Wikipedia:Notable people who have edited Wikipedia

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This page lists Wikipedia editors who are the subject of a Wikipedia article. Descriptions of editors below should be brief and without wikilinks. The list is sorted by surname unless there is no surname.

Editors are strongly discouraged from creating or editing articles about themselves; see the conflict of interest guideline for more information.

To be included on this list, the following requirements must be met:

The user has acknowledged being the person in question (see WP:OUTING)
There is no reasonable question as to the authenticity of that claim
The user has made at least ten edits to mainspace that were not about themself

List

A

Mark Adler – Dradler (talk · contribs): American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist best known for work in data compression
Johnny Alegre – Buszmail (talk · contribs): Filipino musician
Carmen Alcázar – Wotancito (talk · contribs) Wotancito (talk · global contribs): Mexican political scientist and Wikipedian (mostly active on Commons)
Harald Tveit Alvestrand – Alvestrand (talk · contribs): Norwegian computer scientist
Evan Amos – Evan-Amos (talk · contribs): American video gaming photographer^[1]
Marco Arment – Marco.org (talk · contribs): American developer, podcaster, and technology writer
Raymond Arritt – Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (talk · contribs): American agronomist; died in 2018
Debito Arudou – Arudoudebito (talk · contribs): Japanese author and activist
Jerry Avenaim – Jerry Avenaim (talk · contribs): American photographer known for images of celebrities

B

John C. Baez – John Baez (talk · contribs): Mathematical physicist
Nicholson Baker – Wageless (talk · contribs): Novelist and critic^[1]
Jorn Barger – Robotwisdom (talk · contribs): Blogging pioneer, coined the term "weblog"
Michael P. Barnett – Michael P. Barnett (talk · contribs): British theoretical chemist and computer scientist; died in 2012
Grant Barrett – GrantBarrett (talk · contribs): American lexicographer, host of public radio's syndicated A Way with Words
Stephen Barrett – Sbinfo (talk · contribs): Webmaster of Quackwatch, American physician critical of alternative medicine
Jeffrey Beall – Jeffrey Beall (talk · contribs): Librarian at Auraria Library and associate professor at University of Colorado, Denver
Jon-Erik Beckjord – Beckjord (talk · contribs): Paranormal investigator and photographer; died in 2008
Carl Bell (physician) – Carlcbellmd (talk · contribs): American psychiatrist
Chip Berlet – Cberlet (talk · contribs): American investigative journalist and author
Tim Berners-Lee – Timbl (talk · contribs): The inventor of the World Wide Web
Mark Bernstein – Pessimist2006 (talk · contribs): Belarusian blogger and political prisoner^[1]
Justin Berry – JustinBerry (talk · contribs): American teenage webcam pornographer, subject of a New York Times article
Emma Best (journalist) – Unown Glitch (talk · contribs): American journalist and whistleblower
Volodymyr Biletskyy – Білецький В.С. (talk · contribs): Ukrainian scientist, politician, activist
C. George Boeree – Cgboeree (talk · contribs): Creator of the constructed language Lingua Franca Nova
Jonathan Bowen – Jpbowen (talk · contribs): Computer Science professor at London South Bank University
Joshua Boyle – Sherurcij (talk · contribs): Canadian hostage held in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2017^[2]
Tim Bray – TimBray (talk · contribs): One of the creators of XML and employee of Sun Microsystems
Jim Breen – Jimbreen (talk · contribs): Japanese-language researcher
Fredrick Brennan – 8chan.co (talk · contribs), FredrickBrennan (talk · contribs), Fredrick R. Brennan (talk · contribs) and Psiĥedelisto (talk · contribs): American software developer, creator of 8chan
Ed Brubaker – Ed Brubaker (talk · contribs): American comic book writer
Mark Burgess (children's author) – Marcus civis (talk · contribs): Children's author
Daniel Burton – Danpburton (talk · contribs): Polar explorer
Sharon Dahlonega Bush – 37Celcius (talk · contribs): American television newscaster and print journalist
Patrick M. Byrne – PatrickByrne (talk · contribs): Overstock.com founder & CEO

C

Rogers Cadenhead – Rcade (talk · contribs): Technology author
Paxus Calta – Paxuscalta (talk · contribs): Anti-nuclear activist
Ramsey Campbell – Ramsey Campbell (talk · contribs): English horror fiction author, editor and critic
James Cantor – James Cantor (talk · contribs): Professional sex researcher
Maximum Capacity – Maxcapacity (talk · contribs): Professional wrestler; died in 2014
Manuel Cardona – CardonaUSA (talk · contribs): Physicist
Andrew Carnie – AndrewCarnie (talk · contribs): Linguist
Lee Carroll – Lcarroll (talk · contribs): New Age channeller, speaker and author of Indigo children books
Bryce Case – Ytcracker (talk · contribs): Former computer hacker turned Nerdcore hip hop performer
Ian Castles – Ian Castles (talk · contribs): Economic commentator and former Australian Statistician
Christopher Cerf (musician and television producer) – ChrisCerf (talk · contribs): Author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer
CGP Grey – CGPGrey (talk · contribs): Creator of educational YouTube videos
Aimee Challenor – aimeec110 (talk · contribs): British politician and transgender activist
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner – Redeye27 (talk · contribs): Esports commentator, caster, and program host, created own page
Caleb Chan – Cc21002 (talk · contribs): Television series composer
Ken Chant – Kdchant (talk · contribs): Australian Pentecostal pastor, author and educator
Kyle Chapman (New Zealand activist) – NZTrooper (talk · contribs): New Zealand fascist
Suw Charman-Anderson – Minxette (talk · contribs): Journalist, writer, consultant, campaigner
Rimi B. Chatterjee – Rimibchatterjee (talk · contribs): Indian novelist and academic
Noel Chiappa – Jnc (talk · contribs): Internet pioneer, an early and very active Wikipedian who gave up on the project after a dispute involving his area of expertise
Anvar Chingizoglu – Enver62 (talk · contribs): Azerbaijani historian
Atul Chitnis – Achitnis (talk · contribs): Consulting technologist, organizer of FOSS.IN; died in 2013
Ward Christensen – WardXmodem (talk · contribs): Founder of CBBS, the first bulletin board system
Neil Cicierega – Trapezzoid (talk · contribs): Internet personality, comedian, filmmaker, and musician
Carma Citrawati – Carma citrawati (talk · contribs): Indonesian writer, Balinese literature activist, and Wikisource editor
John Clark (English actor) – JohnClarknew (talk · contribs): Actor/director and ex-husband and manager of Lynn Redgrave
Keith Code – Keith code (talk · contribs): Motorcycle racer, instructor, and author
Noam Cohen – Chomsky1 (talk · contribs): American journalist and author
Steve Cohen (magician) – Chambermagic (talk · contribs): Magician
Loren Coleman – Cryptozoo (talk · contribs): Cryptozoologist and author
Steve Coleman – Mbase1235 (talk · contribs): Jazz musician
Finghin Collins – Finghin (talk · contribs): Irish pianist
William Connolley – William M. Connolley (talk · contribs): Climate modeller and scientist^[1]
Adam Conover – Adam Conover (talk · contribs): American actor, writer and comedian
David Conway (music historian) – Smerus (talk · contribs): Music historian
Maryann Corbett – Maryannz (talk · contribs): Poet
Manu Cornet – Manu.Cornet (talk · contribs): French programmer, cartoonist, writer and musician
Kimberley Cornish – Kimberley Cornish (talk · contribs): Author of the The Jew of Linz, and speaker at Holocaust denial conference
Athel Cornish-Bowden – Athel cb (talk · contribs): Biochemist and textbook author
Alan Cox (computer programmer) – AlanCox (talk · contribs): Programmer heavily involved in the development of the Linux kernel since its early days in 1991
Alex Cox – Alexcox (talk · contribs): Film director and writer
Nikki Craft – Nikkicraft (talk · contribs): Naturist activist turned feminist blogger and occasional lecturer
Kathryn Cramer – Pleasantville (talk · contribs): Science fiction editor
Lee Daniel Crocker – Lee Daniel Crocker (talk · contribs): Computer programmer, known for rewriting the software upon which Wikipedia runs^[1]
Mark Cuban – Mcuban (talk · contribs): Entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks
Ward Cunningham – WardCunningham (talk · contribs): Computer programmer, developer of the first wiki
Constance Cumbey – Cumbey (talk · contribs): Former national officer for the National Association of Women Lawyers, New Age Christian author; died in 2025
Richard Cytowic – Cytowic (talk · contribs): Neurologist and author noted for rediscovering synesthesia
Anthony Czarnik – AWCzarnik (talk · contribs): Chemist and inventor

