Jeffrey Law, Richard Kenner, Mark Michell, Ian Taylor. That wasn't hard. I apologize for any misspelling, as I went by memory. On the other hand, I don't kno

Jeffrey Law, Richard Kenner, Mark Michell, Ian Taylor. That wasn't hard. I apologize for any misspelling, as I went by memory. On the other hand, I don't know the names of any startup founders more recent (or less successful) than facebook. I believe Hacker News attract a certain non-typical brand of programmers, if they are more likely to know about "VCs and term sheets" than about who made their tools. Of course programmers are rarely famous (for programming) outside their profession. That is a fate programming share with just all but a select few professions.