Peter Eckersley (1978-2022) was posthumously inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame for his founding work on Let’s Encrypt. The Internet is a better place because of Peter (and his many collaborators and colleagues).
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None of them I have ever heard of. Whatever that may mean.
Edit: On the whole list https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/all/ I spotted maybe seven names. Still a single digit percentage.
...but you’re missing the point of my comment, which is simply to acknowledge and honor (my late dear friend) Peter.
My point was not do criticize the achievements of the work of any of those people.
1. I was not actively aware that this hall exists
2. I am mostly critical to such awards in general. I have noted that several companies receiving the "Export company of the year" here in this country (doesn't matter which one) have went bust a couple of years later. I received the "hacker of the year" award at my workplace some years ago. It was supposed to hang with all previous awards in the cafeteria. I did not like that and "forgot" it at home. I quit the company a year later anyway.
Edit: Forgot that I worked for the "software product of the year" twice in my life. One needed heavy, painful architectural rework 3 years later. The other was Series 60. People old enough know how that went, killed a global market leader.