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Luis Da Silva – Luisdasilvajr (talk · contribs): American basketball player and actor
Mark Dacascos – Hapaohana7 (talk · contribs): American actor and martial artist
Andrew Dalby – Andrew Dalby (talk · contribs): Writer on language history and food history
Mike Dash – Mikedash (talk · contribs): Welsh writer, journalist, researcher, and editor and publisher of the journal Fortean Times
Joseph Davidovits – JDavidovits (talk · contribs): Materials scientist, inventor of geopolymer chemistry
Richard Dawkins – RichardDawkins (talk · contribs): Biologist and author
Felicia Day – Watchtheguild (talk · contribs): American actress and creator of The Guild
Walter Day – Walter_Day (talk · contribs): Founder of the US National Video Game team and Twin Galaxies, a video game high score record keeping organization
Daniel DeBourg – Danieldb13 (talk · contribs): English pop singer, songwriter, former dancer and model
Bernie De Koven – Majorfun (talk · contribs): American game designer, author, and lecturer
Erik Demaine – Edemaine (talk · contribs): Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, possibly the youngest professor in the history of MIT
Paweł Dembowski – Ausir (talk · contribs): Founder of the Fallout Wiki
Gareth Dennis – Garethdennis (talk · contribs): Rail engineer and writer
Christian de Quincey – Christian de Quincey (talk · contribs): Philosopher and New Age author
Hossein Derakhshan – Hoder (talk · contribs) Derakhshan (talk · contribs): Iranian-Canadian journalist and weblogger
Betsy Devine – Betsythedevine (talk · contribs): Journalist, author, and blogger
Florence Devouard – Anthere (talk · contribs): Member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Luis Carlos Díaz – Periodismodepaz (talk · contribs): Venezuelan journalist and cyberactivist
Mike Dickison – Giantflightlessbirds (talk · contribs): Entomologist and museum curator, New Zealand Wikipedian at Large from 2018 to 2019
Jonas Diego – Jonasdiego (talk · contribs): Filipino comic book artist and writer
Oscar van Dillen – Oscar (talk · contribs): Dutch musician, composer, and member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Cory Doctorow – Doctorow (talk · contribs): Author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws
Hootan Dolati – Hootandolati (talk · contribs): Iranian politician and political prisoner
Piotr Domaradzki – Belissarius (talk · contribs): Polish-American journalist, essayist and historian
Mark Jason Dominus – Dominus (talk · contribs): Co-founder of Kibology, acclaimed Perl programmer
Elsa Dorfman – Elsad (talk · contribs): Photographer
Mike Doughty – Mikeydough (talk · contribs): Singer/songwriter, poet
Axel Downard-Wilke – Schwede66 (talk · contribs): New Zealand transport planner
K. Eric Drexler – Eric Drexler (talk · contribs): Nanotechnologist
Elonka Dunin – Elonka (talk · contribs): Professional game developer, amateur cryptographer, and an expert on the Kryptos sculpture
Brian Dunning (author) – Briandunning (talk · contribs): American writer and producer
George Dvorsky – Gdvorsky (talk · contribs): Transhumanist writer and speaker

E

East Bay Ray – supposedly Dead-kennedys (talk · contribs) and RobertW (talk · contribs): Guitarist and sometime composer and producer with Dead Kennedys
John C. Eastman – Jeastman (talk · contribs): American legal scholar; drew controversy for statements made during the presidency of Donald Trump
Richard Ebeling – Richard Ebeling (talk · contribs): Libertarian author
Roger Ebert – Rebert (talk · contribs): Film critic and writer; died in 2013
Andrew Edge – Andreasegde (talk · contribs): English musician
Nick Egan – Nick Egan (talk · contribs): British visual design artist, and director of music videos, commercials and film
Elizabeth Elliott – Lcrippes (talk · contribs): American novelist
Wesley R. Elsberry – Wesley R. Elsberry (talk · contribs): Marine biologist
Paul Enck – PaulEnck (talk · contribs): Professor of Medical Psychology
Peter Entwisle – Peter Entwisle (talk · contribs): Historian, art curator; died in 2018
David Eppstein – David Eppstein (talk · contribs): Computer science professor
Kelley Eskridge – Kelleyeskridge (talk · contribs): Science fiction and slipstream writer
Chris Espinosa – Cdespinosa (talk · contribs): Longest–serving employee of Apple
Daniel Everett – Piraha1 (talk · contribs): Linguist who worked extensively on the Pirahã language
Michael Everson – Evertype (talk · contribs): Linguist, typesetter, and font designer, one of the co-authors of the Unicode standard
Mikhail Evstafiev – Evstafiev (talk · contribs): Russian artist, photographer, writer
Gunther Eysenbach – Eysen (talk · contribs): Health researcher, academic, and initiator of WebCite

