Era
Hackers of the 1970s
367 entries
Adi Shamir
Israeli cryptographer (born 1952)
1952 – present · Israel
Alex Martelli
Italian computer engineer (born 1955)
1955 – present · Italy
Alexander Vasin
Russian mathematician (born 1952)
1952 – present · Russia
Alexei Semenov (mathematician)
Russian mathematician
1950 – present · Russia
Alexey Pajitnov
Russian-American computer engineer (born 1955)
1955 – present · United States
Alfons Kemper
German computer scientist
1958 – present · Germany
Ali Akbar Jalali
Iranian Computer Scientist
1954 – present · Iran
Alison Macrina
Librarian and Director of the Library Freedom Project
1950 – present
Amar Gupta
American computer scientist
1953 – present · India
Andrei Broder
American computer scientist
1953 – present · Israel
Andrei Krylov (mathematician)
Russian mathematician (born 1956)
1956 – present · Russia
Andrew Blake (computer scientist)
British scientist
1956 – present · United Kingdom
Andrew Morton (computer programmer)
Australian software engineer (born 1959)
1959 – present · Australia
Andy Bechtolsheim
German electrical engineer, co-founder of Sun Microsystems (born 1955)
1955 – present · Germany
Anthony Cohn
1954 – present · United Kingdom
Arjen Lenstra
Dutch mathematician (born 1956)
1956 – present
Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe
Nigerian academic
1950 – 2012
Baruch Schieber
Professor of computer science
1958 – present · Israel
Ben Laurie
Software engineer and cryptographer
1953 – present
Bernard Chazelle
French computer scientist (born 1955)
1955 – present · France
Bernhard M. Hämmerli
Swiss computer scientist (born 1958)
1958 – present · Switzerland
Bertrand Meyer
French computer scientist
1950 – present · France
Bertrand du Castel
French-American author and scientist (born 1952)
1952 – 2019 · France
Bidyut Baran Chaudhuri
Indian computer scientist (born 1950)
1950 – present · India
Bill Joy
American computer engineer (born 1954)
1954 – present · United States
Biswanath Mukherjee
Indian-American Distinguished Professor of computer science
1958 – present
Bogusław Jackowski
Polish computer scientist (born 1950)
1950 – present · Poland
Bożena Kostek
Polish acoustical engineer and computer scientist
1959 – present · Poland
Bożenna Hołownia
Polish geographer and politician (born 1953)
1953 – present · Poland
Brian Fox (programmer)
American computer programmer
1959 – present · United States
Brigitte Plateau
French computer scientist
1954 – present · France
Carl Malamud
Technologist, author, and public domain advocate
1959 – present · United States
Carme Torras
Spanish mathematician and computer scientist
1956 – present · Spain
Catuscia Palamidessi
Computer scientist
1959 – present · Italy
Chan-Jin Chung
South Korean computer scientist (born 1959)
1959 – present
Chandroth Vasudevan Radhakrishnan
Indian software developer (b. 1953)
1953 – present
Chieko Asakawa
Japanese computer scientist
1958 – present · Japan
Christian Huitema
French computer scholar (born 1953)
1953 – present · France
Christopher Bishop
British computer scientist (born 1959)
1959 – present · United Kingdom
Claudia Eckert (computer scientist)
German computer scientist
1959 – present · Germany
Clifford Cocks
British cryptographer
1950 – present · United Kingdom
Danese Cooper
American open source software advocate
1959 – present · United States
Daniel Harple
American businessman
1959 – present · United States
Daniel Karrenberg
German computer scientist
1959 – present · Germany
Danny Raz
Professor of Computer Science
1959 – present · Israel
Dave Raggett
English computer specialist
1955 – present · United Kingdom
David Bohnett
American philanthropist and technology entrepreneur
1956 – present · United States
David Carmel
Israeli computer scientist (born 1955)
1955 – present · Israel
David Chaum
American computer scientist and cryptographer (born 1955)
1955 – present · United States
David Deutsch
British theoretical physicist (born 1953)
1953 – present · United Kingdom
David Harel
Israeli computer scientist
1950 – present · Israel
Deborah Estrin
