Wikipedia:Notable people who have edited Wikipedia

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Robert Abbott – Robert Abbott (talk · contribs)

American game inventor; died in 2018

Isaac Abella – Idabella123 (talk · contribs)

Professor of Physics at The University of Chicago; died in 2016

Brian Acton – Brianacton (talk · contribs)

American social media entrepreneur/programmer

Scott Adams – Dilguy (talk · contribs)

American cartoonist of Dilbert and writer

Mark Adler – Dradler (talk · contribs)

American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist best known for work in data compression

Gerry Alanguilan – Komikero~enwiki (talk · contribs)

Filipino comic book artist and writer; died in 2019

Johnny Alegre – Buszmail (talk · contribs)

Filipino musician

Amir Alexander – Amiralexander (talk · contribs)

Israeli historian

Lexi Alexander – Lexi Alexander (talk · contribs)

German film and television director

Prince Charles Alexander – Princhalex (talk · contribs)

American record producer and audio engineer

Jim Al-Khalili – Phs1ja (talk · contribs)

Iraqi British theoretical physicist author and broadcaster

Carmen Alcázar – Wotancito (talk · contribs)

Mexican political scientist and Wikipedian

Jacinta Allan – Jacinta Allan (talk · contribs)

Premier of Victoria, Australia

Ted Allen – Tedrallen (talk · contribs)

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star and journalist

Harald Tveit Alvestrand – Alvestrand (talk · contribs)

Norwegian computer scientist

Nadin Amizah – NadinAmizah28 (talk · contribs)

Indonesian singer and songwriter

Evan Amos – Evan-Amos (talk · contribs)

American video gaming photographer

Kurt Andersen – Kbandersen (talk · contribs)

Magazine editor and radio producer/host

Steffan Andrews – LapinJ (talk · contribs)

Television composer

Ashkanov Apollon – Ashkaninho (talk · contribs)

American soccer player

Marty Appel – Martyappel (talk · contribs)

Baseball writer

Kwame Anthony Appiah – KAAppiah (talk · contribs)

Philosopher and author

Dan Ariely – Dariely67 (talk · contribs)

Israeli-American professor and author

Marco Arment – Marco.org (talk · contribs)

American developer, podcaster, and technology writer

Arnold Arre – Arncyn (talk · contribs)

Filipino comic book writer and artist

Raymond Arritt – Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (talk · contribs)

American agronomist; died in 2018

Debito Arudou – Arudoudebito (talk · contribs)

Japanese author and activist

Pete Ashdown – Pashdown (talk · contribs)

Internet entrepreneur, ran for U.S. Senate in Utah in 2006

Erik Ian Asphaug – Erik Asphaug (talk · contribs)

Astronomer

Loyd Auerbach – Loyd Auerbach (talk · contribs)

Parapsychologist, stage performer of magic, author

Jerry Avenaim – Jerry Avenaim (talk · contribs)

American photographer known for images of celebrities

Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou – Avgerinopoulou Dionysia-Theodora (talk · contribs) and Avgerinopoulou (talk · contribs)

Greek politician

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Adam Back – Ad4m.b4ck (talk · contribs)

Cryptographer, inventor of Hashcash

John C. Baez – John Baez (talk · contribs)

Mathematical physicist

Alice Bag – Alicebag (talk · contribs)

American punk rocker

Nicholson Baker – Wageless (talk · contribs)

Novelist and critic

Shane Balkowitsch – Balkowitsch (talk · contribs)

Wet plate photographer

Ann Bannon – Ann Bannon (talk · contribs)

Writer, academic

Paul Barbeau – Paul Barbeau (talk · contribs)

Canadian film maker

Jorn Barger – Robotwisdom (talk · contribs)

Blogging pioneer, coined the term "weblog"

Michael P. Barnett – Michael P. Barnett (talk · contribs)

British theoretical chemist and computer scientist

Grant Barrett – GrantBarrett (talk · contribs)

American lexicographer, host of public radio's syndicated A Way with Words

Stephen Barrett – Sbinfo (talk · contribs)

Webmaster of Quackwatch, American physician critical of alternative medicine

Jason Barry-Smith – Jason Barry-Smith (talk · contribs)

Opera singer

Leo Baxendale – Leo Baxendale (talk · contribs)

Comics artist at DC Thomson and Fleetway

Jeffrey Beall – Jeffrey Beall (talk · contribs)

Librarian at Auraria Library and associate professor at University of Colorado, Denver

Jon-Erik Beckjord – Beckjord (talk · contribs)

Paranormal investigator and photographer; died in 2008

Carl Bell (physician) – Carlcbellmd (talk · contribs)

American psychiatrist

Gordon Bell – Cgordonbell (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist, Turing award winner

Aaron Ben-Ze'ev – Aaronbz (talk · contribs)

Israeli philosopher

Medea Benjamin – medeabenjamin (talk · contribs)

U.S. political activist, founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange

Natalie Bennett – Natalieben (talk · contribs)

Australian–British politician and former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Chip Berlet – Cberlet (talk · contribs)

American investigative journalist and author

Tim Berners-Lee – Timbl (talk · contribs)

The inventor of the World Wide Web

Justin Berry – JustinBerry (talk · contribs)

American teenage webcam pornographer, subject of a New York Times article

Theodore C. Bestor – Ted Bestor (talk · contribs) and Tedsushi (talk · contribs)

American anthropologist

Kristen Bicknell – Kristenbicknell (talk · contribs)

Professional poker player

Volodymyr Biletskyy – Білецький В.С. (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian scientist, politician, activist

Stanley Bing – Lazenby (talk · contribs)

Columnist for Fortune magazine

Cindy Blackstock – Cblackst (talk · contribs)

Canadian activist for child welfare

Yaroslav Blanter – Ymblanter (talk · contribs) and ‎Yaroslav Blanter (talk · contribs)

Russian physicist, highly active prolific contributor on several WMF projects

Andy Bloch – AndyBloch (talk · contribs)

American professional poker player

Mitchell Block – Mwblock (talk · contribs)

American filmmaker

C. George Boeree – Cgboeree (talk · contribs)

Creator of the constructed language Lingua Franca Nova

Igor Bogdanov (Bogdanov affair) – Igor B. (talk · contribs)

Co-creator of published but controversial study on the Big Bang

Matilde Borromeo – Matilde borromeo (talk · contribs)

Italian noblewoman and equestrian

Derrick Bostrom – Dbostrom (talk · contribs)

Drummer and founding member of Meat Puppets

Patrice Bouchet – Pbouchet (talk · contribs)

French astrophysicist best known for his discovery of the Rings of Neptune

Jonathan Bowen – Jpbowen (talk · contribs)

Computer Science professor at London South Bank University

Jason Box – Jasonebox (talk · contribs)

Glaciologist and expert on Greenland

Keith Boykin – Keith Boykin (talk · contribs)

Writer and political commentator

Joshua Boyle – Sherurcij (talk · contribs)

Canadian hostage held in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2017

Walter J. Boyne – Wboyne (talk · contribs)

Pilot, author, National Aviation Hall of Famer

Tim Bray – TimBray (talk · contribs)

One of the creators of XML and employee of Sun Microsystems

Jim Breen – Jimbreen (talk · contribs)

Japanese-language researcher

Anders Behring Breivik – Conservatism (talk · contribs)

Norwegian terrorist – currently in prison

Fredrick Brennan – 8chan.co (talk · contribs), FredrickBrennan (talk · contribs), Fredrick R. Brennan (talk · contribs) and Psiĥedelisto (talk · contribs)

American software developer, creator of 8chan

Shane Briant – Shane Briant (talk · contribs)

British-Australian actor and novelist

Poppy Z. Brite – Pzbrite (talk · contribs)

American author

Adam Bromley – Adamjamesbromley (talk · contribs)

British radio producer, edits articles related to shows he works on

Aaron Brown (financial author) – AaCBrown (talk · contribs)

American Finance Professor and author

Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) – Sheldon Brown (talk · contribs)

Bicycle mechanic; died in 2008

Ed Brubaker – Ed Brubaker (talk · contribs)

American comic book writer

Kevin Burdette – Burdettekevin (talk · contribs)

Bass opera singer

Mark Burgess (children's author) – Marcus civis (talk · contribs)

Children's author

Daniel Burton – Danpburton (talk · contribs)

Polar explorer

Sharon Dahlonega Bush – 37Celcius (talk · contribs)

American television newscaster and print journalist

Patrick M. Byrne – PatrickByrne (talk · contribs)

Overstock.com founder & CEO

Osman Khalid Butt – Osmankbutt (talk · contribs)