F

Jonah Falcon – JAF1970 (talk · contribs): Actor and television host
Rickard Falkvinge – Falkvinge (talk · contribs): Founder of the Pirate Party (Sweden)
Paul S. Farmer – Paul Stephen Farmer (talk · contribs): Retired British teacher who developed the use of pop music in school music education
David Farrar (blogger) – Dpf (talk · contribs): New Zealand political activist, blogger, and pollster
Farhad Fatkullin – Frhdkazan (talk · contribs): Russian social activist from Tatarstan, 2018 Wikimedian of the Year
Joe Felsenstein – Felsenst (talk · contribs): Population biologist and quantitative geneticist
Charles Firth (comedian) – Charlesfirth (talk · contribs): Member of Australian political satire team The Chaser
Amy Fisher – Amy Fisher (talk · contribs): "Long Island Lolita", porn actor, writer
Leonard Everett Fisher – Leonardeverett (talk · contribs): Children's book author and illustrator
Brad Fitzpatrick – Bradfitz (talk · contribs): American programmer, creator of LiveJournal, PicPix, and FreeVote
Brian Flemming – BrianFlemming (talk · contribs): Film director and playwright (Bat Boy: The Musical)
Michael Flood – Michael Flood (talk · contribs): Pro-feminist researcher
Liz Fong-Jones – Lizthegrey (talk · contribs): American activist and software developer
Alan Ford (architect) – Mjhalliburton (talk · contribs): American architect
David Fox (game designer) – DavidBFox (talk · contribs): American game designer
Brian D. Foy – Scarpia (talk · contribs): Publisher and editor of The Perl Review and co-author of Perl books
Ted Frank – THF (talk · contribs): Lawyer, writer, and activist; retired from editing
Jimmy Fricke – Gobboboy (talk · contribs): Professional poker player

G

Mordechai Gafni – Aengus66 (talk · contribs): Former Jewish renewal rabbi
Eric Gallager – Cooljeanius (talk · contribs): New Hampshire state legislator
Richa Gangopadhyay – Richa320 (talk · contribs): Indian actress, model and beauty queen
Kyle Gann – Kylegann (talk · contribs): Composer, music critic for Village Voice
David Gans (musician) – Dgans (talk · contribs): Musician, photographer, radio host of a program about The Grateful Dead and other notable musicians
Megan Ganz – Quotesunquotes (talk · contribs): Television comedy writer on Community and Important Things with Demetri Martin
Timothy Garden, Baron Garden – Tgarden (talk · contribs): British air marshal, university professor and a Liberal Democrat peer; died in 2007
Sue Gardner – Sue Gardner (talk · contribs): Former Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation
Simson Garfinkel – Simsong (talk · contribs): Researcher and journalist specializing in computer security and privacy
Bamber Gascoigne – Bamber Gascoigne (talk · contribs): British television presenter and author; died in 2022
Shad Gaspard – Bkbeast13 (talk · contribs): Professional wrestler, former member of World Wrestling Entertainment; died in 2020
Rick Gates – Gatesrick (talk · contribs): Internet pioneer
David Gauntlett – Davidgauntlett (talk · contribs): Social scientist
Richard Gerard – David Gerard (talk · contribs): Author and Wikipedia admin^[1]
Susan Gerbic – Sgerbic (talk · contribs): Anti-pseudoscience activist
Nat Gertler – NatGertler (talk · contribs): Founder of About Comics
Peter Giles – Petermgiles (talk · contribs): Canadian sprint kayaker
Charlie Gillingham – CharlesGillingham (talk · contribs): Keyboardist for the band Counting Crows
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson – Hannes H. Gissurarson~enwiki (talk · contribs): Icelandic political theorist and author
Russell Glasser – kazim27 (talk · contribs): Co-host of The Atheist Experience
Mike Godwin – MGodwin (talk · contribs): American attorney, director of Public Knowledge, former general counsel for Wikimedia Foundation
Marv Goldberg – Marvy42 (talk · contribs): Writer and music historian in the field of rhythm & blues (R&B)
Scott Goldblatt – Sgoldblatt (talk · contribs): U.S. Olympic gold medalist in swimming (2004)
Alexander Goldscheider – AGRR (talk · contribs): Czech-born British composer, music producer, writer and computer specialist
Timothy Gonsalves – Tagooty (talk · contribs): Academician, Founding Director, IIT Mandi (2010-20), entrepreneur
Al Gordon (comics) – Albabe (talk · contribs): Comic book creator, inker, and writer
Gennady Gorelik – Ggorelik (talk · contribs): Russian physicist and philosopher
Alain Goriely – Alain Goriely (talk · contribs): Belgian mathematician
Bill Gosper – Bill Gosper (talk · contribs): American mathematician, programmer, and hacker
Ama Governor – Elorm Ababio (talk · contribs): Ghanaian YouTuber
Tiffany Grant – TifGrant (talk · contribs): American voice actress
Richard Grayson (academic) – Rsgrayson (talk · contribs): Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London
Antony Green – AntonyGreen (talk · contribs): Australian Broadcasting Corporation election analyst
Jack Greenberg (lawyer) – Jack Greenbergx (talk · contribs): Law professor, former NAACP counsel, and dean of Columbia College, died in 2016
Andriy Grechylo – Herald63 (talk · contribs): Ukrainian historian, heraldist and vexillologist
Virgil Griffith – Romanpoet (talk · contribs): American programmer and creator of WikiScanner
Reginald Gray (artist) – Reginald gray (talk · contribs): Portrait artist; died in 2013
Sasha Grey – Madjabuds (talk · contribs): Pornography star
Patrick Guinness – PatrickGuinness (talk · contribs): Historian and lecturer
Ciaran Gultnieks – CiaranG (talk · contribs): Computer games programmer from Yorkshire

