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Turing award is generally considered to be the Nobel prize for computer science and has been granted to nationals from the big players in the IT (information technology) revolution. USA nationals have won 51, or 63% of all awards. The other big winners have been nationals from the United Kingdom with 7 wins (9%), Israel with 6 (7%), Canada with 5, France and Norway with 2 wins each (Double nationals are accounted for twice in the chart.)
Formal recognition of women's contributions to the advancement of the field emerged only recently, although they had played a pivotal role in many R&D teams. The women's quotum was often kept under a lid, and the success of the team's effort customarily credited fully and solely to the leading male scientists. Some of the recent female prizes have been awarded to try and correct this historical bias.
The Turing award for a given year is announced at the beginning of the following year.
Take a look at the complete list of Turing award laureates
| Country | Awards 1966-2023 | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 6.6% |
| China | 2 | 1.3% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1.3% |
| France | 1 | 2.6% |
| India | 1 | 1.3% |
| Israel | 6 | 6.6% |
| Italy | 1 | 1.3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1.3% |
| Norway | 2 | 2.6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1.3% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 9.2% |
| United States | 51 | 63.2% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1.3% |
| Total | 80 | 100.0% |
Source: ACM Awards: A. M. Turing Award.