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Famous American Electrical Engineers

Agreed, a mechanic is the best friend anyone can have. But with cars now evolving into a hi-tech mobile entertainment unit, replete with new-age push-button ignition, built-in GPS, rear camera and MP3-synced audio, it’s time to include an electrical engineer in your roster of friends list. An electrical engineer can untangle your wires and put you in the right course, which makes them indispensable in anyone's list. However, the craze for electrical engineers is nothing new. The electrical engineers have always played a crucial role in the development of human civilization. The difference in world history before and after harnessing of electrical energy is stark. Today, there is practically no work possible without electricity. This shows how important and indispensable electrical engineers are to us. So what are you waiting for? Without any ado, explore the timeline, trivia, and interesting facts on America's most laud-worthy electrical engineers in the biography below.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella
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Famous As: CEO of Microsoft
Birthdate: August 19, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American

Satya Nadella is an Indian-American business executive, currently serving as the chief executive officer of Microsoft. Since he became CEO, the company has seen a 27% annual growth rate. Born in India to a Telugu-speaking family, Nadella serves as an inspiration to millions of Indians who nurse 'The American Dream'.

 2 William Edwards Deming

W. Edwards Deming
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Famous As: Statistician, Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: October 14, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: American
Died: December 20, 1993
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 3 Ginni Rometty

Ginni Rometty
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Famous As: Businesswomen
Birthdate: July 29, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American

 4 Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie
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Famous As: Inventor
Birthdate: January 13, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American

 5 John Bardeen

John Bardeen
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Famous As: Nobel Laureate in Physics
Birthdate: May 23, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: January 30, 1991

 6 Douglas Engelbart

Douglas Engelbart
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: January 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: July 2, 2013

 7 Ray Tomlinson

Ray Tomlinson
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Famous As: Inventor of the First Email System
Birthdate: April 23, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Died: March 5, 2016
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 8 Edwin Howard Armstrong

Edwin Howard Armstrong
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Famous As: Electrical engineer
Birthdate: December 18, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
Died: February 1, 1954

 9 Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II
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Famous As: Officer
Birthdate: June 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: December 21, 2017

 10 Jack Kilby

Jack Kilby
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Famous As: Inventor of integrated circuit
Birthdate: November 8, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: American
Died: June 20, 2005

 11 Will Packer

Will Packer
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Famous As: Film producer
Birthdate: April 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American

 12 Seymour Cray

Seymour Cray
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Famous As: Engineer, Computer scientist
Birthdate: September 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: American
Died: October 5, 1996

 13 Granville Woods

Granville Woods
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Famous As: Inventor
Birthdate: April 23, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Died: January 30, 1910

 14 Harry Nyquist

Harry Nyquist
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Famous As: Physicist, Computer scientist, Engineer, Statistician, Mathematician
Birthdate: February 7, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Swedish, American
Died: April 4, 1976

 15 Steven Sasson

Steven Sasson
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: July 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American

 16 J. Presper Eckert

J. Presper Eckert
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Famous As: Electrical engineer
Birthdate: April 9, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Died: June 3, 1995

 17 Frederick Emmons Terman

Frederick Emmons Terman
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Famous As: Professor
Birthdate: June 7, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: December 19, 1982

 18 Nick Holonyak

Nick Holonyak
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: November 3, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: American

 19 Madman Muntz

Madman Muntz
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Famous As: Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Electrical engineer, Engineer
Birthdate: January 3, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
Died: June 21, 1987

 20 Frank J. Sprague

Frank J. Sprague
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: July 25, 1857
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
Died: October 25, 1934

 21 C. L. Max Nikias

C. L. Max Nikias
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: September 30, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: American

 22 Charles F. Brush

Charles F. Brush
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: March 17, 1849
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
Died: June 15, 1929

 23 Arthur Nielsen

Arthur Nielsen
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Famous As: Market-research executive
Birthdate: September 5, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: June 1, 1980

 24 Edith Clarke

Edith Clarke
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: February 10, 1883
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: October 29, 1959

 25 Solomon W. Golomb

Solomon W. Golomb
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Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: May 30, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: May 1, 2016

 26 Marcian Hoff

Marcian Hoff
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Famous As: Engineer, Inventor, Computer scientist
Birthdate: October 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: American

 27 Robert Michael White

Robert Michael White
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: July 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: March 17, 2010

 28 Max Mathews

Max Mathews
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Famous As: Musical Artist
Birthdate: November 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: American
Died: April 21, 2011

 29 Ivan A. Getting

Ivan A. Getting
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Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: January 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
Died: October 11, 2003

 30 Henry Earl Singleton

Henry Earl Singleton
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: November 27, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
Died: August 31, 1999

 31 Edwin James Houston

Edwin James Houston
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Famous As: Electrical engineer
Birthdate: July 9, 1847
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: March 1, 1914

 32 Peter Cooper Hewitt

Peter Cooper Hewitt
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: May 5, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Died: August 25, 1921

 33 Charles F. Kettering

Charles F. Kettering
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Famous As: Inventor, Engineer & Businessman
Birthdate: August 29, 1876
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: November 25, 1958

 34 Harold Stephen Black

Harold Stephen Black
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: April 14, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Died: December 11, 1983

 35 David Crosthwait

David Nelson Crosthwait Jr.
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: May 27, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: February 25, 1976

 36 Wallace H. Coulter

Wallace H. Coulter
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: February 17, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: August 7, 1998

 37 Harold Rosen

Harold Rosen
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: March 20, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
Died: January 30, 2017

 38 Arthur E. Kennelly

Arthur E. Kennelly
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Famous As: Electrical engineer
Birthdate: December 17, 1861
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
Died: June 18, 1939

 39 Albert H. Taylor

Albert H. Taylor
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: January 1, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
Died: December 11, 1961

 40 Greenleaf Whittier Pickard

Greenleaf Whittier Pickard
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Famous As: Developer
Birthdate: February 14, 1877
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: January 8, 1956

 41 Frank B. Jewett

Frank B. Jewett
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: September 5, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: November 18, 1949

 42 Emmett Leith

Emmett Leith
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Famous As: Professor
Birthdate: March 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
Died: December 23, 2005

 43 Bern Dibner

Bern Dibner
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: August 18, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
Died: January 6, 1988

 44 Albert W. Hull

Albert W. Hull
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Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: April 19, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Died: January 22, 1966

 45 Alvin Radkowsky

Alvin Radkowsky
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Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: June 30, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: February 17, 2002

 46 W. Edwards Deming

W. Edwards Deming
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: October 14, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: American
Died: December 20, 1993

 47 Hubert Schlafly

Hubert Schlafly
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Famous As: Electrical engineer
Birthdate: August 14, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
Died: April 20, 2011

 48 Loni Love

Loni Love
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Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: July 12, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American

 49 Alonzo G. Decker Jr.

Alonzo G. Decker Jr.
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Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: 1908 AD
Nationality: American
Died: 2002 AD

 50 Joseph Slepian

Joseph Slepian
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Famous As: Electrical Engineer
Birthdate: February 11, 1891
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: December 19, 1969