COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Andy Hertzfeld
1953 - Today
Andy Hertzfeld
Andrew Jay Hertzfeld (born April 6, 1953) is an American software engineer who was a member of Apple Computer's original Macintosh development team during the 1980s. After buying an Apple II in January 1978, he went to work for Apple Computer from August 1979 until March 1984, where he was a designer for the Macintosh system software. Since leaving Apple, Hertzfeld has co-founded three companies: Radius in 1986, General Magic in 1990, and Eazel in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Hertzfeld has received more than 1,311,936 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Andy Hertzfeld is the 160th most popular computer scientist (down from 157th in 2019), the 9,680th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,461st in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
44.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.03
Effective Languages (L*)
3.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Andy Hertzfelds by language
Over the past year Andy Hertzfeld has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 69,596 views, followed by German (5,922), and Spanish (4,170). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (245.98%), Armenian (109.09%), and Egyptian Arabic (57.64%)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Andy Hertzfeld ranks 160 out of 245. Before him are Raj Reddy, Martin Fowler, James H. Clark, Bertrand Meyer, Tim Paterson, and Steve Russell. After him are Michael Dertouzos, Bruce Schneier, Hal Abelson, Gary McKinnon, Grady Booch, and Rob Pike.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaj Reddy
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 154
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 155
James H. Clark
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 156
Bertrand Meyer
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 157
Tim Paterson
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 158
Steve Russell
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 159
Andy Hertzfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 160
Michael Dertouzos
1936 - 2001
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 161
Bruce Schneier
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 162
Hal Abelson
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 163
Gary McKinnon
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 164
Grady Booch
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 165
Rob Pike
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 166
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Andy Hertzfeld ranks 463. Before him are Valerie Mahaffey, Jürgen Kurths, Franco Selvaggi, Aleksandr Poleshchuk, Pedro López Quintana, and Albert Pyun. After him are Desiré Wilson, Sally Menke, Ricky Steamboat, Reneta Indzhova, Paco Herrera, and Yuri Gavrilov.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsValerie Mahaffey
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 457
Jürgen Kurths
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 458
Franco Selvaggi
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 459
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 460
Pedro López Quintana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 461
Albert Pyun
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2022
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 462
Andy Hertzfeld
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 463
Desiré Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 464
Sally Menke
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2010
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 465
Ricky Steamboat
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 466
Reneta Indzhova
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 467
Paco Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 468
Yuri Gavrilov
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 469
In United States
Among people born in United States, Andy Hertzfeld ranks 9,680 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathy Hochul (1958), Albert Pyun (1953), George Montgomery (1916), Barbara Ferrell (1947), Tim Howard (1979), and Steve Russell (1937). After him are Ryan Dunn (1977), Leslie David Baker (1958), Erin Moran (1960), Jessica Hecht (1965), Shari Arison (1957), and Lucy Hale (1989).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKathy Hochul
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,674
Albert Pyun
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2022
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,675
George Montgomery
ACTOR
1916 - 2000
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,676
Barbara Ferrell
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,677
Tim Howard
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,678
Steve Russell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,679
Andy Hertzfeld
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,680
Ryan Dunn
PRESENTER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,681
Leslie David Baker
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,682
Erin Moran
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,683
Jessica Hecht
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,684
Shari Arison
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,685
Lucy Hale
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 9,686
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Andy Hertzfeld ranks 91. Before him are David Patterson (1947), Kent Beck (1961), E. Allen Emerson (1954), Randy Pausch (1960), James H. Clark (1944), and Steve Russell (1937). After him are Bruce Schneier (1963), Grady Booch (1955), Jean E. Sammet (1928), Brewster Kahle (1960), Jon Hall (1950), and Evan Williams (1972).
David Patterson
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 85
Kent Beck
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 86
E. Allen Emerson
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 87
Randy Pausch
1960 - 2008
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 88
James H. Clark
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 89
Steve Russell
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 90
Andy Hertzfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 91
Bruce Schneier
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 92
Grady Booch
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 93
Jean E. Sammet
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 94
Brewster Kahle
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 95
Jon Hall
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 96
Evan Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 97