Computer Scientist
Alan Kay
1940 - today
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Alan Kay
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Kay is the 23rd most popular computer scientist, the 1,746th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,689th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Alan Kay ranks 23 out of 245. Before him are Marvin Minsky, John Cocke, Don Norman, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, John Backus, and Ken Thompson. After him are Dorothy Vaughan, Vint Cerf, Larry Page, Sudha Murty, George Dantzig, and Arthur Samuel.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 17
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 18
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 19
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 20
John Backus
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 21
Ken Thompson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 22
Alan Kay
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 23
Dorothy Vaughan
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 24
Vint Cerf
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 25
Larry Page
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 26
Sudha Murty
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 27
George Dantzig
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 28
Arthur Samuel
1901 - 1990
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Alan Kay ranks 99. Before him are Gary Gilmore, Masahiro Hamazaki, Edward C. Prescott, Jair da Costa, George Akerlof, and Lothar de Maizière. After him are Dionne Warwick, Joseph L. Goldstein, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Linda Gray, Richard Lynch, and Mamnoon Hussain.
Others Born in 1940
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Gary Gilmore
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 93
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 94
Edward C. Prescott
ECONOMIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 95
Jair da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2025
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 96
George Akerlof
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 97
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 98
Alan Kay
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 99
Dionne Warwick
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 100
Joseph L. Goldstein
CHEMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 101
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 102
Linda Gray
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 103
Richard Lynch
ACTOR
1940 - 2012
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 104
Mamnoon Hussain
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 105
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Kay ranks 1,746 out of NaN. Before him are Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Archie Hahn (1880), Bernard Herrmann (1911), Richard Farnsworth (1920), Robert Sheckley (1928), and Abigail Adams (1744). After him are Gerald Carr (1932), Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897), Iris Apfel (1921), Snoop Dogg (1971), Linda Evans (1942), and Dionne Warwick (1940).
Others born in United States
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Peggy Guggenheim
CELEBRITY
1898 - 1979
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,740
Archie Hahn
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,741
Bernard Herrmann
COMPOSER
1911 - 1975
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,742
Richard Farnsworth
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,743
Robert Sheckley
WRITER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,744
Abigail Adams
COMPANION
1744 - 1818
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,745
Alan Kay
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,746
Gerald Carr
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,747
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,748
Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,749
Snoop Dogg
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,750
Linda Evans
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,751
Dionne Warwick
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,752
Among Computer Scientists In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Alan Kay ranks 15. Before him are Marvin Minsky (1927), John Cocke (1925), Don Norman (1935), Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), John Backus (1924), and Ken Thompson (1943). After him are Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Vint Cerf (1943), Larry Page (1973), George Dantzig (1914), Arthur Samuel (1901), and Ward Cunningham (1949).
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 9
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 10
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 11
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 12
John Backus
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 13
Ken Thompson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 14
Alan Kay
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 15
Dorothy Vaughan
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 16
Vint Cerf
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 17
Larry Page
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 18
George Dantzig
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 19
Arthur Samuel
1901 - 1990
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 20
Ward Cunningham
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 21
