kitaw Ejigu

Kitaw Ejigu was an Ethiopian American engineer and political leader

EthiopianFebruary 25, 1948589 views

Bjarni Tryggvason

Bjarni Tryggvason is a former Icelandic-Canadian astronaut

CanadianSeptember 21, 1945303 views

Franklin Chang Díaz

Franklin Chang-Diaz is an American-Costa Rican physicist and former NASA astronaut

ChineseApril 5, 1950385 views

Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese-American internet entrepreneur, best known as the co- founder, and the former CEO of Yahoo! Inc

Markus Persson

Markus Persson is a renowned Swedish video game designer and programmer, best known for creating the hit game Minecraft

SwedishJune 1, 1979385 views

Elon Musk

The famous entrepreneur, engineer-innovator, Elon Musk is known for his pro-environment inventions like the electricity powered sports car ‘Tesla Roadster’

CanadianJune 28, 1971205 views

Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur and bureaucrat, former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

IndianJune 2, 1955143 views