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PEOPLE

The People Who Built the Machine

An index of everyone in these timelines: lifespans, how many events each name touches, and the years they span. Follow a name to its events.

  1. Alan KayLifespan1940–Appears in02 / 1973–1980
  2. Alan TuringLifespan1912–1954Appears in01 / 1948–1948
  3. Bill EnglishLifespan1929–2020Appears in02 / 1968–1973
  4. Bill GatesLifespan1955–Appears in13 / 1974–2014
  5. Bjarne StroustrupLifespan1950–Appears in01 / 1985–1985
  6. Brendan EichLifespan1961–Appears in01 / 1995–1995
  7. Charles H. BennettLifespan1943–Appears in01 / 2026–2026
  8. Charles W. BachmanLifespan1924–2017Appears in02 / 1963–1969
  9. Claude ShannonLifespan1916–2001Appears in02 / 1948–1956
  10. Demis HassabisLifespan1976–Appears in03 / 2016–2024
  11. Dennis RitchieLifespan1941–2011Appears in03 / 1969–1985
  12. Donald D. ChamberlinLifespan1944–Appears in01 / 1974–1974
  13. Douglas EngelbartLifespan1925–2013Appears in01 / 1968–1968
  14. Edgar F. CoddLifespan1923–2003Appears in01 / 1970–1970
  15. Elon MuskLifespan1971–Appears in02 / 2022–2025
  16. Frank RosenblattLifespan1928–1971Appears in01 / 1958–1958
  17. Geoffrey HintonLifespan1947–Appears in03 / 2012–2024
  18. Gilles BrassardLifespan1955–Appears in01 / 2026–2026
  19. Gordon MooreLifespan1929–2023Appears in01 / 1965–1965
  20. Grace HopperLifespan1906–1992Appears in04 / 1951–2022
  21. Guido van RossumLifespan1956–Appears in02 / 1991–2008
  22. Ilya SutskeverLifespan1986–Appears in02 / 2012–2023
  23. Jensen HuangLifespan1963–Appears in03 / 2022–2024
  24. John BackusLifespan1924–2007Appears in02 / 1957–1960
  25. John McCarthyLifespan1927–2011Appears in03 / 1956–1960
  26. John von NeumannLifespan1903–1957Appears in02 / 1945–1946
  27. Joseph WeizenbaumLifespan1923–2008Appears in01 / 1966–1966
  28. Ken ThompsonLifespan1943–Appears in04 / 1969–2009
  29. Kristen NygaardLifespan1926–2002Appears in02 / 1967–1985
  30. Larry EllisonLifespan1944–Appears in02 / 1979–2025
  31. Larry PageLifespan1973–Appears in01 / 1998–1998
  32. Linus TorvaldsLifespan1969–Appears in03 / 1991–2022
  33. Mark ZuckerbergLifespan1984–Appears in06 / 2004–2023
  34. Marvin MinskyLifespan1927–2016Appears in01 / 1956–1956
  35. Ole-Johan DahlLifespan1931–2002Appears in02 / 1967–1985
  36. Pat GelsingerLifespan1961–Appears in01 / 2024–2024
  37. Peter NaurLifespan1928–2016Appears in01 / 1960–1960
  38. Sam AltmanLifespan1985–Appears in05 / 2019–2025
  39. Satya NadellaLifespan1967–Appears in07 / 2014–2025
  40. Sergey BrinLifespan1973–Appears in01 / 1998–1998
  41. Steve JobsLifespan1955–2011Appears in11 / 1977–2011
  42. Steve WozniakLifespan1950–Appears in01 / 1977–1977
  43. Tim Berners-LeeLifespan1955–Appears in03 / 1989–1993
  44. Vint CerfLifespan1943–Appears in01 / 1983–1983
  45. Yukihiro MatsumotoLifespan1965–Appears in01 / 1995–1995