The Consumer Technology Hall of Fame, founded by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), honors leaders whose creativity, persistence and determination helped to shape the industry and made the consumer technology marketplace what it is today. According to the CTA, the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame inductees have made a significant contribution to the world, and without these people, people's lives would not be the same.[1]
The CTA announced the first 50 inductees into the Hall of Fame at the 2000 CES. Each year another group are inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame.
Inductees
edit2000
edit- Benjamin Abrams
- Robert Adler
- Edwin Armstrong
- John Logie Baird
- William Balderston
- John Bardeen
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Andre Blay
- Walter Brattain
- Karl Ferdinand Braun
- Nolan Bushnell
- Powel Crosley Jr.
- Lee DeForest
- Ray Dolby
- Allen DuMont
- Thomas Edison
- Carl Eilers
- Philo T. Farnsworth
- Reginald Aubrey Fessenden
- Avery Fisher
- Frank Freimann
- Paul Galvin
- Charles Ginsburg
- Peter Goldmark
- Dr. Sidney Harman
- Heinrich Hertz
- Masaru Ibuka
- Eldridge Johnson
- Jack Kilby
- Henry Kloss
- John Koss Sr.
- David Lachenbruch
- James B. Lansing
- Saul Marantz
- Guglielmo Marconi
- Konosuke Matsushita
- Cmdr. Eugene McDonald Jr.
- Akio Morita
- Robert Noyce
- Alexander M. Poniatoff
- Ed Roberts
- David Sarnoff
- Hermon Hosmer Scott
- Yuma Shiraishi
- William Shockley
- Ross Siragusa Sr.
- Shizuo Takano
- Nikola Tesla
- Jack Wayman
- Vladimir Zworykin
2001
edit2002
edit2003
edit2004
edit2005
edit- Ken Crane
- Joseph Donahue
- Harry Elias
- George Fezell
- Saul Gold
- Art Levis
- Jack Luskin
- Masaharu Matsushita
- John Winegard
- Engineering Team: William Hewlett and David Packard
2006
edit2007
edit2008
edit- Ken Kutaragi
- Dean Dunlavey
- Joe Clayton
- Warren Lieberfarb
- Richard Sharp[5]
- Dr. Fritz Sennheiser
- Engineering Team: Martin Cooper and Donald Linder
- Eddy Hartenstein
- Retailing Team: Jewel Abt and David Abt
- Hans Fantel
2009
edit- Maurice Cohen
- Norman Cohen
- Philip Cohen
- Joseph Flaherty
- Karl Hassel
- Irwin M. Jacobs
- Steve Jobs
- Ralph Mathews
- Aaron Neretin
- John Shalam
- Walton Stinson
- Neil Terk
- Richard E. Wiley
2010
edit* Dr. Lauren Christopher
- Dr. Ivan Getting
- Richard Kraft
- Frank McCann
- David Mondry
- Eugene Mondry
- Dr. Bradford Parkinson
- Frederik Philips
- Al Sotoloff
- Cynthia Upson
- Dr. Larry Weber
2011
edit- Ralph Baer
- Ivan Berger
- Samuel Bloomberg
- Lance Braithwaite
- Dr. Eli Harari
- Stanley Hubbard
- Dr. Fujio Masuoka
- Dr. Robert Metcalfe
- Samuel Runco
- Dr. Claude Shannon
- Dr. Andrew Viterbi
2012
edit- Willard Boyle
- Robert Briskman
- Richard Citta
- Bjorn Dybdahl
- Douglas Engelbart
- Charlie Ergen
- Larry Finley
- Fansy & Henry Harold Gregg
- In Hwoi Koo
- Byung-Chull Lee
- George Smith
2013
edit- Jim Barton
- Dr. Samar Basu
- Gary Burrell
- Manning Greenberg
- Dr. Marcian (Ted) Hoff
- Dr. Min-Hwan Kao
- Mikio Katayama
- Pierre Omidyar
- Katsuhiko Pier
- Michael Ramsey
- Dr. Ching Tang
- Len Tweten
- Jim Tweten
- Steven Van Slyke
- Meg Whitman
2014
edit- George Antheil
- C.W. Conn
- Dr. Levy Gerzberg
- Loyd Ivey
- Hedy Lamarr
- Dr. David Lee
- James "Cowboy" Maloney
- Gerald McCarthy
- Walter Mossberg
- Victor & Janie Tsao
- Tim Westergren
2015
edit- Bob Borchardt
- Tom Campbell
- George Feldstein
- Vic Hayes
- Noel Lee
- Bernie Mitchell
- Wilfred Schwartz
- Dr. Floyd Toole
2016
edit- Dr. Peter Bingham
- Dr. Jim Carnes
- Sidney Cooper
- Dr. Curt Crawford
