Computer Scientist

Edsger W. Dijkstra

1930 - 2002

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Edsger W. Dijkstra

His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia. Edsger W. Dijkstra is the 11th most popular computer scientist (down from 7th in 2024), the 108th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 83rd in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Computer Scientist.

Edsger Dijkstra is most famous for his work in computer science, particularly in the design of the algorithm for the shortest path problem.

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Among Computer Scientists

Among computer scientists, Edsger W. Dijkstra ranks 11 out of 245. Before him are Tim Berners-Lee, John McCarthy, Barbara Liskov, Dennis Ritchie, Frances E. Allen, and Donald Knuth. After him are Geoffrey Hinton, Niklaus Wirth, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Linus Torvalds, Ray Kurzweil, and Marvin Minsky.

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Tim Berners-Lee
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 5
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Barbara Liskov
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 7
Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 8
Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 9
Donald Knuth
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 10
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 - 2002
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 12
Niklaus Wirth
1934 - 2024
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Lotfi A. Zadeh
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 14
Linus Torvalds
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 15
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 16
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 17

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Edsger W. Dijkstra ranks 62. Before him are Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lorin Maazel, Félix Guattari, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Robert Evans, and Ali al-Sistani. After him are Carlos Kleiber, Reinhard Selten, Gena Rowlands, Jesús Franco, Derek Walcott, and Johan Galtung. Among people deceased in 2002, Edsger W. Dijkstra ranks 32. Before him are Alexander Prokhorov, Max Perutz, Victor Weisskopf, Nándor Hidegkuti, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, and Ruth Handler. After him are Geraldine of Albania, Choi Hong Hi, Robert Nozick, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, James Tobin, and Jonas Savimbi.

Others Born in 1930

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Armin Mueller-Stahl
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 56
Lorin Maazel
CONDUCTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 57
Félix Guattari
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 58
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2025
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 59
Robert Evans
PRODUCER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 60
Ali al-Sistani
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 61
Edsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 62
Carlos Kleiber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 63
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 64
Gena Rowlands
ACTOR
1930 - 2024
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 65
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 66
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 67
Johan Galtung
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 68