Pakistani actor

Tim Butcher – Timbobutcher (talk · contribs)

English journalist, broadcaster, and author

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Rogers Cadenhead – Rcade (talk · contribs)

Technology author

Joseph A. Cafasso – Peppetters (talk · contribs)

Former Fox News Counterterrorism & Military Editor

Paxus Calta – Paxuscalta (talk · contribs)

Anti-nuclear activist

Ramsey Campbell – Ramsey Campbell (talk · contribs)

English horror fiction author, editor and critic

T. Colin Campbell – tcc1 (talk · contribs)

Nutritionist and author

David Campiti – Davidcampiti (talk · contribs)

Writer and publisher

James Cantor – James Cantor (talk · contribs)

Professional sex researcher

Maximum Capacity – Maxcapacity (talk · contribs)

Professional wrestler; died in 2014

Edward Caraballo – Honest1too (talk · contribs)

Photojournalist released from an Afghan prison

Manuel Cardona – CardonaUSA (talk · contribs)

Physicist

Andrew Carnie – AndrewCarnie (talk · contribs)

Linguist

Lee Carroll – Lcarroll (talk · contribs)

New Age channeller, speaker and author of Indigo children books

Bryce Case – Ytcracker (talk · contribs)

Former computer hacker turned Nerdcore hip hop performer

Ian Castles – Ian Castles (talk · contribs)

Economic commentator and former Australian Statistician

Charles Cecil – Charcecil (talk · contribs)

Game designer and co-founder of Revolution Software

Christopher Cerf (musician and television producer) – ChrisCerf (talk · contribs)

Author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer

CGP Grey – CGPGrey (talk · contribs)

Creator of educational YouTube videos

Aimee Challenor – aimeec110 (talk · contribs)

British politician and transgender activist

Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner – Redeye27 (talk · contribs)

Esports commentator, caster, and program host, created own page

Caleb Chan – Cc21002 (talk · contribs)

Television series composer

Ken Chant – Kdchant (talk · contribs)

Australian Pentecostal pastor, author and educator

Kyle Chapman (New Zealand activist) – NZTrooper (talk · contribs)

New Zealand fascist

Suw Charman-Anderson – Minxette (talk · contribs)

Journalist, writer, consultant, campaigner

Rimi B. Chatterjee – Rimibchatterjee (talk · contribs)

Indian novelist and academic

Noel Chiappa – Jnc (talk · contribs)

Internet pioneer, an early and very active Wikipedian who gave up on the project after a dispute involving his area of expertise

Anvar Chingizoglu – Enver62 (talk · contribs)

Azerbaijani historian

Atul Chitnis – Achitnis (talk · contribs)

Consulting technologist, organizer of FOSS.IN; died in 2013

Ward Christensen – WardXmodem (talk · contribs)

Founder of CBBS, the first bulletin board system

Neil Cicierega – Trapezzoid (talk · contribs)

Internet personality, comedian, filmmaker, and musician

Carma Citrawati – Carma citrawati (talk · contribs)

Indonesian writer, Balinese literature activist, and Wikisource editor

John Clark (English actor) – JohnClarknew (talk · contribs)

Actor/director and ex-husband and manager of Lynn Redgrave

Keith Code – Keith code (talk · contribs)

Motorcycle racer, instructor, and author

Noam Cohen – Chomsky1 (talk · contribs)

American journalist and author

Steve Cohen (magician) – Chambermagic (talk · contribs)

Magician

Loren Coleman – Cryptozoo (talk · contribs)

Cryptozoologist and author

Steve Coleman – Mbase1235 (talk · contribs)

Jazz musician

Finghin Collins – Finghin (talk · contribs)

Irish pianist

William Connolley – William M. Connolley (talk · contribs)

Climate modeller and scientist

Adam Conover – Adam Conover (talk · contribs)

American actor, writer and comedian

David Conway (music historian) – Smerus (talk · contribs)

Music historian

Maryann Corbett – Maryannz (talk · contribs)

Poet

Piers Corbyn – PiersCorbyn (talk · contribs)

Conspiracy theorist, brother of Jeremy Corbyn

Tina Cornely – Tinacornely (talk · contribs)

American philanthropist

Manu Cornet – Manu.Cornet (talk · contribs)

French programmer, cartoonist, writer and musician

Kimberley Cornish – Kimberley Cornish (talk · contribs)

Author of the The Jew of Linz, and speaker at Holocaust denial conference

Athel Cornish-Bowden – Athel cb (talk · contribs)

Biochemist and textbook author

Alan Cox (computer programmer) – AlanCox (talk · contribs)

Programmer heavily involved in the development of the Linux kernel since its early days in 1991

Alex Cox – Alexcox (talk · contribs)

Film director and writer

Nikki Craft – Nikkicraft (talk · contribs)

Naturist activist turned feminist blogger and occasional lecturer

Kathryn Cramer – Pleasantville (talk · contribs)

Science fiction editor

Jan Cremers – JMB Cremers (talk · contribs)

Sociologist and former politician

Lee Daniel Crocker – Lee Daniel Crocker (talk · contribs)

Computer programmer, known for rewriting the software upon which Wikipedia runs

Mark Cuban – Mcuban (talk · contribs)

Entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks

Ward Cunningham – WardCunningham (talk · contribs)

Computer programmer, developer of the first wiki

Constance Cumbey – Cumbey (talk · contribs)

Former national officer for the National Association of Women Lawyers, New Age Christian author

Richard Cytowic – Cytowic (talk · contribs)

Neuroscientist and author noted for rediscovering synesthesia

Anthony Czarnik – AWCzarnik (talk · contribs)

Chemist and inventor

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Luis Da Silva – Luisdasilvajr (talk · contribs)

American basketball player and actor

Mark Dacascos – Hapaohana7 (talk · contribs)

American actor and martial artist

Andrew Dalby – Andrew Dalby (talk · contribs)

Writer on language history and food history

Mike Dash – Mikedash (talk · contribs)

Welsh writer, journalist, researcher, and editor and publisher of the journal Fortean Times

Joseph Davidovits – JDavidovits (talk · contribs)

Materials scientist, inventor of geopolymer chemistry

Richard Dawkins – RichardDawkins (talk · contribs)

Biologist and author

Felicia Day – Watchtheguild (talk · contribs)

American actress and creator of The Guild

Walter Day – Walter_Day (talk · contribs)

Founder of the US National Video Game team and Twin Galaxies, a video game high score record keeping organization

Daniel DeBourg – Danieldb13 (talk · contribs)

English pop singer, songwriter, former dancer and model

Bernie De Koven – Majorfun (talk · contribs)

American game designer, author, and lecturer

Erik Demaine – Edemaine (talk · contribs)

Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, possibly the youngest professor in the history of MIT

Paweł Dembowski – Ausir (talk · contribs)

Founder of the Fallout Wiki

Gareth Dennis – Garethdennis (talk · contribs)

Rail engineer and writer

Christian de Quincey – Christian de Quincey (talk · contribs)

Philosopher and New Age author

Hossein Derakhshan – Hoder (talk · contribs) Derakhshan (talk · contribs)

Iranian-Canadian journalist and weblogger

Betsy Devine – Betsythedevine (talk · contribs)

Journalist, author, and blogger

Barry De Vorzon – Bdevorzon (talk · contribs)

American film and TV composer; co-writer of "Nadia's Theme" (The Young and the Restless)

Florence Devouard – Anthere (talk · contribs)

Member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Luis Carlos Díaz – Periodismodepaz (talk · contribs)

Venezuelan journalist and cyberactivist

John Dickerson (journalist) – Jfdickerson (talk · contribs)

Journalist, CIA leak recipient

Mike Dickison – Giantflightlessbirds (talk · contribs)

Entomologist and museum curator, New Zealand Wikipedian at Large from 2018 to 2019

Jonas Diego – Jonasdiego (talk · contribs)

Filipino comic book artist and writer

Oscar van Dillen – Oscar (talk · contribs)

Dutch musician, composer, and member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Cory Doctorow – Doctorow (talk · contribs)

Author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws

Hootan Dolati – Hootandolati (talk · contribs)

Iranian politician and political prisoner

Piotr Domaradzki – Belissarius (talk · contribs)

Polish-American journalist, essayist and historian

Mark Jason Dominus – Dominus (talk · contribs)

Co-founder of Kibology, acclaimed Perl programmer

Elsa Dorfman – Elsad (talk · contribs)

Photographer

Mike Doughty – Mikeydough (talk · contribs)

Singer/songwriter, poet

Axel Downard-Wilke – Schwede66 (talk · contribs)