American computer scientist
1959 – present · United States
Demi Getschko
Brazilian computer scientist
1954 – present · Brazil
Demola Aladekomo
Nigerian computer engineer (born 1957)
1957 – present
Dmitry Sychugov
1955 – present · Russia
Doug Stinson
Canadian mathematician and cryptographer (born 1956)
1956 – present · Canada
Duncan Campbell (journalist, born 1952)
British investigative journalist
1952 – present · United Kingdom
Ed Krol
American network engineer (born 1951)
1951 – present · United States
Edward H. Deets
1957 – present · United States
Emin Gün Sirer
Turkish-American computer scientist
1950 – present · Türkiye
Eric Allman
American computer programmer (born 1955)
1955 – present · United States
Eric Garris
American journalist
1953 – present · United States
Eric Hughes (cypherpunk)
American mathematician, programmer, and cypherpunk founder
1953 – present
Eric S. Raymond
US programmer, author, and open-source advocate
1957 – present · United States
Evgeny Tyrtyshnikov
Russian mathematician
1955 – present · Russia
Felisa Verdejo
Spanish academic
1950 – present · Spain
Florencio Utreras
Chilean mathematician (born 1951)
1951 – present · Chile
Francine Berman
American computer scientist
1951 – present · United States
François Flückiger
Computer scientist
1953 – present · France
Fravia
Software reverse engineer (1952–2009)
1952 – 2009 · Italy
Gene Spafford
American computer scientist
1956 – present · United States
Gernot Heiser
Australian computer scientist
1957 – present · Australia
Gilles Brassard
Canadian computer scientist (born 1955)
1955 – present · Canada
Gilles Motet
French computer scientist and software engineer
1956 – present · France
Gloria Suzanne Koenigsberger Horowitz
Mexican astronomer and researcher
1951 – present · Mexico
Gordon Lyon
American network security expert (born 1977)
1953 – present · United States
Guido van Rossum
Dutch programmer and creator of Python (born 1956)
1956 – present
Hal Finney (computer scientist)
Cryptograph and cypherpunk (1956–2014)
1956 – 2014 · United States
Hans-Jürgen Appelrath
German computer scientist
1952 – 2016 · Germany
Haruhiko Okumura
Japanese computer science education lecturer
1951 – present · Japan
Henri Bal
Dutch scientist (born 1958)
1958 – present
Henry Spencer
Canadian computer programmer
1955 – present · Canada
Hiroshi Ishii (computer scientist)
Japanese computer scientist
1956 – present · Japan
Humberto Bustince
Spanish computer scientist
1958 – present · Spain
Héctor García-Molina
Mexican computer scientist (1954–2019)
1954 – 2019 · Mexico
Igor Lomov
Russian mathematician (born 1956)
1956 – present
Igor Mashechkin
Russian mathematician
1956 – present
Igor Sokolov (scientist)
1954 – present · Russia
James Gosling
Canadian computer scientist (born 1955)
1955 – present · Canada
James H. Davenport
British computer scientist
1953 – present · United Kingdom
James Won-Ki Hong
South Korean computer scientist (born 1959)
1959 – present
Jan Krissler
German computer scientist and biometry hacker
1950 – present · Germany
Jay Chaudhry
Indian-American businessman (born 1958)
1955 – present
Jean Armour Polly
American librarian
1950 – present · United States
Jean-Daniel Fekete
French computer scientist
1950 – present · France
Jean-Marie Hullot
French computer scientist and programmer (1954–2019)
1954 – 2019 · France
Jean-Paul Delahaye
French computer scientist and mathematician (born 1952)
1952 – present · France
Jeffrey Zeldman
American entrepreneur and web designer
1955 – present · United States
Jim Christy
Retired American government employee (born 1951)
1951 – present
Jim Gettys
American computer programmer
1953 – present · United States
Joe Armstrong (programmer)
British computer scientist (1950–2019)
1950 – 2019 · United Kingdom
Johannes Buchmann
German mathematician (born 1953)
1953 – present · Germany
John Gilmore (activist)
American activist (born 1955)
1955 – present · United States
John Graham-Cumming
British software engineer and writer
1953 – present · United Kingdom
Jon Bentley (computer scientist)
