_hackers/minds

Era

Hackers of the 1960s

223 entries

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Abhay Bhushan

Indian computer scientist (born 1944)

1944 – present · India

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Adebayo Akinde

Anglican bishop of Nigeria

1946 – present

Akinori Yonezawa
Academic

Akinori Yonezawa

Japanese computer scientist

1947 – present · Japan

Al Gore
Academic

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

1948 – present · United States

Alain Colmerauer
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Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941–2017)

1941 – 2017 · France

Academic

Alain Fournier (academic)

French computer graphics researcher

1943 – 2000 · France

Alan Bundy
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Alan Bundy

British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1947)

1947 – present · United Kingdom

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Alan C. Ashton

American computer scientist

1942 – present · United States

Security researcher

Alan Paller

Cybersecurity expert (1945–2021)

1945 – 2021 · United States

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Alberto Ciaramella

Italian computer engineer and scientist

1947 – present

Alexander Gammerman
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Alexander Gammerman

British-Soviet computer scientist and statistician

1949 – present

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Alexander Y. Tetelbaum

Ukrainian computer scientist, inventor, and academic administrator

1948 – present · United States

Allan Alcorn
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Allan Alcorn

American computer scientist (born 1948)

1948 – present · United States

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Anatoly Shalyto

Russian computer scientist (born 1948)

1948 – present · Russia

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Andreas Brandstädt

German mathematician and computer scientist (born 1949)

1949 – present · Germany

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Andrew Barto

American computer scientist and professor (born 1948)

1948 – present · United States

Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Academic

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

American-Dutch computer scientist (born 1944)

1944 – present · United States

Andrzej Cichocki
Academic

Andrzej Cichocki

Polish computer scientist (born 1947)

1947 – present · Poland

Andrzej Trybulec
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Andrzej Trybulec

Polish mathematician and computer scientist

1941 – 2013 · Poland

Anil K. Jain (computer scientist, born 1948)
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Anil K. Jain (computer scientist, born 1948)

Indian-American computer scientist (born 1948)

1948 – present · India

Armin B. Cremers
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Armin B. Cremers

German computer scientist (born 1946)

1946 – present · Germany

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Arun Netravali

Indian–American computer engineer (1945–2021)

1946 – 2021 · India

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Arvind (computer scientist)

Indian computer scientist (1947–2024)

1947 – 2024 · United States

Avinash Kak
Cryptographer

Avinash Kak

Indian-American computer scientist (born 1944)

1944 – present · United States

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Benedict du Boulay

British computer scientist

1945 – present · United Kingdom

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Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier

French computer scientist

1948 – present · France

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Bernard de Neumann

British mathematician (1943–2018)

1943 – 2018 · United Kingdom

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Bernd Blobel

German academic

1947 – present

Borka Jerman Blažič
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Borka Jerman Blažič

Slovenian computer scientist

1947 – present

Bruce Bastian
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Bruce Bastian

American computer scientist (1948–2024)

1948 – 2024 · United States

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Carlo Ghezzi

Italian software engineer

1946 – present · Italy

Carlos José Pereira de Lucena
Academic

Carlos José Pereira de Lucena

Brazilian computer scientist

1943 – present · Brazil

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Carmen Hermosillo

American poet

1940 – 2008 · United States

Carol Frieze
Academic

Carol Frieze

American computer scientist

1947 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Chandra Kintala

Computer scientist

1948 – 2009 · India

Cryptographer

Charles Rackoff

American computer scientist

1948 – present · United States

Claude Lemaréchal
Academic

Claude Lemaréchal

French applied mathematician

1944 – present · France

Claus P. Schnorr
Cryptographer

Claus P. Schnorr

German mathematician and cryptographer (1943–2025)

1943 – 2025 · Germany

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Cliff Figallo

American social media pioneer (1949–2022)

1949 – 2022

Academic

Cynthia Beath

American computer scientist

1944 – present · United States

Academic

Daniel C. Lynch

American computer network engineer

1941 – 2024 · United States

Daniel Lazard
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Daniel Lazard

French mathematician and computer scientist

1941 – present · France

David D. Clark
Academic

David D. Clark

American computer scientist

1944 – present · United States

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Dewald Roode

South African computer scientist

1940 – 2009 · South Africa

Academic

Ding-Zhu Du

American computer scientist

1948 – present · China

Dominique Perrin
Academic

Dominique Perrin

French mathematician & theoretical computer scientist (born 1946)

