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

Shiva AyyaduraiShiva Ayyadurai
02 December 1963, Indian
Inventor of Email

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

Eric SchmidtEric Schmidt
27 April 1955, American
Former CEO of Google
Kim Dotcom Kim Dotcom
21 January 1974, German, Finnish
Entrepreneur, Programmer, Hacker

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

Ma HuatengMa Huateng
29 October 1971, Chinese
CEO of Tencent

Garrett CampGarrett Camp
04 October 1978, Canadian
Innovator & Entrepreneurs

David BaszuckiDavid Baszucki
20 January 1963, Canadian
Entrepreneur

Ray TomlinsonRay Tomlinson
23 April 1941, American
Inventor of the First Email System
Tommy RettigTommy Rettig
10 December 1941, American
Child Actor

Kai-Fu LeeKai-Fu Lee
03 December 1961, Taiwanese
Computer Scientist

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

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

Travis KalanickTravis Kalanick
06 August 1976, American
Internet entrepreneur
Marc AndreessenMarc Andreessen
09 July 1971, American
Entrepreneur

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

Sid MeierSid Meier
24 February 1954, Canadian, American
Video game producer, Engineer, Video game
Edsger W. DijkstraEdsger W. Dijkstra
11 May 1930, Netherlands Antilles, Dutch
Computer scientist

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Brendan EichBrendan Eich
04 July 1961, American
computer scientist, programmer, chief technology
Shawn FanningShawn Fanning
22 November 1980, American
Computer scientist, Programmer

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

Douglas EngelbartDouglas Engelbart
25 January 1925, American
Engineer

Jonathan BlowJonathan Blow
1971 AD, American
programmer, game designer
Ben SwannBen Swann
17 July 1978, American
Journalist
Demis HassabisDemis Hassabis
27 July 1976, British
Engineer, Chess player

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

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

Paul BuchheitPaul Buchheit
07 November 1977, American
Computer Engineer
Hans ReiserHans Reiser
19 December 1963, American
Programmer, Entrepreneur, Computer scientist,

Tony FadellTony Fadell
22 March 1969, American
Engineer

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

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

Andy GavinAndy Gavin
11 June 1970, American
Computer scientist, Novelist
Ze FrankZe Frank
31 March 1972, American
Artist

Tim SchaferTim Schafer
26 July 1967, American
Engineer, Programmer, Video game developer
Paul BaranPaul Baran
29 April 1926, Belarusian, American
Engineer

Tom HallTom Hall
02 September 1964, American
Computer scientist

Roberta WilliamsRoberta Williams
16 February 1953, American
Writer, Computer scientist
Xeni JardinXeni Jardin
05 August 1972, American
journalist

Dave ArnesonDave Arneson
01 October 1947, American
List of role-playing game designers
Rob PikeRob Pike
1956 AD, Canadian
Software engineer

Jordan MechnerJordan Mechner
04 June 1964, American
Programmer

Chris MetzenChris Metzen
22 November 1973, American
Artist, Comics artist, Novelist, Writer,

Edmund McMillenEdmund McMillen
02 March 1980, American
Video game developer, Computer scientist

Jade RaymondJade Raymond
28 August 1975, Canadian
Television presenter, Engineer
Krishna BharatKrishna Bharat
07 January 1970, American
computer scientist, engineer

Joel SpolskyJoel Spolsky
1965 AD, American
computer scientist, programmer

Ian MurdockIan Murdock
28 April 1973, American
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer

Sandy PetersenSandy Petersen
16 September 1955, American
Game designer
Peter NortonPeter Norton
14 November 1943, American
Art collector, Programmer, Computer scientist

Jacob AppelbaumJacob Appelbaum
01 April 1983, American
computer scientist, blogger, Internet activist,
Larry WallLarry Wall
27 September 1954, American
Programmer, Engineer, Writer, Computer scientist

Jonathan IveJonathan Ive
27 February 1967, British
Industrial designer

Bill AtkinsonBill Atkinson
1951 AD, American
programmer, photographer, engineer, computer
Chris SawyerChris Sawyer
27 October 1967, Scottish
engineer, programmer

Andrew GowerAndrew Gower
02 December 1978, British
Engineer
Patrice DésiletsPatrice Désilets
09 May 1974, Canadian
Game designer

Jenova ChenJenova Chen
08 October 1981
Computer scientist

Tim PatersonTim Paterson
01 June 1956, American
Programmer, Computer scientist
Fredrik NeijFredrik Neij
27 April 1978, Swedish
Engineer, Computer scientist

Jamie ZawinskiJamie Zawinski
03 November 1968, American
Engineer, Programmer, Nightclub owner, Computer
Dave WinerDave Winer
02 May 1955, American
Software developer

Ian LivingstoneIan Livingstone
30 November 1949, British
Fantasy author, entrepreneur, video game developer

Jay Wright ForresterJay Wright Forrester
14 July 1918, American
Scientist

Bram CohenBram Cohen
12 October 1975, American
Computer scientist, Programmer, Blogger
Phil KatzPhil Katz
03 November 1962, American
Programmer, Computer scientist
Josh SawyerJosh Sawyer
18 October 1975, American
Video game developer, Computer scientist

Wael GhonimWael Ghonim
23 December 1980, Egyptian, American
Computer Engineer

Alan CooperAlan Cooper
03 June 1952, American
Computer scientist, Writer

Edward YourdonEdward Yourdon
30 April 1944, American
Engineer, Computer scientist
Scott GuthrieScott Guthrie
06 February 1975, American
Programmer, Computer scientist

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

Betty HolbertonBetty Holberton
07 March 1917, American
Computer scientist, Programmer

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

Theo de RaadtTheo de Raadt
19 May 1968, Canadian, South African
Computer scientist, Engineer, Network engineer,
Blake RossBlake Ross
12 June 1985, American
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer, Blogger

Andrew CoyneAndrew Coyne
23 December 1960, Canadian
Columnist, Editor
Tom DeMarcoTom DeMarco
20 August 1940, American
Writer, Engineer, Computer scientist

Brian BehlendorfBrian Behlendorf
30 March 1973, American
Engineer, Computer scientist
Peiter ZatkoPeiter Zatko
01 December 1970, American
Programmer
John ResigJohn Resig
08 May 1984, American
Programmer, Engineer, Computer scientist