Birthdays of Tech History

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Happy Birthday. Technology has shaped our lives in so many ways. The people behind the technology have worked in creating the items we use everyday. From mathmatical formulas, to inventions and creations of languages we didn’t know we could learn.

This is a list of people who have shaped technology for years. In most cases I have found birthdays. There is some missing information that I hope people can help fill in. Of course, if the person has passed, that will be noted as well.

This is also a working list. If you see names that should be on this list, let me know. A working copy can be found on this Google Document.

So without further ado – Here is your list of Technology birthdays.

FirstLastNoted forborndied
DouglasAdamsHitchhikers Guideto the GalaxyMarch 11, 1952May 11, 2001
JayAdelsonRevision3September 7, 1970 
BenyAlagemFounder of Packard Bell*1953 
AlAlcornPongJanuary 1, 1948 
SyedAliCEO Cavium Networks 
PaulAllenMicrosoftJanuary 21, 1953 
GilAmelioApple CEOMarch 1, 1943 
BillAmendFox Trot*September 20 
TomAndersonMySpaceNovember 8, 1970 
MarcAndreessenMosaicJuly 9, 1971 
TimArmstrongAOL CEO  
MichaelArringtonTechCrunch, VCMarch 13, 1970 
John VincentAtanasoffAtanasoff-Berry ComputerOctober 4, 1903June 15, 1995
RalphBaerFather of Video GamesMarch 8, 1922 
SteveBallmerMicrosoftMarch 24, 1956 
JimBalsillieResearch in MotionMarch 3, 1961 
JornBargerInvented the Blog,1953 
AndrewBaronRocketboomMarch 31, 1980 
AndyBechtolsheimSun MicrosystemsSeptember 30, 1955 
StevenBellovinUSENET  
TimBerners-LeeWorld Wide WebJune 8, 1955 
GeorgeBooleInvented Boolean Logic (basis to moderncomputer logic)November 2, 1815December 8, 1864
LenBosackCisco*1952 
TimBrayOpen Text CorporationJune 21, 1955 
AndrewBreitbartEditor: Drudge Report, Researcher: Huffington PostFebruary 1, 1969March 1, 2012
DanBricklinVisicalc – Father of the SpreadsheetJuly 16, 1951 
SergeyBrinGoogleAugust 21, 1973 
ChrisBroganSocail Media AuthorApril 8, 1970 
RodCanionCompaqJanuary 19, 1945 
MichaelCapellasCompaq CEOSeptember 19, 1955 
SteveCaseAOL ChairmanSeptember 21, 1958 
VintonCerfFathers of the InternetJune 23, 1943 
C.C.ChapmanPodsafe Music Network 
SteveChenYouTube*August 1978 
JamesClarkMosaic / NetscapeMarch 23, 1944 
Westley AClarkLINC*1927 
ToddCochraneRawVoice, First book on Podcasting*June, 1964 
JohnCockeFather of RISCMay 30, 1925July 16, 2002
EdColliganCEO Palm, HandspringMarch 4, 1961 
MartinCooperInvented the Cell PhoneDecember 26, 1928 
DickCostoloTwitterSeptember 10, 1963 
SeymourCrayCray ComputerSeptember 28, 1925October 5, 1996
MarkCubanHDNetJuly 31, 1958 
AdamCurryPodcasting PioneerSeptember 3, 1064 
MonteDavidoffAltair BASIC floating-point arithmetic*1956 
MichaelDellDell ComputerFebruary 23, 1965 
RobertDennardInventor DRAMSeptember 5, 1932 
JackDorseyTwitterNovember 19, 1976 
DonnaDubinskyco-founder of HandspringJuly 4, 1955 
John C.DvorakPC ColumnistApril 5, 1952 
RolandDyroffSUSE Linux  
J PresperEckertBuilt ENIACApril 9, 1919June 3, 1995
ThomasEdisonLight Bulb, PhonographFebruary 11, 1847October 18, 1931
Jim TiceEllisUsenetMay 6, 1956June 28, 2001
LarryEllisonOracleAugust 17, 1944 
DouglasEngelbartInvented the Computer MouseJanuary 30, 1925 July 3, 2013
GordonEubanksSymantecNovember 7, 1946 
JustineEzarikLifecasterMarch 20, 1984 
FedericoFagginIntel 4004 designerDecember 1, 1941 
DennisFaircloughNovell Data Systems 
ShawnFanningNapsterNovember 22, 1980 