1946 – present · France

Doug Gale
Academic

Doug Gale

American computer scientist

1942 – 2015

Douglas Comer
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Douglas Comer

American computer scientist

1949 – present · United States

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E. Balagurusamy

Indian academic

1945 – present

Egon Börger
Academic

Egon Börger

German computer scientist (born 1930)

1946 – present · Germany

Erol Gelenbe
Academic

Erol Gelenbe

French-Turkish computer scientist

1945 – present · France

Security researcher

Eugene Schultz

Computer security expert (1946 - 2011)

1946 – 2011

Evgeny Moiseev
Academic

Evgeny Moiseev

Russian mathematician and academician (1948–2022)

1948 – 2022 · Russia

Academic

Fanya Montalvo

1947 – present

Farouk Kamoun
Academic

Farouk Kamoun

Tunisian computer scientist

1946 – present

Federico Faggin
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Federico Faggin

Physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur

1941 – present · Italy

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Floriana Esposito

Italian computer scientist

1947 – present

Frances Grundy
Academic

Frances Grundy

British computer scientist

1942 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

François Gernelle

French engineer and computer scientist

1944 – present · France

Cryptographer

Fred Piper

Cryptographer

1940 – 2024

Academic

Gennady Simeonovich Osipov

1948 – 2020

Geoffrey C. Fox
Academic

Geoffrey C. Fox

British computer scientist and physicist

1944 – present · United Kingdom

Cryptographer

George B. Purdy

American mathematician (1944 - 2017)

1944 – 2017 · United States

Security researcher

George Ledin

American computer scientist (born 1946)

1946 – present

Gerald Jay Sussman
Academic

Gerald Jay Sussman

American computer scientist

1947 – present · United States

Gerhard Fischer (professor)
Academic

Gerhard Fischer (professor)

American computer scientist (born 1945)

1945 – present · Germany

Gerhard Frey (mathematician)
Cryptographer

Gerhard Frey (mathematician)

German mathematician (born 1944)

1944 – present · Germany

Academic

Gilles Kahn

French computer scientist (1946–2006)

1946 – 2006 · France

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Giorgio Ausiello

Italian computer scientist

1941 – present · Italy

Glenn Ricart
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Glenn Ricart

Computer scientist and Internet pioneer

1949 – present · United States

Academic

Grzegorz Rozenberg

Polish and Dutch computer scientist (born 1942)

1942 – present · Poland

Guang Gao
Academic

Guang Gao

American computer scientist (1945–2021)

1945 – 2021 · United States

Guy Pujolle
Academic

Guy Pujolle

1949 – present

Gérard Berry
Academic

Gérard Berry

French computer scientist

1948 – present · France

Gérard Huet
Academic

Gérard Huet

1947 – present · France

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Gérard Le Lann

French computer scientist

1943 – present · France

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Günter Böckle

German software engineer

1949 – present

Hal Abelson
Academic

Hal Abelson

American mathematician

1947 – present · United States

Hans Georg Bock
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Hans Georg Bock

German university professor for mathematics and scientific computing

1948 – present · Germany

Academic

Hartmut Ehrig

German computer scientist (1944 - 2016)

1944 – 2016 · Germany

He Jifeng
Academic

He Jifeng

Chinese computer scientist

1943 – present · China

Henri Gouraud (computer scientist)
Academic

Henri Gouraud (computer scientist)

French computer scientist (born 1944)

1944 – present · France

Academic

Henry Baker (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

1947 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Hideki Imai

Japanese information theorist and cryptographer

1943 – present · Japan

Academic

Howard Frank (network engineer)

American computer scientist

1941 – 2017

Academic

Hubert Zimmermann

French software engineer and a pioneer of computer networking (1941–2012)

1941 – 2012 · France

Iain S. Duff
Academic

Iain S. Duff

British mathematician and computer scientist

1947 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Imre Simon

Brazilian mathematician (1943–2009)

1943 – 2009 · Brazil

Jacek M. Zurada
Academic

Jacek M. Zurada

Polish engineer

1944 – present · Poland

Jacques Stern (cryptographer)
Cryptographer

Jacques Stern (cryptographer)

French cryptographer

1949 – present · France

Academic

Jan Józef Werewka

1948 – present

Jan Węglarz
Academic

Jan Węglarz

Polish computer scientist

1947 – present · Poland

Janusz Kacprzyk
Academic

Janusz Kacprzyk

Polish engineer and mathematician (born 1947)