H

Bernard Haisch – Haisch (talk · contribs): Fringe physicist and paranormal researcher
Justin Hall – JustinHall (talk · contribs): Early weblogger
Johann Hari – David r from meth productions (talk · contribs): British-Swiss journalist; currently banned
Stevan Harnad – Harnad (talk · contribs): Cognitive scientist and activist for animal rights and open access
Paul Hartal – Paul Hartal (talk · contribs): Canadian painter and poet
Martin Haspelmath – Haspelmath (talk · contribs): German linguist
Owen Hatherley – Owenhatherley (talk · contribs): British architecture journalist
Tilman Hausherr – Tilman (talk · contribs): Software developer, critic of Scientology
Patrick Nielsen Hayden – Pnh (talk · contribs): Science fiction editor
James Heilman – Doc James (talk · contribs): Emergency medicine doctor
Jack Herrick – JackHerrick (talk · contribs): Founder of WikiHow
Phil Hendrie – Phil Hendrie (talk · contribs): Radio talk show host
Keith Henson – Hkhenson (talk · contribs): American engineer and writer
Carl Hewitt – Prof. Carl Hewitt (talk · contribs): Computer scientist and professor
Hugo Heyrman – Dr. Hugo (talk · contribs): Belgian artist
Peter Hitchens – Clockback (talk · contribs): Conservative British author, journalist and broadcaster
Sam Hocevar – Sam Hocevar (talk · contribs): Programmer, Debian Project Leader and former WikiMedia France board member
John Hodgman – Hodgman (talk · contribs): Author and television personality
Ron Holloway – Ronsax (talk · contribs): American saxophonist
Carl F. Hostetter – Aelfwine (talk · contribs): American Tolkienian linguist and computer scientist
Kenny Hotz – Kennyhotz (talk · contribs): Canadian actor, director, producer, and creator and co-star of television show Kenny vs. Spenny
James G. Howes – JGHowes (talk · contribs): American business executive and radio personality
John Humphreys (economist) – John humphreys (talk · contribs): Australian economist and libertarian activist
Peter L. Hurd – Pete.Hurd (talk · contribs): Canadian professor of psychology
Netha Hussain – Netha Hussain (talk · contribs): Indian physician and Wikipedian^[1]

I

Miguel de Icaza – Miguel.de.Icaza (talk · contribs): Software developer known for starting GNOME and Mono
Mansoor Ijaz – Mansoor Ijaz (talk · contribs): Pakistani-American venture financier, hedge-fund manager and freelance diplomat
Grant Imahara – Grantimahara (talk · contribs): Electrical engineer and cast member on Mythbusters; died in 2020
Charles Ingram – Threaders (talk · contribs): Contestant convicted of cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Joi Ito – Joi (talk · contribs): Activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist
Lyubomir Ivanov (explorer) – Apcbg (talk · contribs): Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer
Bruce Edward Ivins – Jimmyflathead (talk · contribs): Senior biodefense researcher at the USAMRIID, and suspected perpetrator of the 2001 anthrax attacks

J

Ian Jackson – Ijackson (talk · contribs): Software developer
Alex Jacobowitz – Alexjacobowitz (talk · contribs): Klezmer musician
Jim Jagielski – Jimjag (talk · contribs): Software engineer
Andrea James – Jokestress (talk · contribs): American actress and transgender activist
Xeni Jardin – Xenijardin (talk · contribs): Weblogger (Boing Boing) and journalist
Nikki Jean – NikkiJean92 (talk · contribs): American singer-songwriter and actress
William H. Jefferys – Billjefferys (talk · contribs): American astronomer
Rick Jelliffe – Rick Jelliffe (talk · contribs): Australian programmer and standards activist^[3]
Tom Jennings – Tom.jennings (talk · contribs): Creator of FidoNet
Richard J. Jensen – Rjensen (talk · contribs): Historian, creator of H-Net
Mary Lou Jepsen – Mljmlj (talk · contribs): Chief Technology Officer of One Laptop per Child
Janna Jihad – Janna Jihad (talk · contribs): Palestinian youth journalist and activist
Cory Johnson – Coryjohn (talk · contribs): American journalist
J. Hunter Johnson – JHunterJ (talk · contribs): American author and game designer
Daniel Jolliffe – Possibly (talk · contribs): Canadian media artist and art professor; died in 2021
Jonathan A. Jones – Jonathan A Jones (talk · contribs): Oxford University physicist
Ryan Jordan – Essjay (talk · contribs): Gained media attention for identity fraud and giving false credentials on Wikipedia^[1]
Brian David Josephson – Brian Josephson (talk · contribs): Nobel Prize winner in physics, and paranormalist

K

Brewster Kahle – Brewsterkahle (talk · contribs): American computer engineer, Internet entrepreneur, internet activist, advocate of universal access to all knowledge, and digital librarian
Candye Kane – Candyekane (talk · contribs): Blues musician and former porn star; died in 2016
Mitch Kapor – Mkapor (talk · contribs): Software entrepreneur, designer of Lotus 1–2–3
Michael Howard Kay – Mhkay (talk · contribs): Software engineer, editor of XSLT language specification
Bogdan Karaičić – BHoops2016 (talk · contribs): Serbian professional basketball coach
Jawed Karim – Jawed (talk · contribs): Co-founder of YouTube
Phil Karn – Karn (talk · contribs): Electrical engineer
Karun – Misskarun (talk · contribs): Kenyan singer, lead vocalist of alternative hip hop group Camp Mulla
Ana Kasparian – AnaKasparian (talk · contribs): Armenian American co-host and producer for the online news show The Young Turks
Brendan Kavanagh – Bwoogie (talk · contribs): British pianist, YouTuber and public piano performer
Janice Kawaye – Jenkawaye (talk · contribs): American voice actress
Martin Kean – Cargill208 (talk · contribs): New Zealand bass guitarist
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly – Rauank (talk · contribs): Kazakh entrepreneur and politician, inaugural Wikipedian of the Year in 2011
Glynn Kerr – Glynnk (talk · contribs): Motorcycle designer and columnist
Lawrence Kestenbaum – Kestenbaum (talk · contribs): Lawyer, county official, creator of Political Graveyard web site
Zaynab Khadr – Zaynab Khadr (talk · contribs): Member of the Khadr family associated with Osama bin Laden
Osama Khalid – OsamaK (talk · contribs): Saudi Arabian Wikipedia administrator, imprisoned for swaying public opinion
Philip S. Khoury – Khoury (talk · contribs): Professor of Middle Eastern studies
Uwe Kils – Kils (talk · contribs): Marine biologist specializing in planktology
Alan R. King – A R King (talk · contribs): British linguist notable for his work on Basque and Nawat (Pipil language)
David Thomas King – David King (talk · contribs): Executive Director of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta, former Alberta Minister of Education
Michael King – Mhking (talk · contribs): Commentator, columnist and television producer
Stephan Kinsella – Nskinsella (talk · contribs): Intellectual property lawyer and legal theorist
Justin Knapp – Koavf (talk · contribs): Primarily known for Wikipedia^[1]
Holly Knight – Holly Knight (talk · contribs): American songwriter and musician (Device et al.)
Nadim Kobeissi – Kaepora~enwiki (talk · contribs): Computer programmer and security researcher
Christina Koch – Astro Christina (talk · contribs): American engineer and NASA astronaut
Jerome Kohl – Jerome Kohl (talk · contribs): American music theorist, authority on the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen; died in 2020
Vladimir Korepin – Korepin (talk · contribs): Russian-American physicist
Alex Konanykhin – AKonanykhin (talk · contribs): Russian entrepreneur
Kai A. Konrad – Unikat55 (talk · contribs): German economist
Phil Konstantin – Philkon (talk · contribs): American/Cherokee writer and TV reporter
Ihor Kostenko – Ig2000 (talk · contribs): Ukrainian political activist and journalist, killed during Euromaidan, posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine and named the 2014 Wikipedian of the Year
Jeff Kostoff – Jkostoff (talk · contribs): Swimmer
Valery Kovalyov – NoFrost (talk · contribs): Russian entrepreneur and Wikipedian
Stanislav Kozlovsky – Ctac (talk · contribs): Russian psychologist and Wikipedian
Marc Kuchner – Mkuchner (talk · contribs): American astrophysicist
Markus Kuhn (computer scientist) – Markus Kuhn (talk · contribs): German computer scientist
Greg Kuperberg – Greg Kuperberg (talk · contribs): American mathematician

