Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Computer Engineers, including Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, Aaron Swartz and Jack Dorsey

Famous 20th Century Computer Engineers

Bill GatesBill Gates
28 October 1955, American
Co-Founder of Microssoft
Jeff BezosJeff Bezos
12 January 1964, American
Founder of Amazon.com

Sundar PichaiSundar Pichai
12 July 1972, Indian, American
CEO of Google Inc

Jack DorseyJack Dorsey
19 November 1976, American
Co-Founder of Twitter

John McAfeeJohn McAfee
18 September 1945, American
Computer Programmer

Markus PerssonMarkus Persson
01 June 1979, Swedish
Video Game Programmer & Designer
Linus TorvaldsLinus Torvalds
28 December 1969, Finnish, American
Software Engineer

Shiva AyyaduraiShiva Ayyadurai
02 December 1963, Indian
Inventor of Email

Eric SchmidtEric Schmidt
27 April 1955, American
Former CEO of Google

Ma HuatengMa Huateng
29 October 1971, Chinese
CEO of Tencent
Ray TomlinsonRay Tomlinson
23 April 1941, American
Inventor of the First Email System

Guido van RossumGuido van Rossum
31 January 1956, Dutch
Programmer
Jan KoumJan Koum
24 February 1976, American
CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp

Kim Dotcom Kim Dotcom
21 January 1974, German, Finnish
Entrepreneur, Programmer, Hacker

Garrett CampGarrett Camp
04 October 1978, Canadian
Innovator & Entrepreneurs
Tommy RettigTommy Rettig
10 December 1941, American
Child Actor

Kai-Fu LeeKai-Fu Lee
03 December 1961, Taiwanese
Computer Scientist
David BaszuckiDavid Baszucki
20 January 1963, Canadian
Entrepreneur

Radia PerlmanRadia Perlman
18 December 1951, American
Computer Network Engineer

An WangAn Wang
07 February 1920, Chinese, American
Co-founder of Wang Laboratories
Evan WilliamsEvan Williams
31 March 1972, American
Co-founder of Blogger & Twitter

Daniel FredinburgDaniel Fredinburg
08 September 1981, American
Google X Engineer
Richard StallmanRichard Stallman
16 March 1953, American
Programmer, Computer scientist, Lecturer, Blogger,

John CarmackJohn Carmack
20 August 1970, American
Chief technology officer, Aerospace engineer,

George HotzGeorge Hotz
02 October 1989, American
Blogger, Programmer, Computer scientist

Gary GygaxGary Gygax
27 July 1938, American
Writer, Novelist, Publisher, Game designer
Brendan EichBrendan Eich
04 July 1961, American
computer scientist, programmer, chief technology
Sid MeierSid Meier
24 February 1954, Canadian, American
Video game producer, Engineer, Video game

Eric S. RaymondEric S. Raymond
04 December 1957, American
Software developer, Engineer, Programmer, Writer,

Peter MolyneuxPeter Molyneux
05 May 1959, British
Game programmer, Engineer, Programmer, Game

Ward CunninghamWard Cunningham
26 May 1949, American
Programmer, Computer scientist
Shawn FanningShawn Fanning
22 November 1980, American
Computer scientist, Programmer

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Demis HassabisDemis Hassabis
27 July 1976, British
Engineer, Chess player

Richard GarriottRichard Garriott
04 July 1961, American
Astronaut, Engineer, Video game developer,

Hans ReiserHans Reiser
19 December 1963, American
Programmer, Entrepreneur, Computer scientist,

Chris MetzenChris Metzen
22 November 1973, American
Artist, Comics artist, Novelist, Writer,
Patrice DésiletsPatrice Désilets
09 May 1974, Canadian
Game designer

Dave ArnesonDave Arneson
01 October 1947, American
List of role-playing game designers
Jonathan BlowJonathan Blow
1971 AD, American
programmer, game designer

Ze FrankZe Frank
31 March 1972, American
Artist

Ed BoonEd Boon
22 February 1964, American
Programmer, Engineer, Screenwriter, Computer
Tim SchaferTim Schafer
26 July 1967, American
Engineer, Programmer, Video game developer

Edmund McMillenEdmund McMillen
02 March 1980, American
Video game developer, Computer scientist
Roberta WilliamsRoberta Williams
16 February 1953, American
Writer, Computer scientist

Dave WinerDave Winer
02 May 1955, American
Software developer

Joel SpolskyJoel Spolsky
1965 AD, American
computer scientist, programmer

Fabrice BellardFabrice Bellard
1972 AD, French
computer scientist, mathematician, engineer

