INVENTOR
Jarkko Oikarinen
1967 - Today
Jarkko Oikarinen
Jarkko Oikarinen (born 16 August 1967) is a Finnish IT professional and the inventor of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is known as WiZ. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jarkko Oikarinen has received more than 115,726 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jarkko Oikarinen is the 378th most popular inventor (down from 345th in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from Finland (down from 370th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
34.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Jarkko Oikarinen ranks 378 out of 354. Before him are Walter Frederick Morrison, John F. Seitz, Lawrence Hargrave, Charles F. Kettering, Marc Andreessen, and Stanford R. Ovshinsky. After him are David Hahn, Boyan Slat, Wendell Brown, Tony Fadell, Jack Andraka, and George Hotz.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Walter Frederick Morrison
1920 - 2010
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 372
John F. Seitz
1892 - 1979
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 373
Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 374
Charles F. Kettering
1958 - 1958
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 375
Marc Andreessen
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 376
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
1922 - 2012
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 377
Jarkko Oikarinen
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 378
David Hahn
1976 - 2016
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 379
Boyan Slat
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 380
Wendell Brown
1961 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 381
Tony Fadell
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 382
Jack Andraka
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.52
Rank: 383
George Hotz
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.04
Rank: 384
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Jarkko Oikarinen ranks 586. Before him are Robert Wangila, Daler Mehndi, Derrick Coleman, Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo, Peter Schöttel, and Renée Estevez. After him are Marco V, Max Casella, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea James, Matthew J. Holman, and Aleksandr Kirichenko.
Others Born in 1967
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Robert Wangila
1967 - 1994
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 580
Daler Mehndi
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 581
Derrick Coleman
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.57
Rank: 582
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 583
Peter Schöttel
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 584
Renée Estevez
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 585
Jarkko Oikarinen
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 586
Marco V
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 587
Max Casella
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 588
Mika Brzezinski
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 589
Andrea James
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 590
Matthew J. Holman
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 591
Aleksandr Kirichenko
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 592
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Jarkko Oikarinen ranks 480 out of 642. Before him are Joonas Suotamo (1986), Olli Jokinen (1978), Lauri Porra (1977), Erna Siikavirta (1977), Janne Wirman (1979), and Pirkko Määttä (1959). After him are Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), Tami Kiuru (1976), Saara Aalto (1987), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Janne Lahtela (1974), and Samppa Lajunen (1979).
Others born in Finland
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Joonas Suotamo
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 474
Olli Jokinen
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 475
Lauri Porra
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 476
Erna Siikavirta
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 477
Janne Wirman
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 478
Pirkko Määttä
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 479
Jarkko Oikarinen
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 480
Markku Uusipaavalniemi
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 481
Tami Kiuru
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 482
Saara Aalto
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.18
Rank: 483
Kimmo Timonen
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 484
Janne Lahtela
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 485
Samppa Lajunen
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.74
Rank: 486
Among INVENTORS In Finland
Among inventors born in Finland, Jarkko Oikarinen ranks 2. Before him are Aimo Lahti (1896).
