Occupation

ENGINEERS

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With 389 biographies, Engineers are the 43rd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Inventors, Handball Players, and Economists.

People

Pantheon has 389 people classified as engineers born between 600 BC and 1993. Of these 389, 54 (13.88%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living engineers include Bjarne Stroustrup, Adrian Newey, and Rory Byrne. The most famous deceased engineers include Gustave Eiffel, Gottlieb Daimler, and Mikhail Kalashnikov. As of April 2024, 40 new engineers have been added to Pantheon including Sergei Khrushchev, Hidesaburō Ueno, and Hanns Hörbiger.

Living Engineers

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Newly Added Engineers (2024)

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Places

Most engineers were born in France (61), United Kingdom (56), and United States (52). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (11), Moscow (6), and London (4).The most common death places of engineers were United States (61), Russia (56), and France (54). By city, these were Moscow (37), Paris (26), and Saint Petersburg (8).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as engineers in Pantheon are Li Kui, Lu Ban, and Eupalinos.  The concentration of engineers was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier engineers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Engineers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Engineers since 1700.