New Zealand transport planner

K. Eric Drexler – Eric Drexler (talk · contribs)

Nanotechnologist

Elonka Dunin – Elonka (talk · contribs)

Professional game developer, amateur cryptographer, and an expert on the Kryptos sculpture

Brian Dunning (author) – Briandunning (talk · contribs)

American writer and producer

George Dvorsky – Gdvorsky (talk · contribs)

Transhumanist writer and speaker

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East Bay Ray – supposedly Dead-kennedys (talk · contribs) and RobertW (talk · contribs)

Guitarist and sometime composer and producer with Dead Kennedys

John C. Eastman – Jeastman (talk · contribs)

American legal scholar; drew controversy for statements made during the presidency of Donald Trump

Richard Ebeling – Richard Ebeling (talk · contribs)

Libertarian author

Roger Ebert – Rebert (talk · contribs)

Film critic and writer; died in 2013

Andrew Edge – Andreasegde (talk · contribs)

English musician

Nick Egan – Nick Egan (talk · contribs)

British visual design artist, and director of music videos, commercials and film

Ian Eisenberg – Ian Eisenberg (talk · contribs)

Seattle businessperson

Rebecca Eisenberg – Rleise (talk · contribs)

American lawyer and writer

Elizabeth Elliott – Lcrippes (talk · contribs)

American novelist

Wesley R. Elsberry – Wesley R. Elsberry (talk · contribs)

Marine biologist

Paul Enck – PaulEnck (talk · contribs)

Professor of Medical Psychology

Peter Entwisle – Peter Entwisle (talk · contribs)

Historian, art curator; died in 2018

David Eppstein – David Eppstein (talk · contribs)

Computer science professor

Kelley Eskridge – Kelleyeskridge (talk · contribs)

Science fiction and slipstream writer

Chris Espinosa – Cdespinosa (talk · contribs)

Longest–serving employee of Apple

James H. Evans – James Houston Evans (talk · contribs)

Photographer

Vyvyan Evans – Vyvevans (talk · contribs)

Linguist

Daniel Everett – Piraha1 (talk · contribs)

Linguist who worked extensively on the Pirahã language

Michael Everson – Evertype (talk · contribs)

Linguist, typesetter, and font designer, one of the co-authors of the Unicode standard

Mikhail Evstafiev – Evstafiev (talk · contribs)

Russian artist, photographer, writer

Gunther Eysenbach – Eysen (talk · contribs)

Health researcher, academic, and initiator of WebCite

Woja Emmanuel – Woja Emmanuel (talk · contribs)

South Sudan journalist and co-founder of Wikimedia South Sudan

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Muriel Fahrion – MurielOK (talk · contribs)

American illustrator, creator of Strawberry Shortcake and Popples

Jonah Falcon – JAF1970 (talk · contribs)

Actor and television host

Rickard Falkvinge – Falkvinge (talk · contribs)

Founder of the Pirate Party (Sweden)

Paul S. Farmer – Paul Stephen Farmer (talk · contribs)

Retired British teacher who developed the use of pop music in school music education

David Farrar (blogger) – Dpf (talk · contribs)

New Zealand political activist, blogger, and pollster

Farhad Fatkullin – Frhdkazan (talk · contribs)

Russian social activist from Tatarstan, 2018 Wikimedian of the Year

Joe Felsenstein – Felsenst (talk · contribs)

Population biologist and quantitative geneticist

Edward Felten – Ewfelten (talk · contribs)

Professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University

David Ferriero – Dferriero (talk · contribs)

Archivist of the United States

Steven Feuerstein – Stevenfeuerstein (talk · contribs)

PL/SQL expert and author of various books on this subject

Charles Firth (comedian) – Charlesfirth (talk · contribs)

Member of Australian political satire team The Chaser

Amy Fisher – Amy Fisher (talk · contribs)

"Long Island Lolita", porn actor, writer

Leonard Everett Fisher – Leonardeverett (talk · contribs)

Children's book author and illustrator

Brad Fitzpatrick – Bradfitz (talk · contribs)

American programmer, creator of LiveJournal, PicPix, and FreeVote

Tom Van Flandern – Tomvf (talk · contribs)

American physicist with nonstandard views on various topics; died in 2009

Thea Flaum – Theaflaum (talk · contribs)

American television producer

Brian Flemming – BrianFlemming (talk · contribs)

Film director and playwright (Bat Boy: The Musical)

Michael Flood – Michael Flood (talk · contribs)

Pro-feminist researcher

Liz Fong-Jones – Lizthegrey (talk · contribs)

American activist and software developer

Alan Ford (architect) – Mjhalliburton (talk · contribs)

American architect

David Fox (game designer) – DavidBFox (talk · contribs)

American game designer

Brian D. Foy – Scarpia (talk · contribs)

Publisher and editor of The Perl Review and co-author of Perl books

Ted Frank – THF (talk · contribs)

Lawyer, writer, and activist; retired from editing

Jimmy Fricke – Gobboboy (talk · contribs)

Professional poker player

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Gibran Rakabuming Raka - fufufafa (talk · contribs)

Vice president of Indonesia

John Gaeta – John gaeta (talk · contribs)

Visual effects designer and director (The Matrix trilogy)

Mordechai Gafni – Aengus66 (talk · contribs)

Former Jewish renewal rabbi

Eric Gallager - Cooljeanius (talk · contribs)

New Hampshire state legislator

Richa Gangopadhyay – Richa320 (talk · contribs)

Indian actress, model and beauty queen

Kyle Gann – Kylegann (talk · contribs)

Composer, music critic for Village Voice

David Gans (musician) – Dgans (talk · contribs)

Musician, photographer, radio host of a program about The Grateful Dead and other notable musicians

Megan Ganz – Quotesunquotes (talk · contribs)

Television comedy writer on Community and Important Things with Demetri Martin

Timothy Garden, Baron Garden – Tgarden (talk · contribs)

British air marshal, university professor and a Liberal Democrat peer; died in 2007

Sue Gardner – Sue Gardner (talk · contribs)

Former Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation

Richard Garfield – Angryangrymouse (talk · contribs)

Mathematician and creator of Magic: The Gathering

Simson Garfinkel – Simsong (talk · contribs)

Researcher and journalist specializing in computer security and privacy

Bamber Gascoigne – Bamber Gascoigne (talk · contribs)

British television presenter and author; died in 2022

Shad Gaspard – Bkbeast13 (talk · contribs)

Professional wrestler, former member of World Wrestling Entertainment; died in 2020

Rick Gates – Gatesrick (talk · contribs)

Internet pioneer

David Gauntlett – Davidgauntlett (talk · contribs)

Social scientist

Susan Gerbic – Sgerbic (talk · contribs)

Anti-pseudoscience activist

Nat Gertler – NatGertler (talk · contribs)

Founder of About Comics

Charlie Gillingham – CharlesGillingham (talk · contribs)

Keyboardist for the band Counting Crows

Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson – Hannes H. Gissurarson~enwiki (talk · contribs)

Icelandic political theorist and author

Russell Glasser – kazim27 (talk · contribs)

Co-host of The Atheist Experience

Louise Glover – Louiseglover (talk · contribs)

British glamour model

Mike Godwin – MGodwin (talk · contribs)

American attorney, director of Public Knowledge, former general counsel for Wikimedia Foundation

Bernard Goldberg – Bernardgoldberg (talk · contribs)

American writer, journalist, and political commentator

Marv Goldberg – Marvy42 (talk · contribs)

Writer and music historian in the field of rhythm & blues (R&B)

Scott Goldblatt – Sgoldblatt (talk · contribs)

U.S. Olympic gold medalist in swimming (2004)

Alexander Goldscheider – AGRR (talk · contribs)

Czech-born British composer, music producer, writer and computer specialist

Timothy Gonsalves – Tagooty (talk · contribs)

Academician, Founding Director, IIT Mandi (2010-20), entrepreneur

Anton Goosen – Antongoosen (talk · contribs)

South African musician and songwriter

Al Gordon (comics) – Albabe (talk · contribs)

Comic book creator, inker, and writer

Gennady Gorelik – Ggorelik (talk · contribs)

Russian physicist and philosopher

Alain Goriely – Alain Goriely (talk · contribs)

Belgian mathematician

Bill Gosper – Bill Gosper (talk · contribs)

American mathematician, programmer, and hacker

Ama Governor – Elorm Ababio (talk · contribs)

Ghanaian YouTuber

Tiffany Grant – TifGrant (talk · contribs)

American voice actress

Richard Grayson (academic) – Rsgrayson (talk · contribs)

Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London

Antony Green – AntonyGreen (talk · contribs)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation election analyst