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Ryan Lackey – Rdl (talk · contribs): Entrepreneur and computer security professional
Geoffrey A. Landis – Geoffrey.landis (talk · contribs): Physicist, space scientist, and science fiction writer
W. Patrick Lang – Ismoot (talk · contribs): Military, intelligence, and security expert
David Langford - DeafMan (talk · contribs): Physicist; critic and author of science fiction; holds record for most Hugo awards
Deena Larsen – LoveElectronicLiterature (talk · contribs): electronic literature author and curator
Daniel Lazard – D.Lazard (talk · contribs): French mathematician
Siobhan Leachman – Ambrosia10 (talk · contribs): New Zealand citizen scientist
Jennifer 8. Lee – Jenny8lee (talk · contribs): Former New York Times journalist
Eric Lerner – Elerner (talk · contribs): Physicist and plasma cosmology advocate
Lawrence Lessig – lessig (talk · contribs): American academic and political activist
Paul Levine – Solomonandlord (talk · contribs): American lawyer and novelist
Benny Lewis – Irishpolyglot (talk · contribs): Irish author and blogger
A. David Lewis – Adlewis (talk · contribs): Comic book writer
Andrew Lih – Fuzheado (talk · contribs): Journalism professor, wrote a book on Wikipedia
Peter van der Linden – Pvdl (talk · contribs): Dutch technologist and author of books on Java, C, Linux, and practical jokes
Chris Lintott – Chrislintott (talk · contribs): Astrophysicist and co-presenter of the BBC series The Sky at Night
Hugh Loebner – Loebner (talk · contribs): Loebner Prize sponsor, inventor, and social activist; died in 2016
Jean-Marc Lofficier – JMLofficier (talk · contribs): French-American journalist, comics writer and author of books on film and television
Tristan Louis – TNLNYC (talk · contribs): French author, entrepreneur and blogger
Yuri Lowenthal – Elyurio (talk · contribs): Anime and video game voice actor
Lsjbot – Lsjbot (talk · contribs): Wikimedia bot^[1]
Paul Lucas (playwright) – Pklucas (talk · contribs): American playwright and producer
Travis Lupick – Tlupick (talk · contribs): Canadian journalist and author
Andres Luure – Andres (talk · contribs): Estonian philosopher and translator
Patrick J. Lynch – Patrick.lynch (talk · contribs): American author, artist, biomedical illustrator, and photographer
Richard F. Lyon – Dicklyon (talk · contribs): American inventor, scientist, and engineer (currently banned)

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Michael Mandiberg – Theredproject (talk · contribs): Internet artist and college instructor
Magnus Manske – Magnus Manske (talk · contribs): German biochemist, programmer, and developer of one of the first versions of the Wikipedia platform^[1]
Steve Mann (inventor) – Glogger (talk · contribs): Computer science professor and innovator in the field of wearable computing
J.P. Manoux – Jpmanoux (talk · contribs): American voice actor
Jean-Luc Margot – JeanLucMargot (talk · contribs): Belgian astronomer
Geoff Marshall – Geofftech (talk · contribs): Author and YouTuber, specialising in rail transport
Jean-Pol Martin – Jeanpol (talk · contribs): Foreign language educator
Shelly Martinez – ShellyMartinez (talk · contribs): Mexican American professional wrestler, model, and actress
John Mashey – JohnMashey (talk · contribs): American computer scientist
Waye Mason – WayeMason (talk · contribs): Canadian politician
Rémi Mathis – Remi Mathis (talk · contribs): French historian, library curator, and free-culture advocate, president of Wikimedia France, 2013 Wikipedian of the Year
Yaron Matras – Madaares (talk · contribs): Linguist specializing in Romani and related languages
Polly Matzinger – Polly matzinger (talk · contribs): American immunologist
Jay Maynard – Jmaynard (talk · contribs): Internet celebrity, software developer, and system administrator
DeBarra Mayo – KarateLady (talk · contribs): Trainer and writer on health and fitness
Adrienne Mayor – Afmayor (talk · contribs): American historian and folklorist
Johnathan McClain – Nipsyrusel (talk · contribs): American actor
Jonathan McDowell – JonathanMcDowell (talk · contribs): American astrophysicist
Roger McGuinn – Mcguinn713 (talk · contribs): American musician, frontman of the Byrds
David A. McIntee – David A McIntee (talk · contribs): Science-fiction author
Alastair McIntosh – Alastair McIntosh (talk · contribs): Scottish writer, academic and activist
Warwick McKibbin – Wmckibbin (talk · contribs): Australian economist
Phil McMullen – Ptolemyphil (talk · contribs): Magazine editor, music festival organizer
Lambert Meertens – Lambert Meertens (talk · contribs): Editor of the Revised ALGOL 68 Report, designer of the ABC programming language
David Megginson – Dpm64 (talk · contribs): Software consultant and developer
Pedro Pedrosa Mendes – Gepasi (talk · contribs): Computational Biologist developer of the Gepasi and COPASI software
Bertrand Meyer – Bertrand Meyer (talk · contribs): Developer of the Eiffel programming language
Tyler Menezes – Tylermenezes (talk · contribs): Canadian-American technology entrepreneur, founder of CodeDay
Tsvi Misinai – Tsvi Misinai (talk · contribs): Computer scientist, historian and author
John Cameron Mitchell – FELIXARD (talk · contribs): Film actor and director
Emna Mizouni – Emnamizouni (talk · contribs): Tunisian civil-society activist, 2019 Wikimedian of the Year
Susanna Mkrtchyan – WikiTatik (talk · contribs): Professor of database and system research, board member of Wikimedia Armenia
Erik Mona – Iquander (talk · contribs): Roleplaying game author and publisher
Jason Moore (Wikipedia editor) – Another Believer (talk · contribs): American Wikipedia editor
David Morgan-Mar – Dmmaus (talk · contribs): Physicist, webcomic creator
Howard Morland – HowardMorland (talk · contribs): American journalist, author, and activist
David J. Morrow – Daveymorrow (talk · contribs): Journalist
Walter Mossberg – Wmossberg (talk · contribs): Principal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal
Luboš Motl – Lumidek (talk · contribs): Theoretical physicist working on string theory and quantum gravity
Vira Motorko – Ата (talk · contribs): Ukrainian Internet activist and 2024 recipient of Wikimedian Functionary of the Year
Markos Moulitsas – Dailykos (talk · contribs): Blogger and founder of Daily Kos
Prithwindra Mukherjee – BobClive (talk · contribs): French Indian academic
Randall Munroe – Xkcd (talk · contribs): xkcd webcomic author
Chuck Munson – Chuck0 (talk · contribs): Anarchist activist in charge of Infoshop.org
Ian Murdock – Ianmurdock (talk · contribs): Founder of Debian
Alan Myers (translator) – Bandalore (talk · contribs): English translator from Russian

