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Brendan Eich

1961 - Today

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Brendan Eich (; born July 4, 1961) is an American computer programmer and technology executive. He created the JavaScript programming language and co-founded the Mozilla project, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Mozilla Corporation. He served as the Mozilla Corporation's chief technical officer before he was appointed chief executive officer, but resigned shortly after his appointment due to pressure over his firm opposition to same-sex marriage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brendan Eich has received more than 1,917,693 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Brendan Eich is the 460th most popular businessperson (down from 387th in 2019), the 5,753rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,016th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brendan Eiches by language

Over the past year Brendan Eich has had the most page views in the with 240,417 views, followed by Russian (17,131), and French (15,062). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (502.34%), Simple English (362.24%), and Bulgarian (58.53%)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Brendan Eich ranks 460 out of 847. Before him are Astor family, Frédéric Vasseur, Chad Hurley, Savva Mamontov, Jean-Michel Aulas, and Reinhard Mohn. After him are Lila Tretikov, Eugène Lanti, Kim Dotcom, Carl Icahn, Lawrence Roberts, and Pierre Omidyar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Brendan Eich ranks 204. Before him are Dimitrie Popescu, Daniele Gatti, Jeremy Northam, John Corbett, Fatou Bensouda, and Raymond Cruz. After him are Lars Olsen, Matjaž Kek, Masamune Shirow, Hasmik Papian, Athanasius Schneider, and Yang Mi-kyung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brendan Eich ranks 5,753 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Alexander (1880), Philip Arthur Fisher (1907), Virginia Rappe (1895), Sally Yates (1960), Mike Resnick (1942), and Nelson A. Miles (1839). After him are Melville J. Herskovits (1895), Ann Sheridan (1915), Art Metrano (1936), Michael Brandon (1945), Janet Margolin (1943), and Travis Scott (1991).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Brendan Eich ranks 142. Before him are Michael Dell (1965), Henry Clay Frick (1849), Alan Lomax (1915), Robert Durst (1943), Michael Eisner (1942), and Chad Hurley (1977). After him are Carl Icahn (1936), Lawrence Roberts (1937), Mark Cuban (1958), Jamie Hyneman (1956), Bob Lazar (1959), and S. Robson Walton (1944).

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