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Who are the top 10 winners of the Turing Award?

As of 2021, the top 10 winners of the Turing Award, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of Computing, are:

1. Frederick P. Brooks Jr. (1999): For breakthroughs in computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering.
2. Edgar F. Codd (1981): For his fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of database management systems.
3. Donald E. Knuth (1974): For his fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of algorithms and programming languages.
4. John E. Hopcroft (1986): For his fundamental contributions to the foundations of computer science, and for his leadership in the development of computer science education.
5. John McCarthy (1971): For his major contributions to the field of artificial intelligence, including the development of the LISP programming language.
6. John Backus (1977): For his development of FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level programming language.
7. Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn (2004): For pioneering work on the Internet, including the invention of TCP/IP protocols.
8. Richard M. Karp (1985): For his groundbreaking research in the theory of algorithms, specifically in the area of computational complexity theory.
9. Alan Kay (2003): For his pioneering work on object-oriented programming, graphical user interfaces, and the concept of personal computing.
10. Tim Berners-Lee (2016): For inventing the World Wide Web, a fundamental technological breakthrough for information sharing.

Note that this list represents a subjective view of “top” winners based on their impact and contributions to the field. Since the award has been given annually since 1966, there are numerous other notable recipients as well.