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 392 people classified as engineers born between 600 BC and 1993. Of these 392, 53 (13.52%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living engineers include Sergey Volkov, Anna Kikina, and Pat Symonds. The most famous deceased engineers include Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Marcel Dassault, and Gordon Bell.

Living Engineers

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Places

Most engineers were born in France (61), United Kingdom (57), and United States (53). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (11), Moscow (6), and London (5).

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.