Computer Scientist

Stephen Wolfram

British-American computer scientist, mathematician, physicist, writer and businessman (born 1959)

1959 - today

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Stephen Wolfram

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Wolfram is the 105th most popular computer scientist (down from 102nd in 2024), the 3,186th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,032nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Computer Scientist.

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Historical Popularity Index

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Among Computer Scientists

Among computer scientists, Stephen Wolfram ranks 105 out of 245. Before him are Marlyn Meltzer, Ed Roberts, Robin Milner, Alan Cox, Charles P. Thacker, and Eric S. Raymond. After him are John Draper, Subhash Kak, Alan Cooper, Manuel Blum, Robert W. Floyd, and John Hopcroft.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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Marlyn Meltzer
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 99
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 100
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 101
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 102
Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 103
Eric S. Raymond
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 104
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 105
John Draper
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 106
Subhash Kak
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 107
Alan Cooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 108
Manuel Blum
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 109
Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 110
John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 111

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Stephen Wolfram ranks 214. Before him are Michel Onfray, Akhmed Zakayev, Maria Guleghina, Blaž Slišković, Ezzaki Badou, and Guy Laliberté. After him are Sérgio da Rocha, Ferzan Özpetek, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Goran Sukno, Aleksei Balabanov, and Leila de Lima.

Others Born in 1959

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Michel Onfray
PHILOSOPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 208
Akhmed Zakayev
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 209
Maria Guleghina
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 210
Blaž Slišković
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 211
Ezzaki Badou
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 212
Guy Laliberté
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 213
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 214
Sérgio da Rocha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 215
Ferzan Özpetek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 216
Fyodor Yurchikhin
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 217
Goran Sukno
ATHLETE
1959 - 2026
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 218
Aleksei Balabanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - 2013
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 219
Leila de Lima
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 220

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Wolfram ranks 3,186 out of NaN. Before him are Wally Kinnear (1880), John Crawfurd (1783), KSI (1993), Gareth Southgate (1970), Ken McArthur (1881), and Edwin Atherstone (1788). After him are Gary Lewis (1957), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), David Heyman (1961), Peter Swan (1936), and Mick Jackson (1943).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,180
John Crawfurd
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1868
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,181
KSI
YOUTUBER
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,182
Gareth Southgate
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,183
Ken McArthur
ATHLETE
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,184
Edwin Atherstone
WRITER
1788 - 1872
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,185
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,186
Gary Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,187
Trevor Pinnock
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,188
Geoffrey Burbidge
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,189
David Heyman
PRODUCER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,190
Peter Swan
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,191
Mick Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,192