Top 10 geeks of all time

angelius · Post by **angelius** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:03 pm

Hi everyone,

I'm currently writing an article for a new project of mine and I was wondering who you guys think is the top 10 geeks of all time.

The top 10 should be either geeks who have influenced pop culture, been successful financially or by any other criteria... some examples:

Bill Gates - billionaire

Gary Gygax - influence

John Carmack - First Person Shooters

It can cross industries etc..... post away!
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:28 pm

The geek that got IBM started.
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huds0n · Post by **huds0n** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:50 pm

Hrrmm lets see.

Steve Wozniak - Co-Founder Apple.

Richard Stallman - Creator, GNU/Unix and Free Software Foundation.

Bill Gates - Co-Founder Microsoft

John Carmack - Co-Founder id Software

Gary Gygax - Creator, Dungeons and Dragons and Co-Founder TSR.

Stephen Hawking - Author, A Brief History of Time. Theoretical Physicist.

Stan Lee - Comic Book writer and President, Marvel Comics.

Gene Roddenberry - Creator, Star Trek.

Albert Einstein - Theoretical Physicist.

Tim Berners-Lee - Inventor - World Wide Web

I think i would be pretty happy with that "geek" list.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:53 pm

*chuckles* Actually, one of the accomplishments that Gary said he was most proud of, was winning the "#1 Nerd in the World" vote. There was a top 50 list. All of Japan was #8 I believe.
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Taranthyll · Post by **Taranthyll** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:47 pm

"Weird Al" Yankovic - musical satirist

Troll Lord · Post by **Troll Lord** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:39 pm

There was the very large clingon at the booth a couple of years ago, speaking clingon to his wife and daughter.

He is the top Geek of all time! LOL

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huds0n · Post by **huds0n** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:40 pm

Troll Lord wrote:
There was the very large clingon at the booth a couple of years ago, speaking clingon to his wife and daughter.

He is the top Geek of all time! LOL

Steve

Klingon not Clingon you ass.
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Troll Lord · Post by **Troll Lord** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:01 pm

Well you just made the list didn't you!!!! Klingons or Clingons dont' really exist, so its whatever the F~~~ I want it to be!

Steve
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:17 pm

Are we using the alternate definition of geek, which is to kill? If so, the list would probably be a little different, maybe. I still think Gary Gygax would be on it, with that "killer DM" thing he had going on...
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danbuter · Post by **danbuter** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:31 pm

huds0n wrote:
Klingon not Clingon you ass.

You're expecting Steve to be able to spell something correctly?
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Troll Lord · Post by **Troll Lord** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:41 pm

danbuter wrote:
You're expecting Steve to be able to spell something correctly?

Now that's a good point! That's of course you assume that I want to spell something.

I made my epic I DON'T GIVE A CRAP check years ago! LOL

My life ambition is a porch, rocking chair, pair of overalls, can of pork in beans, lawn with at least 300 yard lead, marked for range and a series of rifles/shotguns and pistols...starting with a 30.06 and ending in a single action colt .45. Once there, I'll look out for revenuers!

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angelius · Post by **angelius** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:10 am

I'm taking note here people! Keep them coming!
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:40 am

Troll Lord wrote:
My life ambition is a porch, rocking chair, pair of overalls, can of pork in beans, lawn with at least 300 yard lead, marked for range and a series of rifles/shotguns and pistols...starting with a 30.06 and ending in a single action colt .45. Once there, I'll look out for revenuers!

Steve

This is the biggest geek thread, not the biggest hick thread.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:28 am

Troll Lord wrote:
Well you just made the list didn't you!!!! Klingons or Clingons dont' really exist, so its whatever the F~~~ I want it to be!

Steve

LOL!!

It would really be cool, if hudsOn actually speaks Klingon!!

Hmmm, how about speaking Aihrde dwarven? Anyone besides the Trolls who could do it would be major geek, IMO and thus deserving of some serious respect!!

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