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Revision as of 19:10, 18 May 2006

This internal listing highlights the notable people who contribute to the project.

Another reason for this page is to notify the community that these Wikipedians are potential autobiographers, with the risks that entails for NPOV in articles relating to them and their work.

This article lists people who have a Wikipedia article about themselves and also made one or more edits to Wikipedia, even if only relating to the article about themself or their work or even simply to create a user page.

See also

The list

A

Mark AbenePhiberoptik (talk · contribs)
High-profile computer hacker. Not active.
Michael AquinoMAquino (talk · contribs)
Founder of the Satanic Temple of Set.
James AreyJamesArey (talk · contribs)
New Orleans radio personality.
Pete AshdownPashdown (talk · contribs)
Internet entrepreneur, running for U.S. Senator from Utah.
Lindsay AshfordZanthalon (talk · contribs)
Pedophilia advocate.

B

John C. BaezJohn Baez (talk · contribs)
Renowned mathematical physicist
Jorn BargerRobotwisdom (talk · contribs)
Early blogger, coined the term "weblog."
Jerry Beck - Jbeck6540 (talk · contribs)
Animation historian and author. Not active.
Erik BeckjordBeckjord (talk · contribs)
Paranormal investigator and photographer.
Angela BeesleyAngela (talk · contribs)
Member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
Chip BerletCberlet (talk · contribs)
American investigative journalist and author.
Igor BogdanovIgor B. (talk · contribs)
Co-creator of published but controversial study on the Big Bang. Not active.
David BoothroydDbiv (talk · contribs)
British political researcher, author, and local councillor.
Richard BorcherdsR.e.b. (talk · contribs)
Mathematician and recipient of the Fields Medal.
Derrick BostromDbostrom (talk · contribs)
Drummer and founding member of Meat Puppets.
Jonathan BowenJpbowen (talk · contribs)
Computer Science professor at London South Bank University.
Edith Bowman81.178.109.239 (talk · contribs)
BBC Radio 1 presenter who edited her article while on the radio (?) See [1]
Daniel BrandtDaniel Brandt (talk · contribs)
Political activist and privacy advocate.
Tim BrayTimBray (talk · contribs)
One of the creators of XML and employee of Sun Microsystems.
Jim BreenJimbreen (talk · contribs)
Japanese-language researcher.
Kevin BurdetteBurdettekevin (talk · contribs)
Bass opera singer. Not active.

C

Rogers CadenheadRcade (talk · contribs)
Technology author.
T. Colin Campbelltcc1 (talk · contribs)
Nutritionist and author.
Silvia Helena CardosoSilviacardoso (talk · contribs)
A Brazilian psychobiologist, author in IT and health sciences. Not active.
Bryce CaseYtcracker (talk · contribs)
Former computer hacker
Christopher CerfChrisCerf (talk · contribs)
Author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer.
David ChalmersDavidChalmers (talk · contribs)
dualist philosopher who studies consciousness. Not active.
Tom CoatesTecoates (talk · contribs)
Notable blogger, computer technician and journalist.
William ConnolleyWilliam M. Connolley (talk · contribs)
Climate modeller and scientist.
Alan CoxAlanCox (talk · contribs)
Programmer heavily involved in the development of the Linux kernel since its early days in 1991.
Nikki CraftNikkicraft (talk · contribs)
Naturist activist turned feminist blogger and sometime lecturer.
Constance CumbeyCumbey (talk · contribs)
Former national officer for the National Association of Women Lawyers, New Age Christian author
Adam Curry — anon
Former MTV veejay, podcasting pioneer. Has edited W's "Podcasting" page with controversy.

D

Mike DashMikedash (talk · contribs)
Welsh writer, journalist and researcher; editor and publisher of the journal Fortean Times.
Christian de QuinceyChristian de Quincey (talk · contribs)
philosopher and New Age author. Not active.
Betsy DevineBetsythedevine (talk · contribs)
Journalist, author and blogger.
Cory DoctorowDoctorow (talk · contribs)
Author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws.
Jenn DolariJenn Dolari (talk · contribs)
Creator of the webcomics A Wish for Wings and Closetspace. Announced as not active.
Mark Jason DominusDominus (talk · contribs)
Co-founder of Kibology, acclaimed Perl programmer.
Mike DoughtyMikeydough (talk · contribs)
singer/songwriter, poet.
Pierre Ducasse24.203.104.224 (talk · contribs)
Canadian politician. Not active.
Jessie Jane DuffJessie Jane Duff (talk · contribs)
American political consultant.
Elonka DuninElonka (talk · contribs)
Professional game developer, amateur cryptographer, and an expert on the Kryptos sculpture
George DvorskyGdvorsky (talk · contribs)
Transhumanist writer and speaker.

