Computer Science SuperHeroes

Who would you say the all-time superheroes of Computer Science are? For me, it would have to be Donald Knuth for his formal notation on algorithm complexity, Mr. Dijkstra for his strong stance against the harmful goto, and Abelson&Sussman for authoring what is perhaps the greatest book on Computer Science.

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Major superheroes: Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman
Other heroes: Edsger Dijkstra, Donald Knuth
Famous people: Guido van Rossum, Richard Stallman, Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, Brian Kernighan, Paul Graham
Fathers of the nation: Alonzo Church, Alan Turing, John McCarthy, Haskell Curry, John von Neumann

Villains who returned to the good side: John Backus

Heroes who were seduced by the dark side of the force: Guy Steele, Jr.

Villains: Steve Ballmer, Paul Allen

Retired villains: Bill Gates (retired from villain, now a better person)