Jack Greenberg (lawyer) – Jack Greenbergx (talk · contribs)

Law professor, former NAACP counsel, and dean of Columbia College, died in 2016

Andriy Grechylo – Herald63 (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian historian, heraldist and vexillologist

Virgil Griffith – Romanpoet (talk · contribs)

American programmer and creator of WikiScanner

Reginald Gray (artist) – Reginald gray (talk · contribs)

Portrait artist; died in 2013

Sasha Grey – Madjabuds (talk · contribs)

Pornography star

John Gruber – Johngruber (talk · contribs)

Technology writer

Patrick Guinness – PatrickGuinness (talk · contribs)

Historian and lecturer

Ciaran Gultnieks – CiaranG (talk · contribs)

Computer games programmer from Yorkshire

Devon Gummersall – Devgum (talk · contribs)

American actor, writer, and television and film director

Mark Guzdial – Guzdial (talk · contribs)

Interactive computing Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paul Hackett (politician) – PaulHackett (talk · contribs)

Activist against the Iraq war, former U.S. congressional candidate

Bernard Haisch – Haisch (talk · contribs)

Fringe physicist and paranormal researcher

Justin Hall – JustinHall (talk · contribs)

Early weblogger

Sarah Hampson – SarahAnneHampson (talk · contribs)

Canadian writer

Chuck Hardwick – Hardwc (talk · contribs)

Former Speaker of New Jersey General Assembly, former Vice President of Pfizer

Henry Hardy – Henry Hardy (talk · contribs)

British editor noted for his work on Isaiah Berlin

Johann Hari – David r from meth productions (talk · contribs)

British-Swiss journalist; currently banned

Stevan Harnad – Harnad (talk · contribs)

Cognitive scientist and activist for animal rights and open access

Paul Hartal – Paul Hartal (talk · contribs)

Canadian painter and poet

Martin Haspelmath – Haspelmath (talk · contribs)

German linguist

Hamid Hassani – Hamidhassani1 (talk · contribs)

Iranian scholar, lexicographer, and editor

Owen Hatherley – Owenhatherley (talk · contribs)

British architecture journalist

John Haughm – Jhaughm (talk · contribs)

Musician best known as the frontman of Agalloch

Tilman Hausherr – Tilman (talk · contribs)

Software developer, critic of Scientology

Patrick Nielsen Hayden – Pnh (talk · contribs)

Science fiction editor

Jamie Hector – JamieHector (talk · contribs)

American actor

James Heilman – Doc James (talk · contribs)

Emergency medicine doctor

Jack Herrick – JackHerrick (talk · contribs)

Founder of WikiHow

Tony Hendra – Anthonyhendra (talk · contribs)

British satirist, actor and writer

Phil Hendrie – Phil Hendrie (talk · contribs)

Radio talk show host

Keith Henson – Hkhenson (talk · contribs)

American engineer and writer

Victoria "Little Boots" Hesketh – Littlebootsofficial (talk · contribs)

English singer-songwriter

Carl Hewitt – Prof. Carl Hewitt (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist and professor

Martin Hewitt (actor) – MartinHewitt (talk · contribs)

American actor

Hugo Heyrman – Dr. Hugo (talk · contribs)

Belgian artist

Peter Hitchens – Clockback (talk · contribs)

Conservative British author, journalist and broadcaster

Sam Hocevar – Sam Hocevar (talk · contribs)

Programmer, Debian Project Leader and former WikiMedia France board member

John Hodgman – Hodgman (talk · contribs)

Author and television personality

Ron Holloway – Ronsax (talk · contribs)

American saxophonist

Alex Honnold – ActuallyAlexHonnold (talk · contribs)

American rock climber

Carl F. Hostetter – Aelfwine (talk · contribs)

American Tolkienian linguist and computer scientist

Kenny Hotz – Kennyhotz (talk · contribs)

Canadian actor, director, producer, and creator and co-star of television show Kenny vs. Spenny

James G. Howes – JGHowes (talk · contribs)

American business executive and radio personality

John Humphreys (economist) – John humphreys (talk · contribs)

Australian economist and libertarian activist

Peter L. Hurd – Pete.Hurd (talk · contribs)

Canadian professor of psychology

Netha Hussain – Netha Hussain (talk · contribs)

Indian physician and Wikipedian

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Miguel de Icaza – Miguel.de.Icaza (talk · contribs)

Software developer known for starting GNOME and Mono

Mansoor Ijaz – Mansoor Ijaz (talk · contribs)

Pakistani-American venture financier, hedge-fund manager and freelance diplomat

Grant Imahara – Grantimahara (talk · contribs)

Electrical engineer and cast member on Mythbusters; died in 2020

Charles Ingram – Threaders (talk · contribs)

Contestant convicted of cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Kylie Ireland – Kylieireland (talk · contribs)

Adult film producer and actress

Joi Ito – Joi (talk · contribs)

Activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist

Vasyl Ivanchuk – Ivanchukvasyl (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian chess grandmaster

Lyubomir Ivanov (explorer) – Apcbg (talk · contribs)

Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer

Maryana Iskander – MIskander-WMF (talk · contribs)

CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation

Bruce Edward Ivins – Jimmyflathead (talk · contribs)

Senior biodefense researcher at the USAMRIID, and suspected perpetrator of the 2001 anthrax attacks

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Ian Jackson – Ijackson (talk · contribs)

Software developer

Alex Jacobowitz – Alexjacobowitz (talk · contribs)

Klezmer musician

Jim Jagielski – Jimjag (talk · contribs)

Software engineer

Andrea James – Jokestress (talk · contribs)

American actress and transgender activist

Xeni Jardin – Xenijardin (talk · contribs)

Weblogger (Boing Boing) and journalist

Nikki Jean – NikkiJean92 (talk · contribs)

American singer-songwriter and actress

William H. Jefferys – Billjefferys (talk · contribs)

American astronomer

Rick Jelliffe – Rick Jelliffe (talk · contribs)

Australian programmer and standards activist

Tom Jennings – Tom.jennings (talk · contribs)

Creator of FidoNet

Richard J. Jensen – Rjensen (talk · contribs)

Historian, creator of H-Net

Mary Lou Jepsen – Mljmlj (talk · contribs)

Chief Technology Officer of One Laptop per Child

Janna Jihad – Janna Jihad (talk · contribs)

Palestinian youth journalist and activist

Cory Johnson – Coryjohn (talk · contribs)

American journalist

J. Hunter Johnson – JHunterJ (talk · contribs)

American author and game designer

Daniel Jolliffe – Possibly (talk · contribs)

Canadian media artist and art professor; died in 2021

Jonathan A. Jones – Jonathan A Jones (talk · contribs)

Oxford University physicist

Ryan Jordan – Essjay (talk · contribs)

Gained media attention for identity fraud and giving false credentials on Wikipedia

Brian David Josephson – Brian Josephson (talk · contribs)

Nobel Prize winner in physics, and paranormalist

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Brewster Kahle – Brewsterkahle (talk · contribs)

American computer engineer, Internet entrepreneur, internet activist, advocate of universal access to all knowledge, and digital librarian

Michio Kaku – Michiokaku (talk · contribs)

String theorist and science popularizer

Candye Kane – Candyekane (talk · contribs)

Blues musician and former porn star; died in 2016

Mitch Kapor – Mkapor (talk · contribs)

Software entrepreneur, designer of Lotus 1–2–3

Michael Howard Kay – Mhkay (talk · contribs)

Software engineer, editor of XSLT language specification

Bogdan Karaičić – BHoops2016 (talk · contribs)

Serbian professional basketball coach

Ryan Karben – Rkarben (talk · contribs)

New York State politician and lawyer

Jawed Karim – Jawed (talk · contribs)

Co-founder of YouTube

Phil Karn – Karn (talk · contribs)

Electrical engineer

Karun – Misskarun (talk · contribs)

Kenyan singer, lead vocalist of alternative hip hop group Camp Mulla

Ana Kasparian – AnaKasparian (talk · contribs)

Armenian American co-host and producer for the online news show The Young Turks

Brendan Kavanagh – Bwoogie (talk · contribs)

British pianist, YouTuber and public piano performer

Janice Kawaye – Jenkawaye (talk · contribs)

American voice actress

Martin Kean – Cargill208 (talk · contribs)

New Zealand bass guitarist

Rauan Kenzhekhanuly – Rauank (talk · contribs)

Kazakh entrepreneur and politician, inaugural Wikipedian of the Year in 2011

Carrie Keranen – CareBearFinn (talk · contribs)

American voice actress

Glynn Kerr – Glynnk (talk · contribs)

Motorcycle designer and columnist

Joseph Kerski – Josephkerski (talk · contribs)

Geographer

Lawrence Kestenbaum – Kestenbaum (talk · contribs)

Lawyer, county official, creator of Political Graveyard web site

Zaynab Khadr – Zaynab Khadr (talk · contribs)

Member of the Khadr family associated with Osama bin Laden

Osama Khalid - OsamaK (talk · contribs)

Philip S. Khoury – Khoury (talk · contribs)

Professor of Middle Eastern studies

Uwe Kils – Kils (talk · contribs)

Marine biologist specializing in planktology

Alan R. King – A R King (talk · contribs)

British linguist notable for his work on Basque and Nawat (Pipil language)

David Thomas King – David King (talk · contribs)

Executive Director of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta, former Alberta Minister of Education

Michael King – Mhking (talk · contribs)

Commentator, columnist and television producer

Stephan Kinsella – Nskinsella (talk · contribs)

Intellectual property lawyer and legal theorist

Justin Knapp – Koavf (talk · contribs)

Primarily known for Wikipedia

Holly Knight – Holly Knight (talk · contribs)

American songwriter and musician (Device et al.)