E

Roger EbertRebert (talk · contribs)
Celebrity film critic, founder of a film festival. Not active.
East Bay Ray - supposedly Dead-kennedys (talk · contribs)
Guitarist and sometime composer and producer with Dead Kennedys.
Michael EversonEvertype (talk · contribs)
Linguist, typesetter, and font designer, one of the co-authors of the Unicode Standard.
Mikhail EvstafievEvstafiev (talk · contribs)
Russian artist, photographer, writer. Not active.

F

Cyrus FarivarCfarivar (talk · contribs)
Assistant editor at Macworld magazine and freelance technology journalist.
Jim FarrisXaa (talk · contribs)
Science-fiction author, composer. Not active.
Seth FinkelsteinSeth Finkelstein (talk · contribs)
Computer programmer and activist, was one of the founders of the Censorware Project (CWP)
Brad FitzpatrickBradfitz (talk · contribs)
American programmer, creator of LiveJournal, PicPix, and FreeVote. Not active.
Tom Van FlandernTomvf (talk · contribs)
Physicist with nonstandard views of relativity.
Brian FlemmingBrianFlemming (talk · contribs)
Film director and playwright (Bat Boy: The Musical). Not active.

G

John GaetaJohn gaeta (talk · contribs)
Visual effects designer and director (The Matrix trilogy) Not active.
Kyle GannKylegann (talk · contribs)
Composer, music critic for Village Voice
David GauntlettDavidgauntlett (talk · contribs)
Social scientist.
Hannes Hólmsteinn GissurarsonHannes H. Gissurarson (talk · contribs)
Icelandic political theorist and author.
Mike GodwinMikegodwin (talk · contribs)
American attorney, the creator of "Godwin's Law", director of Public Knowledge.
Marv GoldbergMarvy42 (talk · contribs)
Writer and music historian in the field of rhythm & blues (R&B).

H

Justin HallJustinHall (talk · contribs)
Early weblogger.
Tilman HausherrTilman (talk · contribs)
Software developer, critic of Scientology.
Carl HewittCarlHewitt (talk · contribs)
Associate Professor (Emeritus) in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT.
Phil HendriePhil Hendrie (talk · contribs)
Radio talk show host. Not active.
Hugo HeyrmanDr. Hugo (talk · contribs)
Belgian artist. (NB: this user wrote a significant portion of his article)
Sean HowardSeanHoward (talk · contribs), 68.35.229.38 (talk · contribs)
Webcomic author. Only activities involve articles involving him.

I

Joi ItoJoi (talk · contribs)
Activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.

J

Xeni JardinXenijardin (talk · contribs)
Weblogger (Boing Boing) and journalist. Not active.
William H. JefferysBilljefferys (talk · contribs)
Astronomer.
Cory JohnsonCoryjohn (talk · contribs)
Journalist
Brian David JosephsonBrian Josephson (talk · contribs)
Nobel prize winner in physics, and paranormalist.

K

Mitch KaporMkapor (talk · contribs)
Software entrepreneur, designer of keystone business application Lotus 1-2-3.
M. Alan KazlevM Alan Kazlev (talk · contribs)
Esotericist and virtual community builder.
Ronald Kessler69.138.210.69 (talk · contribs) KesslerRonald (talk · contribs) (?)
Claims to be the well-known author; left copy of bio from his web site.
Uwe KilsKils (talk · contribs)
Marine biologist specializing in planktology.
Ashida KimAshida Kim (talk · contribs)
Controversial martial arts teacher. Not active.
David Thomas KingDavid King (talk · contribs)
Executive Director of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta, former Alberta Minister of Education
Stephan KinsellaNskinsella (talk · contribs)
Intellectual property lawyer and legal theorist.
Markus KuhnMarkus Kuhn (talk · contribs)
Computer scientist.

