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
- Meredith Patterson
- Audrey Tang
- Lynn Conway
- Nancy Lynch
- Sally Floyd
- Lê Duy Loan
- Barbara Liskov
- Maria Klawe
- Jessica McKellar
- Shanley Kane
- Ashe Dryden
- Adria Richards
- Esther Lin
- Sophia Viklund
- Elizabeth Frost
- Radia Perlman
- Anita Borg