Computer Scientist

Betty Holberton

American computer programmer

1917 - 2001

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Betty Holberton

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Holberton is the 98th most popular computer scientist (up from 101st in 2024), the 5,305th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,472nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Betty Holberton's biography spans 28 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.80.

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Among Computer Scientists

Among computer scientists, Betty Holberton ranks 98 out of 269. Before her are Evan Williams, Edward Feigenbaum, Kristen Nygaard, Gary Kildall, Stephen Cook, and Kathleen Antonelli. After her are Judea Pearl, Marlyn Meltzer, Ed Roberts, Robin Milner, Alan Cox, and Charles P. Thacker.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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Evan Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 92
Edward Feigenbaum
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 93
Kristen Nygaard
1926 - 2002
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 94
Gary Kildall
1942 - 1994
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 95
Stephen Cook
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 96
Kathleen Antonelli
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 97
Betty Holberton
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 98
Judea Pearl
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 99
Marlyn Meltzer
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 100
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 101
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 102
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 103
Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 104

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Betty Holberton ranks 182. Before her are I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Red Auerbach, Musine Kokalari, André Waterkeyn, Zainab al Ghazali, and Jean Lucas. After her are William P. Gottlieb, Otto Glória, Domenico Bartolucci, Yuri Lyubimov, Franceska Mann, and Robert Manzon. Among people deceased in 2001, Betty Holberton ranks 166. Before her are Davorin Popović, Sergej Kraigher, Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia, John Lewis, Pavel Schmidt, and Micheline Ostermeyer. After her are J. J. Johnson, Jaromil Jireš, Gloria Foster, Berry Berenson, Simon Slåttvik, and Ray Walston.

Others Born in 1917

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I Gusti Ngurah Rai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1946
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 176
Red Auerbach
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 177
Musine Kokalari
WRITER
1917 - 1983
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 178
André Waterkeyn
ENGINEER
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 179
Zainab al Ghazali
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 180
Jean Lucas
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 181
Betty Holberton
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 182
William P. Gottlieb
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 183
Otto Glória
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 184
Domenico Bartolucci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 2013
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 185
Yuri Lyubimov
ACTOR
1917 - 2014
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 186
Franceska Mann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1943
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 187
Robert Manzon
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2015
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 188

Others Deceased in 2001

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Davorin Popović
SINGER
1946 - 2001
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 160
Sergej Kraigher
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 161
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 162
John Lewis
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 163
Pavel Schmidt
ATHLETE
1930 - 2001
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 164
Micheline Ostermeyer
ATHLETE
1922 - 2001
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 165
Betty Holberton
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 166
J. J. Johnson
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2001
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 167
Jaromil Jireš
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 168
Gloria Foster
ACTOR
1933 - 2001
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 169
Berry Berenson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1948 - 2001
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 170
Simon Slåttvik
ATHLETE
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 171
Ray Walston
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 172