Computer Scientist
Danny Hillis
American computer scientist (born 1956)
1956 - today
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Danny Hillis
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Danny Hillis is the 118th most popular computer scientist (up from 231st in 2024), the 6,550th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,415th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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37k
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Past 12 months
57.06
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
+43k
Danny Hillis climbed 42,916 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #93,358 to #50,532.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Danny Hillis ranks 118 out of 269. Before him are John Hopcroft, Jacques Vallée, Jan Koum, Robert Fano, Kenneth E. Iverson, and Lynn Conway. After him are Rasmus Lerdorf, Adele Goldberg, Eugene Kaspersky, Eugene Garfield, Liviu Librescu, and Gil Amelio.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 112
Jacques Vallée
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 113
Jan Koum
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 114
Robert Fano
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 115
Kenneth E. Iverson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 116
Lynn Conway
1938 - 2024
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 117
Danny Hillis
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 118
Rasmus Lerdorf
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 119
Adele Goldberg
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 120
Eugene Kaspersky
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 121
Eugene Garfield
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 122
Liviu Librescu
1930 - 2007
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 123
Gil Amelio
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Danny Hillis ranks 280. Before him are John Romita Jr., Ann Dowd, Catherine Colonna, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gianni De Biasi, and Marie Colvin. After him are Anne Veski, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Hanka Paldum, Schelte J. Bus, Vladimir Lisin, and Isabel Pantoja.
Others Born in 1956
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John Romita Jr.
COMIC ARTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 274
Ann Dowd
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 275
Catherine Colonna
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 276
Vinnie Colaiuta
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 277
Gianni De Biasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 278
Marie Colvin
JOURNALIST
1956 - 2012
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 279
Danny Hillis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 280
Anne Veski
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 281
Antonio Muñoz Molina
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 282
Hanka Paldum
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 283
Schelte J. Bus
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 284
Vladimir Lisin
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 285
Isabel Pantoja
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 286
In United States
Among people born in United States, Danny Hillis ranks 6,550 out of 23,232. Before him are Marlon Wayans (1972), Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875), Mark Moses (1958), Bobby Bland (1930), Marie Colvin (1956), and Glenn Hardin (1910). After him are Ted DiBiase (1954), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), Roy Thinnes (1938), William Jordan (1898), and Lizabeth Scott (1922).
Others born in United States
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Marlon Wayans
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 6,544
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1942
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,545
Mark Moses
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,546
Bobby Bland
SINGER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,547
Marie Colvin
JOURNALIST
1956 - 2012
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,548
Glenn Hardin
ATHLETE
1910 - 1975
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,549
Danny Hillis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,550
Ted DiBiase
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,551
Mykelti Williamson
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6,552
Anya Taylor-Joy
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6,553
Roy Thinnes
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6,554
William Jordan
ATHLETE
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6,555
Lizabeth Scott
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6,556
Among Computer Scientists In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Danny Hillis ranks 68. Before him are Charles P. Thacker (1943), Eric S. Raymond (1957), Alan Cooper (1952), Robert W. Floyd (1936), John Hopcroft (1939), and Lynn Conway (1938). After him are Adele Goldberg (1945), Eugene Garfield (1925), Gil Amelio (1943), David A. Huffman (1925), Peter Norton (1943), and Edmund M. Clarke (1945).
Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 62
Eric S. Raymond
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 63
Alan Cooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 64
Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 65
John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 66
Lynn Conway
1938 - 2024
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 67
Danny Hillis
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 68
Adele Goldberg
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 69
Eugene Garfield
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 70
Gil Amelio
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 71
David A. Huffman
1925 - 1999
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 72
Peter Norton
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 73
Edmund M. Clarke
1945 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 74
