Kenneth Lane Thompson (geboren am 4.02.1943 in New Orleans, USA) ist ein Informatiker der unter anderem maßgeblich an der Entwicklung des Unix-Betriebssystems beteiligt war.

Er erhielt für seine Arbeiten zahlreiche Ehrungen und Auszeichnungen, darunter den Turing Award.

Kenneth Lane Thompson (born on February 4th, 1943 in New Orleans, USA) is a computer scientist who, among other things, played a key role in the development of the Unix operating system.

He has received numerous honors and awards for his work, including the Turing Award.