DanFarmerSATAN ToolApril 5, 1962 
ThomasFehrSUSE Linux  
DavidFiloYahooApril 20, 1966 
BradFitzpatrickLiveJournalFebruary 5, 1980 
BobFrankstonVisicalcJune 14, 1949 
JanusFriisSkypeJune 26, 1976 
SteveGarfieldFirst Video Blogger*1957 
BillGatesMicrosoftOctober 28, 1955 
LouisGerstnerIBMMarch 1, 1942 
NoahGlassTwitter  
GastonGonnetOpen Text Corporation 
AlexanderGraham BellInvented TelephoneMarch 3,1847August 2, 1922
WayneGreen80 Micro, Byte MagazineSeptember 3, 1922September 13, 2013
BarryGreensteinSymantecDecember 30, 1954 
Jacques SalomonHadamardMathmaticianDecember 8, 1865October 17, 1963
BenHammersleyFirst Internet Reporter, coined”Podcast”April 3, 1976 
ReedHastingsNetflixOctober 8, 1960 
StevenHawkingTheoretical physicsJanuary 8, 1942 
JeffHawkinsFounder of PalmJune 1, 1957 
GaryHendrixSymantec  
BillHewlettHPMay 20, 1913January 12, 2001
Marcian EdwardHoff Jr.Inventor of the microprocessorOctober 28, 1937 
RiedHoffmanLinkedInAugust 5, 1967 
Jen-HsunHuangco-founder NvidiaFebruary 17, 1963 
EdwinHubbleHubble TelescopeNovember 20, 1889September 28, 1953
AriannaHuffingtonHuffington PostJuly 15, 1950 
MarkHurdOracleJanuary 1, 1957 
ChadHurleyYouTubeJanuary 1, 1977 
CarlIcahnInvestorFebruary 16, 1936 
FredrikIdestamNokiaOctober 28, 1838April 8, 1916
SteveJobsApple, NeXT, PixarFebruary 24, 1955October 5, 2011
ReynoldJohnsonRAMACJuly 16, 1906September 15, 1998
BillJoySun MicrosystemsNovember 8, 1954 
BobKahnInvented TCPIPDecember 23, 1938 
DeanKamenSegwayApril 5, 1951 
JustineKanLifecaster, Justin.tv*1984 
PhillipKatzPKWareNovember 3, 1962April 14, 2000
GuyKawasakiVC and Former Apple EmployeeAugust 30, 1954 
BrianKernighanUNIX co-creator*January 1942 
VinodKhoslaSun MicrosystemsJanuary 28, 1955 
GaryKildallCreated CP/MMay 19, 1942July 11, 1994
KaneKramerInventor of the MP3 Player (Digital AudioPlayer)April 23, 1956 
StanleyKubrickFilm Director: 2001July 26, 1928March 7, 1999
SarahLaneThe Screen SaversOctober 12, 1976 
LeoLaporteTechnology broadcasterNovember 29, 1956 
ChristopherLatham SholesQWERTY KeyboardFebruary 14, 1819February 17, 1890
MikeLazaridisResearch in MotionMarch 14, 1961 
SandyLernerCisco*1952 
CaliLewisGeekBeat.TVJanuary 25, 1981 
JimLouderbackRevision3*1961 
SteveMadereDeja News (Google Groups) 
TheodoreMaimanInvented the LaserJuly 11, 1927May 5, 2007
DrewMajorNovell Data SystemsJune 17, 1956 
Louis-Jacques-Mandé DaguerreInvented PhotographNovember 18, 1787July 10, 1851
HubertMantelSUSE Linux  
PaulMaritzVMWare*1955 
JamesMartinThe Wired Society1933June 24, 2013
JohnMauchlyBuilt ENIACAugust 30, 1907January 8, 1980
StanleyMazorIntel 4004 designerOctober 22, 1941 
kenMcCarthyInternet pioneerSeptember 20, 1959 
DouglasMcllroyUNIX co-creator*1932 
ScottMcNealySun MicrosystemsNovember 13, 1954 
LeoMechelinNokiaNovember 24, 1839January 26, 1914
DmitriMendeleevCreated Periodic Table of ElementsFebruary 8, 1834February 2, 1907
KevinMitnickHackerAugust 6, 1963 
CharlesMolnarLINC*1935*1996
GordonMooreco-founder IntelMarch 3, 1929 
SamuelMorseTelegraphApril 27, 1791April 2, 1872
WaltMossbergJournalistMarch 27, 1947 
MattMullenwegWordPressJanuary 11, 1984 
NicholasNegroponteOLPC, MIT’s Technology LabDecember 1, 1943 
RaymondNoordaNovell CEOJune 19, 1924October 9, 2006
William CharlesNorrisControl Data Corporation CEOJuly 14, 1911August 21, 2006
KevinNortonThe Screen Savers, TekzillaJune 26, 1970 
PeterNortonNorton AntivirusNovember 14, 1943 
RobertNoyceco-founder IntelDecember 12, 1927 