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Alaa Najjar – علاء (talk · contribs): physician, 2021 Wikimedian of the Year
Felix Nartey – Flixtey (talk · contribs) and FNartey (WMF) (talk · contribs): Ghanaian social entrepreneur, 2017 Wikimedian of the Year
Michael Netzer – MichaelNetzer (talk · contribs): Comic book artist
Jess Nevins – Jessnevins (talk · contribs): Author and librarian
Annalee Newitz – AnnaleeNewitz (talk · contribs): American journalist and op-ed writer
Craig Newmark – Cnewmark (talk · contribs): Founder of Craigslist
Farnell Newton – Farnellnewton (talk · contribs): American composer and jazz trumpeter
Tom Newton Dunn – Tnewtondunn (talk · contribs): British journalist
Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant) – Jakobnielsen (talk · contribs): Web usability pundit
Sandro Nocentini – Pikkio66 (talk · contribs): Italian-born artist, living and working in Australia
Frederick Noronha – Fredericknoronha (talk · contribs): Freelance journalist based in India
Ryan North – Ryan North (talk · contribs): Webcomic author and programmer
Wendy Northcutt – Wendy Wendy (talk · contribs): Overseer of the Darwin Awards

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Sean O'Connor (producer) – Birkenhead01 (talk · contribs), Robhaywood10 (talk · contribs): English television producer, writer, director
David O'List – Davy O'List (talk · contribs): Musician, founder member of The Nice
John Mark Ockerbloom – JohnMarkOckerbloom (talk · contribs): Digital library architect and planner at the University of Pennsylvania
Chris Oliver (surgeon) – Olivercw (talk · contribs): British surgeon and University of Edinburgh professor
Tommy Oliver (producer) – Thomaseoliver (talk · contribs): American filmmaker, photographer and entrepreneur
Jonathan Orozco – JonathanOrozco1 (talk · contribs): Mexican footballer
Rodney Orpheus – Rodneyorpheus (talk · contribs): Northern Irish musician, record producer, author and lecturer

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Paul Paquet – Paul From Ottawa (talk · contribs): Canadian trivia writer
Olga Paredes – Caleidoscopic (talk · contribs): Bolivian architect, 2022 Wikimedian of the Year
Hayford Peirce – Hayford Peirce (talk · contribs): Science fiction and mystery writer; died in 2020
David J. Peterson – DavidJPeterson (talk · contribs): American conlanger
Christian Picciolini – Cpicciolini (talk · contribs): Musician and author
Phil Plait – TheBadAstronomer (talk · contribs): Astronomer and writer
Brandon Plewe – Bplewe (talk · contribs): American historical geographer
Ihor Podolchak – Ihorp (talk · contribs): Ukrainian filmmaker and visual artist
Mike Pollock – Itsamike (talk · contribs): American voice actor
Tim Pope – timtree (talk · contribs): Music video director (most notably for The Cure)
Barry Popik – Barry Popik (talk · contribs): American etymologist
Shelley Powers – Shelleyp (talk · contribs): Technology author
Vaughan Pratt – Vaughan Pratt (talk · contribs): Computer scientist
Doug Pruden – Doug Pruden (talk · contribs): World record holder for most push-ups
Jory Prum – Jory (talk · contribs): American audio engineer best known for his work in film and video games; died in 2016
Steven Pruitt – Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk · contribs): Wikipedia editor who has made more edits on the English Wikipedia than any other editor^[1]
Simon Pulsifer – SimonP (talk · contribs): English Wikipedia contributor and minor internet celebrity

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Manuel L. Quezon III – Gareon (talk · contribs): Filipino writer and television host, former Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Group of the Philippines
John Quiggin – John Quiggin (talk · contribs): Australian economist and professor

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Gajendra Pal Singh Raghava – Raghavagps (talk · contribs): computational biologist
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – Riboman (talk · contribs): Indian-born American-British structural biologist, 2009 Nobel laureate in chemistry
Sheldon Rampton – Sheldon Rampton (talk · contribs): Editor of public relations-related columns and websites (PR Watch)
Denis Rancourt – Denis.g.rancourt (talk · contribs): Dissident Canadian professor of physics
Coolie Ranx – Coolie Ranx (talk · contribs): British reggae singer and actor
Annie Rauwerda – Annierau (talk · contribs): American internet personality and journalist known for Depths of Wikipedia^[4]
Stuart C. Ray – soupvector (talk · contribs): American physician-scientist
Eric S. Raymond – Eric S. Raymond (talk · contribs): Important figure in the open source movement
Jane S. Richardson – Dcrjsr (talk · contribs) Also on Commons: American biophysicist
Michael Rießler – Rießler (talk · contribs): Linguist
Mike Riley (cartoonist) – Mikeriley23 (talk · contribs): American web comic author
Peter Roach (phonetician) – RoachPeter (talk · contribs): British phonetician
Eddie Robson – Eddie Robson (talk · contribs): British writer of Doctor Who spin-offs and books on film
Kyle Roche – Kwroche1030 (talk · contribs): American attorney and real estate developer
Howard A. Rodman – Howard Rodman (talk · contribs): American screenwriter, director and educator
Robert Rohde – Dragons flight (talk · contribs): Physicist, member of Berkeley Earth climate research
Mark Rosenfelder – Zompist (talk · contribs): Language creator and blogger
Steven Rubenstein – Slrubenstein (talk · contribs): American anthropologist; died in 2012
Arthur Rubin – Arthur Rubin (talk · contribs): American mathematician
Martin Rundkvist – Mrund (talk · contribs): Swedish archaeologist
J. Philippe Rushton – Rushton2012 (talk · contribs): Canadian psychologist; died in 2012

