Q: Who is the creator of the C programming language?  

Dennis Ritchie created the C programming language while working at Bell Labs in the 1970s.

The C programming language was created by Dennis Ritchie. Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist born on September 9, 1941, in Bronxville, New York. Along with Ken Thompson, Ritchie developed the C programming language at Bell Labs (AT&T's Bell Telephone Laboratories) in the early 1970s.

The development of C was closely tied to the creation of the Unix operating system, which also originated at Bell Labs. C was designed to provide a high-level programming language that allowed for efficient system programming, making it well-suited for developing the Unix operating system.

Dennis Ritchie's work on C and Unix had a profound impact on the field of computer science. The C programming language became widely adopted and influenced the development of many subsequent programming languages. Additionally, Unix became a highly influential operating system, with its design principles influencing the development of other operating systems.

Dennis Ritchie passed away on October 12, 2011, but his contributions to computer science and programming continue to be celebrated, and his legacy lives on through the widespread use of the C programming language.