| Person | Eponym | Meaning/Story |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alexander Graham Bell | Decibel | |
| Charles Cunningham Boycott | Boycott | |
| Louis Braille | Braille | |
| James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan | Cardigan | |
| Nicholas Chauvin | Chauvinism | |
| Draco | Draconian | |
| Epicurus | Epicurean | |
| Joseph Ignace Guillotin | Guillotine | |
| Sir Benjamin Hall | Big Ben | |
| Gerardus Mercator | Mercator's projection | |
| Franz Anton Mesmer | Mesmerize | |
| John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich | Sandwich | |
| Jean Nicot | Nicotine | |
| Louis Pasteur | Pasteurize | |
| Joel Roberts Poinsett | Poinsettia | |
| William Conrad Röntgen | Roentgen | |
| Daniel Elmer Salmon | Salmonella | |
| John Philip Sousa | Sousaphone | |
| Amerigo Vespucci | America | |
| Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin | Zeppelin |