Humans of History

callings of the archive

Civil engineer Biographies

Every archived life recorded as civil engineer, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Juan Benet

Modern era

Juan Benet

October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993

Spanish writer (1927–1993)

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo

Contemporary era

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo

March 25, 1958 – March 17, 2020

Guinea-Bissauan politician (1958-2020)

Mauricio Macri

Contemporary era

Mauricio Macri

b. February 8, 1959

President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Modern era

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

b. June 24, 1942

President of Chile from 1994 to 2000

Lucio Gutiérrez

Contemporary era

Lucio Gutiérrez

b. March 23, 1957

President of Ecuador (2003 - 2005)

Ibrahim Mahlab

Contemporary era

Ibrahim Mahlab

b. April 12, 1949

Egyptian politician; prime minister (2014-2015)

Alexis Tsipras

Contemporary era

Alexis Tsipras

b. July 28, 1974

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

Abdul Latif Rashid

Modern era

Abdul Latif Rashid

b. August 10, 1944

President of Iraq since 2022

Valdas Adamkus

Modern era

Valdas Adamkus

b. November 3, 1926

Lithuanian politician, twice President of Lithuania (born 1926)

Boris Yeltsin

Modern era

Boris Yeltsin

February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

George Stephenson

Early Modern era

George Stephenson

June 9, 1781 – August 12, 1848

English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Modern era

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

April 9, 1806 – September 15, 1859

British mechanical and civil engineer (1806-1859)

Filippo Brunelleschi

Medieval era

Filippo Brunelleschi

1377 – April 15, 1446

Italian architect, sculptor and engineer

Yasser Arafat

Modern era

Yasser Arafat

August 4, 1929 – November 11, 2004

Palestinian political leader (1929-2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)

Gustave Eiffel

Modern era

Gustave Eiffel

December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923

French chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923)