Alex Ko – Ckalex1996 (talk · contribs)

American actor who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical

Nadim Kobeissi – Kaepora~enwiki (talk · contribs)

Computer programmer and security researcher

Christina Koch – Astro Christina (talk · contribs)

American engineer and NASA astronaut

Jerome Kohl – Jerome Kohl (talk · contribs)

American music theorist, authority on the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen; died in 2020

Vladimir Korepin – Korepin (talk · contribs)

Russian-American physicist

Alex Konanykhin – AKonanykhin (talk · contribs)

Russian entrepreneur

Kai A. Konrad – Unikat55 (talk · contribs)

German economist

Phil Konstantin – Philkon (talk · contribs)

American/Cherokee writer and TV reporter

Ihor Kostenko – Ig2000 (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian political activist and journalist, killed during Euromaidan, posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine and named the 2014 Wikipedian of the Year

Jeff Kostoff – Jkostoff (talk · contribs)

Swimmer

Valery Kovalyov – NoFrost (talk · contribs)

Russian entrepreneur and Wikipedian

Stanislav Kozlovsky – Ctac (talk · contribs)

Russian psychologist and Wikipedian

Stanley Krippner – Skrippner (talk · contribs)

American parapsychologist

Marc Kuchner – Mkuchner (talk · contribs)

American astrophysicist

Markus Kuhn (computer scientist) – Markus Kuhn (talk · contribs)

German computer scientist

Greg Kuperberg – Greg Kuperberg (talk · contribs)

American mathematician

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Ryan Lackey – Rdl (talk · contribs)

Entrepreneur and computer security professional

Geoffrey A. Landis – Geoffrey.landis (talk · contribs)

Physicist, space scientist, and science fiction writer

W. Patrick Lang – Ismoot (talk · contribs)

Military, intelligence, and security expert

Christopher Langan – Christopher Langan (talk · contribs)

American autodidact measured as one of the smartest people alive in the late 20th early 21st centuries

Deena Larsen – LoveElectronicLiterature (talk · contribs)

electronic literature author and curator

Daniel Lazard – D.Lazard (talk · contribs)

French mathematician

Siobhan Leachman – Ambrosia10 (talk · contribs)

New Zealand citizen scientist

Adrian Lee – Adrian54321 (talk · contribs)

Rock musician with Mike + the Mechanics

Jennifer 8. Lee - Jenny8lee (talk · contribs)

Former New York Times journalist

Eric Lerner – Elerner (talk · contribs)

Physicist and plasma cosmology advocate

Lawrence Lessig – lessig (talk · contribs)

American academic and political activist

Paul Levine – Solomonandlord (talk · contribs)

American lawyer and novelist

Benny Lewis – Irishpolyglot (talk · contribs)

Irish author and blogger

A. David Lewis – Adlewis (talk · contribs)

Comic book writer

Blake Leyh – Blakeleyh (talk · contribs)

Composer of film and TV music

Lei Liang – Leiliang (talk · contribs)

Chinese-American composer

Andrew Lih – Fuzheado (talk · contribs)

Journalism professor, wrote a book on Wikipedia

Peter van der Linden – Pvdl (talk · contribs)

Dutch technologist and author of books on Java, C, Linux, and practical jokes

Chris Lintott – Chrislintott (talk · contribs)

Astrophysicist and co-presenter of the BBC series The Sky at Night

Hugh Loebner – Loebner (talk · contribs)

Loebner Prize sponsor, inventor, and social activist; died in 2016

Jean-Marc Lofficier – JMLofficier (talk · contribs)

French-American journalist, comics writer and author of books on film and television

Tristan Louis – TNLNYC (talk · contribs)

French author, entrepreneur and blogger

Yuri Lowenthal – Elyurio (talk · contribs)

Anime and video game voice actor

Lsjbot – Lsjbot (talk · contribs)

Wikimedia bot

Paul Lucas (playwright) – Pklucas (talk · contribs)

American playwright and producer

Andres Luure – Andres (talk · contribs)

Estonian philosopher and translator

Patrick J. Lynch – Patrick.lynch (talk · contribs)

American author, artist, biomedical illustrator, and photographer

Richard F. Lyon – Dicklyon (talk · contribs)

American inventor, scientist, and engineer

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Emma Mackey – Emmatmackey (talk · contribs)

French-British actress

Marion Maddox – Maddoxma (talk · contribs)

Australian author, academic, and political commentator

Katherine Maher – Katherine (WMF) (talk · contribs)

Former Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director

Ben Maller – benmaller (talk · contribs)

Sports radio personality

Michael Mandiberg – Theredproject (talk · contribs)

Internet artist and college instructor

Magnus Manske – Magnus Manske (talk · contribs)

German biochemist, programmer, and developer of one of the first versions of the Wikipedia platform

Steve Mann (inventor) – Glogger (talk · contribs)

Computer science professor and innovator in the field of wearable computing

J.P. Manoux – Jpmanoux (talk · contribs)

American voice actor

Jean-Luc Margot – JeanLucMargot (talk · contribs)

Belgian astronomer

Paul Marino – ILLRobinson (talk · contribs)

Executive director of the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences

Geoff Marshall – Geofftech (talk · contribs)

Author and YouTuber, specialising in rail transport

Jean-Pol Martin – Jeanpol (talk · contribs)

Foreign language educator

Shelly Martinez – ShellyMartinez (talk · contribs)

Mexican American professional wrestler, model, and actress

John Mashey – JohnMashey (talk · contribs)

American computer scientist

Rémi Mathis – Remi Mathis (talk · contribs)

French historian, library curator, and free-culture advocate, president of Wikimedia France, 2013 Wikipedian of the Year

Yaron Matras – Madaares (talk · contribs)

Linguist specializing in Romani and related languages

Polly Matzinger – Polly matzinger (talk · contribs)

American immunologist

Jay Maynard – Jmaynard (talk · contribs)

Internet celebrity, software developer, and system administrator

DeBarra Mayo – KarateLady (talk · contribs)

Trainer and writer on health and fitness

Adrienne Mayor – Afmayor (talk · contribs)

American historian and folklorist

Johnathan McClain – Nipsyrusel (talk · contribs)

American actor

Laura McCullough – Lmccullough (talk · contribs)

American poet

Jonathan McDowell – JonathanMcDowell (talk · contribs)

American astrophysicist

Roger McGuinn – Mcguinn713 (talk · contribs)

American musician, frontman of the Byrds

David A. McIntee – David A McIntee (talk · contribs)

Science-fiction author

Alastair McIntosh – Alastair McIntosh (talk · contribs)

Scottish writer, academic and activist

Warwick McKibbin – Wmckibbin (talk · contribs)

Australian economist

Phil McMullen – Ptolemyphil (talk · contribs)

Magazine editor, music festival organizer

Lambert Meertens – Lambert Meertens (talk · contribs)

Editor of the Revised ALGOL 68 Report, designer of the ABC programming language

David Megginson – Dpm64 (talk · contribs)

Software consultant and developer

Pedro Pedrosa Mendes – Gepasi (talk · contribs)

Computational Biologist developer of the Gepasi and COPASI software

Bertrand Meyer – Bertrand Meyer (talk · contribs)

Developer of the Eiffel programming language

Tyler Menezes – Tylermenezes (talk · contribs)

Canadian-American technology entrepreneur, founder of CodeDay

Stefano Miceli – Avenue5th (talk · contribs)

Italian classical conductor and pianist

Tsvi Misinai – Tsvi Misinai (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist, historian and author

