COMPUTER SCIENTIST
David Karp
1986 - Today
David Karp
David Karp (born July 6, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and blogger, best known as the founder and former CEO of the microblogging platform Tumblr. Karp began his career, without receiving a high school diploma, as an intern under Fred Seibert at the animation company Frederator Studios, where he built the studio's first blogging platform and conceived, wrote, and edited their first internet video network, Channel Frederator. Karp went on to work for the online parenting forum UrbanBaby until it was sold to CNET in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Karp has received more than 977,427 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. David Karp is the 237th most popular computer scientist (down from 212th in 2019), the 17,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,094th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
980k
Page Views (PV)
39.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.42
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, David Karp ranks 237 out of 245. Before him are Jon Lech Johansen, Theodore Ts'o, David Heinemeier Hansson, Katie Bouman, Larry Ewing, and Denny Vrandečić. After him are John Resig, Dries Buytaert, Rosalind Picard, Manindra Agrawal, Virgil Griffith, and Ian Goodfellow.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJon Lech Johansen
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 231
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 232
David Heinemeier Hansson
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 233
Katie Bouman
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 234
Larry Ewing
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 235
Denny Vrandečić
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 236
David Karp
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 237
John Resig
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 238
Dries Buytaert
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 239
Rosalind Picard
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 240
Manindra Agrawal
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 241
Virgil Griffith
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.62
Rank: 242
Ian Goodfellow
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 243
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, David Karp ranks 916. Before him are Lou Williams, Labinot Harbuzi, Omar Mateen, Anton Belov, Luc Mbah a Moute, and Mirna Jukić. After him are Azzedine Doukha, Rok Benkovič, Steven Taylor, Almen Abdi, Barbara Meier, and Michael Stevens.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsLou Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 910
Labinot Harbuzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - 2018
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 911
Omar Mateen
EXTREMIST
1986 - 2016
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 912
Anton Belov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 913
Luc Mbah a Moute
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 914
Mirna Jukić
SWIMMER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 915
David Karp
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 916
Azzedine Doukha
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 917
Rok Benkovič
SKIER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 918
Steven Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 919
Almen Abdi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 920
Barbara Meier
MODEL
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 921
Michael Stevens
YOUTUBER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 922
In United States
Among people born in United States, David Karp ranks 17,776 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Walker (1981), Rider Strong (1979), Omar Mateen (1986), Mick Wingert (1974), Steve Pearce (1947), and Quinn Cummings (1967). After him are Kendra Harrison (1992), Shane Battier (1978), Kimberly Po (1971), Evelyn Stevens (1983), Derrick Williams (1991), and Joe Walsh (1961).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBrad Walker
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 17,770
Rider Strong
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 17,771
Omar Mateen
EXTREMIST
1986 - 2016
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 17,772
Mick Wingert
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 17,773
Steve Pearce
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 17,774
Quinn Cummings
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 17,775
David Karp
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 17,776
Kendra Harrison
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 17,777
Shane Battier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 17,778
Kimberly Po
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 17,779
Evelyn Stevens
CYCLIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 17,780
Derrick Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 17,781
Joe Walsh
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 17,782
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, David Karp ranks 121. Before him are Bram Cohen (1975), Steve Wilhite (1948), Shawn Fanning (1980), Danny Hillis (1956), Theodore Ts'o (1968), and Katie Bouman (1989). After him are John Resig (1984), Rosalind Picard (1962), Virgil Griffith (1983), Ian Goodfellow (1987), Jamie Zawinski (1968), and Blake Ross (1985).
Bram Cohen
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 115
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 116
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 117
Danny Hillis
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 118
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 119
Katie Bouman
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 120
David Karp
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 121
John Resig
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 122
Rosalind Picard
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 123
Virgil Griffith
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.62
Rank: 124
Ian Goodfellow
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 125
Jamie Zawinski
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 126
Blake Ross
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 127