[melenaboija]

I obviously don’t know them personally, but what I get from this old school generation that have been a pillar of computer science and, why not, modern human history, is just a tiny little bit more humbleness than “influential” people nowadays.

[Maxatar]

They may be humble in their older age but the good majority of people on the list were known for anything but their humbleness back when C++ was a much more dominant language.

[stackghost]

Using "humble" to describe a list of folks that include John Romero is certainly an interesting choice of adjective.