Personality computer pioneers
Below is a listing of computer pioneers that have been tagged as a Personality. Clicking on any of the below links will open the biography for that person.
Alan Schaaf Founder of Imgur, the world's largest image hosting site. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Amber Macarthur Canadian television and netcasting personality well known for the Call for Help series. Category: Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Anthony Casalena Created Squarespace. Category: Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
Becky Worley American journalist and broadcaster best known for being TechLive's Computer Security Analyst. Category: Analyst, Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Brian Tong Former host and senior editor for CNET TV's the Apple Byte, Prizefight, Tap That App & How-To's. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Cali Lewis American podcaster and Internet personality. Category: Female , Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Chris Pirillo Founder and maintainer of Lockergnome. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Danny Cohen Internet pioneer and network specialist who designed the first real-time visual flight simulator. Category: Engineer, Founder, Manager, Personality, Scientist, and Writer | |
Dave Winer American software developer, entrepreneur, and writer. Category: Editor, Entrepreneur, Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
David Karp American web developer and founder of blogging platform, Tumblr. Category: CEO, Entrepreneur, Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Dimitry Golubov Ukrainian hacker and founder of the Internet Party of Ukraine. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Douglas Hofstadter American author, professor, and cognitive scientist. Category: Manager, Personality, Professor, Scientist, and Writer | |
Fredrik Neij Co-founder of The Pirate Bay and owner of the web host PRQ which hosted The Pirate Bay. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
Gary Kildall American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who invented the CP/M operating system and gave Bill Gates the world. Category: Director, Entrepreneur, Founder, Inventor, Manager, Personality, Scientist, and Writer | |
Gary Mcgraw American computer scientist and Internet technology author. Category: Manager, Personality, Scientist, Twitter, and Writer | |
Gina Trapani American web developer, tech blogger, writer, and founder of the Lifehacker blog. Category: Female , Founder, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Gordon French Computer programmer and engineer who co-founded the Homebrew Computer Club. Category: Engineer, Founder, Manager, Personality, Programmer, and Writer | |
Gottfrid Warg Swedish computer specialist and co-founder of the BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay together with Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
Hugh Ross Early pioneer in the history of British computing. Category: Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
John Dvorak American columnist and broadcasters in the areas of technology and computing. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, President, Twitter, and Writer | |
Jolie Odell Internet personality known for her blog and writing work with Mashable and VentureBeat. Category: Female , Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
Julian Assange Editor, activist, computer programmer, and hacker best known as the founder of WikiLeaks. Category: Editor, Founder, Hacker, Inventor, Manager, Personality, Programmer, Twitter, and Writer | |
Justine Ezarik American Internet personality, lifecaster, and viral video comedian. Category: Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Kevin Mitnick Computer security consultant, author, and hacker. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Kevin Rose Co-founder of Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. Category: Entrepreneur, Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Kim Komando Host of an American talk radio program The Kim Komando Show which covers personal computers. Category: Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Leo Laporte American technology broadcaster, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Category: Editor, Entrepreneur, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Lou Montulli Programmer known for his work in producing web browsers, namely Lynx and Netscape. Category: Engineer, Founder, Manager, Personality, Programmer, Twitter, and Writer | |
Marques Brownlee American video producer, tech-reviewer, and YouTube star. Category: African American, Manager, Personality, President, Twitter, and Writer | |
Mary Foley Writer for the tech industry, including ZDNet and frequent quest on radio, TV, and podcasts. Category: Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Mat Honan Media innovator, and senior writer with WIRED magazine. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Megan Smith Vice president, Google[x] at Google and former vice president of business development. Category: CEO, Manager, Personality, President, Twitter, and Writer | |
Molly Wood Executive editor at CNET.com. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Murali Chemuturi Indian software development expert and author. Category: Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
Nathan Myhrvold Former chief technology officer at Microsoft and co-founder of Intellectual Ventures. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, and Writer | |
Neil Tyson American astrophysicist and science communicator and former host of NOVA ScienceNow. Category: African American, Director, Manager, Personality, Physicist, Twitter, and Writer | |
Patrick Norton Former managing editor and co-host of The Screen Savers. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Paul Thurrott Technology blogger, author, podcaster, and news editor for Windows IT Pro magazine. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Peter Bentley British author, computer scientist, and contributing editor for WIRED UK magazine. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, Scientist, and Writer | |
Ray Tomlinson American programmer who implemented an e-mail system on the ARPANET. Category: Manager, Personality, Programmer, and Writer | |
Richard Yoo American entrepreneur and founder of web hosting company Rackspace. Category: CEO, Entrepreneur, Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Ryan Shrout Founder, owner, operator, and editor-in-chief of PC Perspective. Category: Editor, Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Sarah Lane American television and Internet personality. Category: Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Steve Garfield Videographer, video blogging pioneer and co-founder of New Mediacracy podcast. Category: Founder, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Steve Gibson Computer enthusiast, software engineer and security researcher. Category: Engineer, Founder, Manager, Personality, Researcher, Twitter, and Writer | |
Stewart Cheifet Television host and producer of Computer Chronicles. Category: Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Tom Merritt Broadcaster and technology journalist. Category: Editor, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Veronica Belmont Co-host of Revision3 Tekzilla. Category: Editor, Female , Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Vint Cerf Father of the Internet. Category: Father, Founder, Manager, Personality, President, Scientist, and Writer | |
Wietse Venema Dutch programmer, physicist, and Google software engineer. Category: Engineer, Manager, Personality, Physicist, Programmer, and Writer | |
William English American computer engineer and co-creator of the first computer mouse. Category: Engineer, Manager, Personality, and Writer |