Women who have been influential in computing or related areas through history, ordered in alphabetical order by surname.

• Anita Borg (1949–2003) operating systems researcher, founder of Systers
• Marie Curie (1867–1934) nuclear physicist, two-time Nobel laureate
• Grace Hopper (1906–1992) mid-20th century mainframe programmer, creator of COBOL
• Betty Jean Jennings ENIAC programmer
• Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) 19th century mathematician
• Emmy Noether (1882–1935) mathematician
• Betty Snyder ENIAC programmer
• Karen Spärck Jones (1935–2007) 20th century British computer scientist