Who's important in Computing?

Ask some Physics graduates which eight people shaped Physics, and you'd get an answer pretty quickly. They might even agree with each other.

What would a Computing graduate say if you asked which eight people were most influential in shaping Computing?

More interesting, what would you like them to say?

List here the eight people influential in the discpline you consider all computing (and similar) graduates should be able to attach a two-sentence biography to. Put them in your priority order.

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Person 8

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In which country did you acquire most of your computing experience/education/culture?

In which decade did you begin to acquire your computing experience/education/culture?

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