Biographies by Occupation
| Occupation | Name | Nationality | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholar, Teacher | Fontenay, Saboureux de | French | 1738-sometime before 1823 |
| Student, Scholar | Whalen, Melissa | American | fl. 1999 |
| Scholar, American Sign Language advocate, Writer | Sternberg, Martin Leo Altar (Martin L. A.) | American | 10 January 1925- |
| Scholar | Wilson, David H. | American | fl. 1931 |
| Scholar, Editor, Author | Furness, Horace Howard | American | 2 November 1833-13 August 1912 |
| Teacher, School founder | van Asch, Gerrit | British, Scottish? | fl. 1860 |
| Chemist, Teacher, School founder, Educational administrator | Logan, James H. | American | 27 February 1843-9 December1917 |
| Teacher, School founder | Massieu, Jean | French | 1772-22 July 1846 |
| School founder | Gray, William | Canadian, born Scottish (British) | 1806-30 June 1881 |
| Teacher, Activist, School founder | Bebian, Roch-Ambroise Auguste | French | 4 August 1789-24 February1839 |
| Teacher, School founder | Borg, Per Aron | Swedish | 1776-1839 |
| Government employee, Civil servant, Activist, Newspaper publisher, School founder | Furstenberg, Eduard | German | 3 May 1827-11 January 1885 |
| School founder | Smith, Colonel | American | fl. 1827 |
| Teacher, School founder | Watson, Joseph [I] | English, British | 1765?-1829 |
| School founder | Williams, Myrtle Elsie Millham | Canadian | 1907-1998 |
| Entrepreneur, School founder, Educational administrator | Swett, William Benjamin | American | 13 August 1825-25 March 1884 |
| Physician, Teacher, Editor, School founder | Goldstein, Max Aaron | American | 19 April 1870-27 July 1941 |
| Deaf-blind, Catholic priest, Clergy (Catholic), Religion, School founder | Axelrod, Cyril | South African | 24 February 1942- |
| School founder | Sambo, Ezekiel | Nigerian?, African/Black | fl. 1970 |
| School founder | Pouplin, Jean Baptiste | Belgian | fl. 1819 |