Hackers of the 1950s

Abraham Lempel

Israeli computer scientist (1936–2023)

1936 – 2023 · Israel

Aleksandr Grammatin

Soviet and Russian scientist (1931–2014)

1931 – 2014 · Russia

Alexander G. Fraser

British-American computer scientist (1937–2022)

1937 – 2022 · United States

Alexey Chervonenkis

Soviet and Russian mathematician (1938–2014)

1938 – 2014 · Russia

Andrew Colin

British computer science professor

1936 – 2018 · United Kingdom

Andrew Targowski

American computer scientist (born 1937)

1937 – present · Poland

Andrey Yershov

Soviet computer scientist

1931 – 1988

Andrzej Ehrenfeucht

Polish American computer scientist

1932 – present · Poland

Anthony C. Hearn

American computer scientist

1937 – present · Australia

Antonio Luz Furtado

1934 – present · Brazil

B. L. Deekshatulu

Indian academic

1936 – present · India

Ben Segal (computer scientist)

British-Swiss computer scientist

1937 – present · Switzerland

Bob Braden

American computer scientist (1934–2018)

1934 – 2018 · United States

Boris Babayan

Russian computer scientist

1933 – present · Russia

Brian R. Gaines

British scientist and engineer

1938 – present · United Kingdom

Bruce Gilchrist

British computer scientist

1930 – 2015 · United Kingdom

Bruno Murari

Italian inventor (born 1936)

1936 – present · Italy

Christopher Evans (computer scientist)

British computer scientist and author

1931 – 1979 · United Kingdom

Dana Ulery

American computer scientist

1938 – present · United States

Danny Cohen (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

1937 – 2019 · United States

David J. Farber

American computer scientist in Japan (1934–2026)

1934 – 2026 · United States

David L. Mills

American computer scientist (1938–2024)

1938 – 2024 · United States

Donald Bitzer

American electrical engineer and computer scientist (1934–2024)

1934 – 2024 · United States

Donald Knuth

American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)

1938 – present · United States

Edward Scheidt

American cryptographer (born 1939)

1939 – present · United States

Eiichi Goto

Japanese computer scientist

1931 – 2005 · Japan

Eiiti Wada

1931 – present · Japan

Elizabeth J. Feinler

American information scientist (born 1931)

1931 – present · United States

Ernst Dickmanns

German pioneer of dynamic computer vision and of driverless cars

1936 – present · Germany

Frances Allen

American computer scientist (1932–2020)

1932 – 2020 · United States

Frank Beck (computer scientist)

British computer scientist (1930–2020)

1930 – 2020

George Blakley

American mathematician and cryptographer

1932 – 2018 · United States

Gerhard Hund

German mathematician, computer scientist and chess player (1932–2024)

1932 – 2024 · Germany

Gordon Bell

American computer engineer (1934–2024)

1934 – 2024 · United States

Grigori Tseitin

Russian mathematician and computer scientist

1936 – 2022 · Russia

Gustavus Simmons

American mathematician (born 1930)

1930 – present · United States

Günter Hotz

German pioneer of computer science (born 1931)

1931 – present · Germany

Haruhisa Ishida

Japanese computer scientist (1936–2009)

1936 – 2009 · Japan

Hisao Yamada

1930 – 2008 · Japan

Hu Qiheng

Internet pioneer

1934 – present · China

Iann Barron

British computer scientist (1936–2022)

1936 – 2022

Igor Aleksander

Yugoslav neural network scientist (born 1937)

1937 – present · United Kingdom

Ivan Sutherland

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer

1938 – present · United States

Jacques Pitrat

French artificial intelligence scientist (1934–2019)

1934 – 2019 · France

James Alty

British computer scientist (1939–2022)

1939 – 2022 · United Kingdom

James Massey

American information theorist, cryptographer, and scholar (1934 – 2013)

1934 – 2013 · United States

Jane Liu

Chinese-American computer scientist

1935 – present

Janusz Brzozowski (computer scientist)

Polish-Canadian computer scientist (1935–2019)

