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All answers to “Name a famous computer scientist or computing pioneer”
The complete list: 115 answers, 115 of them longer than one word, with the alternative spellings that also count. Rarity stays hidden.
A
- Ada Lovelacealso Lovelace
- Adele Goldberg
- Adi Shamiralso Shamir
- Alan Kay
- Alan Turingalso Turing
- Alonzo Church
- Amir Pnueli
- Anders Hejlsbergalso Hejlsberg
- Andrew Ng
- Andrew Yao
B
- Barbara Liskovalso Liskov
- Betty Holberton
- Bjarne Stroustrupalso Stroustrup
- Bob Kahnalso Robert Kahn
- Brendan Eich
- Brian Kernighanalso Kernighan
C
- Charles Babbagealso Babbage
- Claude Shannonalso Shannon
D
- Dan Bricklin
- Dana Scott
- Demis Hassabisalso Hassabis
- Dennis Ritchiealso Ritchie
- Donald Davies
- Donald Knuthalso Knuth
- Douglas Engelbartalso Engelbart
E
- Edgar F. Coddalso Ted Codd, Codd
- Edsger Dijkstraalso Dijkstra
- Evelyn Berezin
F
- Fei-Fei Li
- Frances Allen
G
- Gary Kildall
- Gene Amdahl
- Geoffrey Hintonalso Hinton
- George Boole
- Gordon Moore
- Gottfried Leibniz
- Grace Hopperalso Hopper
- Guido van Rossumalso van Rossum
H
- Herman Hollerith
- Howard Aiken
I
- Ilya Sutskever
- Ivan Sutherland
J
- J. C. R. Licklideralso Licklider
- J. Presper Eckertalso Presper Eckert
- James Goslingalso Gosling
- Jean Bartik
- Jean Sammet
- Jeff Dean
- Jim Gray
- Joe Armstrong
- John Atanasoffalso Atanasoff
- John Backusalso Backus
- John Hopcroft
- John Mauchlyalso Mauchly
- John McCarthy
- John von Neumannalso von Neumann
- Jon Postel
- Joseph Marie Jacquard
- Judea Pearl
K
- Kathleen Booth
- Kay McNulty
- Ken Thompson
- Konrad Zusealso Zuse
L
- Larry Roberts
- Larry Wall
- Leonard Adlemanalso Adleman
- Leonard Kleinrock
- Leslie Lamportalso Lamport
- Leslie Valiant
- Linus Torvaldsalso Torvalds
M
- Manuel Blum
- Margaret Hamilton
- Martin Hellmanalso Hellman
- Martin Odersky
- Marvin Minskyalso Minsky
- Mary Allen Wilkes
- Maurice Wilkes
- Michael Rabin
- Michael Stonebraker
N
- Niklaus Wirthalso Wirth
P
- Paul Baran
- Philip Wadler
R
- Radia Perlman
- Ralph Merkle
- Rasmus Lerdorf
- Ray Tomlinson
- Rich Hickey
- Richard Karp
- Richard Stallmanalso Stallman
- Rob Pike
- Robert Cailliau
- Robert Metcalfealso Bob Metcalfe
- Robert Tarjan
- Robin Milner
- Ron Rivestalso Rivest
S
- Sanjay Ghemawat
- Seymour Cray
- Seymour Papert
- Shafi Goldwasser
- Silvio Micali
- Simon Peyton Jones
- Stephen Cook
- Steve Wozniakalso Wozniak
T
- Ted Nelson
- Tim Berners-Leealso Berners-Lee
- Tom Kilburn
- Tony Hoarealso Hoare
V
- Vannevar Bush
- Vint Cerfalso Cerf
W
- Wesley Clark
- Whitfield Diffiealso Diffie
- Wilhelm Schickard
Y
- Yann LeCunalso LeCun
- Yoshua Bengioalso Bengio
- Yukihiro Matsumotoalso Matz
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