Jonathan IveJonathan Ive
27 February 1967, British
Industrial designer
Chris SawyerChris Sawyer
27 October 1967, Scottish
engineer, programmer

Larry WallLarry Wall
27 September 1954, American
Programmer, Engineer, Writer, Computer scientist

Jacob AppelbaumJacob Appelbaum
01 April 1983, American
computer scientist, blogger, Internet activist,

Ian MurdockIan Murdock
28 April 1973, American
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer
Jade RaymondJade Raymond
28 August 1975, Canadian
Television presenter, Engineer

Tom HallTom Hall
02 September 1964, American
Computer scientist
Jamie ZawinskiJamie Zawinski
03 November 1968, American
Engineer, Programmer, Nightclub owner, Computer

Peter NortonPeter Norton
14 November 1943, American
Art collector, Programmer, Computer scientist

Bram CohenBram Cohen
12 October 1975, American
Computer scientist, Programmer, Blogger
Bill AtkinsonBill Atkinson
1951 AD, American
programmer, photographer, engineer, computer

Krishna BharatKrishna Bharat
07 January 1970, American
computer scientist, engineer
Peiter ZatkoPeiter Zatko
01 December 1970, American
Programmer

Andrew GowerAndrew Gower
02 December 1978, British
Engineer

Jeff MinterJeff Minter
22 April 1962, British
Programmer, Engineer, Computer scientist
Xeni JardinXeni Jardin
05 August 1972, American
journalist

Ben SwannBen Swann
17 July 1978, American
Journalist
Tim PatersonTim Paterson
01 June 1956, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

Jordan MechnerJordan Mechner
04 June 1964, American
Programmer

Jace HallJace Hall
20 May 1971, American
 

Ian LivingstoneIan Livingstone
30 November 1949, British
Fantasy author, entrepreneur, video game developer
John ResigJohn Resig
08 May 1984, American
Programmer, Engineer, Computer scientist
Scott GuthrieScott Guthrie
06 February 1975, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

Theo de RaadtTheo de Raadt
19 May 1968, Canadian, South African
Computer scientist, Engineer, Network engineer,

Josh SawyerJosh Sawyer
18 October 1975, American
Video game developer, Computer scientist

Dan BricklinDan Bricklin
16 July 1951, American
Computer scientist, Entrepreneur, Engineer,
Alan CooperAlan Cooper
03 June 1952, American
Computer scientist, Writer

Andy GavinAndy Gavin
11 June 1970, American
Computer scientist, Novelist

Brad FitzpatrickBrad Fitzpatrick
05 February 1980, American
Programmer

Sandy PetersenSandy Petersen
16 September 1955, American
Game designer

Brian BehlendorfBrian Behlendorf
30 March 1973, American
Engineer, Computer scientist
Rob PardoRob Pardo
09 June 1970, American
Entrepreneur, Engineer

Blake RossBlake Ross
12 June 1985, American
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer, Blogger
Fredrik NeijFredrik Neij
27 April 1978, Swedish
Engineer, Computer scientist

Jenova ChenJenova Chen
08 October 1981
Computer scientist

David BrabenDavid Braben
02 January 1964, British
Entrepreneur, Programmer, Engineer, Game designer
Andrew CoyneAndrew Coyne
23 December 1960, Canadian
Columnist, Editor

Betty HolbertonBetty Holberton
07 March 1917, American
Computer scientist, Programmer
Phil KatzPhil Katz
03 November 1962, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

David JayDavid Jay
24 April 1982, American
Activist

Robert ScobleRobert Scoble
18 January 1965, American
Blogger, Writer, Computer scientist, Podcaster

Andrew TridgellAndrew Tridgell
28 February 1967, Australian
Engineer, Programmer, Computer scientist
Edward YourdonEdward Yourdon
30 April 1944, American
Engineer, Computer scientist

Mark RosewaterMark Rosewater
25 May 1967, American
Game designer
Bradley M. KuhnBradley M. Kuhn
1973 AD, American
programmer, engineer, computer scientist

Tom DeMarcoTom DeMarco
20 August 1940, American
Writer, Engineer, Computer scientist
Monte CookMonte Cook
29 January 1968, American
Writer, Novelist

Benjamin Mako HillBenjamin Mako Hill
02 December 1980, American
Assistant professor, Engineer, Non-fiction writer
Justin FrankelJustin Frankel
1978 AD, American
engineer, programmer, computer scientist