COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Bruce Perens
1958 - Today
Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens (born around 1958) is an American computer programmer and advocate in the free software movement. He created The Open Source Definition and published the first formal announcement and manifesto of open source. He co-founded the Open Source Initiative (OSI) with Eric S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce Perens has received more than 299,025 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Perens is the 169th most popular computer scientist (down from 164th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
39.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.80
Effective Languages (L*)
3.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Bruce Perens by language
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Bruce Perens ranks 169 out of 201. Before him are Paul Buchheit, Sugata Mitra, Andrew Morton, Ralph Merkle, Yoshua Bengio, and Alexandra Elbakyan. After him are E. Allen Emerson, Pat Hanrahan, Leslie Valiant, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Ian Murdock, and Jon Hall.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Paul Buchheit
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 163
Sugata Mitra
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 164
Andrew Morton
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 165
Ralph Merkle
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 166
Yoshua Bengio
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 167
Alexandra Elbakyan
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 168
Bruce Perens
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 169
E. Allen Emerson
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 170
Pat Hanrahan
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 171
Leslie Valiant
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 172
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 173
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 174
Jon Hall
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 175
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Bruce Perens ranks 463. Before him are Kim Greist, Betsy DeVos, Korado Korlević, Barbara Crampton, Christina Lathan, and Ezio Gamba. After him are Antonio Di Gennaro, Lea DeLaria, Doris de Agostini, Mariya Pinigina, Eric Douglas, and Smbat Lputian.
Others Born in 1958
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Kim Greist
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 457
Betsy DeVos
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 458
Korado Korlević
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 459
Barbara Crampton
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 460
Christina Lathan
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 461
Ezio Gamba
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 462
Bruce Perens
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 463
Antonio Di Gennaro
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 464
Lea DeLaria
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 465
Doris de Agostini
1958 - 2020
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 466
Mariya Pinigina
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 467
Eric Douglas
1958 - 2004
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 468
Smbat Lputian
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 469
