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Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Today
Bjarne Stroustrup
Bjarne Stroustrup (; Danish: [ˈpjɑːnə ˈstʁʌwˀstʁɔp]; born 30 December 1950) is a Danish computer scientist, most notable for the invention and development of the C++ programming language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bjarne Stroustrup has received more than 1,916,847 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Bjarne Stroustrup is the 50th most popular engineer (up from 56th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 127th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Engineer.
Bjarne Stroustrup is most famous for being the creator of the C++ programming language.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
60.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
6.76
Effective Languages (L*)
4.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 50 out of 323. Before him are Ernst Heinkel, Emil Škoda, Banū Mūsā, Henry Gantt, William John Macquorn Rankine, and Charles George Gordon. After him are Gustaf de Laval, Kurt Gerstein, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Arthur Scherbius, Walter Dornberger, and Colin Chapman.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Ernst Heinkel
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 44
Emil Škoda
1839 - 1900
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 45
Banū Mūsā
900 - 873
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 46
Henry Gantt
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 47
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 48
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 49
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 50
Gustaf de Laval
1845 - 1913
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 51
Kurt Gerstein
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 52
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 53
Arthur Scherbius
1878 - 1929
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 54
Walter Dornberger
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 55
Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 56
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 48. Before him are Georg Bednorz, Morgan Fairchild, Grzegorz Lato, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Nouri al-Maliki, and Nora Roberts. After him are Ma Ying-jeou, Alan Silvestri, Janez Drnovšek, Cybill Shepherd, Sahle-Work Zewde, and Jeffery Deaver.
Others Born in 1950
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Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 42
Morgan Fairchild
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 43
Grzegorz Lato
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 44
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 45
Nouri al-Maliki
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 46
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 47
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 48
Ma Ying-jeou
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 49
Alan Silvestri
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 50
Janez Drnovšek
1950 - 2008
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 51
Cybill Shepherd
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 52
Sahle-Work Zewde
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 53
Jeffery Deaver
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 54
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 119 out of 893. Before him are Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Boetius of Dacia (1240), Gudfred (800), and Eric III of Denmark (1100). After him are Haakon III of Norway (1182), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Erik Bruhn (1928), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), and Guthrum (830).
Others born in Denmark
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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 113
N. F. S. Grundtvig
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 114
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 115
Boetius of Dacia
1240 - 1284
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 116
Gudfred
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 117
Eric III of Denmark
1100 - 1146
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 118
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 119
Haakon III of Norway
1182 - 1204
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 120
Martin Andersen Nexø
1869 - 1954
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 121
Sveinn Björnsson
1881 - 1952
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 122
Erik Bruhn
1928 - 1986
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 123
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 124
Guthrum
830 - 890
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 125
Among ENGINEERS In Denmark
Among engineers born in Denmark, Bjarne Stroustrup ranks 1. After him are Valdemar Poulsen (1869).
