University Of Technology

Discover the notable alumni of University Of Technology. The list includes people like Nikola Tesla, Hugh Jackman, Brenton Thwaites, Rudolf Steiner & Leó Szilárd. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as scientists, engineers, leaders, inventors & discoverers and miscellaneous etc.
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Alvar Aalto
(Architect)
Alvar Aalto
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Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 3, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kuortane
Died: May 11, 1976

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto initially had his studies interrupted by the Finnish Civil War, which saw him fighting for the White Army. His first architectural design was for his parents’ house. He had experimented with furniture and glassware, too. His works showcase a move from classicism to functionalism.

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Walter Lewin
(Astronomer, University teacher, Astrophysicist, Physicist)
Walter Lewin
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Birthdate: January 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Hague
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Michael Dorman
(Actor)
Michael Dorman
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Birthdate: April 26, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Auckland

Michael Dorman is a New Zealand actor known for playing NASA astronaut Gordo Stevens in the American science fiction drama, For All Mankind. He is also known for his portrayal of John Tavner in Patriot. Apart from acting, Michael Dorman has also tried his hand at playing the guitar and singing.

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Erno Rubik
(Inventor)
Erno Rubik
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Birthdate: July 13, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest

A professor of design and architecture, Erno Rubik is the man behind the Rubik’s Cube. The Hungarian inventor himself took a month to solve his Rubik’s Cube puzzle, before marketing it worldwide as a popular game. He later also invented Rubik’s Magic and now promotes problem solving and mathematics. 

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Adolf Loos
(Architect)
Adolf Loos
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Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: December 10, 1870
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brno
Died: August 23, 1933

Austrian architect Adolf Loos is often compared to American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in terms of his contribution. Loos believed architecture shouldn’t contain the extra elements and ornaments promoted by Art Nouveau. Mostly known for his residential projects, he built modern buildings such as the Goldman and Salatsch Building.

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Leó Szilárd
(Physicist)
Leó Szilárd
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 11, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: May 30, 1964

Physicist Leó Szilárd, one of the "Martians," or eminent scientists who had migrated from Hungary to the U.S., was the first to initiate a controlled nuclear chain reaction and was closely associated with the Manhattan Project, meant to develop the atomic bomb. He later advocated for responsible use of nuclear powers.

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Dennis Gabor
(Father of Holography)
Dennis Gabor
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Birthdate: June 5, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: February 8, 1979

Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist and electrical engineer best remembered for inventing holography. His invention earned him the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971. Gabor won several awards during his lifetime. After his demise, many awards are given in his honor. The Dennis Gabor Award and Gabor Medal are some of the awards that are named after him.

 8 
Andrew Dominik
(Film Director and Screenwriter)
Andrew Dominik
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Birthdate: October 7, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wellington

Andrew Dominik is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2000 crime drama film Chopper, which earned him several awards, including AFI Award and Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. Andrew Dominik's 2012 American crime film Killing Them Softly won the Best Screenplay award at the 2012 Stockholm International Film Festival.

 9 
Yi Jianlian
(Basketball player)
Yi Jianlian
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Heshan
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Tanya Plibersek
(Politician)
Tanya Plibersek
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 2, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sydney
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Abdul Qadeer Khan
(Nuclear Physicist, Metallurgical Engineer)
Abdul Qadeer Khan
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 1, 1936
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: October 10, 2021

Pakistani engineer Abdul Qadeer Khan was a major figure in the development of his country’s nuclear plans. His research also focused on uranium enrichment. He was later apparently involved in transfer of nuclear technology to Iran, among other countries, but was pardoned by then-president Pervez Musharraf.

 12 
Percy Montgomery
(South African Rugby union player)
Percy Montgomery
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 15, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Walvis Bay
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Haider al-Abadi
(75th Prime Minister of Iraq)
Haider al-Abadi
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1952 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Iraqi politician and Islamic Dawa Party member Haider al-Abadi, who had also served as the country’s prime minister, had made it to Time 100 in 2018. An electrical engineer, he also boasts of a PhD from the University of Manchester. His governance relied on cracking down on corruption and terrorism.
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Zoe Naylor
(Actor, Model)
Zoe Naylor
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Birthdate: July 4, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sydney

Initially an announcer for Groove FM, Zoe Naylor, she later worked for TV, on shows such as Gladiators and The Footy Show. Equipped with a degree in drama, she later impressed audiences with her performances in films such as The Reef and as Regan McLeod in the series McLeod's Daughters.