Brian C. Mitchell – Brian c mitchell (talk · contribs)

Education consultant, former president of Bucknell University and Washington & Jefferson College

John Cameron Mitchell – FELIXARD (talk · contribs)

Film actor and director

Emna Mizouni – Emnamizouni (talk · contribs)

Tunisian civil-society activist, 2019 Wikimedian of the Year

Susanna Mkrtchyan – WikiTatik (talk · contribs)

Professor of database and system research, board member of Wikimedia Armenia

Stefan Molyneux – Stefan molyneux (talk · contribs)

Far-right blogger

Erik Mona – Iquander (talk · contribs)

Roleplaying game author and publisher

Chris Montgomery – Xiphmont (talk · contribs)

Founder of the Xiph.Org Foundation, multimedia programmer, and open source advocate

Rose Montoya – Wonderwoman2395 (talk · contribs)

American model, internet celebrity, and transgender activist

Jason Moore (Wikipedia editor) – Another Believer (talk · contribs)

American Wikipedia editor

Patsy Moore – PatsyMoore (talk · contribs)

Singer, songwriter, educator

David Morgan-Mar – Dmmaus (talk · contribs)

Physicist, webcomic creator

Howard Morland – HowardMorland (talk · contribs)

American journalist, author, and activist

David J. Morrow – Daveymorrow (talk · contribs)

Journalist

Walter Mossberg – Wmossberg (talk · contribs)

Principal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal

Luboš Motl – Lumidek (talk · contribs)

Theoretical physicist working on string theory and quantum gravity

Markos Moulitsas – Dailykos (talk · contribs)

Blogger and founder of Daily Kos

Lord Ivar Mountbatten – IvarMount (talk · contribs)

English nobleman and member of the extended British royal family

Prithwindra Mukherjee – BobClive (talk · contribs)

French Indian academic

Derek Muller – 1veritasium (talk · contribs)

Creator of the YouTube channel Veritasium

Randall Munroe – Xkcd (talk · contribs)

xkcd webcomic author

Chuck Munson – Chuck0 (talk · contribs)

Anarchist activist in charge of Infoshop.org

Ian Murdock – Ianmurdock (talk · contribs)

Founder of Debian

Alan Myers (translator) – Bandalore (talk · contribs)

English translator from Russian

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Alaa Najjar – علاء (talk · contribs)

physician, 2021 Wikimedian of the Year

Felix Nartey – Flixtey (talk · contribs) and FNartey (WMF) (talk · contribs)

Ghanaian social entrepreneur, 2017 Wikimedian of the Year

Michael Netzer – MichaelNetzer (talk · contribs)

Comic book artist

Jess Nevins – Jessnevins (talk · contribs)

Author and librarian

Annalee Newitz – AnnaleeNewitz (talk · contribs)

American journalist and op-ed writer

Craig Newmark – Cnewmark (talk · contribs)

Founder of Craigslist

Amanda Newton – Miss77Newton (talk · contribs)

English netball player

Farnell Newton – Farnellnewton (talk · contribs)

American composer and jazz trumpeter

Tom Newton Dunn – Tnewtondunn (talk · contribs)

British journalist

Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant) – Jakobnielsen (talk · contribs)

Web usability pundit

Michael Nielsen – Nielsen (talk · contribs)

Writer and academic

Ronald Noble – RKN888 (talk · contribs)

Former head of Interpol

Sandro Nocentini – Pikkio66 (talk · contribs)

Italian-born artist, living and working in Australia

Frederick Noronha – Fredericknoronha (talk · contribs)

Freelance journalist based in India

Dan Norris – Dan Norris MP (talk · contribs)

UK former Member of Parliament and incumbent Mayor of West England

Ryan North – Ryan North (talk · contribs)

Webcomic author and programmer

Taslima Nasrin – TNasreen (talk · contribs)

Bangladeshi feminist writer

Wendy Northcutt – Wendy Wendy (talk · contribs)

Overseer of the Darwin Awards

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Charles O'Byrne – Obyrne1 (talk · contribs)

Past Secretary to the Governor of New York

Maryscott O'Connor – MaryscottOConnor (talk · contribs)

Blogger, creator of myleftwing.com website

Sean O'Connor (producer) – Birkenhead01 (talk · contribs), Robhaywood10 (talk · contribs)

English television producer, writer, director

David O'List – Davy O'List (talk · contribs)

Musician, founder member of The Nice

John Mark Ockerbloom – JohnMarkOckerbloom (talk · contribs)

Digital library architect and planner at the University of Pennsylvania

Sten Odenwald – Odenwald (talk · contribs)

American astronomer, author and NASA scientist-educator

Ian Ogilvy – Ianogilvy (talk · contribs)

English actor

Chris Oliver (surgeon) – Olivercw (talk · contribs)

British surgeon and University of Edinburgh professor

Tommy Oliver (producer) – Thomaseoliver (talk · contribs)

American filmmaker, photographer and entrepreneur

Jonathan Orozco – JonathanOrozco1 (talk · contribs)

Mexican footballer

Rodney Orpheus – Rodneyorpheus (talk · contribs)

Northern Irish musician, record producer, author and lecturer

Marc Ostrofsky – Marcostrofsky (talk · contribs)

Dot-com millionaire

Kate Osamor – Kateosamor (talk · contribs) and Midnights1 (talk · contribs)

British Labour-Cooperative politician, member of parliament for Edmonton

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Nenad Pagonis – Nenadpagonis (talk · contribs)

Greek-Serbian world champion Muay Thai kickboxer

Stephanie Pakrul aka StephTheGeek – Stephthegeek (talk · contribs)

Canadian blogger who has become a minor television personality

Tommy Pallotta – Ub4k (talk · contribs)

American film director and producer

Paul Paquet – Paul From Ottawa (talk · contribs)

Canadian trivia writer

Olga Paredes – Caleidoscopic (talk · contribs)

Bolivian architect, 2022 Wikimedian of the Year

Kamran Pasha – Kpasha72 (talk · contribs)

Screenwriter and director

Hayford Peirce – Hayford Peirce (talk · contribs)

Science fiction and mystery writer; died in 2020

John Pesutto – John Pesutto (talk · contribs)

Leader of the opposition in the Australian state of Victoria

David J. Peterson – DavidJPeterson (talk · contribs)

American conlanger

Christian Picciolini – Cpicciolini (talk · contribs)

Musician and author

Sam Pitroda – Sam.pitroda (talk · contribs)

Indian telecommunications executive

Phil Plait – TheBadAstronomer (talk · contribs)

Astronomer and writer

Brandon Plewe – Bplewe (talk · contribs)

American historical geographer

Ihor Podolchak – Ihorp (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian filmmaker and visual artist

Marshall Poe – Marshallpoe (talk · contribs)

American historian

Mike Pollock – Itsamike (talk · contribs)

American voice actor

Tim Pope – timtree (talk · contribs)

Music video director (most notably for The Cure)

Barry Popik – Barry Popik (talk · contribs)

American etymologist

Shelley Powers – Shelleyp (talk · contribs)

Technology author

Vaughan Pratt – Vaughan Pratt (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist

Doug Pruden – Doug Pruden (talk · contribs)

World record holder for most push-ups

Jory Prum – Jory (talk · contribs)

American audio engineer best known for his work in film and video games; died in 2016

Steven Pruitt – Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk · contribs)

Wikipedia editor who has made more edits on the English Wikipedia than any other editor

Simon Pulsifer – SimonP (talk · contribs)

English Wikipedia contributor and minor internet celebrity

Harold E. Puthoff – Puthoff (talk · contribs)

Physicist

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Manuel L. Quezon III – Gareon (talk · contribs)

Filipino writer and television host, former Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Group of the Philippines

John Quiggin – John Quiggin (talk · contribs)

Australian economist and professor

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RaD Man aka Christian Wirth – Radman1 (talk · contribs)

Computer artist and historian

Gajendra Pal Singh Raghava – Raghavagps (talk · contribs)

computational biologist

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – Riboman (talk · contribs)

Indian-born American-British structural biologist, 2009 Nobel laureate in chemistry

Sheldon Rampton – Sheldon Rampton (talk · contribs)

Editor of public relations-related columns and websites (PR Watch)

Denis Rancourt – Denis.g.rancourt (talk · contribs)

Dissident Canadian professor of physics

Coolie Ranx – Coolie Ranx (talk · contribs)

British reggae singer and actor

Annie Rauwerda – Annierau (talk · contribs)

American internet personality and journalist known for Depths of Wikipedia

Stuart C. Ray – soupvector (talk · contribs)

