(1948 – )

Hungarian-American computer executive, space tourist.

As a computer software executive who, as head of Microsoft’s application software group, oversaw the creation of Microsoft’s flagship Office suite of applications. He now heads his own company,International Software, with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of international programing.

In April 2007, aboard the Soyuz TMA-10, he became the fifth space tourist and the second Hungarian in space.
In March 2009, aboard Soyuz TMA-14, he made a second trip to the International Space Station.
His estimated net worth is over a 1 billion USD.

Invented: WYSIWYG, Hungarian notation convention (which was part of his doctoral thesis).

Credited with: Bravo (1970), Microsoft Multiplan, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel.