Pierre-Simon Fournier (1712 - 1768)
Pierre was a type designer and punch cutter who designed and packaged on of the first typefaces as a family. He presented his fonts based on a 12-point measuring system.
John Baskerville (1706 - 1775)
Used to cut gravestones. He established a printing business and type foundry and designed various Roman types. Known for his typeface Baskerville.
Hendrik Floris Wetstein (1649 - 1726)
Started off as a bookseller and publisher. He had his own printing office and acquired sets of matrices for some Greek types. Known for his typeface Museum Enschede.
Claude Garamond (1510 - 1561)
Learned typefounding and punch cutting as an apprentice. Set up as independent punch cutter and supplied printers. Produced fine Roman types inspired by those based on De Aetna. Known for the typeface Garamond.
Johannes Gutenberg (1398 - 1468)
Generally known as the inventor of the moveable type. Printed the first Bible that significantly effected the way books are made in the future. He used separate letters in his machine, lead for leading, eventually steel punches for each letter. Known for the typeface Textura.
[Summarized from Letter Fountain and Graphic Design Referenced]
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