 15 
Geert Hofstede
(Psychologist, University teacher, Anthropologist, Economist)
Geert Hofstede
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Birthdate: October 2, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Haarlem
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Otto Wagner
(Architect, University teacher)
Otto Wagner
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Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: July 13, 1841
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: April 12, 1918

Austrian urban architect and furniture designer Otto Wagner started his career in line with the Neo-Renaissance style but later made pioneering contributions to the modern architectural movement in Europe. A major figure of both the Vienna Secession and the Art Nouveau, he built iconic buildings such as the Postal Savings Bank.

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Mikhail Kasyanov
(Politician, Economist)
Mikhail Kasyanov
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 8, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow

Former Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov was born to a math teacher father and an economist mother. He had been a skilled cellist and had a rock group in his early days. He grew up to be a renowned engineer and economist and also co-founded the opposition group The Other Russia.

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Gerard Philips
(Entrepreneur)
Gerard Philips
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 9, 1858
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Zaltbommel
Died: January 26, 1942
 19 
Park Jin Hyok
(North Korean Programmer and Hacker)
Park Jin Hyok
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: North Korea
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Martinus Beijerinck
(Microbiologist)
Martinus Beijerinck
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 16, 1851
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: January 1, 1931
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Trevor Manuel
(Politician)
Trevor Manuel
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 31, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cape Town

South African politician and African National Congress member Trevor Manuel has been a cabinet minister under the first four South African presidents. A qualified civil engineer, he grew up being tagged as a "Cape Coloured" in the apartheid era. He remains one of the longest-serving finance ministers of the world.

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George A. Olah
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 22, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: March 8, 2017

Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian-American chemist George A. Olah, part of the scientists’ group The Martians, is best remembered for his pioneering research on carbocations. He moved to Canada during the revolution of 1956, after which he moved to Massachusetts and to Ohio in the U.S., eventually settling in Los Angeles.

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Craig Thomson
(politician, trade unionist)
Craig Thomson
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 31, 1964
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wellington
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Herman Potočnik
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 22, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pula
Died: August 27, 1929

Born into an affluent military family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Herman Potočnik became a military engineer. His struggle with tuberculosis made him leave the army, after which he delved into rocket science. His only book, The Problem of Space Travel, contained illustrated descriptions on everything from space capsules to spacesuits.

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Jerzy Buzek
(Politician, Engineer, Chemist, University teacher, Trade unionist)
Jerzy Buzek
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Smilovice

Jerzy Buzek is a Polish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 1997 to 19 October 2001. An influential politician, Buzek also served as the President of the European Parliament from 14 July 2009 to 17 January 2012. In 1998 and 2009, political weekly Wprost named Jerzy Buzek Person of the Year for his achievements.

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Jan Toorop
(Painter, Graphic artist, Decorative arts)
Jan Toorop
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Birthdate: December 20, 1858
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Purworejo
Died: March 3, 1928
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Ivar Jacobson
(Computer scientist, Engineer, Inventor)
Ivar Jacobson
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Birthdate: September 2, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ystad

Swedish computer scientist and software engineer, Ivar Jacobson is known for the development of Unified Modelling Language (UML), Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Objectory. Previously he worked for Ericsson and in 2004 founded his current company Ivar Jacobson International. He is also an author who has published numerous books and papers. Additionally, he has also delivered talks at various conferences.

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Simon van der Meer
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 24, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: The Hague
Died: March 4, 2011
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Władysław Tatarkiewicz
(Art historian, Philosopher)
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
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Birthdate: April 3, 1886
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw
Died: April 4, 1980
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Władysław Turowicz
(Physicist, Aerospace engineer)
Władysław Turowicz
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 23, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Siberia
Died: January 8, 1980

Władysław Turowicz was a Polish-Pakistani aviator, aeronautical engineer, and military scientist. After World War II, Turowicz decided to move to Pakistan due to the political situation in Poland. He then played a major role in building the Pakistan Air Force (PAF); his efforts inspired a 2008 documentary film. Władysław Turowicz remains a highly respected figure in Pakistan.

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Aurel Stodola
(Engineer)
Aurel Stodola
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Birthdate: May 10, 1859
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Liptovský Mikuláš
Died: December 25, 1942
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Pia Muehlenbeck
(Instagram Model)
Pia Muehlenbeck
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Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: November 5, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Germany
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)