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James H. Clark

1944 - Today

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James Henry Clark (born March 23, 1944) is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. He founded several notable Silicon Valley technology companies, including Silicon Graphics, Netscape, myCFO, and Healtheon. His research work in computer graphics led to the development of systems for the fast rendering of three-dimensional computer images. In 1998, Clark was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the development of computer graphics and for technical leadership in the computer industry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James H. Clark has received more than 1,202,962 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. James H. Clark is the 157th most popular computer scientist (down from 110th in 2019), the 9,391st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,369th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, James H. Clark ranks 157 out of 245. Before him are E. Allen Emerson, David Marr, Kathleen Booth, Randy Pausch, Raj Reddy, and Martin Fowler. After him are Bertrand Meyer, Tim Paterson, Steve Russell, Andy Hertzfeld, Michael Dertouzos, and Bruce Schneier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, James H. Clark ranks 607. Before him are Benjamin Kogo, Albin Planinc, James Arthur, Lynn Harrell, Regine Heitzer, and Saira Banu. After him are Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, Guity Novin, John Sebastian, Gunnar Asmussen, Patricia Quinn, and Nora Astorga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James H. Clark ranks 9,391 out of 20,380. Before him are Skip Barber (1936), Hal Brown (1898), Alonzo Mourning (1970), Alma Bennett (1904), Thomas Ian Griffith (1962), and Andy Devine (1905). After him are Robert Keith (1898), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Michael Flynn (1958), Albert Parsons (1848), Ira Aldridge (1807), and Alana de la Garza (1976).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, James H. Clark ranks 90. Before him are Robert Tappan Morris (1965), Thomas E. Kurtz (1928), David Patterson (1947), Kent Beck (1961), E. Allen Emerson (1954), and Randy Pausch (1960). After him are Steve Russell (1937), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Bruce Schneier (1963), Grady Booch (1955), Jean E. Sammet (1928), and Brewster Kahle (1960).

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