Birthdate: October 16, 1803

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

Died: October 12, 1859

English civil engineer and locomotive designer Robert Stephenson is remembered for his railroad bridges, the most notable of them being the Britannia Bridge. He was the only son of rail transport pioneer George Stephenson. He had also been a mining engineer in Colombia and was knighted in Belgium, France, and Norway.