William Norris
1911 
Nebraska [USA]
† 2006
He was the founding CEO of Control Data Corporation, which became one of the largest and most respected computer companies in the world.
He was famous for taking on IBM and winning, as well as for being a social activist who used Control Data's expansion in the late 1960s to create jobs and train professionals in economically disadvantaged cities.
Contemporary computing celebrities to William Norris
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David Packard
1912
Town [USA]
† 1996
He was co-founder, along with Bill Hewlett, of the Hewlett-Packard company (HP).
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William Hewlett
1913
Michigan [USA]
† 2001
William Reddington Hewlett, the co-founder with David Packard of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP).