1947 – present · Poland

Academic

Jay Martin Tenenbaum

American computer scientist and Internet commerce pioneer

1945 – present · United States

Jayadev Misra
Academic

Jayadev Misra

American computer scientist (born 1947)

1947 – present

Academic

Jayme Luiz Szwarcfiter

Brazilian computer scientist

1942 – present · Brazil

Academic

Jean Bacon

British computer scientist

1942 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Jean Berstel

French mathematician and theoretical computer scientist

1941 – present · France

Academic

Jean Gallier

Computer scientist

1949 – present

Jean Ichbiah
Academic

Jean Ichbiah

French computer scientist (1940–2007)

1940 – 2007 · France

Jean-Jacques Quisquater
Cryptographer

Jean-Jacques Quisquater

Belgian cryptographer (born 1945)

1945 – present · Belgium

Jean-Pierre Jouannaud
Academic

Jean-Pierre Jouannaud

French computer scientist (born 1947)

1947 – present · France

Jean-Éric Pin
Academic

Jean-Éric Pin

French computer scientist

1947 – present · France

Academic

Jennifer Seberry

Australian cryptographer, mathematician, and computer scientist

1944 – present · Australia

Academic

Jiawei Han

Chinese-American computer scientist (born 1949)

1949 – present

John Klensin
Academic

John Klensin

American computer scientist

1945 – present · United States

Academic

John Koza

American computer scientist

1944 – present · United States

Academic

John M. McQuillan

American computer scientist (born 1949)

1949 – present · United States

John McAfee
Security researcher

John McAfee

British and American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)

1945 – 2021 · United States

Jon Postel
Academic

Jon Postel

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (1943–1998)

1943 – 1998 · United States

Cryptographer

Josef Pieprzyk

Polish cryptographer (born 1949)

1949 – present

José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho
Academic

José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho

Brazilian AI researcher (1946–1998)

1946 – 1998 · Brazil

Academic

Joëlle Coutaz

French computer scientist

1946 – present · France

Academic

Judith Gal-Ezer

Israeli computer science professor

1947 – present · Israel

Judy Butland
Academic

Judy Butland

British engineering software designer (1940–2019)

1940 – 2019 · United Kingdom

Academic

Jun'ichi Tsujii

Japanese computer scientist

1949 – present · Japan

Academic

K. Mani Chandy

Indian-born computer scientist

1944 – present · United States

K. R. Naik
Academic

K. R. Naik

Indian industrial engineer

1947 – present · India

Academic

Kaisa Nyberg

Finnish cryptographer

1948 – present · Finland

Academic

Kamala Krithivasan

Indian computer scientist

1948 – present · India

Kang G. Shin
Academic

Kang G. Shin

South Korean computer scientist (born 1946)

1946 – present · South Korea

Kees Neggers
Academic

Kees Neggers

Dutch Internet pioneer (born 1947)

1947 – present

Academic

Keith Clark (computer scientist)

British computer scientist

1943 – present

Academic

Kenichi Morita

Japanese computer scientist (1949–2025)

1949 – 2025

Kilnam Chon
Academic

Kilnam Chon

South Korean computer scientist (born 1943)

1943 – present · South Korea

Academic

Klara Kedem

Israeli computer scientist

1948 – present · Israel

Academic

Kozo Sugiyama

Japanese computer scientist

1945 – 2011

Academic

Krzysztof R. Apt

Polish computer scientist

1949 – present · Poland

Academic

L. Peter Deutsch

American computer scientist

1946 – present · United States

Academic

Lance Hoffman

1942 – present

Academic

Larry Masinter

American internet pioneer

1949 – present

Len Bass
Academic

Len Bass

American software engineer and researcher

1944 – present · United States

Leonard Adleman
Cryptographer

Leonard Adleman

American computer scientist (born 1945)

1945 – present · United States

Leonard H. Tower Jr.
Academic

Leonard H. Tower Jr.