American computer scientist (born 1953)
1953 – present · United States
Jon Crowcroft
British computer scientist (born 1957)
1957 – present · United Kingdom
Jorge Stolfi
Brazilian software programmer
1950 – present · Brazil
Joseph Mariani
1950 – present · France
Jun Murai
Japanese computer scientist
1955 – present · Japan
Keith Bostic (software engineer)
American software engineer (born 1959)
1959 – present · United States
Ken Sakamura
Japanese computer scientist (born 1951)
1951 – present · Japan
Klaus Dittrich
German computer scientist
1950 – 2007 · Germany
Klaus Peter Jantke
1951 – present · Germany
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Indian billionaire
1955 – present · India
Larry Wall
American computer programmer and author
1954 – present · United States
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
Brazilian anthropologist and publisher
1957 – present · Brazil
Liu Jiren
Chinese computer scientist
1955 – present · China
Louis Monier
American computer scientist
1956 – present · France
Luca Cardelli
Italian computer scientist
1954 – present · Italy
M. Tamer Özsu
Computer scientist (b. 1951)
1951 – present · Canada
Mark Adler
American software engineer
1959 – present · United States
Mark P. McCahill
American computer scientist (born 1956)
1956 – present · United States
Marshall Kirk McKusick
American computer scientist (born 1954)
1954 – present · United States
Marta Kwiatkowska
Polish computer scientist living in the UK
1957 – present · Poland
Matthias Jarke
German computer scientist (1952–2024)
1952 – 2024 · Germany
Michael Fourman
Logician and computer scientist
1950 – present · United Kingdom
Michael Goldsmith (computer scientist)
British computer scientist
1959 – present
Michael Luby
Information theorist and cryptographer
1950 – present · United States
Mike Jensen (internet pioneer)
South African information network expert
1958 – present · South Africa
Miron Livny
1950 – present · United States
Mitchell Baker
Chairwoman and CEO
1957 – present · United States
Moshe Koppel
American-Israeli computer scientist (born 1956)
1956 – present · Israel
Moti Yung
Israeli computer scientist
1959 – present · United States
Mykhailo Zghurovskyi
Ukrainian data scientist
1950 – present
Nabil Bukhalid
Lebanese computer scientist
1957 – 2023
Nikolai Ardelyan
Russian mathematician
1953 – present
Nikolai Kapustin (mathematician)
Russian mathematician (born 1957)
1957 – present · Russia
Noel Chiappa
American computer network researcher
1956 – present · United Kingdom
Noga Alon
Israeli mathematician
1956 – present · Israel
Oded Goldreich
Israeli computer scientist (born 1957)
1957 – present · Israel
Opher Etzion
1957 – present · Israel
Orna Grumberg
Israeli computer scientist
1952 – present · Israel
Oxblood Ruffin
Canadian hacker
1950 – present · Canada
Pamela Kyle Crossley
American historian (born 1955)
1955 – present · United States
Peter Gutmann (computer scientist)
New Zealand computer scientist
1953 – present · New Zealand
Phil Zimmermann
American cryptographer, creator of PGP (born 1954)
1954 – present · United States
Philip Emeagwali
Nigerian computer scientist
1954 – present
Ping Fu
Chinese computer scientist and entrepreneur
1958 – present · United States
Pradeep Khosla
8th Chancellor of UC San Diego
1957 – present · United States
Primavera De Filippi
French legal scholar and Internet activist
1950 – present · France
Przemysław Prusinkiewicz
Polish computer scientist
1952 – present · Poland
Radia Perlman
American software designer and network engineer
1951 – present · United States
Ralph Merkle
American cryptographer (born 1952)
1952 – present · United States
Ravindra K. Ahuja
American computer scientist
1956 – present · United States
Richard Gingras
American entrepreneur
1952 – present · United States
Richard Stallman
American activist and programmer (born 1953)
1953 – present · United States
Rico Malvar
1957 – present · Brazil
Rina Dechter
Computer scientist
1950 – present
Roberto Pieraccini
Italian-American computer scientist
1955 – present · United States
Romeo Ortega
