SettingsTuring Award laureates
Alan Kay
Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for c...
Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for c...
Alan Perlis
Alan Jay Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in programming languages and the first recipient of the Turing Award.
Alan Jay Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in programming languages and the first recipient of the Turing Award.
Allen Newell
Allen Newell was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and ...
Allen Newell was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and ...
Amir Pnueli
Amir Pnueli (אמיר פנואלי; April 22, 1941 – November 2, 2009) was an Israeli computer scientist.
Amir Pnueli (אמיר פנואלי; April 22, 1941 – November 2, 2009) was an Israeli computer scientist.
Barbara Jane Liskov
Barbara Liskov (born Barbara Jane Huberman on November 7, 1939) is a computer scientist.
Barbara Liskov (born Barbara Jane Huberman on November 7, 1939) is a computer scientist.
Bob Kahn
Robert Elliot Kahn (born December 23, 1938) is an American Internet pioneer, engineer and computer scientist, who, along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and...
Robert Elliot Kahn (born December 23, 1938) is an American Internet pioneer, engineer and computer scientist, who, along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and...
C. A. R. Hoare
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Charles Bachman
Charles William "Charlie" Bachman is an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher rather than in academia.
Charles William "Charlie" Bachman is an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher rather than in academia.
Dana Scott
Dana Stewart Scott (born October 11, 1932) is the emeritus Hillman University Professor of Computer Science, Philosophy, and Mathematical Logic at Carnegie Mellon University; he is now retir...
Dana Stewart Scott (born October 11, 1932) is the emeritus Hillman University Professor of Computer Science, Philosophy, and Mathematical Logic at Carnegie Mellon University; he is now retir...
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011), was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011), was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."
Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Carl Engelbart (born January 30, 1925) is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer.
Douglas Carl Engelbart (born January 30, 1925) is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer.
E. Allen Emerson
Ernest Allen Emerson is a computer scientist and endowed professor at the University of Texas, Austin, USA.
Ernest Allen Emerson is a computer scientist and endowed professor at the University of Texas, Austin, USA.
Edgar F. Codd
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (May 11, 1930 – August 6, 2002); ) was a Dutch computer scientist.
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (May 11, 1930 – August 6, 2002); ) was a Dutch computer scientist.
Edward Feigenbaum
Edward Albert Feigenbaum (born January 20, 1936; Weehawken, New Jersey) is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence.
Edward Albert Feigenbaum (born January 20, 1936; Weehawken, New Jersey) is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence.
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando José "Corby" Corbató (born July 1, 1926 in Oakland, California) is a prominent American computer scientist, notable as a pioneer in the development of time-sharing operating systems.
Fernando José "Corby" Corbató (born July 1, 1926 in Oakland, California) is a prominent American computer scientist, notable as a pioneer in the development of time-sharing operating systems.
Frances E. Allen
Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Allen (born August 4, 1932) is an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers.
Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Allen (born August 4, 1932) is an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers.
Fred Brooks
Frederick Phillips Brooks, Jr. is a software engineer and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360 software support pack...
Frederick Phillips Brooks, Jr. is a software engineer and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360 software support pack...
Herbert Simon
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University...
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University...
Ivan Sutherland
Ivan Edward Sutherland (born May 16, 1938) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer.
Ivan Edward Sutherland (born May 16, 1938) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer.
James H. Wilkinson
James Hardy Wilkinson (27 September 1919 – 5 October 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science pa...
James Hardy Wilkinson (27 September 1919 – 5 October 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science pa...
Jim Gray (computer scientist)
James Nicholas "Jim" Gray (born 12 January 1944, lost at sea 28 January 2007) was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions to database and ...
James Nicholas "Jim" Gray (born 12 January 1944, lost at sea 28 January 2007) was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions to database and ...
John Backus
John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist.
John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist.
John Cocke
John Cocke was an American computer scientist recognized for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design.
John Cocke was an American computer scientist recognized for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design.
John Hopcroft
John Edward Hopcroft (born October 7, 1939) is an American theoretical computer scientist.
John Edward Hopcroft (born October 7, 1939) is an American theoretical computer scientist.
John McCarthy (computer scientist)
John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
Joseph Sifakis
Joseph Sifakis (Ιωσήφ Σηφάκης) is a Greek-French computer scientist, laureate of the 2007 Turing Award, along with Edmund M. Clarke and E. Allen Emerson, for his work on model checking.
Joseph Sifakis (Ιωσήφ Σηφάκης) is a Greek-French computer scientist, laureate of the 2007 Turing Award, along with Edmund M. Clarke and E. Allen Emerson, for his work on model checking.