American physician-scientist

Eric S. Raymond – Eric S. Raymond (talk · contribs)

Important figure in the open source movement

James F. Reilly – JreillyII (talk · contribs)

NASA astronaut

Jane S. Richardson – Dcrjsr (talk · contribs) Also on Commons

American biophysicist

Monica Rial – Hellomonichan (talk · contribs)

American voice actress

Michael Rießler – Rießler (talk · contribs)

Linguist

Mike Riggs – Scum Lord (talk · contribs)

Heavy metal guitarist

Mike Riley (cartoonist) – Mikeriley23 (talk · contribs)

American web comic author

Peter Roach (phonetician) – RoachPeter (talk · contribs)

British phonetician

John Elder Robison – JohnElderRobison (talk · contribs)

American author and autism rights activist

Eddie Robson – Eddie Robson (talk · contribs)

British writer of Doctor Who spin-offs and books on film

Howard A. Rodman – Howard Rodman (talk · contribs)

American screenwriter, director and educator

Robert Rohde – Dragons flight (talk · contribs)

Physicist, member of Berkeley Earth climate research

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, III – FrankRoosevelt (talk · contribs)

American economist, grandson of FDR

Michael Rosen – RosenMichael (talk · contribs)

English children's novelist and poet

Mark Rosenfelder – Zompist (talk · contribs)

Language creator and blogger

Nicholas Roth – Naroth (talk · contribs)

American classical pianist and music professor

Steven Rubenstein – Slrubenstein (talk · contribs)

American anthropologist; died in 2012

Arthur Rubin – Arthur Rubin (talk · contribs)

American mathematician

Martin Ruhe – Martinruhe (talk · contribs)

German cinematographer

Martin Rundkvist – Mrund (talk · contribs)

Swedish archaeologist

J. Philippe Rushton – Rushton2012 (talk · contribs)

Canadian psychologist; died in 2012

Kevin Ryder – Kryder1 (talk · contribs)

American radio personality

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Abel Pires da Silva - Abel Pires da Silva (talk · contribs) Also on Commons

East Timorese Independence activist and Politician

Renato M. E. Sabbatini – Rsabbatini (talk · contribs)

Biomedical and computer scientist and writer

Jason Scott Sadofsky – Jscott (talk · contribs)

Creator and maintainer of textfiles.com

Guy Stair Sainty – GuyStairSainty (talk · contribs)

Heraldist, art dealer and royal genealogist

Timo Salminen – Salminentimo (talk · contribs)

Finnish cinematographer

Lea Salonga – MsLeaSalonga (talk · contribs)

Filipina singer and Broadway actress

Mark Saltveit – Msalt (talk · contribs)

Palindromist

J. G. Sandom – Sandom (talk · contribs)

Businessman and author

Larry Sanger – Larry Sanger (talk · contribs)

Co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium

Tony Santiago – Marine 69-71 (talk · contribs)

Puerto Rican historian

George Santos – Anthonydevolder (talk · contribs)

American politician

Jack Sarfatti – JackSarfatti (talk · contribs) and his sockpuppet accounts (including suspects)

Controversial physicist

Yossi Sariel

Israel Defense Forces officer

Steven Saylor – Stevensaylor (talk · contribs)

American author of historical novels

John Scalzi – Scalzi (talk · contribs)

Science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

The Scary Guy – Thescary1 (talk · contribs)

United States based motivational speaker

Paul Schenck – Pchaim (talk · contribs)

Christian political lobbyist

Andrew Schlafly – Andysch (talk · contribs)

American lawyer, teacher, and founder of Conservapedia

Michael Q. Schmidt – MichaelQSchmidt (talk · contribs)

American film and television actor and fine arts model

Seth Schoen – Schoen (talk · contribs)

Electronic Frontier Foundation technologist

Oded Schramm – OdedSchramm (talk · contribs)

Israeli mathematician; died in 2008

Randal L. Schwartz – RandalSchwartz (talk · contribs)

Computer author and programming consultant

Mike Scott (Scottish musician) – Archieman (talk · contribs)

Founder of the band The Waterboys

Seedfeeder – Seedfeeder (talk · contribs)

Notable editor who provided illustrations for numerous sex acts

Mike Selinker – Mike Selinker (talk · contribs)

Game designer

Martin Selmayr – Martin Selmayr (talk · contribs)

Former secretary-general of the European Commission and chief of staff to EU president Jean-Claude Juncker

Daniel J. Shanefield – Daniel Shanefield (talk · contribs)

Ceramics engineer

Alex Shapiro – Alexshap (talk · contribs)

Musician and composer

Jonathon Sharkey – Jonathon The Impaler (talk · contribs)

Professional Wrestler and Perennial Candidate

Vipin Sharma – Vipin K Sharma (talk · contribs)

Actor

Phil Shaw – Steam one (talk · contribs)

British creator of "extreme ironing"

Jimmy Shea – Jimsheajr (talk · contribs)

American Olympic gold medalist in skeleton

Tim Shell – TimShell (talk · contribs)

American internet entrepreneur, member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Joel Sherman – Icenine378 (talk · contribs)

Expert and champion Scrabble player

Chris Sherwin – DrChrissy (talk · contribs)

English ethologist; died in 2017

Nigel Short – Nigel Short (talk · contribs)

Chess Grand Master and World Championship challenger

Michael Shrimpton – Michael Shrimpton (talk · contribs)

Conspiracy theorist

Karl Shuker – Czbiker (talk · contribs)

Cryptozoologist and author

William Shunn – Shunn (talk · contribs)

Science fiction writer and computer programmer

Matilda Simon, 3rd Baroness Simon of Wythenshawe – Woodmaz (talk · contribs)

first transgender British peer

Ann Simonton – Simonton (talk · contribs)

Founder of Media Watch, feminist

Dana Simpson – Dcsimpson (talk · contribs)

Online cartoonist

William E. Skaggs – Looie496 (talk · contribs)

American neuroscientist; died c. 2020

Sofya Skya – Sofyaskya (talk · contribs)

Russian ballerina and actress

Cameron Slater – Jc press sec (talk · contribs)

New Zealand-based blogger

Sam Sloan – Sam Sloan (talk · contribs)

Chess player and amateur lawyer (orally argued a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and won, 9–0)

R. C. Slocum – RSlocum (talk · contribs)

American football coach

Smile (actress) – Smilemaung (talk · contribs)

Burmese actress

Dmitry Nikolayevich Smirnov (composer) – Dmitrismirnov (talk · contribs)

Russian and British composer; died in 2020

Normal Bob Smith – Normalbobsmith (talk · contribs)

Freelance graphic artist and writer

Jason Snell – Jsnell (talk · contribs)

Writer and editor specializing in Apple Computer products

Dave Snowden – Snowded (talk · contribs)

Lecturer, consultant and researcher in the field of knowledge management

Rebecca Soler – Rsgraves1 (talk · contribs)

Voice actress

Anton Solomoukha – Solomoukha (talk · contribs)

Artist and photographer; died in 2015

David A. Sonnenfeld – DASonnenfeld (talk · contribs)

American sociologist and professor of sociology

Tony Soper – Tonysoper (talk · contribs)

Ornithologist, author and co-founder of the BBC Natural History Unit

Soulja Boy – Soulja-Boy (talk · contribs)

American rapper, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur

Michael Soussan – Michael Soussan (talk · contribs)

Danish whistleblower and author

Benjamin K. Sovacool – Bksovacool (talk · contribs)

Energy policy researcher

E. Lee Spence – HunleyFinder (talk · contribs)

Pioneer in underwater archaeology

Laura Spinney – Lauraspinney (talk · contribs)

British science journalist

Cole Sprouse – ActuallyColeSprouse (talk · contribs)

American actor

Diomidis Spinellis – Diomidis Spinellis (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist

Richard Stallman – Rmstallman (talk · contribs)

Founder of the Free Software Foundation and author of the General Public License

Jan van Steenbergen – IJzeren Jan (talk · contribs)

Linguist, translator, author of constructed languages

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight – Rosiestep (talk · contribs) and Rosiestep2 (talk · contribs)

American business administrator, joint 2016 Wikipedian of the Year

Richard H. Stern – PraeceptorIP (talk · contribs)

Attorney and law professor, former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk

Eric A. Stillwell – EStillwell (talk · contribs)

Star Trek author, producer, actor

John Stockwell (CIA officer) – Goodpaddle (talk · contribs)

Highest-ranking CIA officer to ever go public, today runs a boating excursion

John Stossel – StosselTV (talk · contribs)

American television presenter, author, consumer journalist, and pundit

Billy Marshall Stoneking – BillyM (talk · contribs)

