Occupation

COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

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With 245 biographies, Computer Scientists are the 50th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Extremists, Celebrities, and Sculptors.

People

Pantheon has 268 people classified as computer scientists born between 1809 and 2000. Of these 268, 184 (68.66%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living computer scientists include Richard Stallman, Satoshi Nakamoto, and Tim Berners-Lee. The most famous deceased computer scientists include Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, and John McCarthy. As of April 2024, 21 new computer scientists have been added to Pantheon including Terry A. Davis, Vincent Rijmen, and David Jones.

Living Computer Scientists

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Deceased Computer Scientists

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Newly Added Computer Scientists (2025)

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Places

Most computer scientists were born in United States (136), United Kingdom (22), and Canada (10). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (20), Boston (4), and London (3).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as computer scientists in Pantheon are Arthur Samuel, Warren Weaver, and Luigi Federico Menabrea.  The concentration of computer scientists was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier computer scientists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Computer Scientists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Computer Scientists since 1700.