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Ken Thompson — Age & Birthday

Born: 4 February 1943 · Age: 83

How old is Ken Thompson?

Ken Thompson is 83 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 4 February 1943.

Computer science pioneer who co-designed the Unix operating system

Did you know?He is also credited with inventing the B programming language and was one of the original developers of the Go language at Google.

Kenneth Lane Thompson (born February 4, 1943) is an American pioneer of computer science. Thompson worked at Bell Labs for most of his career where he designed and implemented the original Unix operating system.

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Age: 83
Status: Living

Born: February 4, 1943 · New Orleans, United States
Nationality: American
Known for: Science, Technology

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