Developed by several Internet Society founders, this is a list of individuals who contributed significantly to the design and development of the Internet during its early years.
Early Internet Leaders
- Randy Bush
- Robert Cailliau
- Ed Cain
- Steve Casner
- Charlie Catlett
- Vint Cerf
- Lyman Chapin
- Noel Chiappa
- Dave Clark
- James Clark
- Horst Clausen
- Danny Cohen
- Mike Corrigan
- Dave Crocker
- Steve Crocker
- William Crowther
- Yogen Dalal
- Donald Davies
- Frank Deignan
- Hans Dodel
- Les Earnest
- Douglas Engelbart
- Susan Estrada
- Judy Estrin
- Bob Fabry
- Dave Farber
- Jake Feinler
- Jim Flanagan
- Jim Forgie
- Stan Fralick
- Alexander Fraser
- Martine Galland
- Jim Garrett
- Elise Gerich
- Steve Goldstein
- Al Gore
- Steve Gronemeyer
- Phill Gross
- Susan Hares
- Jack Haverty
- Frank Heart
- George Heilmeier
- Charlie Herzfeld
- Peter Higginson
- Andrew Hinchley
- Dan Hitchcock
- Lee Holcomb
- Estil Hoversten
- Irwin Jacobs
- Van Jacobson
- Dennis Jennings
- Bill Joy
- Brewster Kahle
- Bob Kahn
- Mike Karels
- Richard Karp
- Steve Kent
- Peter Kirstein
- Leonard Kleinrock
- John Klensin
- Ron Kunzelman
- Frank Kuo
- Larry Landweber
- Anthony Lauck
- John Laws
- Barry Leiner
- Gerard LeLann
- Luciano Lenzini
- Sandy Lerner
- JCR Licklider
- Dick Liebhaber
- Steve Lukasik
- Yngvar Lundh
- Dan Lynch
- Patrice Lyons
- Richard Mandelbaum
- Jim Mathis
- Alex McKenzie
- Al McLaughlin
- Milo Medin
- Bob Metcalfe
- Dave Mills
- Paul Mockapetris
- Jun Murai
- Dan Murphy
- Don Nielsen
- Severo Ornstein
- Craig Partridge
- Radia Perlman
- Bill Plummer
- Ken Pogran
- Jon Postel
- Louis Pouzin
- David Reed
- Yakov Rehkter
- Jacob Rekhter
- Randy Rettberg
- Joyce Reynolds
- Glenn Ricart
- Larry Roberts
- Jeff Rulifson
- Jerry Saltze
- Roger Scantlebury
- Bill Schrader
- John Shoch
- Dave Sincoskie
- Larry Smarr
- Paal Spilling
- Adrian Stokes
- Virginia Strazisar
- Ted Strollo
- CarlSunshine
- Toru Takahashi
- Bob Taylor
- John Taylor
- Ray Tomlinson
- Al Vezza
- Tony Villasenor
- John Vittal
- Paul Vixie
- Dave Walden
- Jack Waters
- Richard Watson
- Cliff Weinstein
- Al Weis
- Steve Wolff
- Bill Wulf
- Hubert Zimmerman