African American computer pioneers
Below is a listing of computer pioneers that have been tagged as a African American. Clicking on any of the below links will open the biography for that person.
 | Brian Fox Entrepreneur, free software supporter, and original author of the GNU Bash shell. Category: African American, Entrepreneur, Manager, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Evelyn Granville One of the first African-American women to receive a Ph.D in mathematics. Category: African American, Female, Manager, Mathematician, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Gerald Lawson Founder of Videosoft and best known for creating one of the earliest arcade games. Category: African American, Engineer, Founder, Manager, and Writer |
 | John Thomson Former vice president at IBM and former CEO of Symantec. Category: African American, CEO, Manager, President, and Writer |
 | Kimberly Bryant Senior biotech manager and founder of Black Girls Code. Category: African American, Founder, Manager, Programmer, Writer, and X |
 | Mark Dean Lead team inventor of the ISA bus at IBM and helped develop the computer keyboard. Category: African American, Engineer, Inventor, Manager, and Writer |
 | Marques Brownlee American video producer, tech-reviewer, and YouTube star. Category: African American, Manager, Personality, President, Writer, and X |
 | Neil Tyson American astrophysicist and science communicator and former host of NOVA ScienceNow. Category: African American, Director, Manager, Personality, Physicist, Writer, and X |
 | Philip Emeagwali Nigerian-born computer scientist known for his use of a Connection Machine supercomputer. Category: African American, Engineer, Manager, Mathematician, Scientist, Writer, and X |
 | Ursula Burns Madam chairman (or chairperson) and CEO of Xerox and the first the African-American woman CEO. Category: African American, CEO, Chairman, Female, Manager, and Writer |
 | Wayne Pickette Often called the African American father of the microprocessor. Category: African American, Father, Manager, and Writer |