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20th-century programmers

34 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alaa Abd El-FatahAuthor · BooksAlaa Abd El-Fatah (born 1981) is an Egyptian computer scientist, human rights defender and writer.
Anas al-LibyPerson · Music memorabiliaAnas al-Liby was a Libyan musician, technology specialist and programmer (1964–2015). He was born at Tripoli and died at New York City.
Andrew S. TanenbaumAuthor · BooksAndrew S. Tanenbaum was an American computer scientist, engineer, programmer, writer, physicist and university teacher (born 1944). He was born at New York City.
Bill AtkinsonDesigner · Modern designBill Atkinson (1951–2025) was a United States programmer, photographer and computer scientist.
Bjarne StroustrupAuthor · BooksBjarne Stroustrup was an American computer scientist, engineer, programmer, writer and university teacher (born 1950). He was born at Aarhus.
Brian KernighanAuthor · BooksBrian Kernighan was a Canadian and American computer scientist, engineer, programmer, writer and university teacher (born 1942). He was born at Toronto.
Dennis M. RitchieAuthor · BooksDennis M. Ritchie was an American computer scientist, programmer, writer and mathematician (1941–2011). He was born at Bronxville and died at Berkeley Heights.
Donald KnuthAuthor · BooksDonald Knuth (born 1938) was a United States mathematician, computer scientist and historian of mathematics.
Eugene KasperskyAuthor · BooksEugene Kaspersky (born 1965) was a Soviet Union computer scientist, programmer and inventor.
Howard Scott WarshawDesigner · Modern designHoward Scott Warshaw is an American software engineer, game designer, and psychotherapist whose early work in video game design during the 1980s holds a documented position in modern design history. Employed by Atari, In
James GoslingAuthor · BooksJames Gosling was a Canadian inventor, blogger, programmer, writer and computer scientist (born 1955). He was born at Calgary.
Jaron LanierPerson · Music memorabiliaJaron Lanier (born 1960) is an American computer scientist, composer and programmer.
Jay LakeAuthor · BooksJay Lake was an American novelist, writer, programmer and manager (1964–2014). He was born at Taiwan and died at Portland.
Jef RaskinAuthor · BooksJef Raskin was a jef raskin is recorded with the citizenship of united states. author. Jef Raskin was born in 1943 at New York City. Jef Raskin died in 2005 at Pacifica. Jef Raskin is recorded as having studied at Pennsy
Jeremy HammondPerson · Music memorabiliaJeremy Hammond (born 1985) is an American musician, software developer and computer scientist.
John KnollAuthor · BooksJohn Knoll (born 1962) was a United States visual effects supervisor, engineer and computer scientist.
John TobiasArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Tobias (born 1969) was a United States programmer, graphic designer and video game designer.
Julian AssangeAuthor · BooksJulian Assange (born 1971) was a Australia Internet activist, hacker and programmer.
Junichi MasudaPerson · Film memorabiliaJunichi Masuda was a Japanese composer, engineer, game designer, manufacturer, programmer and film director (born 1968). He was born at Yokohama.
Ken LiuAuthor · BooksKen Liu (born 1976) was a People's Republic of China linguist, poet and translator.
Kent BeckAuthor · BooksKent Beck (born 1961) is an American computer scientist, programmer and writer.
Leslie LamportAuthor · BooksLeslie Lamport was an American mathematician, computer scientist, programmer, engineer and writer (born 1941). He was born at New York City.
Linor GoralikAuthor · BooksLinor Goralik was an Israeli writer, essayist, poet, programmer and journalist (born 1975). She was born at Dnipro.
Linus TorvaldsAuthor · BooksLinus Torvalds was an American and Finnish programmer, software developer, writer, inventor, blogger and computer scientist (born 1969). He was born at Helsinki.
Lola Akinmade ÅkerströmPhotographer · PhotographyLola Akinmade Åkerström (born 1978) was a Nigeria photographer, travel writer and journalist.
Manuel DeLandaPerson · Film memorabiliaManuel DeLanda (born 1952) is an American philosopher, university teacher and writer.
Mark RussinovichAuthor · BooksMark Russinovich (born 1966) is an American computer scientist, programmer and writer.
Markus PerssonDesigner · Modern designMarkus Persson (born 1979) was a Sweden programmer, video game producer and designer.
Martin FowlerAuthor · BooksMartin Fowler (born 1963) is a British writer, blogger and programmer.
Paul GrahamAuthor · BooksPaul Graham (born 1964) is a British programmer, venture capitalist and essayist.
Randall MunroeArtist · Comics and comic artRandall Munroe (born 1984) was a United States programmer, comics artist and writer.
Robert CailliauAuthor · BooksRobert Cailliau (born 1947) is a Belgian computer scientist, engineer and programmer.
Robert SedgewickAuthor · BooksRobert Sedgewick (born 1946) is an American computer scientist, programmer and writer.
Tony HoareAuthor · BooksTony Hoare was a British computer scientist, engineer, programmer, writer and university teacher (1934–2026). He was born at Colombo and died at Cambridge.

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