Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 - 2002
HPI 70.1461 languages
Edsger Dijkstra is most famous for his work in computer science, particularly in the design of the algorithm for the shortest path problem.
The Most Famous
Computer Scientists from Netherlands
4 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutchs Computer Scientists. The pantheon dataset contains 269 Computer Scientists, 4 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 9th most number of Computer Scientists behind Israel and Japan.
Top 4 Dutch Computer Scientists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Computer Scientists of all time. This list of famous Dutch Computer Scientists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
#1 #2 
Guido van Rossum
b. 1956
HPI 64.7351 languagesDutch programmer and creator of Python
#3 
Bram Moolenaar
1961 - 2023
HPI 47.8023 languagesBram Moolenaar is a Dutch computer programmer and creator of Vim, a highly popular, powerful, and versatile text editor in the world of Unix and Linux systems. Released in 1991, Vim is known for its efficiency, flexibility, and the ability to customize it for different programming needs. Moolenaar's work on Vim, which...Read moreShow less
Bram Moolenaar is a Dutch computer programmer and creator of Vim, a highly popular, powerful, and versatile text editor in the world of Unix and Linux systems. Released in 1991, Vim is known for its efficiency, flexibility, and the ability to customize it for different programming needs. Moolenaar's work on Vim, which is an improved version of the earlier Vi editor, has been highly influential in the software development community. He continues to maintain Vim, adapting and improving it, and his work is widely respected in the open-source community. Additionally, Moolenaar is known for his humanitarian work, particularly his support for ICCF Holland, a charity helping children in Uganda.
#4 
Mark Overmars
b. 1958
HPI 43.0115 languagesDutch computer scientist (born 1958)
Overlapping Lives
Which Computer Scientists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Computer Scientists since 1700.
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