American activist

1949 – present · United States

Leonardo Chiariglione
Academic

Leonardo Chiariglione

Italian engineer and inventor

1943 – present · Italy

Leonid Levin
Academic

Leonid Levin

Soviet-American mathematician

1948 – present · United States

Academic

Li Guojie (computer scientist)

Chinese computer scientist

1943 – present · China

Academic

Li Sheng (computer scientist)

Chinese computer scientists (born 1943)

1943 – present

Academic

Li Wei (computer scientist)

Chinese computer scientist (1943–2026)

1943 – 2026 · China

Liu Chuanzhi
Academic

Liu Chuanzhi

Chinese businessman and entrepreneur (born 1944)

1944 – present · China

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Luigia Carlucci Aiello

Italian computer scientist

1946 – present · Italy

Malcolm Atkinson
Academic

Malcolm Atkinson

British computer scientist

1943 – present · United Kingdom

Manfred Broy
Academic

Manfred Broy

German computer scientist

1949 – present · Germany

Marek Karpinski
Academic

Marek Karpinski

American computer scientist

1948 – present · Poland

Academic

Marek Moszczyński

Polish politician (1949–2021)

1949 – 2021 · Poland

Academic

Mariangiola Dezani-Ciancaglini

Italian logician and theoretical computer scientist

1946 – present

Marie-Claude Gaudel
Academic

Marie-Claude Gaudel

French computer scientist (born 1946)

1946 – present · France

Academic

Mario Gerla

Italian computer scientist and engineer (1943–2019)

1943 – 2019 · Italy

Academic

Mario de Jesús Pérez Jiménez

Spanish computer scientist and academic (1948–2025)

1948 – 2025 · Spain

Martin Hellman
Cryptographer

Martin Hellman

American cryptologist and academic (born 1945)

1945 – present · United States

Academic

Mathai Joseph

Indian computer scientist

1943 – present · India

Academic

Maxime Crochemore

French computer scientist

1947 – present · France

Małgorzata Kalinowska-Iszkowska
Academic

Małgorzata Kalinowska-Iszkowska

Polish computer scientist (born 1946)

1946 – present · Poland

Michael Aldrich
Academic

Michael Aldrich

English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur

1941 – 2014 · United Kingdom

Academic

Michael E. Auer

German computer scientist

1948 – present

Academic

Michael Guy

British mathematician and computer scientist

1943 – present

Security researcher

Michael Schroeder

American computer scientist (born 1945)

1945 – present · United States

Michel Bercovier
Academic

Michel Bercovier

Professor of Scientific Computing

1941 – present

Academic

Michel Raynal

1949 – present · France

Academic

Miklós Ajtai

Hungarian-American computer scientist

1946 – present

Academic

Mordechai Ben-Ari

Israeli computer scientist

1948 – present · Israel

Mustafa Akgül
Academic

Mustafa Akgül

Turkish computer scientist (1948-2017)

1948 – 2017 · Türkiye

Nancy Hafkin
Academic

Nancy Hafkin

Computer scientist

1942 – present · South Africa

Nasir Ahmed (engineer)
Academic

Nasir Ahmed (engineer)

Indian-American electrical engineer and computer scientist (born 1940)

1940 – present · India

Cryptographer

Neal Koblitz

American mathematician and cryptographer

1948 – present · United States

Newton Faller
Academic

Newton Faller

1947 – 1996 · Brazil

Academic

Nicholas J. Belkin

American computer scientist

1942 – present · United States

Academic

Oliver Mobisson

Nigerian scientist, professor, activist, and entrepreneur (1943-2010)

1943 – 2010

Academic

Olivier Faugeras

French computer scientist

1949 – present · France

Orna Berry
Academic

Orna Berry

Israeli scientist, high-tech entrepreneur, and businesswoman

1949 – present · Israel

Patrick Cousot
Academic

Patrick Cousot

French computer scientist (born 1948)

1948 – present · France

Paul Mockapetris
Academic

Paul Mockapetris

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer

1948 – present · United States

Academic

Peter Buneman

British computer scientist

1943 – present · United Kingdom

Peter J. Denning
Academic

Peter J. Denning

American computer scientist and writer

1942 – present · United States

Peter Landrock
Cryptographer

Peter Landrock

Danish cryptographer and mathematician

1948 – present

Academic

Phil Bernstein

American computer scientist

1949 – present · United States

Philippe Aigrain
Academic

Philippe Aigrain

French computer scientist (1949–2021)

1949 – 2021 · France

Philippe Flajolet
Academic

Philippe Flajolet

French computer scientist (1948–2011)

1948 – 2011 · France

Raji Arasu
Academic

Raji Arasu

Indian American technology executive (born 1969)

