Computer Scientist
Bjarne Stroustrup
Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
1950 - today
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Bjarne Stroustrup
His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Bjarne Stroustrup is the 21st most popular computer scientist (down from 18th in 2024), the 132nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 126th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Computer Scientist.
Bjarne Stroustrup is most famous for being the creator of the C++ programming language.
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210k
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67.72
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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#2 / 58
Bjarne Stroustrup ranks #2 among 58 notable people born in Aarhus, Denmark, inside the top 4% by HPI.
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Bjarne Stroustrup's biography appears in 55 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 93% of all Computer Scientists.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 21 out of 269. Before him are Linus Torvalds, Ray Kurzweil, Marvin Minsky, John Cocke, Don Norman, and Andrew S. Tanenbaum. After him are John Backus, Ken Thompson, Alan Kay, Dorothy Vaughan, Vint Cerf, and Larry Page.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Linus Torvalds
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 15
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 16
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
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 21
John Backus
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 22
Ken Thompson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 23
Alan Kay
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 24
Dorothy Vaughan
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 25
Vint Cerf
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 26
Larry Page
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 58. Before him are Cybill Shepherd, Timothy Dolan, Marianne Bachmeier, Chantal Akerman, Roza Otunbayeva, and Sônia Braga. After him are Julie Walters, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Lakshmi Mittal, Tsugumi Ohba, Shoko Hamada, and Christina Onassis.
Others Born in 1950
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Cybill Shepherd
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 52
Timothy Dolan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 53
Marianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 54
Chantal Akerman
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 55
Roza Otunbayeva
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 56
Sônia Braga
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 57
Bjarne Stroustrup
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 58
Julie Walters
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 59
Jussi Adler-Olsen
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 60
Lakshmi Mittal
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 61
Tsugumi Ohba
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 62
Shoko Hamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 63
Christina Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - 1988
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 64
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 132 out of 1,230. Before him are Magnus II of Sweden (1130), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Harald Bohr (1887), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), and John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852). After him are Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878), Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel (1784), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), and Giancarlo Esposito (1958).
Others born in Denmark
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Magnus II of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1161
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 126
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1805
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 127
Prince George of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1708
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 128
Harald Bohr
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1951
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 129
Sveinn Björnsson
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 130
John Louis Emil Dreyer
ASTRONOMER
1852 - 1926
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 131
Bjarne Stroustrup
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 132
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1958
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 133
Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel
EXPLORER
1784 - 1863
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 134
Louis Hjelmslev
LINGUIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 135
Martin Andersen Nexø
WRITER
1869 - 1954
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 136
Jussi Adler-Olsen
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 137
Giancarlo Esposito
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 138
Among Computer Scientists In Denmark
Among computer scientists born in Denmark, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 1. After him are Peter Naur (1928), and David Heinemeier Hansson (1979).
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 1
Peter Naur
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 2
David Heinemeier Hansson
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 3