L

Ryan LackeyRdl (talk · contribs)
Entrepreneur and computer security professional.
Sophia Lamar68.174.112.125 (talk · contribs)
New York model, actress, and nightlife personality. Not active.
Tim LambertTimLambert (talk · contribs)
Lecturer in computer science.
Adrian LamoAdrian (talk · contribs)
High-profile hacker turned journalist.
Sarah Lane66.243.44.2 (talk · contribs)
G4 TechTV personality. Not active.
W. Patrick LangIsmoot (talk · contribs)
Military, intelligence, and security expert
Leo Laporte — unknown, but he has mentioned on air that he has corrected one matter in his bio
Technology journalist and broadcaster
Eric LernerElerner (talk · contribs)
Physicist and plasma cosmology advocate
Jesse LibertyJliberty (talk · contribs)
Author and expert on Microsoft.NET
David Wayne Lloyddjpretzel (talk · contribs)
Founder of music website OverClocked ReMix.

M

Kevin B. MacDonald68.5.18.103 (talk · contribs)
Controversial professor of psychology. Not active.
Marion MaddoxMaddoxma (talk · contribs)
Australian author, academic, and political commentator.
Magnus ManskeMagnus Manske (talk · contribs)
Implemented first version of MediaWiki, which is what Wikipedia runs on.
Steve MannGlogger (talk · contribs)
Computer science professor and innovator in the field of wearable computing.
Jean-Pol MartinJeanpol (talk · contribs)
Foreign language educator.
Nicki McFarlaneNuniestar (talk · contribs)
Film actress.
Matthew McLauchlinMontrealais (talk · contribs)
Translator and activist; ran in the 2006 Canadian parliamentary election as a NDP candidate
Phil McMullenPtolemyphil (talk · contribs)
Magazine editor, music festival organizer.
David MegginsonDpm64 (talk · contribs)
Software consultant and developer.
Jeffrey Vernon MerkeyGadugi (talk · contribs) and Waya sahoni (talk · contribs)
Cherokee activist and software developer. Not active.
David MertzLulu of the Lotus-Eaters (talk · contribs)
Computer author and columnist.
Marvin Minsky146.115.65.120 (talk · contribs)
Computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher has edited his own article
Jeffrey Mishlove208.13.131.55 (talk · contribs)
Author and parapsychology professor.
Don P. MitchellDonPMitchell (talk · contribs)
Scientific researcher.
David Morgan-MarDmmaus (talk · contribs)
Webcomic author and creator of humorous esoteric programming languages.
Stephen MorseSmorsepluggy (talk · contribs)
Poet
Walter MossbergWmossberg (talk · contribs)
Principal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Not active.
Luboš MotlLumidek (talk · contribs)
Theoretical physicist working on string theory and quantum gravity.
Chuck Munson24.94.181.211 (talk · contribs), Chuck0 (talk · contribs)
American anarchist and blogger.

N

James Thomas NeillJtneill (talk · contribs)
Psychologist and researcher in outdoor education.
Grant NeufeldGrantNeufeld (talk · contribs)
Social justice and media activist.
Florence Nibart-DevouardAnthere (talk · contribs)
Member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
Frederick NoronhaFredericknoronha (talk · contribs)
Freelance journalist based in India.
Wendy NorthcuttWendy Wendy (talk · contribs)
Overseer of the Darwin Awards.

O

P

Stephanie Pakrul aka StephTheGeekStephthegeek (talk · contribs)
Canadian blogger who has become a minor television personality. Not active.
paniq aka Leonard Ritter — Paniq (talk · contribs)
German demoscene figure.
Hayford PeirceHayford Peirce (talk · contribs)
Science fiction and mystery writer.
Arnold PereySamivel (talk · contribs)
Anthropologist and writer.
Philip PlaitTheBadAstronomer (talk · contribs)
Astronomer and website owner. Not active.
Shelley PowersShelleyp (talk · contribs)
Technology author.
Harold E. PuthoffPuthoff (talk · contribs)
physicist, user only edited article, made more conventional; identity is only supposition

Q

John QuigginJohn Quiggin (talk · contribs)
Australian economist and professor.

R

RaD Man aka Christian Wirth — Radman1 (talk · contribs)
Computer artist and historian.
Sheldon RamptonSheldon Rampton (talk · contribs)
Editor of public relations-related columns and websites (PR Watch).
Eric S. RaymondEric S. Raymond (talk · contribs)
Important figure in the open source movement. Not active.
Charlie RichmondCharlierichmond (talk · contribs)
Entrepreneur, designer and inventor in theatre sound design.
John RomeroRomero (talk · contribs)
Famous video game developer.