1949 – present · India

Renato M. E. Sabbatini
Academic

Renato M. E. Sabbatini

Brazilian scientist (born 1947)

1947 – present · Brazil

Richard Schroeppel
Cryptographer

Richard Schroeppel

American mathematician

1948 – present · United States

Robert Cailliau
Academic

Robert Cailliau

Belgian engineer, computer scientist, and co-inventor of the World Wide Web

1947 – present · Belgium

Robert Dewar
Academic

Robert Dewar

Computer scientist

1945 – 2015 · United States

Cryptographer

Robert McEliece

1942 – 2019 · United States

Ron Rivest
Cryptographer

Ron Rivest

American cryptographer (born 1947)

1947 – present · United States

Academic

Ronald Baecker

American computer scientist (born 1942)

1942 – present · United States

Academic

Rémi Després

1943 – present · France

Scott Bradner
Academic

Scott Bradner

American academic

1944 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Scott Vanstone

Canadian cryptographer (1947 -2014)

1947 – 2014 · Canada

Simon S. Lam
Academic

Simon S. Lam

American computer scientist and academic (born 1947)

1947 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Stafford Tavares

Canadian cryptographer

1940 – present · Canada

Stephen R. Bourne
Academic

Stephen R. Bourne

British computer scientist

1944 – present · United Kingdom

Steve Crocker
Academic

Steve Crocker

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1944)

1944 – present · United States

Subhash Kak
Cryptographer

Subhash Kak

Indian American computer scientist

1947 – present · India

Subrata Dasgupta
Academic

Subrata Dasgupta

Indian multidisciplinary scholar

1944 – present · United Kingdom

Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar
Academic

Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar

Indian computer scientist (born 1947)

1947 – present · United States

Academic

Susan D. Allen

US scientist and professor

1943 – present

Academic

Takao Nishizeki

Japanese mathematician (1947–2022)

1947 – 2022 · Japan

Takeo Kanade
Academic

Takeo Kanade

Japanese computer scientist

1945 – present · Japan

Teofilo F. Gonzalez
Academic

Teofilo F. Gonzalez

Mexican-American computer scientist (born 1948)

1948 – present · United States

Academic

Tetiana Taran

Ukrainian computer scientist

1946 – 2007

Academic

Tetsuo Asano

Japanese computer scientist

1949 – present · Japan

Academic

Theo Härder

German computer scientist

1945 – present · Germany

Cryptographer

Tom Berson

American cryptographer & computer science researcher (born 1946)

1946 – present

Tomoyuki Nishita
Academic

Tomoyuki Nishita

Japanese computer scientist

1949 – present · Japan

Toru Takahashi (Internet)
Academic

Toru Takahashi (Internet)

Japanese Internet advocate (1941–2022)

1941 – 2022 · Japan

Academic

Toshihide Ibaraki

Japanese computer scientist (born 1940)

1940 – present · Japan

Academic

Victor Basili

American computer scientist

1940 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Victor S. Miller

American mathematician (born 1947)

1947 – present · United States

Academic

Victor W. Marek

Polish mathematician and computer scientist

1943 – present

Viktor Ivannikov
Academic

Viktor Ivannikov

1940 – 2016 · Russia

Vint Cerf
Academic

Vint Cerf

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1943)

1943 – present · United States

Vladimir Pentkovski
Academic

Vladimir Pentkovski

Soviet-American computer scientist

1946 – 2012

Vladimir Sukhomlin
Academic

Vladimir Sukhomlin

Russian computer scientist

1945 – present · Russia

Walther von Hahn
Academic

Walther von Hahn

German linguist and computer scientist

1942 – present · Germany

Academic

Werner Dilger

German computer scientist (1942–2007)

1942 – 2007 · Germany

Werner Zorn
Academic

Werner Zorn

German computer scientist

1942 – present · Germany

Whitfield Diffie
Cryptographer

Whitfield Diffie

American cryptographer (born 1944)

1944 – present · United States

William Gibson
Academic

William Gibson

American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948)

1948 – present · United States

Witold Lipski
Academic

Witold Lipski

Polish computer scientist

1949 – 1985

Academic

Wojciech Rytter

1948 – present

Yuri Matiyasevich
Academic

Yuri Matiyasevich

Russian mathematician and computer scientist

1947 – present · Russia

Academic

Zenon Kulpa

1946 – present · Poland