- Dr. Jaap Haartsen
- Norm Hunt
- Dr. Jae S. Lim
- David Lorsch
- Chuck Pagano
- Jerry Pearlman
- Don Rea
- Donald Rumsfeld
- Steve Smith
- Joel Spira
- Nat Tiffen
- Ed Tuck
- Hiroshi Yamachi
2017
edit- Dr. Leonardo Chiariglione
- Gordon Gow
- Marcia Grand
- Arlene Harris
- Darrell Issa
- Dean Kamen
- Ray Kurzweil
- Mike Lazardis
- Frank McIntosh
- Mitch Mohr
- Charles Tandy
- Dr. Hiroshi Yasuda
2018
edit- John Briesch
- Dr. John Cioffi
- Robert Cole
- Rick Doherty
- Janus Friis
- Kathy Gornik
- Ahti Heinla
- Priit Kasesalu
- Peter Lesser
- Mike Romagnolo
- Jaan Tallinn
- Jim Thiel
- Edgar Villchur
- Niklas Zennstrom
2019
edit- Colin Angle
- James Barry
- Henry Chiarelli
- Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler
- Shuji Nakamura
- Owen D. Young
2020
edit- Vint Cerf
- Frank Conrad
- Peter Fannon
- Kazuo Hirai
- Robert Kahn
- James Meyer
- Robin Raskin
2021
edit- Mike Fasulo
- Nancy Klosek
- Bill & Barbara Pearse
- Roberta Williams
2022
edit- Joseph & Mayer Akhtarzad
- Tim Baxter
- Wanda Gass
- Dave Heller
- Bill Kincaid
- Mike May
- Jeff Robbin
- Hank Shocklee
2024
edit- Denise Gibson
2026
editReferences
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- ↑ "Walter Fisher". Ce.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ↑ "Dr. Robert Willson". Ce.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ↑ "John McDonald". Ce.org. 2008-12-04. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ↑ "Richard 'Rick' Sharp, co-founder of CarMax, dies at 67". The Washington Post. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ "CEA 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees Named". TWICE. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ↑ Hefflinger, Mark (2011-05-27). "Consumer Electronics Assn. to Induct 11 Into Hall of Fame | Digital Media Wire". Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Smith, Steve (2012-11-19). "CEA Salutes 2012 CE Hall Of Fame Class At Gala Event In S.F." TWICE. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Staff, TWICE (2013-05-10). "CEA Announces 2013 CE HOF Inductees". TWICE. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Laposky, John (2015-04-15). "2015 CE Hall Of Fame Class Revealed". TWICE. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Laposky, John (2016-04-28). "Former TWICE Chief Steve Smith Elected To CT Hall Of Fame". TWICE. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "CTA Names 12 Industry Leaders to the 2017 CT Hall of Fame". www.cta.tech. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "CTA Names 14 Industry Leaders to the 2018 Consumer Technology (CT) Hall of Fame". www.cta.tech. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "CTA Names Six Industry Leaders to the 2019 CT Hall of Fame, will also Honor Two Innovation Entrepreneurs". www.cta.tech. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Wolpin, Stewart (2021-11-15). "CTA Inducts 2020, 2021 Hall Of Fame Classes". TWICE. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Wolpin, Stewart (2021-11-15). "CTA Inducts 2020, 2021 Hall Of Fame Classes". TWICE. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "CTA Names Tech Leaders to the 2022 CT Hall of Fame". www.cta.tech. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "CTA Honors Members of Congress and Industry Executives for Leadership in the Technology Industry". www.cta.tech. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ haddadmedia (2026-03-18). "CTA Announces 2026 Digital Patriots and Hall of Fame Honorees". White House Correspondents Insider. Retrieved 2026-04-30.