Yes, it matters. The gender and racial identities of underrepresented populations is relevant to a whole host of readers, including researchers, educators, social scientists, etc.

Relevant: http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/2/7/14503144/white-histor...

> it’s worth revisiting that past during Black History Month

Why so sexist? Does it matter that it was a man?

"The sentient being who invented the first search engine" would have more appropriate.