| Age | 87 (age at death) |
| Birthday | 12 July, 1895 |
| Birthplace | Milton, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1 July, 1983 |
| Place of Death | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Inventor |
Richard Buckminster Fuller (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing more than 30 books and coining or popularizing such terms as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" (e.g., Dymaxion house, Dymaxion car, Dymaxion map), "ephemeralization", "synergetics", and "tensegrity".
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