Computer People - H

Below is a listing of computer pioneers, inventors, and other people who have contributed to the computer industry that have a first or last name beginning with the letter 'H'. Clicking on any of the below links will open a biography for that person.

Hakon Wium LieHakon Wium Lie
Web pioneer and creator of CSS.
Category: Manager and Writer
Hans AnvinHans Anvin
Swedish computer programmer known for his contributions to free and open source projects.
Category: Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Hans ReiserHans Reiser
American computer programmer, creator of ReiserFS computer file system and convicted murderer.
Category: Convict, Entrepreneur, Father, Founder, Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Harald AlvestrandHarald Alvestrand
Norwegian computer scientist and author of several important RFCs.
Category: Chairman, Editor, Manager, Scientist, and Writer
Harlan AndersonHarlan Anderson
Co-founder of DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation).
Category: Engineer, Entrepreneur, Founder, Manager, and Writer
Harlan MillsHarlan Mills
Founder of Software Engineering Technology, Inc.
Category: Founder, Manager, Professor, Programmer, and Writer
Harold CohenHarold Cohen
Painter, scholar, artist, and computer scientist who created AARON.
Category: Manager, Scientist, and Writer
Harold LawsonHarold Lawson
Software engineer and inventor who invented the pointer.
Category: Engineer, Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Harold PrewittHarold Prewitt
Race car driver, American businessman and inventor of personal computer products.
Category: Founder, Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Harry GoodeHarry Goode
American statistician, mathematician, electrical and chemical engineer, professor, and author.
Category: Chairman, Engineer, Manager, Mathematician, Professor, Scientist, and Writer
Harry HuskeyHarry Huskey
American computer designer pioneer who worked on the ENIAC, Pilot ACE, and G15 computers.
Category: Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Harry MccrackenHarry Mccracken
Technology writer and editor.
Category: Editor, Founder, Manager, Writer, and X
Haskell CurryHaskell Curry
Pioneer of combinatorial logic.
Category: Logician, Manager, Mathematician, Professor, Programmer, and Writer
Hasso PlattnerHasso Plattner
Co-founder of software giant SAP AG.
Category: Chairman, Entrepreneur, Founder, Manager, and Writer
Hayyim SlonimskiHayyim Slonimski
Astronomer, inventor, and science author who invented a calculating machine.
Category: Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Hector De Jesus RuizHector De Jesus Ruiz
Chairman and CEO of Advanced Nanotechnology Solutions and former CEO of AMD.
Category: CEO, Chairman, Founder, Manager, President, and Writer
Hector MonsegurHector Monsegur
American computer hacker and co-founder of the hacking group LulzSec, turned FBI informant.
Category: Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer
Heinrich HertzHeinrich Hertz
German physicist who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves.
Category: Inventor, Manager, Physicist, and Writer
Heinz NixdorfHeinz Nixdorf
Computing pioneer and businessman responsible for Nixdorf Computer AG.
Category: Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Heinz ZemanekHeinz Zemanek
Austrian computer pioneer best known for developing the first transistorized computer on the European continent.
Category: Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Helmut HoelzerHelmut Hoelzer
Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer.
Category: Engineer, Manager, and Writer
Helmut SchreyerHelmut Schreyer
German inventor, electrical engineer, and computer scientist known for his work on the Z3.
Category: Engineer, Inventor, Manager, Scientist, and Writer
Henry BriggsHenry Briggs
English mathematician known for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier.
Category: Inventor, Manager, Mathematician, and Writer
Henry PerotHenry Perot
Founder of EDS and Perot Systems.
Category: Chairman, Founder, Investor, Manager, and Writer
Henry PhillipsHenry Phillips
Promoter of the Phillips screw and screwdriver.
Category: Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Henry SamueliHenry Samueli
Chief technology officer and chairman of the board of Broadcom Corporation.
Category: Chairman, Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Herb SchildtHerb Schildt
American computer programmer and computing author.
Category: Founder, Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Herb SutterHerb Sutter
Prominent C++ expert, book author, and columnist for Dr. Dobb's Journal.
Category: Inventor, Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Herbert FreemanHerbert Freeman
Computer scientist who made contributions to computer graphics.
Category: Founder, Manager, Scientist, and Writer
Herbert GroschHerbert Grosch
Computer scientist best known for Grosch's law, which states economy is as the square root of the speed.
Category: Manager, Scientist, and Writer
Herbert SimonHerbert Simon
Pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence.
Category: Manager, Programmer, Scientist, and Writer
Herman GoldstineHerman Goldstine
Mathematician and computer scientist who helped develop the ENIAC.
Category: Manager, Mathematician, Scientist, and Writer
Herman HollerithHerman Hollerith
Founder of IBM.
Category: Founder, Manager, and Writer
Herman LukoffHerman Lukoff
Computer pioneer who helped develop the ENIAC and the EDVAC computers.
Category: Manager, President, and Writer
Hermann BottenbruchHermann Bottenbruch
Co-author of the computer programming language ALGOL 58.
Category: Coined, Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Hermann ZapfHermann Zapf
German typeface designer whose work includes Palatino and Optima typefaces.
Category: Manager and Writer
Howard AikenHoward Aiken
Designer behind the IBM Harvard Mark I Computer.
Category: Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Howard CunninghamHoward Cunningham
American programmer who developed the first wiki.
Category: Manager, Programmer, and Writer
Hubert BoothHubert Booth
British engineer who invented the first powered vacuum cleaner.
Category: Engineer, Inventor, Manager, and Writer
Hugh HerrHugh Herr
American biophysicist and designer of specialized prostheses.
Category: Engineer, Inventor, Manager, Physicist, Professor, Writer, and X
Hugh LoebnerHugh Loebner
Sponsor of the Loebner Price.
Category: Inventor, Manager, Scientist, Writer, and sponsor
Hugh RossHugh Ross
Early pioneer in the history of British computing.
Category: Manager, Personality, and Writer

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