Computer inventors and pioneers

This section of Computer Hope has been designed as a location to find a basic overview of individuals who have contributed significantly to areas that relate to computers. Here you can find an individuals date of birth, date of death if applicable, a small biography, and information about what contributions the individual has made.

Alphabetical listing

Click on the one of the below letters that corresponds to the first or last name of the computer pioneer you are trying to find. For example, if you were trying to find Bill Gates, you would click "B" in the below chart.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Browse by category

Below is a list of pioneers broken into their respected categories. For example, clicking on Female computer pioneers displays all females who have helped develop and contribute to the computer industry.

African American computer pioneers Analyst CEO Chairman Coined Computer Engineers Computer programmers Computer Scientist Convict Director

Editor Entrepreneur Father's of computing Female computer pioneers Founder Grandmaster Hacker Inventor Investor Logician

Manager Mathematician Personality Physicist Pioneers on Twitter President Professor Researcher Sponsor Writer