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People of the 1930s

Every person in the Atlas that were born in the 1930s — 29 entries.

NameLifeStatusFieldKnown for
Edsger W. Dijkstra1930–2002DeadtheoryGo To Statement Considered Harmful
Peter Landin1930–2009DeadProgramming languagesThe Next 700 Programming Languages
Fred Brooks1931–2022Deadoperating systemsNo Silver Bullet
Jack Dennis1931–Alivetheory—
Ole-Johan Dahl1931–2001Deadprogramming languagesSimula
Douglas McIlroyDoug McIlroy1932–Aliveoperating systems—
Frances Allen1932–2020Deadprogramming languages—
Gordon Bell1934–2024DeadHardware—
Leonard Kleinrock1934–Alivenetworking—
Niklaus Wirth1934–2024Deadprogramming languagesALGOL W Pascal Modula Modula-2 Oberon
Ralph Griswold1934–2006Deadprogramming languagesSNOBOL Icon
Robin Milner1934–2010Deadprogramming languagesML Standard ML
Tony HoareC. A. R. Hoare1934–AlivetheoryALGOL W An Axiomatic Basis for Computer Programming Communicating Sequential Processes The Emperor's Old Clothes Rust
Cynthia Solomon1935–Aliveprogramming languagesLogo
Richard Karp1935–Alivetheory—
Robert W. Floyd1936–2001Deadtheory—
Larry Roberts1937–2018Deadnetworking—
Ted Nelson1937–Aliveweb—
Bob KahnRobert Kahn1938–AlivenetworkingA Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication
Charles H. MooreChuck Moore1938–Aliveprogramming languagesFairchild Semiconductor Intel Forth
Donald Knuth1938–AlivetheoryThe Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1 Literate Programming
Ivan Sutherland1938–AliveComputer graphicsSketchpad: A Man-Machine Graphical Communication System
Per Brinch Hansen1938–2007Deadprogramming languages—
Barbara Liskov1939–Aliveprogramming languagesCLU
Charles GeschkeChuck Geschke1939–2021Deadprogramming languagesPostScript
Cleve Moler1939–Aliveprogramming languagesMATLAB
John Hopcroft1939–Alivetheory—
Stephen Cook1939–Alivetheory—
William Wulf1939–2023Deadprogramming languagesBLISS