S

Renato M. E. SabbatiniRsabbatini (talk · contribs)
Biomedical and computer scientist and writer.
Jason Scott SadofskyJscott (talk · contribs)
Creator and maintainer of textfiles.com.
Larry SangerLarry Sanger (talk · contribs)
Co-founder of Wikipedia.
Jack SarfattiJackSarfatti (talk · contribs) See also Category:Wikipedia:Suspected_sockpuppets_of_JackSarfatti
Controversial physicist.
Randal L. SchwartzRandalSchwartz (talk · contribs)
Computer author and programming consultant.
Seth SchoenSchoen (talk · contribs)
Electronic Frontier Foundation technologist.
Mike SelinkerMike Selinker (talk · contribs)
Game designer.
Daniel J. ShanefieldDaniel Shanefield (talk · contribs)
Ceramics engineer
Alex ShapiroAlexshap (talk · contribs)
musician and composer
Phil ShawSteam one (talk · contribs)
British creator of "extreme ironing".
Tim ShellTimShell (talk · contribs)
American internet entrepreneur, member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
William ShunnShunn (talk · contribs)
Science fiction writer and computer programmer.
Sam SloanSam Sloan (talk · contribs)
Chess player and amateur lawyer (orally argued a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and won, 9-0).
Jason SnellJsnell (talk · contribs)
Writer and editor specializing in Apple Computer products.
Bjornar SimonsenBjornar (talk · contribs)
International Counselor of the Korean Friendship Association, advocat of North Korea.
Ann SimontonSimonton (talk · contribs)
Founder of Media Watch, feminist.
Richard StallmanRmstallman (talk · contribs)
Founder of the Free Software Foundation and author of the General Public License. Not active.
John StockwellGoodpaddle (talk · contribs)
Highest-ranking CIA officer to ever go public, today runs a boating excursion. Not active.
Stephen StreaterStephen B Streater (talk · contribs)
Co-founder of Eidos plc.
Charles Stross82.41.201.19 (talk · contribs)
Scottish writer, with works ranging from science fiction and Lovecraftian horror to fantasy. Not active.
Kev F SutherlandKevfsutherland (talk · contribs)
Comedian and comic strip creator.
Aaron SwartzAaronSw (talk · contribs)
Teenage writer, hacker, and activist, co-author of the RSS 1.0 specification.

T

Audrey TangAutrijus (talk · contribs)
Taiwanese free software programmer, leader of the Pugs project to implement the Perl 6 language.
Larry TeslerTesler (talk · contribs)
Computer scientist working in the field of human-computer interaction.
David S. TouretzkyTouretzky (talk · contribs)
Research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at CMU.
Theodore Ts'oTytso (talk · contribs)
Software developer, contributor to the Linux kernel. Not active.
Patrick TuftsZippy (talk · contribs)
Computer scientist and inventor. Created Alexa Internet.

U

V

W

Jimmy WalesJimbo Wales (talk · contribs)
Founder of Wikipedia, online entrepreneur.
Brad WardellDraginol (talk · contribs)
Founder of Stardock, a leader in the software skinning and customization technology for computer games. Not active.
David Weinberger - Dweinberger (talk · contribs)
Technologist and commentator, writing book related to Wikipedia
Geoffrey WickhamGeoffrey Wickham (talk · contribs)
Contributer to artificial pacemaker development and cofounder of Telectronics.
Alison WheelerAlisonW (talk · contribs)
British political activist, organiser of the London Lesbian and Gay Pride march and festival from 1983 to 1991. Not active.
David A. WheelerDwheeler (talk · contribs)
Developer of high-risk software systems, particularly large software systems and computer security.
Jin WickedJinwicked (talk · contribs)
Web comic creator. Not active.
David WildeDavid Wilde (talk · contribs)
Concert pianist, writer, composer, and teacher.
White DawgBrowardPlaya (talk · contribs)
Caucasian rapper.

X

Y

Eliezer YudkowskyEliezerYudkowsky (talk · contribs)
Artificial intelligence researcher. Not active.
catherine yronwodeCatherineyronwode (talk · contribs)
Author, graphic designer, publisher.

Z

Lee ZalbenZalben (talk · contribs)
Peanut butter cookbook author and founder of a peanut butter sandwich shop in Greenwich Village, NYC

Individuals suggesting corrections to their pages

Note: Many other people, especially in academia, have been contacted about their Wikipedia pages and provided corrections.