Computer Scientist
Edgar F. Codd
English computer scientist
1923 - 2003
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Edgar F. Codd
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Edgar F. Codd is the 30th most popular computer scientist (down from 13th in 2024), the 1,237th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 750th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Computer Scientist.
Edgar F. Codd is most famous for his work on relational databases.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Edgar F. Codd ranks 30 out of 245. Before him are Dorothy Vaughan, Vint Cerf, Larry Page, Sudha Murty, George Dantzig, and Arthur Samuel. After him are Ward Cunningham, Richard E. Stearns, Sergey Brin, Hal Finney, Guido van Rossum, and Tony Hoare.
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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
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 30
Ward Cunningham
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 31
Richard E. Stearns
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 32
Sergey Brin
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 33
Hal Finney
1956 - 2014
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 34
Guido van Rossum
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 35
Tony Hoare
1934 - 2026
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Edgar F. Codd ranks 74. Before him are Koji Miyata, Cliff Robertson, Zlatko Čajkovski, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Walter M. Miller Jr., and Norman Mailer. After him are Chuck Yeager, Hwang Jang-yop, Frederick Herzberg, Valentina Cortese, Conrad Bain, and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. Among people deceased in 2003, Edgar F. Codd ranks 62. Before him are William C. McCool, Rasul Gamzatov, John Schlesinger, André Claveau, June Carter Cash, and László Papp. After him are Valentin Pavlov, Anna Lindh, Ilan Ramon, Isao Iwabuchi, Annemarie Schimmel, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
Others Born in 1923
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Koji Miyata
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 68
Cliff Robertson
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 69
Zlatko Čajkovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 70
Chaleo Yoovidhya
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 71
Walter M. Miller Jr.
WRITER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 72
Norman Mailer
WRITER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 73
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 74
Chuck Yeager
PILOT
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 75
Hwang Jang-yop
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 76
Frederick Herzberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2000
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 77
Valentina Cortese
ACTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 78
Conrad Bain
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 79
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2024
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 2003
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William C. McCool
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 56
Rasul Gamzatov
WRITER
1923 - 2003
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 57
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 58
André Claveau
SINGER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 59
June Carter Cash
ACTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 60
László Papp
BOXER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 61
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 62
Valentin Pavlov
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 63
Anna Lindh
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2003
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 64
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 65
Isao Iwabuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 66
Annemarie Schimmel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 67
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
WRITER
1939 - 2003
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 68
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar F. Codd ranks 1,237 out of NaN. Before him are Adelard of Bath (1075), Billy Idol (1955), James Dunlop (1793), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Ian Curtis (1956), and Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849). After him are Edmund Kean (1787), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Edward Whymper (1840), Gilbert Ryle (1900), R. D. Laing (1927), and William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184).
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Adelard of Bath
ASTRONOMER
1075 - 1160
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,231
Billy Idol
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,232
James Dunlop
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1848
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,233
Prince Michael of Kent
NOBLEMAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,234
Ian Curtis
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1980
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,235
Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1936
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,236
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,237
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,238
Sebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,239
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,240
Gilbert Ryle
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,241
R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,242
William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg
NOBLEMAN
1184 - 1213
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,243
Among Computer Scientists In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Edgar F. Codd ranks 4. Before him are Alan Turing (1912), Tim Berners-Lee (1955), and Geoffrey Hinton (1947). After him are Maurice Wilkes (1913), Paul Graham (1964), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Martin Fowler (1963), Robin Milner (1934), Alan Cox (1968), Stephen Wolfram (1959), and Karen Spärck Jones (1935).
Alan Turing
1912 - 1954
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 1
Tim Berners-Lee
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 2
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 5
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 6
James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 7
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 8
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 9
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 10
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 11
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 12
