Engineers from United States

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Americans Engineers of all time. This list of famous Americans Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Americans Engineers.

1. #1

   

   Frederick Winslow Taylor

   1856 - 1915

   HPI 75.3250 langs

   Frederick Winslow Taylor is most famous for his "scientific management" approach to the workplace. He is credited with inventing...Read moreShow less

   Frederick Winslow Taylor is most famous for his "scientific management" approach to the workplace. He is credited with inventing time-and-motion studies, which study the best way to complete a task in the most efficient way possible.

2. #2

   

   Jack Kilby

   1923 - 2005

   HPI 71.9676 langs

   Jack Kilby is most famous for inventing the integrated circuit.

3. #3

   

   Leslie Groves

   1896 - 1970

   HPI 70.9936 langs

   US Army general

4. #4

   

   Howard H. Aiken

   1900 - 1973

   HPI 68.1841 langs

   Howard H. Aiken is most famous for his work on the Harvard Mark I computer in 1944.

5. #5

   

   Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.

   1868 - 1924

   HPI 67.4329 langs

   American industrial engineer (1868-1924)

6. #6

   

   Henry Gantt

   1861 - 1919

   HPI 66.4230 langs

   Henry Gantt was a management consultant and engineer. He is most famous for his invention of the Gantt chart.

7. #7

   

   Jack Parsons

   1914 - 1952

   HPI 66.1717 langs

   American rocket engineer (1914–1952)

8. #8

   

   Jack Swigert

   1931 - 1982

   HPI 64.6038 langs

   Jack Swigert was an astronaut who flew on the Apollo 13 mission. He was the one who famously said "Houston, we have a problem" when the crew...Read moreShow less

   Jack Swigert was an astronaut who flew on the Apollo 13 mission. He was the one who famously said "Houston, we have a problem" when the crew found out that an oxygen tank had exploded.

9. #9

   

   Vannevar Bush

   1890 - 1974

   HPI 64.5544 langs

   American electrical engineer and science administrator

10. #10

    

    Donald Wills Douglas Sr.

    1892 - 1981

    HPI 64.1019 langs

    American aircraft industrialist