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Abel Pires da Silva – Abel Pires da Silva (talk · contribs) Also on Commons: East Timorese Independence activist and Politician
Renato M. E. Sabbatini – Rsabbatini (talk · contribs): Biomedical and computer scientist and writer
Jason Scott Sadofsky – Jscott (talk · contribs): Creator and maintainer of textfiles.com
Guy Stair Sainty – GuyStairSainty (talk · contribs): Heraldist, art dealer and royal genealogist
Mark Saltveit – Msalt (talk · contribs): Palindromist
J. G. Sandom – Sandom (talk · contribs): Businessman and author
Larry Sanger – Larry Sanger (talk · contribs): Co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium^[1]
Tony Santiago – Marine 69-71 (talk · contribs): Puerto Rican historian
Yossi Sariel: Israel Defense Forces officer
Steven Saylor – Stevensaylor (talk · contribs): American author of historical novels
John Scalzi – Scalzi (talk · contribs): Science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
The Scary Guy – Thescary1 (talk · contribs): United States based motivational speaker
Paul Schenck – Pchaim (talk · contribs): Christian political lobbyist
Michael Q. Schmidt – MichaelQSchmidt (talk · contribs): American film and television actor and fine arts model
Seth Schoen – Schoen (talk · contribs): Electronic Frontier Foundation technologist
Oded Schramm – OdedSchramm (talk · contribs): Israeli mathematician; died in 2008
Randal L. Schwartz – RandalSchwartz (talk · contribs): Computer author and programming consultant
Mike Scott (Scottish musician) – Archieman (talk · contribs): Founder of the band The Waterboys
Seedfeeder – Seedfeeder (talk · contribs): Notable editor who provided illustrations for numerous sex acts^[1]
María Sefidari – Raystorm (talk · contribs): former chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees^[1]
Mike Selinker – Mike Selinker (talk · contribs): Game designer
Martin Selmayr – Martin Selmayr (talk · contribs): Former secretary-general of the European Commission and chief of staff to EU president Jean-Claude Juncker
Daniel J. Shanefield – Daniel Shanefield (talk · contribs): Ceramics engineer
Alex Shapiro – Alexshap (talk · contribs): Musician and composer
Vipin Sharma – Vipin K Sharma (talk · contribs): Actor
Phil Shaw – Steam one (talk · contribs): British creator of "extreme ironing"
Tim Shell – TimShell (talk · contribs): American internet entrepreneur, member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Joel Sherman – Icenine378 (talk · contribs): Expert and champion Scrabble player
Chris Sherwin – DrChrissy (talk · contribs): English ethologist; died in 2017
Michael Shrimpton – Michael Shrimpton (talk · contribs): Conspiracy theorist
Karl Shuker – Czbiker (talk · contribs): Cryptozoologist and author
William Shunn – Shunn (talk · contribs): Science fiction writer and computer programmer
Ann Simonton – Simonton (talk · contribs): Founder of Media Watch, feminist
William E. Skaggs – Looie496 (talk · contribs): American neuroscientist; died c. 2020
Sofya Skya – Sofyaskya (talk · contribs): Russian ballerina and actress
Cameron Slater – Jc press sec (talk · contribs): New Zealand-based blogger
Sam Sloan – Sam Sloan (talk · contribs): Chess player and amateur lawyer (orally argued a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and won, 9–0)
Dmitry Nikolayevich Smirnov (composer) – Dmitrismirnov (talk · contribs): Russian and British composer; died in 2020
Normal Bob Smith – Normalbobsmith (talk · contribs): Freelance graphic artist and writer
Jason Snell – Jsnell (talk · contribs): Writer and editor specializing in Apple Computer products
Dave Snowden – Snowded (talk · contribs): Lecturer, consultant and researcher in the field of knowledge management
Anton Solomoukha – Solomoukha (talk · contribs): Artist and photographer; died in 2015
David A. Sonnenfeld – DASonnenfeld (talk · contribs): American sociologist and professor of sociology
Michael Soussan – Michael Soussan (talk · contribs): Danish whistleblower and author
Benjamin K. Sovacool – Bksovacool (talk · contribs): Energy policy researcher
E. Lee Spence – HunleyFinder (talk · contribs): Pioneer in underwater archaeology
Laura Spinney – Lauraspinney (talk · contribs): British science journalist
Diomidis Spinellis – Diomidis Spinellis (talk · contribs): Computer scientist
Richard Stallman – Rmstallman (talk · contribs): Founder of the Free Software Foundation and author of the General Public License
Jan van Steenbergen – IJzeren Jan (talk · contribs): Linguist, translator, author of constructed languages
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight – Rosiestep (talk · contribs) and Rosiestep2 (talk · contribs): American business administrator, joint 2016 Wikipedian of the Year^[1]
Richard H. Stern – PraeceptorIP (talk · contribs): Attorney and law professor, former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk
Eric A. Stillwell – EStillwell (talk · contribs): Star Trek author, producer, actor
John Stockwell (CIA officer) – Goodpaddle (talk · contribs): Highest-ranking CIA officer to ever go public, today runs a boating excursion
John Stossel – StosselTV (talk · contribs): American television presenter, author, consumer journalist, and pundit
Billy Marshall Stoneking – BillyM (talk · contribs): Playwright, filmmaker and teacher; died in 2016
Galen Strawson – Gstrawson (talk · contribs): British philosopher
Stephen Streater – Stephen B Streater (talk · contribs): Co-founder of Eidos Interactive
Richard Stromback – Rstromback (talk · contribs): Minor-league hockey player, venture capitalist
Kev F Sutherland – Kevfsutherland (talk · contribs): Comedian and comic strip creator
Paul Swadel – Thewilberforces (talk · contribs): Film producer; died in 2016
Aaron Swartz – AaronSw (talk · contribs): Writer, hacker, activist, and co-author of the RSS 1.0 specification; died in 2013

