Bjarne Stroustrup
Bjarne Stroustrup (Danish: [ˈbjɑːnə ˈsdʁʌʊ ˀsdʁɔb]; born 30 December 1950) is a Danish computer scientist, most notable for the creation and development of the widely used C++ programming language. He is a Distinguished Research Professor and holds the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science at Texas A&M University, a visiting professor at Columbia University, and works at Morgan Stanley.