Juris Hartmanis
Juris Hartmanis (born July 5, 1928 in Riga, Latvia) is a prominent computer scientist and computational theorist who, with Richard E. Stearns, received the 1993 ACM Turing Award "in recognition ...
Juris Hartmanis (born July 5, 1928 in Riga, Latvia) is a prominent computer scientist and computational theorist who, with Richard E. Stearns, received the 1993 ACM Turing Award "in recognition ...
Ken Thompson
Kenneth Lane Thompson, commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science.
Kenneth Lane Thompson, commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science.
Kenneth E. Iverson
Kenneth Eugene Iverson (17 December 1920 - 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962.
Kenneth Eugene Iverson (17 December 1920 - 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962.
Kristen Nygaard
Kristen Nygaard (August 27, 1926 – August 10, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer and politician.
Kristen Nygaard (August 27, 1926 – August 10, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer and politician.
Leonard Adleman
Leonard Max Adleman (born December 31, 1945) is an American theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the University of Southern California.
Leonard Max Adleman (born December 31, 1945) is an American theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the University of Southern California.
Leslie Valiant
Leslie Gabriel Valiant (born 28 March 1949) is a British computer scientist and computational theorist.
Leslie Gabriel Valiant (born 28 March 1949) is a British computer scientist and computational theorist.
Manuel Blum
Manuel Blum is a computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 "In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to crypto...
Manuel Blum is a computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 "In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to crypto...
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Lee Minsky (born August 9, 1927) is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, an...
Marvin Lee Minsky (born August 9, 1927) is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, an...
Maurice Wilkes
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes FRS, FREng, DFBCS (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes FRS, FREng, DFBCS (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.
Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Emil Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist, best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for pioneering several classic topics in software engineering.
Niklaus Emil Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist, best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for pioneering several classic topics in software engineering.
Ole-Johan Dahl
Ole-Johan Dahl (October 12, 1931 – June 29, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along with Kristen...
Ole-Johan Dahl (October 12, 1931 – June 29, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along with Kristen...
Peter Naur
Peter Naur (born October 25, 1928) is a Danish pioneer in computer science and Turing award winner.
Peter Naur (born October 25, 1928) is a Danish pioneer in computer science and Turing award winner.
Raj Reddy
Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy, a Turing Award winner, is one of the early pioneers in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon U...
Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy, a Turing Award winner, is one of the early pioneers in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon U...
Richard Hamming
Richard Wesley Hamming (Chicago, February 11, 1915 – Monterey, California, January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecomm...
Richard Wesley Hamming (Chicago, February 11, 1915 – Monterey, California, January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecomm...
Richard M. Karp
Richard Manning Karp (born January 3, 1935) is a computer scientist and computational theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, notable for research in the theory of algorithms, for wh...
Richard Manning Karp (born January 3, 1935) is a computer scientist and computational theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, notable for research in the theory of algorithms, for wh...
Richard Stearns (computer scientist)
Richard Edwin Stearns (born July 5, 1936) is a prominent computer scientist who, with Juris Hartmanis, received the 1993 ACM Turing Award "in recognition of their seminal paper which established...
Richard Edwin Stearns (born July 5, 1936) is a prominent computer scientist who, with Juris Hartmanis, received the 1993 ACM Turing Award "in recognition of their seminal paper which established...
Robert W. Floyd
Robert W (Bob) Floyd (June 8, 1936 – September 25, 2001) was an eminent computer scientist.
Robert W (Bob) Floyd (June 8, 1936 – September 25, 2001) was an eminent computer scientist.
Robin Milner
Arthur John Robin Gorell Milner FRS FRSE (Robin Milner or A.J.R.G. Milner, born 13 January 1934 near Plymouth, died 20 March 2010 in Cambridge) was a prominent British computer s...
Arthur John Robin Gorell Milner FRS FRSE (Robin Milner or A.J.R.G. Milner, born 13 January 1934 near Plymouth, died 20 March 2010 in Cambridge) was a prominent British computer s...
Stephen Cook
Stephen Arthur Cook is a renowned American-Canadian computer scientist and mathematician who has made major contributions to the fields of complexity theory and proof complexity.
Stephen Arthur Cook is a renowned American-Canadian computer scientist and mathematician who has made major contributions to the fields of complexity theory and proof complexity.
Tony Hoare
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Vint Cerf
Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf (; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist B...
Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf (; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist B...
William Kahan
William Morton Kahan (born June 5, 1933, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a mathematician and computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1989 for "his fundamental contributions to nume...
William Morton Kahan (born June 5, 1933, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a mathematician and computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1989 for "his fundamental contributions to nume...