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

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

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

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

Shiva AyyaduraiShiva Ayyadurai
02 December 1963, Indian
Inventor of Email

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

Jan KoumJan Koum
24 February 1976, American
CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp
Ma HuatengMa Huateng
29 October 1971, Chinese
CEO of Tencent

Guido van RossumGuido van Rossum
31 January 1956, Dutch
Programmer
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

Ray TomlinsonRay Tomlinson
23 April 1941, American
Inventor of the First Email System
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
Travis KalanickTravis Kalanick
06 August 1976, American
Internet entrepreneur

Richard StallmanRichard Stallman
16 March 1953, American
Programmer, Computer scientist, Lecturer, Blogger,

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

Gary GygaxGary Gygax
27 July 1938, American
Writer, Novelist, Publisher, Game designer
George HotzGeorge Hotz
02 October 1989, American
Blogger, Programmer, Computer scientist
Vitalik ButerinVitalik Buterin
31 January 1994, Russian
Computer scientist

Brendan EichBrendan Eich
04 July 1961, American
computer scientist, programmer, chief technology

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

Sid MeierSid Meier
24 February 1954, Canadian, American
Video game producer, Engineer, Video game
Shawn FanningShawn Fanning
22 November 1980, American
Computer scientist, Programmer

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

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

Ward CunninghamWard Cunningham
26 May 1949, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

Tony FadellTony Fadell
22 March 1969, American
Engineer
Jonathan BlowJonathan Blow
1971 AD, American
programmer, game designer

Chris MetzenChris Metzen
22 November 1973, American
Artist, Comics artist, Novelist, Writer,
Hans ReiserHans Reiser
19 December 1963, American
Programmer, Entrepreneur, Computer scientist,

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

Ze FrankZe Frank
31 March 1972, American
Artist
Paul BaranPaul Baran
29 April 1926, Belarusian, American
Engineer

Rob PikeRob Pike
1956 AD, Canadian
Software engineer
Edmund McMillenEdmund McMillen
02 March 1980, American
Video game developer, Computer scientist

Ed BoonEd Boon
22 February 1964, American
Programmer, Engineer, Screenwriter, Computer

Tim SchaferTim Schafer
26 July 1967, American
Engineer, Programmer, Video game developer

Dave ArnesonDave Arneson
01 October 1947, American
List of role-playing game designers

Joel SpolskyJoel Spolsky
1965 AD, American
computer scientist, programmer
Dave WinerDave Winer
02 May 1955, American
Software developer

Krishna BharatKrishna Bharat
07 January 1970, American
computer scientist, engineer

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

Jonathan IveJonathan Ive
27 February 1967, British
Industrial designer
Jade RaymondJade Raymond
28 August 1975, Canadian
Television presenter, Engineer

Jacob AppelbaumJacob Appelbaum
01 April 1983, American
computer scientist, blogger, Internet activist,
Roberta WilliamsRoberta Williams
16 February 1953, American
Writer, Computer scientist

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

Ian MurdockIan Murdock
28 April 1973, American
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer
Bill AtkinsonBill Atkinson
1951 AD, American
programmer, photographer, engineer, computer

Patrice DésiletsPatrice Désilets
09 May 1974, Canadian
Game designer
Jamie ZawinskiJamie Zawinski
03 November 1968, American
Engineer, Programmer, Nightclub owner, Computer

Chris SawyerChris Sawyer
27 October 1967, Scottish
engineer, programmer

Josh SawyerJosh Sawyer
18 October 1975, American
Video game developer, Computer scientist
Scott GuthrieScott Guthrie
06 February 1975, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

Andrew CoyneAndrew Coyne
23 December 1960, Canadian
Columnist, Editor
Wael GhonimWael Ghonim
23 December 1980, Egyptian, American
Computer Engineer

Tom HallTom Hall
02 September 1964, American
Computer scientist

Bram CohenBram Cohen
12 October 1975, American
Computer scientist, Programmer, Blogger

Blake RossBlake Ross
12 June 1985, American
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer, Blogger
Fabrice BellardFabrice Bellard
1972 AD, French
computer scientist, mathematician, engineer
John ResigJohn Resig
08 May 1984, American
Programmer, Engineer, Computer scientist

Peiter ZatkoPeiter Zatko
01 December 1970, American
Programmer

Jeff MinterJeff Minter
22 April 1962, British
Programmer, Engineer, Computer scientist

Jay Wright ForresterJay Wright Forrester
14 July 1918, American
Scientist
Andrew GowerAndrew Gower
02 December 1978, British
Engineer

Tim PatersonTim Paterson
01 June 1956, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

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

Brian BehlendorfBrian Behlendorf
30 March 1973, American
Engineer, Computer scientist

Jace HallJace Hall
20 May 1971, American
 
Jordan MechnerJordan Mechner
04 June 1964, American
Programmer

Fredrik NeijFredrik Neij
27 April 1978, Swedish
Engineer, Computer scientist
Ian LivingstoneIan Livingstone
30 November 1949, British
Fantasy author, entrepreneur, video game developer

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

Xeni JardinXeni Jardin
05 August 1972, American
journalist
Alan CooperAlan Cooper
03 June 1952, American
Computer scientist, Writer

Dan BricklinDan Bricklin
16 July 1951, American
Computer scientist, Entrepreneur, Engineer,
Brad FitzpatrickBrad Fitzpatrick
05 February 1980, American
Programmer

Sandy PetersenSandy Petersen
16 September 1955, American
Game designer

Ben SwannBen Swann
17 July 1978, American
Journalist

David BrabenDavid Braben
02 January 1964, British
Entrepreneur, Programmer, Engineer, Game designer
Jenova ChenJenova Chen
08 October 1981
Computer scientist

Betty HolbertonBetty Holberton
07 March 1917, American
Computer scientist, Programmer
Rob PardoRob Pardo
09 June 1970, American
Entrepreneur, Engineer

Phil KatzPhil Katz
03 November 1962, American
Programmer, Computer scientist
Andrew TridgellAndrew Tridgell
28 February 1967, Australian
Engineer, Programmer, Computer scientist

David JayDavid Jay
24 April 1982, American
Activist
Edward YourdonEdward Yourdon
30 April 1944, American
Engineer, Computer scientist