COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Alan Perlis
1922 - 1990
Alan Perlis
Alan Jay Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Perlis has received more than 259,124 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Alan Perlis is the 39th most popular computer scientist (up from 51st in 2019), the 2,791st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,504th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
61.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
7.03
Effective Languages (L*)
3.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Alan Perlis ranks 39 out of 245. Before him are Luigi Federico Menabrea, Ken Kutaragi, Leonard Kleinrock, Maurice Wilkes, Juris Hartmanis, and Jef Raskin. After him are Frances E. Allen, Edmund M. Clarke, Charles Bachman, Amir Pnueli, J. C. R. Licklider, and Joseph Weizenbaum.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuigi Federico Menabrea
1809 - 1896
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 33
Ken Kutaragi
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 34
Leonard Kleinrock
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 35
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 36
Juris Hartmanis
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 37
Jef Raskin
1943 - 2005
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 38
Alan Perlis
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 39
Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 40
Edmund M. Clarke
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 41
Charles Bachman
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 42
Amir Pnueli
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 43
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 44
Joseph Weizenbaum
1923 - 2008
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Alan Perlis ranks 152. Before him are Sōsuke Uno, Anatoli Papanov, Paul Scofield, Susanna Agnelli, Kevin Roche, and Margherita Hack. After him are Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Anker Jørgensen, Artemio Franchi, Bea Arthur, Niels Holst-Sørensen, and Howard Zinn. Among people deceased in 1990, Alan Perlis ranks 88. Before him are Michel Leiris, Eduard Streltsov, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Thorbjørn Egner, Tom Fogerty, and Mariano Rumor. After him are Lothar Collatz, Juan José Arévalo, Horst Sindermann, Vaso Čubrilović, Carlos Peucelle, and Hayedeh.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsSōsuke Uno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1998
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 146
Anatoli Papanov
ACTOR
1922 - 1987
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 147
Paul Scofield
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 148
Susanna Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 149
Kevin Roche
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2019
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 150
Margherita Hack
ASTRONOMER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 151
Alan Perlis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 152
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 153
Anker Jørgensen
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 154
Artemio Franchi
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1983
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 155
Bea Arthur
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 156
Niels Holst-Sørensen
ATHLETE
1922 - 2023
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 157
Howard Zinn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 158
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsMichel Leiris
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 82
Eduard Streltsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1990
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 83
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1990
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 84
Thorbjørn Egner
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 85
Tom Fogerty
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1990
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 86
Mariano Rumor
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 87
Alan Perlis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 88
Lothar Collatz
MATHEMATICIAN
1910 - 1990
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 89
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 90
Horst Sindermann
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 91
Vaso Čubrilović
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 92
Carlos Peucelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1990
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 93
Hayedeh
SINGER
1942 - 1990
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 94
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Perlis ranks 2,791 out of 20,380. Before him are Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Stephen Paddock (1953), Sam Waterston (1940), and Margaret Bourke-White (1904). After him are Al Martino (1927), Maxie Long (1878), Huey Lewis (1950), Estelle Getty (1923), Derrick Rose (1988), and Joshua Fishman (1926).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMurray Perahia
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2,785
Buddy Guy
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2,786
Elizabeth McGovern
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2,787
Stephen Paddock
EXTREMIST
1953 - 2017
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2,788
Sam Waterston
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2,789
Margaret Bourke-White
JOURNALIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,790
Alan Perlis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,791
Al Martino
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,792
Maxie Long
ATHLETE
1878 - 1959
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,793
Huey Lewis
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,794
Estelle Getty
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,795
Derrick Rose
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,796
Joshua Fishman
LINGUIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,797
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Alan Perlis ranks 23. Before him are Kevin Mitnick (1963), Ward Cunningham (1949), Barbara Liskov (1939), Allen Newell (1927), Leonard Kleinrock (1934), and Jef Raskin (1943). After him are Frances E. Allen (1932), Edmund M. Clarke (1945), Charles Bachman (1924), J. C. R. Licklider (1915), John Cocke (1925), and Nolan Bushnell (1943).
Kevin Mitnick
1963 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 17
Ward Cunningham
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 18
Barbara Liskov
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 19
Allen Newell
1927 - 1992
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 20
Leonard Kleinrock
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 21
Jef Raskin
1943 - 2005
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 22
Alan Perlis
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 23
Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 24
Edmund M. Clarke
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 25
Charles Bachman
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 26
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 27
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 28
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 29