1931 - 2022
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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Brooks has received more than 526,378 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Brooks is the 45th most popular computer scientist (up from 51st in 2019), the 3,225th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,364th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among computer scientists, Fred Brooks ranks 45 out of 201. Before him are Nolan Bushnell, Allen Newell, Jack Dorsey, Frances E. Allen, Don Norman, and Leslie Lamport. After him are Warren Weaver, Pierre Bézier, Charles Bachman, Joseph Weizenbaum, Jay Wright Forrester, and Alan Perlis.
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 39
1927 - 1992
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 40
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 41
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 42
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 43
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 44
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 45
1894 - 1978
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 46
1910 - 1999
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 47
1924 - 2017
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 48
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 49
1918 - 2016
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 50
1922 - 1990
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 51
Among people born in 1931, Fred Brooks ranks 166. Before him are Atsuko Ikeda, George Maciunas, Uri Orlev, Aleksei Gubarev, Guido de Marco, and Norberto Boggio. After him are Lisbeth Palme, Moshé Mizrahi, Reizo Fukuhara, Manolo Escobar, Yoji Yamada, and Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk. Among people deceased in 2022, Fred Brooks ranks 156. Before him are Mark Forest, Reine Wisell, Ciriaco De Mita, David Cox, Uri Orlev, and Carmela Corren. After him are Keto Losaberidze, Kay Parker, Bujar Nishani, Mwai Kibaki, Raymond Damadian, and Maximilian, Margrave of Baden.
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 160
1931 - 1978
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 161
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 162
1931 - 2015
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 163
1931 - 2010
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 164
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 165
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 166
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 167
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 168
1931 - 1970
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 169
1931 - 2013
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 170
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 171
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 172
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 150
1941 - 2022
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 151
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 152
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 153
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 154
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 155
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 156
1949 - 2022
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 157
1944 - 2022
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 158
1966 - 2022
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 159
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 160
1936 - 2022
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 161
1933 - 2022
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 162
Among people born in United States, Fred Brooks ranks 3,225 out of 18,182. Before him are Isiah Thomas (1961), Paul Winfield (1939), Richard Wright (1908), Orson Bean (1928), James Forrestal (1892), and William A. Wheeler (1819). After him are Abel Ferrara (1951), Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Martin Ritt (1914), John Zerzan (1943), Warner Baxter (1889), and Taylor Hackford (1944).
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,219
1939 - 2004
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,220
1908 - 1960
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3,221
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3,222
1892 - 1949
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3,223
1819 - 1887
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3,224
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3,225
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3,226
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3,227
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3,228
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3,229
1889 - 1951
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3,230
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3,231
Among computer scientists born in United States, Fred Brooks ranks 29. Before him are Nolan Bushnell (1943), Allen Newell (1927), Jack Dorsey (1976), Frances E. Allen (1932), Don Norman (1935), and Leslie Lamport (1941). After him are Warren Weaver (1894), Charles Bachman (1924), Jay Wright Forrester (1918), Alan Perlis (1922), Edwin Catmull (1945), and Vernor Vinge (1944).
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 23
1927 - 1992
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 24
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 25
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 26
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 27
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 28
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 29
1894 - 1978
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 30
1924 - 2017
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 31
1918 - 2016
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 32
1922 - 1990
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 33
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 34
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 35