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Ward Cunningham is a programmer, computer scientist and technology evangelist. Ward Cunningham was born on May 26, 1949 in Michigan City, Indiana, United States. That works out to 77 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Highland High School and Purdue University.
My Take
Ward Cunningham deserves far more name recognition than he has. Born in Michigan City, Indiana, and educated at Purdue, he invented the very first wiki, the idea that anyone could write, edit, and grow a body of knowledge together. Wikipedia and so much of how we collaborate online descend from that single insight. On top of that he co-authored the Agile Manifesto and helped popularize software design patterns. I admire that he is not a self-promoter; he is a quiet architect whose ideas reshaped how the digital world is built. We use his thinking daily without ever knowing his name.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ward Cunningham
- Name (Japanese)
- ウォード・カニンガム
- Reading
- うぉーど・かにんがむ
- Born
- May 26, 1949 (age 77)
- Origin
- Michigan City, Indiana, United States
- Occupation
- programmer / computer scientist / technology evangelist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
2. Background
- High school
- Highland High School
- University
- Purdue University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://c2.com
- Xhttps://x.com/WardCunningham
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward%20Cunningham
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A0
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7637
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ward Cunningham born?
Ward Cunningham was born on May 26, 1949 and is 77 years old.
Where is Ward Cunningham from?
Ward Cunningham is from Michigan City, Indiana, United States.
What does Ward Cunningham do?
Ward Cunningham works as programmer, computer scientist, technology evangelist.
Where did Ward Cunningham study?
Ward Cunningham attended Purdue University.
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