Computer People - P
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 'P'. Clicking on any of the below links will open a biography for that person.
 | Patrick Mcgovern Chairman and founder of International Data Group (IDG) Category: Chairman, Editor, Founder, Twitter, and Writer |
 | Patrick Norton Former managing editor and co-host of The Screen Savers. Category: Editor, Personality, Twitter, and Writer |
 | Paul Allen Co-founder of Microsoft. Category: Founder, Programmer, Twitter, and Writer |
 | Paul Baran Polish American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. Category: Engineer, Inventor, and Programmer |
 | Paul Brainerd Pioneer in the field of computer-aided editing, design and publishing and co-founder of Aldus. Category: Coined and Founder |
 | Paul Cress Canadian computer scientist who led a team of programmers developing Fortran language. Category: Programmer, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Paul Demaine Leading figure in the early development of computer based automatic indexing. Category: Founder and Programmer |
 | Paul Eisler Austrian inventor who invented the printed circuit board. Category: Inventor |
 | Paul Galvin One of the two founders of the telecommunications company Motorola. Category: Founder and Inventor |
 | Paul Maritz Former senior executive at Microsoft. Category: CEO and Programmer |
 | Paul Otellini American businessman and current president of Intel Category: Director and President |
 | Paul Otlet Father of information science who created the Universal Decimal Classification. Category: Entrepreneur, Father, and Writer |
 | Paul Rand American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs, Category: Director and Writer |
 | Paul Thelen Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Big Fish Games. Category: CEO, Chairman, and Founder |
 | Paul Thurrott Technology blogger, author, podcaster and news editor for Windows IT Pro magazine. Category: Editor, Personality, Twitter, and Writer |
 | Percy Ludgate Irish designer of a Analytical Engine for the programmable computer. Category: Inventor |
 | Per Hansen Danish-American computer scientist known for concurrent programming theory. Category: Coined, Programmer, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Peter Bentley British author and computer scientist and contributing editor for WIRED UK magazine. Category: Editor, Personality, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Peter Chen American computer scientist known for development of the Entity-Relationship Model. Category: Programmer, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Peter Elias Pioneer in the field of information theory and Coding theory. Category: Professor |
 | Peter Franaszek American information theorist who set the direction for modern constrained coding. Category: Programmer and Writer |
 | Peter Grunberg German physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. Category: Inventor and Physicist |
 | Peter Karmanos CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of hockey franchises. Category: CEO |
 | Peter Kirstein British computer scientist who played a role in the creation of the Internet. Category: Scientist and Writer |
 | Peter Landin British computer scientist who was first to realize that the lambda calculus could be used in programming. Category: Inventor, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Peter Molyneux English video game designer and game programmer. Category: Programmer and Twitter |
 | Peter Naur Danish pioneer in computer science and programmer. Category: Programmer and Writer |
 | Peter Neuman Computer Science Researcher who worked on the Multics operating system. Category: Founder, Researcher, and Writer |
 | Peter Norton American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. Category: Entrepreneur, Founder, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Peter Samson American computer scientist known for creating pioneering computer software. Category: Inventor, Programmer, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Peter Schnell German entrepreneur who founded Software AG Foundation. Category: Chairman, Entrepreneur, and Founder |
 | Peter Sunde Founder of Flattr and ex-spokesperson Pirate Bay. Category: Founder |
 | Petro Vlahos Hollywood special effects pioneer who defined the color-difference bluescreen process. Category: Founder |
 | Phil Farrand American computer programmer, webmaster and author. Category: Programmer and Writer |
 | Phil Fish French-Canadian game designer working with Polytron and creator of the game Fez. Category: Programmer |
 | Philibert Docagne French engineer and mathematician. Category: Engineer, Mathematician, and Writer |
 | Philip Estridge Led the development of the the original IBM Personal Computer (PC). Category: Father, Inventor, President, and Programmer |
 | Philippe Kahn Innovator and entrepreneur and inventer of the first camera phone. Category: Entrepreneur and Founder |
 | Philipp Hahn German priest and clock-maker who designed the first calculator Category: Inventor |
 | Phillip Katz Computer programmer known as the co-creator of the Zip file format. Category: Programmer and Writer |
 | Philo Farnsworth Inventor and television pioneer. Category: Inventor |
 | Pierre Jaquetdroz Swiss-born watchmaker noted for his designs of animated dolls or automata. Category: Inventor |
 | Pierre Omidyar French-born entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the eBay auction site. Category: Chairman, Entrepreneur, and Founder |
 | Pieter Abeele Computer programmer and founder of the PowerPC-version of Gentoo Linux. Category: Founder and Programmer |