Computer Scientist
Frances E. Allen
American computer scientist
1932 - 2020
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Frances E. Allen
Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Frances E. Allen is the 9th most popular computer scientist (up from 40th in 2024), the 886th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,827th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Frances E. Allen ranks 9 out of 245. Before her are Grace Hopper, Satoshi Nakamoto, Tim Berners-Lee, John McCarthy, Barbara Liskov, and Dennis Ritchie. After her are Donald Knuth, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Geoffrey Hinton, Niklaus Wirth, Lotfi A. Zadeh, and Linus Torvalds.
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John McCarthy
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Barbara Liskov
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.50
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Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 71.29
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Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 9
Donald Knuth
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HPI: 70.32
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Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 - 2002
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.89
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Niklaus Wirth
1934 - 2024
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Lotfi A. Zadeh
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 14
Linus Torvalds
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Frances E. Allen ranks 40. Before her are Khaled al-Asaad, Melvin Schwartz, Camilo Cienfuegos, Carlos Saura, Ellen Burstyn, and Michel Legrand. After her are Abdul Halim Khaddam, Zito, Anthony Perkins, Roy Scheider, Houari Boumédiène, and Pat Morita. Among people deceased in 2020, Frances E. Allen ranks 28. Before her are Eduard Limonov, Alan Parker, Robert Hossein, Ian Holm, Jean Kennedy Smith, and John Turner. After her are Rob Rensenbrink, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Stanley Cohen, John Lewis, Diana Rigg, and John le Carré.
Others Born in 1932
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Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 34
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 35
Camilo Cienfuegos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 1959
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 36
Carlos Saura
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 37
Ellen Burstyn
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 38
Michel Legrand
COMPOSER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 39
Frances E. Allen
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 40
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 41
Zito
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 42
Anthony Perkins
ACTOR
1932 - 1992
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 43
Roy Scheider
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 44
Houari Boumédiène
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 45
Pat Morita
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 2020
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Eduard Limonov
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 22
Alan Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 23
Robert Hossein
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 24
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 25
Jean Kennedy Smith
DIPLOMAT
1928 - 2020
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 26
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 27
Frances E. Allen
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 28
Rob Rensenbrink
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 29
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 30
Stanley Cohen
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 31
John Lewis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 32
Diana Rigg
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 33
John le Carré
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 34
In United States
Among people born in United States, Frances E. Allen ranks 886 out of NaN. Before her are Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Richard Meier (1934), Robert R. Livingston (1746), Herbert Spencer Gasser (1888), Don Johnson (1949), and William Standish Knowles (1917). After her are Alan J. Heeger (1936), David Koch (1940), Jack Palance (1919), Frederick Reines (1918), Ray Kroc (1902), and John Deere (1804).
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Richard F. Gordon Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2017
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 880
Richard Meier
ARCHITECT
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 881
Robert R. Livingston
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1813
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 882
Herbert Spencer Gasser
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1963
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 883
Don Johnson
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 884
William Standish Knowles
CHEMIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 885
Frances E. Allen
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 886
Alan J. Heeger
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 887
David Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2019
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 888
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 889
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 890
Ray Kroc
BUSINESSPERSON
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 891
John Deere
INVENTOR
1804 - 1886
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 892
Among Computer Scientists In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Frances E. Allen ranks 6. Before her are Richard Stallman (1953), Grace Hopper (1906), John McCarthy (1927), Barbara Liskov (1939), and Dennis Ritchie (1941). After her are Donald Knuth (1938), Ray Kurzweil (1948), Marvin Minsky (1927), John Cocke (1925), Don Norman (1935), and Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944).
Richard Stallman
1953 - Present
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 1
Grace Hopper
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 2
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 3
Barbara Liskov
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 4
Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 5
Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 6
Donald Knuth
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 7
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 8
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
