COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
Ian Murdock
Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Murdock has received more than 893,436 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ian Murdock is the 195th most popular computer scientist (down from 174th in 2019), the 5,817th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,994th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
40.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
2.76
Effective Languages (L*)
4.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Ian Murdock ranks 195 out of 245. Before him are Hans Reiser, Elizabeth J. Feinler, Douglas Crockford, Erich Gamma, Alan Cox, and Chieko Asakawa. After him are Sophie Wilson, Gilles Brassard, Alexandra Elbakyan, Daphne Koller, Martin Odersky, and Theo de Raadt.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Reiser
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 189
Elizabeth J. Feinler
1931 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 190
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 191
Erich Gamma
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 192
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 193
Chieko Asakawa
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 194
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 195
Sophie Wilson
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 196
Gilles Brassard
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 197
Alexandra Elbakyan
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 198
Daphne Koller
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 199
Martin Odersky
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 200
Theo de Raadt
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 201
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Ian Murdock ranks 442. Before him are Carmine Giovinazzo, Enrique Murciano, Malaika Arora, Irakli Okruashvili, Ahmed Best, and David Draiman. After him are Christian Cage, Édouard Ngirente, Mario Lopez, Sargis Sargsian, Lenka Kotková, and Natsuki Takaya. Among people deceased in 2015, Ian Murdock ranks 501. Before him are Mokhtar Belmokhtar, John Trudell, Dickie Moore, Asuman Baytop, Frank Borghi, and M. H. Abrams. After him are Svetlana Kitova, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Ferenc Konrád, Amanda Peterson, Ali Treki, and Florența Mihai.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsCarmine Giovinazzo
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 436
Enrique Murciano
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 437
Malaika Arora
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 438
Irakli Okruashvili
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 439
Ahmed Best
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 440
David Draiman
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 441
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 442
Christian Cage
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 443
Édouard Ngirente
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 444
Mario Lopez
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 445
Sargis Sargsian
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 446
Lenka Kotková
ASTRONOMER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 447
Natsuki Takaya
COMIC ARTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 448
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsMokhtar Belmokhtar
EXTREMIST
1972 - 2015
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 495
John Trudell
ACTOR
1946 - 2015
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 496
Dickie Moore
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 497
Asuman Baytop
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 498
Frank Borghi
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 499
M. H. Abrams
WRITER
1912 - 2015
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 500
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 501
Svetlana Kitova
ATHLETE
1960 - 2015
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 502
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
PRODUCER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 503
Ferenc Konrád
ATHLETE
1945 - 2015
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 504
Amanda Peterson
ACTOR
1971 - 2015
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 505
Ali Treki
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2015
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 506
Florența Mihai
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 507
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ian Murdock ranks 5,817 out of 7,253. Before him are Judith Hermann (1970), Julian Weigl (1995), Peter Scholze (1987), Uwe Peschel (1968), Kirsten Emmelmann (1961), and Werner von Moltke (1936). After him are Jacky Terrasson (1965), Thomas Schönlebe (1965), René Adler (1985), David Odonkor (1984), Uli Vos (1946), and Erwin Sellering (1949).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJudith Hermann
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 5,811
Julian Weigl
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 5,812
Peter Scholze
MATHEMATICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,813
Uwe Peschel
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,814
Kirsten Emmelmann
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 5,815
Werner von Moltke
ATHLETE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,816
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,817
Jacky Terrasson
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 5,818
Thomas Schönlebe
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 5,819
René Adler
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 5,820
David Odonkor
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 5,821
Uli Vos
ATHLETE
1946 - 2017
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 5,822
Erwin Sellering
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 5,823
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Germany
Among computer scientists born in Germany, Ian Murdock ranks 3. Before him are Joseph Weizenbaum (1923), and Rudolf Bayer (1939). After him are Daniel Domscheit-Berg (1978), Werner Koch (1961), Tron (1972), Denny Vrandečić (1978), and Coraline Ada Ehmke (2000).
Joseph Weizenbaum
1923 - 2008
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1
Rudolf Bayer
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 2
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 3
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 4
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 5
Tron
1972 - 1998
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 6
Denny Vrandečić
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.89
Rank: 7
Coraline Ada Ehmke
2000 - Present
HPI: 14.66
Rank: 8