1935 – 2019 · Canada

Jean Paul Jacob

1937 – 2019 · Brazil

Jean-Raymond Abrial

French computer scientist (1938–2025)

1938 – 2025 · France

Joan Ball

Computer dating pioneer

1934 – present · United Kingdom

John Fairclough

British computer designer (1930–2003)

1930 – 2003 · United Kingdom

Jude Milhon

American hacker, writer, editor, advocate (1939 - 2003)

1939 – 2003 · United States

Judea Pearl

American computer scientist (born 1936)

1936 – present · United States

Konrad Fiałkowski

Polish engineer, scientist, and writer (1939–2020)

1939 – 2020 · Poland

Kunihiko Fukushima

Japanese computer scientist (born 1936)

1936 – present · Japan

Larry Roberts (computer scientist)

American electrical engineer and Internet pioneer

1937 – 2018 · United States

Laura Holmes

American cryptanalyst (1932–2016)

1932 – 2016

Leonard Kleinrock

American computer scientist (born 1934)

1934 – present · United States

Li Sanli

Chinese computer scientist (1935–2022)

1935 – 2022 · China

Louis Pouzin

French computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1931)

1931 – present · France

Lubomyr Romankiw

Canadian-American computer scientist and researcher (1931–2024)

1931 – 2024 · Canada

Makoto Nagao

Japanese computer scientist (1936–2021)

1936 – 2021 · Japan

Maurice Nivat

French computer scientist (1937–2017)

1937 – 2017 · France

Michael A. Padlipsky

American computer scientist

1939 – 2011 · United States

Michael O. Rabin

Israeli mathematician and computer scientist (1931–2026)

1931 – 2026 · Israel

Nobuo Mii

1931 – 2015 · Japan

Nobuo Yoneda

Japanese mathematician and computer scientist

1930 – 1996 · Japan

Oleg Lupanov

Russian mathematician (1932–2006)

1932 – 2006 · Russia

Peter G. Neumann

American computer scientist (born 1932)

1932 – present · United States

Peter Junger

American computer law professor (1933–2006)

1933 – 2006 · United States

Peter T. Kirstein

British computer scientist and Internet pioneer (1933–2020)

1933 – 2020 · United Kingdom

Pier Giorgio Perotto

Italian electrical engineer and inventor

1930 – 2002 · Italy

Raymond Spencer Rodgers

1935 – 2007 · United States

Robert Kahn (computer scientist)

American Internet pioneer (born 1938)

1938 – present · United States

Robert Morris (cryptographer)

American cryptographer (1932–2011)

1932 – 2011 · United States

Robert Taylor (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

1932 – 2017 · United States

Roger Scantlebury

British computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1936)

1936 – present

Roy G. Saltman

American electrical engineer

1932 – 2023

Rudolf Bayer

German computer scientist

1939 – present · Germany

Shelia Guberman

Ukrainian-American scientist (born 1930)

1930 – present

Shimon Even

Israeli computer science researcher (1935 – 2004)

1935 – 2004 · Israel

Shun'ichi Amari

Japanese scholar (born 1936)

1936 – present · Japan

Sylvia Wilbur

British computer scientist who worked on the early ARPANET

1938 – present

T. C. Hu

Taiwanese-American computer scientist

1930 – 2021

Tadao Kasami

Japanese information theorist

1930 – 2007 · Japan

Takashi Masuda (computer scientist)

Japanese computer scientist

1939 – present · Japan

Taras Vintsiuk

Ukrainian cyberneticist (1939–2012)

1939 – 2012

Terry Welch

American computer scientist

1939 – 1988 · United States

Vijay K. Garg

American computer scientist

1938 – present

Vladimir Arlazarov

Russian computer scientist

1939 – present · Russia

Vladimir Gorodetski

Russian professor of computer science (born 1937)

1937 – present · Russia

Wolfgang Bibel

German computer scientist

1938 – present · Germany

Zdzisław Bubnicki

Polish scientist

1938 – 2006 · Poland