WilgodtOdhnerInvented mechanical calculatorAugust 10, 1845September 15, 1905
ScottOkiBuilt Microsoft InternationalOctober 5, 1948 
KenOlsenDECFebruary 20, 1926February 6, 2011
AdamOsborneOsborne ComputersMarch 6, 1939March 18, 2003
JoeOssannaUNIX co-creatorDecember 10, 1928November 28, 1977
DavidPackardHPSeptember 7, 1912March 26, 1996
LarryPageGoogleMarch 26, 1973 
TomPhillipsMicrosoft, Amazon*1959December 3, 2011
ChrisPirilloCall for Help, Pirillo.comJuly 26, 1973 
RobertPittmanFounder of MTV, AOL CEODecember 28, 1953 
DavidPragerRevision3January 17, 1977 
RobertPriceControl Data Corporation CEOSeptember 26, 1930 
JamesReadyPioneer Real-time embedded OperatingSystem
JenniferRingleyLifecaster, JennicamAugust 10, 1976 
DennisRitchieUNIX, C Programming LanguageSeptember 9, 1941October 12, 2011
EdRobertsFather of PCSeptember 13, 1941April 1, 2010
LawrenceRobertsDeveloper of Internet*1937 
MichaelRobertsonLinspire*1967 
kevinroseDIGGFebruary 21, 1977 
AndrewRubinCreator of Android OS 
CarlSaganAstronomerNovember 9, 1934December 20, 1996
JerrySandersco-founder AMDSeptember 12, 1936 
StevenSassonInvented the Digital CameraJuly 4, 1950 
EricSchmidtGoogleApril 27, 1955 
RobertScobleVideo bloggerJanuary 18, 1965 
JohnSculleyApple PresidentApril 16, 1939 
AlexanderShafto DouglasCreated first Computer gama OXOMay 21, 1921April 29, 2010
MasatoshiShimaIntel 4004 designerAugust 22, 1943 
AlanShugartInvented Floppy DiskSeptember 27, 1930December 12, 2006
Sir CliveSinclairSinclair RadionicsJuly 30, 1940 
Elmer AmbroseSperryGyrocompass InventorOctober 12, 1860June 16, 1930
RichardStallmanGNU ProjectMarch 16, 1953 
BizStoneTwitterMarch 10, 1974 
AaronSwartzRSS FeedsNovember 8, 1986January 12, 2013
HennTanInvented the Thumb DriveSomtime in the 1950’s 
CharlesTandyTandy ComputersMay 15, 1918November 4, 1978
AndrewTanenbaumAuthor of MINIXMarch 16, 1944 
Robert WilliamTaylorInternet pioneer*1932 
NikolaTeslaPioneer of TechnologyJuly 10, 1890January 7, 1943
KenThompsonUNIX co-creatorFebruary 4, 1943 
RayTomlinsonCreated Email*1941 
LinusTorvaldsCreated Linux OSDecember 28, 1969 
JackTramielCommodore, AtariDecember 13, 1928 
JamesTreybigFounder Tandem Computers 
TomTruscottUsenet  
AlanTuringTuring MachineJune 23, 1912June 7, 1954
EdwinTurneyco-founder AMDMarch 26, 1929 
MasayukiUemuraNintendo Entertainment CenterJune 20, 1943 
Guidovan RossumPythonJanuary 31, 1956 
GaryVaynerchuckVideo Podcaster, Social MediaNovember 14, 1975 
WietseVenemaSATAN ToolMay 4, 1905 
JimmyWalesWikipediaAugust 7, 1966 
BobWallaceCreator of QuicksoftMay 29, 1949September 20, 2002
AnWangWang LaboratoriesFebruary 7, 1920March 24, 1990
Thomas AWatsonAssistant to Alexander Graham BellJanuary 18,1854December 13, 1934
Thomas JWatsonIBM President (1914-1956)February 17, 1874June 19, 1956
Thomas JWatson JrIBM President (1952-1971)January 14, 1914December 31, 1993
BillWattersonCalvin and HobbesJuly 5, 1958 
RonaldWayneApple FounderMay 17, 1934 
OrsonWellesWar of the WorldsMay 6, 1937October 10, 1985
AledWilliamsCoined term “Podcasting” 
EvanWilliamsTwitterMarch 31, 1972 
JakeWinebaumFamilyPC Magazine*1959 
AnthonyWoodInventor PVR – RokuUnknown 
SteveWozniakAppleAugust 11, 1950 
FusajiroYamauchiNintendo FounderNovember 22, 1859January, 1940
JerryYangYahooNovember 6, 1968 
GunpeiYokoiNintendo Game BoySeptember 10, 1941October 4, 1997
CarlZeissMaker of Optical InstrumentsSeptember 11, 1816December 3, 1888
NiklasZennstromSkypeFebruary 16, 1966 
MarkZuckerbergFacebookMay 14, 1984