Alexander Graham Bell

Notable person — linked from film credits.

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Occupation

Actor

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days alive

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years old

Born
Updated Jul 2026

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1922

Death of Alexander Graham Bell

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96%
Aug 2, 1922

Alexander Graham Bell dies in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

1898

National Geographic Society President

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96%
Jan 1, 1898

Bell becomes the president of the National Geographic Society.

1880

Volta Laboratory Association Founded

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96%
Jan 1, 1880

Bell founds the Volta Laboratory Association.

1877

Marriage to Mabel Hubbard

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96%
Jul 11, 1877

Bell marries Mabel Hubbard.

Bell Telephone Company Founded

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96%
Jul 9, 1877

Bell founds the Bell Telephone Company.

1876

First Successful Telephone Transmission

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96%
Mar 10, 1876

Bell achieves the first successful telephone transmission.

First Telephone Patent

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96%
Mar 7, 1876

Bell receives the first U.S. patent for the telephone.

1871

Move to Boston

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89%
Jan 1, 1871
Flight Manifest
Verified Route
1870

Brother Melville's Death

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96%
May 3, 1870

Bell's brother, Melville James Bell, dies of consumption.

Move to Canada

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89%
Jan 1, 1870
Flight Manifest
Verified Route
1867

Brother Edward's Death

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96%
Jan 1, 1867

Bell's brother, Edward Charles Bell, dies of consumption.

1847

Birth of Alexander Graham Bell

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Mar 3, 1847

Alexander Graham Bell is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.