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Audrey Tang – Autrijus (talk · contribs): Taiwanese free software programmer, leader of the Pugs project to implement the Perl 6 language
Tom Tango – Tangotiger (talk · contribs): Ice hockey statistical analyst and sabermetrician
Terence Tao – Teorth (talk · contribs): Australian mathematician
Brian Tarquin – Jungleboy65 (talk · contribs): American guitarist, composer and producer
Sandister Tei – Sandiooses (talk · contribs): Ghanaian journalist, 2020 Wikimedian of the Year
Emily Temple-Wood – Keilana (talk · contribs), Emily Temple-Wood (NIOSH) (talk · contribs): Medical student, past Wikipedian in Residence at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, joint 2016 Wikipedian of the Year^[1]
Larry Tesler – Tesler (talk · contribs): Computer scientist working in the field of human-computer interaction; died in 2020
Steven L. Thompson – Ttrider87 (talk · contribs): Author and journalist
William Irwin Thompson – William Irwin Thompson (talk · contribs); also apparently, it seems, Withompson (talk · contribs): Writer, poet, mystic, cultural critic
Rachel Thorn – Rachel_Thorn (talk · contribs): American anthropologist and manga translator
Sammy thrashLife – CrJz (talk · contribs): American painter and writer
Brian Tomasik – Brian Tomasik (talk · contribs): American essayist and researcher
Kevin Tostado – Tostie14 (talk · contribs): Documentary filmmaker
David S. Touretzky – Touretzky (talk · contribs): Research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at CMU
Leonard H. Tower, Jr. – Lentower (talk · contribs): Free software activist
Lila Tretikov – LilaTretikov (WMF) (talk · contribs): Former executive director of Wikimedia Foundation^[1]
Boris Tsirelson – Tsirel (talk · contribs): Russian–Israeli mathematician; died in 2020
Theodore Ts'o – Tytso (talk · contribs): Software developer, contributor to the Linux kernel
Patrick Tufts – Zippy (talk · contribs): Computer scientist and inventor, created Alexa Internet
Jonathan Tweet – Jonathan Tweet (talk · contribs): Role-playing game designer

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Volodymyr Vakulenko – Вакуленко-К. Володимир (talk · contribs): Ukrainian poet and children's writer; died in 2022 (mostly Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Jessica Valenti – JessicaValenti (talk · contribs): Feminist author and activist
Pranayraj Vangari – Pranayraj1985 (talk · contribs): Telugu theatre research scholar
James Veitch (comedian) – Misterjamesveitch (talk · contribs): English comedian
Misha Verbitsky – Tiphareth (talk · contribs): Mathematician and political activist
Larry Van Kriedt – Jazzbacks (talk · contribs): Jazz musician
Jesse Vint – Pagan wulff (talk · contribs): American actor and filmmaker
Natasha Vita-More – Natasha Vita-More (talk · contribs): Artist and transhumanist
Claire Voisin – Voisinclaire (talk · contribs): Mathematician

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Jess Wade – Jesswade88 (talk · contribs): Physicist and science communicator^[5]
Adrianne Wadewitz – Wadewitz (talk · contribs): Feminist scholar; died in 2014
Bernt Wahl – berkeley@gmail.com (talk · contribs): Entrepreneur
Jimmy Wales – Jimbo Wales (talk · contribs): Founder of Wikimedia Foundation and online entrepreneur^[1]
Brad Wardell – Draginol (talk · contribs): Founder of Stardock, a leader in the software skinning and customization technology for computer games
Allan Warren – Allan warren (talk · contribs): British society photographer
Tony Warriner – Tonywarriner (talk · contribs): Game designer, programmer and co-founder of Revolution Software
David Weinberger – Dweinberger (talk · contribs): Technologist and commentator
Maia Weinstock – Girona7 (talk · contribs): Science journalist and noted Wikipedian
Andrew West – BabelStone (talk · contribs): Linguist
Jessamyn West (librarian) – Jessamyn (talk · contribs): Librarian, author and blogger
Michael Whelan – MichaelWhelan0629 (talk · contribs): American fantasy and science fiction artist
Glenn Wichman – Capmango (talk · contribs): Edutainment software developer
Molly White – GorillaWarfare (talk · contribs): Former Arbitration Committee member, cryptoskeptic^[1]
Geoffrey Wickham – Geoffrey Wickham (talk · contribs): Contributor to artificial pacemaker development and cofounder of Telectronics
Alexander Williams (cartoonist) – Asteuartw (talk · contribs): English film animator and cartoonist
Guy Williams (comedian) – Williaguy1 (talk · contribs): New Zealand comedian and TV/radio personality
Michael Z. Williamson – Mzmadmike (talk · contribs): Science-fiction writer
David Willis (cartoonist) – ItsWalky (talk · contribs): Webcomic creator, moderator of Teletraan-1 – theTransformers Wikia
Dean Wilkinson – Dean Wilkinson (talk · contribs): British writer for television and video games
Richard Winger – Richardwinger (talk · contribs): Libertarian activist and founder of Ballot Access News
Michael Witzel – Witzel (talk · contribs): Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard
Brian Wood – Brianwood (talk · contribs): Comic book writer, illustrator and graphic designer
Douglas Wood – Doughwood (talk · contribs), Douglaswood (talk · contribs): Executive producer
Piotr Woźniak (researcher) – Piotr Wozniak (talk · contribs): Polish memory researcher

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Matthew Yglesias – Myglesias (talk · contribs): Politics and economics journalist
Robert Clark Young – Qworty (talk · contribs): American novelist; currently banned
Toby Young – Tyoung8 (talk · contribs): British journalist and charity director^[6]
Eric Youngstrom – Eyoungstrom (talk · contribs): American psychologist and academic
Catherine Yronwode – Catherineyronwode (talk · contribs): Author, graphic designer, publisher
Eliezer Yudkowsky – EliezerYudkowsky (talk · contribs): Artificial intelligence researcher

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Michał Zalewski – Lcamtuf (talk · contribs): "White hat" hacker and computer security expert
Jamie Zawinski – Jwz (talk · contribs): Computer programmer (XEmacs, Netscape, Mozilla), DNA Lounge proprietor
Doron Zeilberger – DoronZeilberger (talk · contribs): Mathematician
Dave Zeltserman – DaveZeltserman (talk · contribs): Author
Howard Zimmerman – Hezimmerman (talk · contribs): American chemist; died in 2012
Phil Zimmermann – Prz (talk · contribs): Cryptographer and computer programmer, creator of the Pretty Good Privacy encryption software
Diana Zuckerman – Drzuckerman (talk · contribs): U.S. expert on federal health policy, especially women's health, and President of the National Research Center for Women & Families

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Confirmed on article's page
^ The many winding paths of Joshua Boyle. National Post. 2018.
^ Microsoft Violates Wikipedia's Sacred Rule, also mentioned on talk page and userpage
^ Confirmed on article's talk page
^ First diff of article Clarice Phleps and press coverage of article deletion
^ See press coverage mentioned at Talk:Toby Young

[onarticle-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Confirmed on article's page

[2] The many winding paths of Joshua Boyle. National Post. 2018.

[3] Microsoft Violates Wikipedia's Sacred Rule, also mentioned on talk page and userpage

[talkpage-4] Confirmed on article's talk page

[5] First diff of article Clarice Phleps and press coverage of article deletion

[6] See press coverage mentioned at Talk:Toby Young

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