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Designers

14 people, across 5 fields.

Field: All Arts & Letters 4 Business & Labor 4 Technology & Building 4 Ideas & Media 1 Reform & Rights 1
Steve Jobs 1955–2011Technology & InventionCo-founder of Apple who revolutionized personal computing, music, and mobile communications.Frank Lloyd Wright 1867–1959Engineering & ArchitectureArchitect and engineer whose organic architecture, including Fallingwater, reshaped the built environment.Paul Revere 1735–1818Journalism & Mass MediaSilversmith and engraver whose Boston Massacre print and 1775 ride carried Revolutionary messaging.Jim Henson 1936–1990Film, Television & ComedyCreator of the Muppets and a central figure in Sesame Street and family television.Betsy Ross 1752–1836Civil Rights & Social ReformPhiladelphia upholsterer traditionally credited with sewing the first American flag.Ralph Lauren b. 1939Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer who created a global lifestyle brand synonymous with American style.Eero Saarinen 1910–1961Engineering & ArchitectureArchitect whose expressive buildings and furniture became icons of postwar American modernism.Maya Lin b. 1959Engineering & ArchitectureDesigner of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial whose work transformed American memorial architecture.Estée Lauder 1908–2004Business, Finance & IndustryCosmetics pioneer who built one of the world's largest beauty companies from her kitchen.Charles Eames 1907–1978Visual Arts & DesignDesigner who with Ray Eames produced molded plywood and fiberglass furniture for American manufacturers.Isamu Noguchi 1904–1988Visual Arts & DesignSculptor and designer whose works blend Japanese and American modernist traditions.Vera Wang b. 1949Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer who revolutionized the bridal industry and built a global luxury brand.Paul Rand 1914–1996Visual Arts & DesignGraphic designer who created corporate identities for IBM — UPS and ABC.Tory Burch b. 1966Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer and philanthropist whose eponymous brand became a billion-dollar empire.