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1899-1985, inventor of ball-point pen, Hungarian

Bíró László József

1899 - 1985
1883-1899, camera manufacturer, Rochester

Rochester Optical Company

1894 - 1903
1896-1948, coal colliery, Durham

Ashington Coal Co.

1896 - 1948
1895-1952, king of the United Kingdom, reigned 1936-1952

George VI

1895 - 1952
1897-1899, camera manufacturer, American

Monroe Camera Company

1897 - 1899
1909-2000, physicist; pioneer radio astronomer, British

Hey, James Stanley

1909 - 2000
1901-1951, optical, lens, camera and cinematographic equipment manufacturer, Birmingham

Aldis Brothers

1901 - 1951
1899-1972, film producer, inventor, co-founder of Arri, Germany

Richter, Robert

1899 - 1972
1911-1996, aircraft manufacturer, Dutch

Fokker Aircraft Company

1911 - 1996
1898-1978, aircraft designer and manufacturer, German

Messerschmitt, Wilhelm Emil

1898 - 1978
1914-1974, naval engineer, inventor, American

James, Richard T

1914 - 1974
1923-2012, amateur astronomer; writer; broadcaster, British; English

Moore, Sir Patrick

1923 - 2012
1911-2004, scientist and member of Howard Florey's penicillin team, English; British

Heatley, Norman

1911 - 2004
1907-1986, photographer, British

Griffiths, Frances

1907 - 1986
1894-1928, railway company, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Clogher Valley Railway

1894 - 1928
1911-1977, electrical engineer, British

Williams, Sir Frederic Calland

1911 - 1977
1912-1991, metallurgist; businessman, British

Finniston, Sir Harold Montague

1912 - 1991
1907-1978, railway photographer; Anglican bishop, British

Treacy, Eric

1907 - 1978
1908-1999, explorer; scientist, British

Fuchs, Sir Vivian

1908 - 1999
1897-1969, electrical engineer & electron microscope pioneer, German

Knoll, Max

1897 - 1969
1907-1927, camera and photographic equipment manufacturer, Rochester, New York

Folmer-Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak

1907 - 1945
1902-1976, artist; painter, British

Monnington, Sir Thomas

1902 - 1976
1902-1983, chemist, British

Gibson, Reginald Oswald

1902 - 1983
1902-1970, poster artist

Lambart, Alfred

1902 - 1970
1910-1976, neurophysiologist, American

Grey Walter, William

1910 - 1976
1914-1976, artist, British

Kempster, William

1914 - 1976
1924-1939, air transport company, BRitish

Imperial Airways

1924 - 1939
1896-1897, camera manufacturers, Paris

Société Pathé Frères

1896 - 1897
1898-1992, artist; poster artist, Irish

Cattermole, Lance

1898 - 1992
1912-2003, handyman-television presenter, British

Bucknell, Barry

1912 - 2003
1928-1946, camera and photographic equipment manufacturer, Rochester

Folmer Graflex Corporation

1928 - 1946
1896-1914, Kinora manufacturer, British

Kinora Limited

1896 - 1914
1914-1997, artist; poster artist, design teacher, British; English

Eckersley, Tom

1914 - 1997
1907-1966, scientist; rocket engineer and designer for Soviet space programme, Russian

Korolev, Sergei Pavlovich

1907 - 1966
1897-1985, poster artist

Libis

1897 - 1985
1904-1983, physist, Cavendish Laboratory & Glasgow University, British

Dee, Philip Ivor

1904 - 1983
1918-1968, industrial manufacturer, Rugby and Coventry, Warwickshire; Bradford, Yorkshire; Preston, Lancashire, England, British

English Electric Company Limited

1918 - 1968
1903-1992, metallurgist; historian, British-born; American

Smith, Cyril Stanley

1903 - 1992
1902-1930, railway company, England, United Kingdom

Chatham and District Light Railways

1902 - 1930
1906-1979, photographer; photojournalist; artist; educator, Russian; American

Halsman, Philippe

1906 - 1979
1919-1981, camera and radio manufacturer, Austria

Eumig

1919 - 1981
1921-2005, aircraft engineer, British

Norris, Ken

1921 - 2005
1901-1981, audio pioneer, inventor, London

Voigt, Paul

1901 - 1981
1915-2005, poster artist, British; English

Pulford, Eric W

1915 - 2005
c.1900?-1964, manufacturer, Sheffield

Cravens Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited

1900 - 1964
active 1950s-1960s, poster artist

Huveneers, Pieter

1925 - 2017
1898-1943, cinematographer; film director; film producer, British

Friese-Greene, Claude

1898 - 1943
1908-1995, president of the Argentine republic, lawyer, Argentinian

Frondizi Ercoli, Arturo

1908 - 1995
1895-1958, architect; industrial designer, Japanese born; Canadian

Coates, Wells

1895 - 1958
1910-1916, film camera and accessories manufacturer and supplier, London

Cherry Kearton Limited

1912 - 1909