Rasmus Lerdorf

Creator of PHP

Developing the PHP programming language

Rating

95Impact score

FromCanada / Denmark

Era1968

Signature projects

PHPApacheMySQL

Scouting report

Rasmus Lerdorf is a pivotal figure in web development, best known for creating PHP. His work enables dynamic web applications and has influenced countless developers worldwide. He continues to advocate for open source principles.

Collector’s note

Rasmus Lerdorf transformed web programming forever.