Mexican-French control scientist
1954 – present · Mexico
Ron Crane (engineer)
American electrical engineer (1950–2017)
1950 – 2017 · United States
Ross J. Anderson
British computer scientist (1956–2024)
1956 – 2024 · United Kingdom
Ruslan Smelyansky
Russian mathematician and professor (born 1950)
1950 – present
Russ Nelson
American computer programmer
1958 – present · United States
Samson Abramsky
British computer scientist
1953 – present · United Kingdom
Sanghamitra Mohanty
Indian computer scientist (1953–2021)
1953 – 2021 · India
Serge Abiteboul
French computer scientist
1953 – present · France
Sergei Abramov (mathematician)
Russian mathematician (born 1957)
1957 – present · Russia
Sergei Aseev
Russian mathematician
1957 – present
Sergei Mukhin
Russian mathematician (born 1959)
1959 – present
Sergey Lozhkin
Russian mathematician (born 1951)
1951 – present · Russia
Sergey Shorgin
Russian mathematician
1952 – present · Russia
Sergey Solovyov (mathematician)
Russian mathematician (1955–2023)
1955 – 2023 · Russia
Sergiy Vilkomir
Ukrainian-born computer scientist (1956–2020)
1956 – 2020 · United States
Shafi Goldwasser
Israeli American computer scientist (born 1959)
1958 – present · United States
Sheizaf Rafaeli
1955 – present · Israel
Shlomi Dolev
1958 – present · Israel
Shmuel Sagiv
Israeli computer scientist (born 1959)
1959 – present
Shojiro Nishio
Japanese academic
1951 – present · Japan
Silvio Micali
Italian-American computer scientist (born 1954)
1954 – present · United States
Sophia Ananiadou
Greek computational linguist
1958 – present · United Kingdom
Steve Furber
English computer scientist (born 1953)
1953 – present · United Kingdom
Steve Gibson (computer programmer)
Computer enthusiast, software engineer and security researcher
1955 – present · United States
Steve Jobs
American businessman and inventor (1955–2011)
1955 – 2011 · United States
Steve Wozniak
American engineer and programmer (born 1950)
1950 – present · United States
Sudha Murty
Member of Rajya Sabha (born 1950)
1950 – present · India
Sugata Mitra
Indian computer scientist and educational theorist
1952 – present · India
Sílvio Meira
Brazilian computer scientist
1955 – present · Brazil
Tadao Takahashi
Brazilian computer scientist (1950–2022)
1950 – 2022 · Brazil
Taher Elgamal
American cryptographer
1955 – present · United States
Teresa Przytycka
Polish-American computational biologist
1958 – present
Tim Berners-Lee
English computer scientist (born 1955)
1955 – present · United Kingdom
Timothy A. Gonsalves
Indian computer scientist (born 1954)
1954 – present
Tom Jennings
American artist, computer specialist (born 1955)
1955 – present · United States
Tomasz Imieliński
Polish-American computer scientist (born 1954)
1954 – present · United States
Valeria de Paiva
Brazilian mathematician, logician, and computer scientist
1959 – present · Brazil
Van Jacobson
American computer scientist
1950 – present · United States
Vasily Denisov
Russian mathematician
1951 – present
Vinod Dham
Indian engineer
1950 – present · India
Vladimir Bening
Russian mathematician
1954 – present
Vlastimil Klíma
Czech cryptologist and computer security expert (born 1957)
1957 – present · Czechia
Walter Bender
American software programmer
1956 – present · United States
Wanda Orlikowski
American computer scientist
1950 – present · South Africa
Wau Holland
German journalist and computer activist (1951–2001)
1951 – 2001 · Germany
Wietse Venema
American computer scientist (born 1951)
1951 – present
Winn Schwartau
American computer security expert (born 1952)
1952 – present · United States
Yaser Abu-Mostafa
Egyptian-American computer scientist
1957 – present · United States
Yehuda Afek
Israeli computer scientist
1952 – present · Israel
Yvo G. Desmedt
Cryptographer (born 1956)
1956 – present
Zygmunt Vetulani (computer scientist)
Polish mathematician and computer scientist (born 1950)
1950 – present · Poland
Çetin Kaya Koç
Turkish cryptographic engineer
1957 – present · Türkiye
Özalp Babaoğlu
Turkish/American computer scientist (born 1955)
1955 – present · Türkiye