Playwright, filmmaker and teacher; died in 2016

Galen Strawson – Gstrawson (talk · contribs)

British philosopher

Stephen Streater – Stephen B Streater (talk · contribs)

Co-founder of Eidos Interactive

Richard Stromback – Rstromback (talk · contribs)

Minor-league hockey player, venture capitalist

Kev F Sutherland – Kevfsutherland (talk · contribs)

Comedian and comic strip creator

Paul Swadel – Thewilberforces (talk · contribs)

Film producer; died in 2016

Arvind Swamy – Arvindswami (talk · contribs)

Indian actor and television presenter

Aaron Swartz – AaronSw (talk · contribs)

Writer, hacker, activist, and co-author of the RSS 1.0 specification; died in 2013

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Audrey Tang – Autrijus (talk · contribs)

Taiwanese free software programmer, leader of the Pugs project to implement the Perl 6 language

Tom Tango – Tangotiger (talk · contribs)

Ice hockey statistical analyst and sabermetrician

Terence Tao – Teorth (talk · contribs)

Australian mathematician

Brian Tarquin – Jungleboy65 (talk · contribs)

American guitarist, composer and producer

Sandister Tei – Sandiooses (talk · contribs)

Ghanaian journalist, 2020 Wikimedian of the Year

Emily Temple-Wood – Keilana (talk · contribs), Emily Temple-Wood (NIOSH) (talk · contribs)

Medical student, past Wikipedian in Residence at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, joint 2016 Wikipedian of the Year

Larry Tesler – Tesler (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist working in the field of human-computer interaction; died in 2020

Steven L. Thompson – Ttrider87 (talk · contribs)

Author and journalist

William Irwin Thompson – William Irwin Thompson (talk · contribs); also apparently, it seems, Withompson (talk · contribs)

Writer, poet, mystic, cultural critic

Rachel Thorn – Rachel_Thorn (talk · contribs)

American anthropologist and manga translator

Sammy thrashLife – CrJz (talk · contribs)

American painter and writer

Carles Torrens – Carles Torrens (talk · contribs)

Spanish film and television director, screenwriter, editor, and producer

David S. Touretzky – Touretzky (talk · contribs)

Research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at CMU

Leonard H. Tower, Jr. – Lentower (talk · contribs)

Free software activist

Lila Tretikov – LilaTretikov (WMF) (talk · contribs)

Former executive director of Wikimedia Foundation

Boris Tsirelson – Tsirel (talk · contribs)

Russian–Israeli mathematician; died in 2020

Theodore Ts'o – Tytso (talk · contribs)

Software developer, contributor to the Linux kernel

Patrick Tufts – Zippy (talk · contribs)

Computer scientist and inventor, created Alexa Internet

Jonathan Tweet – Jonathan Tweet (talk · contribs)

Role-playing game designer

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Ilkka Uimonen – Kuorinka (talk · contribs)

Finnish photographer and photojournalist

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Volodymyr Vakulenko – Вакуленко-К. Володимир (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian poet and children's writer; died in 2022

Jessica Valenti – JessicaValenti (talk · contribs)

Feminist author and activist

Pranayraj Vangari – Pranayraj1985 (talk · contribs)

Telugu theatre research scholar

James Veitch (comedian) – Misterjamesveitch (talk · contribs)

English comedian

Misha Verbitsky – Tiphareth (talk · contribs)

Mathematician and political activist

Larry Van Kriedt – Jazzbacks (talk · contribs)

Jazz musician

Brenda Venus – Brendavenus (talk · contribs) and Bvenus (talk · contribs)

American actress, model, and author

Jesse Vint – Pagan wulff (talk · contribs)

American actor and filmmaker

Natasha Vita-More – Natasha Vita-More (talk · contribs)

Artist and transhumanist

Claire Voisin – Voisinclaire (talk · contribs)

Mathematician

James von Brunn – James von Brunn (talk · contribs)

American advertising executive, producer, author, and perpetrator of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting; died in 2010

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Jess Wade – Jesswade88 (talk · contribs)

Physicist and science communicator

Adrianne Wadewitz – Wadewitz (talk · contribs)

Feminist scholar; died in 2014

Bernt Wahl – berkeley@gmail.com (talk · contribs)

Entrepreneur

Jimmy Wales – Jimbo Wales (talk · contribs)

Founder of Wikimedia Foundation and online entrepreneur

Brad Wardell – Draginol (talk · contribs)

Founder of Stardock, a leader in the software skinning and customization technology for computer games

Allan Warren – Allan warren (talk · contribs)

British society photographer

Tony Warriner – Tonywarriner (talk · contribs)

Game designer, programmer and co-founder of Revolution Software

David Weinberger – Dweinberger (talk · contribs)

Technologist and commentator

Maia Weinstock – Girona7 (talk · contribs)

Science journalist and noted Wikipedian

Andrew West – BabelStone (talk · contribs)

Linguist

Jessamyn West (librarian) – Jessamyn (talk · contribs)

Librarian, author and blogger

Joe West (umpire) – Crewchief22 (talk · contribs)

Former baseball umpire

Michael Whelan – MichaelWhelan0629 (talk · contribs)

American fantasy and science fiction artist

Glenn Wichman – Capmango (talk · contribs)

Edutainment software developer

Molly White – GorillaWarfare (talk · contribs)

Former Arbitration Committee member, cryptoskeptic

Geoffrey Wickham – Geoffrey Wickham (talk · contribs)

Contributor to artificial pacemaker development and cofounder of Telectronics

John Wicks (drummer) – Wicksjm (talk · contribs)

Drummer, producer, and songwriter

John Wilcock – Johnwilcock (talk · contribs)

British journalist; died in 2018

David Wilde – David Wilde (talk · contribs)

Concert pianist, writer, composer, and teacher

Alexander Williams (cartoonist) – Asteuartw (talk · contribs)

English film animator and cartoonist

Amanda Kyle Williams – AKYLEWILLIAMS (talk · contribs)

American crime writer; died in 2018

Guy Williams (comedian) – Williaguy1 (talk · contribs)

New Zealand comedian and TV/radio personality

Michael Z. Williamson – Mzmadmike (talk · contribs)

Science-fiction writer

David Willis (cartoonist) – ItsWalky (talk · contribs)

Webcomic creator, moderator of Teletraan-1 – theTransformers Wikia

Dean Wilkinson – Dean Wilkinson (talk · contribs)

British writer for television and video games

Richard Winger – Richardwinger (talk · contribs)

Libertarian activist and founder of Ballot Access News

Michael Witzel – Witzel (talk · contribs)

Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard

Brian Wood – Brianwood (talk · contribs)

Comic book writer, illustrator and graphic designer

Douglas Wood – Doughwood (talk · contribs), Douglaswood (talk · contribs)

Executive producer

Piotr Woźniak (researcher) – Piotr Wozniak (talk · contribs)

Polish memory researcher

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Matthew Yglesias – Myglesias (talk · contribs)

Politics and economics journalist

Robert Clark Young – Qworty (talk · contribs)

American novelist; currently banned

Toby Young – Tyoung8 (talk · contribs)

British journalist and charity director

Eric Youngstrom – Eyoungstrom (talk · contribs)

American psychologist and academic

Catherine Yronwode – Catherineyronwode (talk · contribs)

Author, graphic designer, publisher

Eliezer Yudkowsky – EliezerYudkowsky (talk · contribs)

Artificial intelligence researcher

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Michał Zalewski – Lcamtuf (talk · contribs)

"White hat" hacker and computer security expert

Jamie Zawinski – Jwz (talk · contribs)

Computer programmer (XEmacs, Netscape, Mozilla), DNA Lounge proprietor

Doron Zeilberger – DoronZeilberger (talk · contribs)

Mathematician

Dave Zeltserman – DaveZeltserman (talk · contribs)

Author

Natalia Zemna – Nataliazemna (talk · contribs)

Ukrainian herbalist

Zendaya – ActuallyZendaya96 (talk · contribs)

American celebrity

Howard Zimmerman – Hezimmerman (talk · contribs)

American chemist; died in 2012

Phil Zimmermann – Prz (talk · contribs)

Cryptographer and computer programmer, creator of the Pretty Good Privacy encryption software

Diana Zuckerman – Drzuckerman (talk · contribs)

U.S. expert on federal health policy, especially women's health, and President of the National Research Center for Women & Families

See also

• Category:Articles with connected contributors – lists contributors who are covered by, or significantly related to, an article on Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:Editing of Wikipedia by the media
• Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons
• Wikipedia:Congressional staffer edits
• Category:Wikipedia people