John Harrison Wharton

John H. Wharton
Born(1954-09-21)September 21, 1954
DiedNovember 14, 2018(2018-11-14) (aged 64)
Alma mater
Engineering career
Discipline
Employer(s)
  • Intel
  • Applications Research
Significant designIntel MCS-51
Websitewww.johnhwharton.com

John Harrison Wharton (21 September 1954 – 14 November 2018) was an American engineer specializing in microprocessors and their applications. Wharton designed the Intel MCS-51, one of the most implemented instruction set architectures of all time.