Famous Engineers - List of Famous Engineers - page 5

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
John Bardeen

John Bardeen

John Bardeen was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice

AmericanMay 23, 1908149 views

Thomas Brassey

Thomas Brassey was a civil engineer credited to have built most of the railways in the world in 19th century

BritishNovember 7, 1805156 views

Squire Whipple

Squire Whipple was an American civil engineer, famously known as the ‘Father of Iron Bridge building in America’

AmericanSeptember 16, 1804218 views

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the English civil engineer who built the Great Western Railway

BritishApril 9, 1806292 views

John Smeaton

John Smeaton was an English engineer famously known as the ‘Father of Civil Engineering’

BritishJune 8, 1724205 views

John Bradfield

John Bradfield was an Australian engineer, who oversaw the design and building of ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’

Amar Bose

Amar Bose was an engineer and innovator who founded the Bose Corporation known for its high quality audio systems

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com

AmericanJanuary 12, 1964205 views