programmers
20 notable programmers on file — 7 still here, 13 not.
still with us
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Bill Gates
aliveAmerican businessman, investor, and philanthropist
born 1955
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Elon Musk
aliveAmerican businessman
born 1971
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Mark Zuckerberg
aliveAmerican Internet entrepreneur
born 1984
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Julian Assange
aliveAustralian editor, publisher, and activist
born 1971
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Sam Altman
aliveAmerican venture capitalist
born 1985
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Alexey Pajitnov
aliveRussian video game designer
born 1955
Henk Rogers
aliveDutch computer programmer
born 1953
gone
Niklaus Wirth
deadSwiss computer scientist
1934 – 2024
Carlo Acutis
deadItalian Catholic saint
1991 – 2006
Tony Hoare
deadBritish computer scientist
1934 – 2026
John McAfee
deadBritish-American programmer and businessman
1945 – 2021
Leonid Radvinsky
deadUkrainian-American businessman
1982 – 2026
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Bill Atkinson
deadAmerican computer engineer, programmer, and photographer
1951 – 2025
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Cleve Moler
deadAmerican mathematician specializing in numerical analysis (1939 - 2026)
1939 – 2026
Rebecca Heineman
deadAmerican video game programmer
1963 – 2025
Mihai Suba
deadRomanian and Spanish chess player
1947 – 2025
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Julian LeFay
deadDanish programmer
1965 – 2025
Dejan Ristanović
deadSerbian writer
1963 – 2025
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Fredrick Brennan
deadAmerican software developer and type designer
1994 – 2026
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Ward Christensen
deadcomputer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
1945 – 2024