Computer Scientist

Larry Wall

American computer programmer and author

1954 - today

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His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Wall is the 69th most popular computer scientist (down from 57th in 2024), the 4,152nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,583rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Larry Wall's biography appears in 42 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 87% of all Computer Scientists.

Sep 27

Larry Wall shares a September 27 birthday with Louis XIII of France, Stephen Báthory, and Robert Edwards.

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Among Computer Scientists

Among computer scientists, Larry Wall ranks 69 out of 245. Before him are Vernor Vinge, Ron Rivest, Jean Bartik, Ruth Teitelbaum, Robert C. Martin, and Leonard Adleman. After him are James H. Wilkinson, Jef Raskin, Richard M. Karp, Fred Brooks, Alfred Aho, and Martin Fowler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Larry Wall ranks 182. Before him are Didier Six, Andrés Pastrana Arango, Kader Abdolah, Kengo Kuma, Abdelilah Benkirane, and Kevin O'Leary. After him are Tallis Obed Moses, Derek Warwick, Don Wilson, Patricia McPherson, Scott Bakula, and Milovan Rajevac.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Wall ranks 4,152 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas S. Gates Jr. (1906), Dick Wolf (1946), Dyanne Thorne (1936), Jon Bernthal (1976), Jonathan Groff (1985), and Jane Lynch (1960). After him are Kamehameha V (1830), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), E. C. Segar (1894), William Larned (1872), and Jesse Jackson (1941).

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Among Computer Scientists In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Larry Wall ranks 41. Before him are J. C. R. Licklider (1915), Vernor Vinge (1944), Ron Rivest (1947), Jean Bartik (1924), Ruth Teitelbaum (1924), and Leonard Adleman (1945). After him are Jef Raskin (1943), Richard M. Karp (1935), Fred Brooks (1931), Warren Weaver (1894), Evelyn Berezin (1925), and Edwin Catmull (1945).

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