Notable individuals affiliated with Wikipedia
A photo ofWikipedia co-founderJimmy Wales (center, in aplaid shirt) along with formerWikimedia Foundation executive directorKatherine Maher (center, in a black shirt), and otherWikipedians at the2017 Wikimania This list ofWikipedians includes notableeditors of the online encyclopediaWikipedia who create and maintain the site, as well as other notable people associated with the project and the largerWikipedia community .
Faizul Latif Chowdhury Danese Cooper Hampton Lintorn-Catlin , Americancomputer programmer and programming language inventor who wrote several applications foriOS and othermobile platforms , including aWikipedia browsing client which was later purchased by theWikimedia Foundation ;[ 8] [ 9] Faizul Latif Chowdhury , Bangladeshi economist and writer who uses his real name to edit Wikipedia, primarily theBengali-language edition William Connolley , British climate modeller who edits Wikipedia using his real name, William M. Connolley[ 10] Danese Cooper , American programmer,[ 11] [ 12] open source software [ 13] [ 14] Lee Daniel Crocker , American programmer best known for rewritingMediaWiki , the content-management software upon whichWikipedia and many other websites run, to addressscalability problems[ 15] Anthony Czarnik , American biochemist, inventor, and professorSiân Evans , McKensie Mack,Michael Mandiberg , and Jacqueline Mabey (left to right ) ofArt+Feminism Tomasz Ganicz , former president of Wikimedia Polska (2007–2018)Sue Gardner , former executive director, Wikimedia Foundation (2007–2014)David Gerard , author about cryptocurrenciesSusan Gerbic , founder and leader of the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW) projectMike Godwin , former general counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation (2007–2010)James Heilman Martin Haase ,German linguistics professor at theUniversity of Bamberg as well as a linguist, polyglot, and podcaster who is also a Wikipedia volunteer and served as a member of Wikimedia Germany's advisory board (2005–2007)[ 17] Aaron Halfaker , principal applied scientist atMicrosoft Research , a former research scientist at theWikimedia Foundation [ 18] James Heilman ,Canadian emergency department physician , and advocate for the improvement ofWikipedia's health-related content [ 19] Miran Hladnik , Slovenianliterary historian , specializing in quantitative analysis of Slovene rural stories and inSlovene historical fiction Netha Hussain , medical doctor known for her efforts to tackle thespread of misinformation in Wikipedia about the origin of thecoronavirus Maryana Iskander ,chief executive officer of theWikimedia Foundation Maryana Iskander , chief executive officer of the Wikimedia Foundation (since 2022)Justin Knapp Uładzimir Katkoŭski (1976–2007),Belarusian blogger, web designer and website creator[ 20] Belarusian Wikipedia Rauan Kenzhekhanuly , Kazakh entrepreneur and NGO activist who was named the firstWikipedian of the Year in August 2011 byWikipedia co-founderJimmy Wales atWikimania [ 21] Osama Khalid , Arabic Wikipedia administrator and medical doctor who was sentenced to 32 years in prison for contributing information critical to the Saudi government[ 22] Bassel Khartabil (1981–2015), Palestinian Syrianopen-source software developer who contributed to projects likeCreative Commons ,Wikipedia , andMozilla Firefox . On 15 March 2012, the one-year anniversary of theSyrian uprising , he was detained by the Syrian government atAdra Prison inDamascus .[ 23] [ 24] Kitamura Sae , literary scholar and literary critic inMusashi University Justin Knapp , American Wikipedian who in 2012 became the first person to make 1 million Wikipedia edits[ 25] Dan Koehl , pioneer and first admin onSwedish Wikipedia and prolific contributor to different Wikimedia projects[ 26] Ihor Kostenko (1991–2014), aUkrainian journalist, student activist and Wikipedian killed during theEuromaidan events[ 27] Stanislav Kozlovsky , co-founder and last director ofWikimedia RU [ 28] Andrew Lih Siobhan Leachman , New Zealand citizen scientist, open knowledge advocate, and Wikipedian whose work is focused on natural history;Wikimedia Laureate for 2023Jennifer 8. Lee , American journalist and founding member ofWikiPortraits , a group of photographers working to improve Wikipedia's access to freely-licensed photos of notable people.[ 29] [ 30] Maksim Lepushenka , Belarusian administrator of the Belarusian Wikipedia who has been imprisoned since May 2025.[ 31] Andrew Lih , Americannew media researcher, consultant and writer, as well as an authority oninternet censorship in the People's Republic of China [ 32] Yuri Lushchai (1982–2024), Ukrainian historian and poet, who died in theRussian invasion of Ukraine Richard F. Lyon , American inventor, scientist, and engineer, one of the two people who independently invented theoptical mouse in 1980[ 33]
Emna Mizouni Katherine Maher , executive director of theWikimedia Foundation (2016–2021)[ 34] Michael Mandiberg , co-founder of the Art+Feminism projectMagnus Manske , developer of MediaWiki and related software toolsRémi Mathis , historian and curator,Wikipedian of the Year (2013)Zachary McDowell , professor of communication, information, and media theory atUniversity of Illinois Chicago .[ 35] Emna Mizouni , Wikimedian of the Year (2019)Erik Möller , former deputy director of Wikimedia Foundation (2008–2015)Jason Moore , editor and organizerLucy Moore , museum curator known for improving the coverage of women on Wikipedia; UK Wikimedian of the Year (2022)Vira Motorko , administrator of Ukrainian Wikipedia,Wikimedian of the Year in the category Functionary of the Year (2024)Felix Nartey Alaa Najjar Steven Pruitt Bobby Shabangu , president of Wikimedia South AfricaLarry Sanger , co-founder of WikipediaTony Santiago , editor recognized in 2007 by the23rd Senate of Puerto Rico for his contributions to Puerto Rico–related content[ 38] Michael Q. Schmidt , former actor, television model, and Wikipedia editor (2008-2025)Seedfeeder , explicit illustratorMaría Sefidari , chair of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees (2018–2021)Bobby Shabangu , African language advocate and president of Wikimedia South AfricaDavid Shankbone , American photographer and bloggerChris Sherwin (1962–2017), English scientist and researcherVolha Sitnik , Belarusian activist and administrator of the Belarusian Wikipedia who has been imprisoned on unknown charges since May 2025.[ 39] Gage Skidmore , American photographerRevo Soekatno , linguistic researcher and co-founder of Wikimedia IndonesiaJan Sokol (1936–2021), a Czech philosopher, university professor and promoter of WMCZ projectSenior Citizens Write Wikipedia Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight , jointWikipedian of the Year (2016); Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (2021–2024)Aaron Swartz (1986–2013), American programmer and political activistFormerWikimedia Foundation executive directorLila Tretikov Volodymyr Vakulenko (1972–2022), Ukrainian literary figure who was murdered during the Russian invasion of UkraineOscar van Dillen , first chairperson of the Dutch chapter of the Wikimedia FoundationLuis Villa , American attorney and programmer who worked for the Wikimedia FoundationAdrianne Wadewitz
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