COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Jean E. Sammet
1928 - 2017
Jean E. Sammet
Jean E. Sammet (March 23, 1928 – May 20, 2017) was an American computer scientist who developed the FORMAC programming language in 1962. She was also one of the developers of the influential COBOL programming language. She received her B.A. in Mathematics from Mount Holyoke College in 1948 and her M.A. in Mathematics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean E. Sammet has received more than 114,717 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean E. Sammet is the 167th most popular computer scientist (down from 155th in 2019), the 10,357th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,271st in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
43.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.96
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jean E. Sammets by language
Over the past year Jean E. Sammet has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 11,055 views, followed by Spanish (1,592), and Italian (1,500). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (118.04%), Catalan (52.19%), and Basque (48.11%)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Jean E. Sammet ranks 167 out of 245. Before her are Michael Dertouzos, Bruce Schneier, Hal Abelson, Gary McKinnon, Grady Booch, and Rob Pike. After her are Ruzena Bajcsy, Brewster Kahle, Jon Hall, Evan Williams, Ralph Merkle, and Dave Cutler.
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HPI: 43.77
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HPI: 43.66
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Jean E. Sammet
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 167
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1933 - Present
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1960 - Present
HPI: 42.96
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1950 - Present
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Jean E. Sammet ranks 530. Before her are Jerry Bock, Robert Byrne, Manuel Muñoz, Vilayat Khan, Jean-François Deniau, and Malachi Throne. After her are Władysław Hasior, Cy Young, Ernestine Anderson, Imre Hódos, Samuel Adler, and Stig Sjölin. Among people deceased in 2017, Jean E. Sammet ranks 522. Before her are Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Lisbeth Korsmo, Roger Smith, Josef Augusta, Don Gordon, and Seija Simola. After her are Lars-Erik Skiöld, Cipriano Chemello, Cy Young, Giorgio Capitani, Adolph Kiefer, and Spartaco Landini.
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COMPOSER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 524
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1928 - 2013
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 525
Manuel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 526
Vilayat Khan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2004
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 527
Jean-François Deniau
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 528
Malachi Throne
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 529
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COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 530
Władysław Hasior
PAINTER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 531
Cy Young
ATHLETE
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 532
Ernestine Anderson
SINGER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 533
Imre Hódos
WRESTLER
1928 - 1989
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Samuel Adler
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1928 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 535
Stig Sjölin
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1928 - 1995
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 536
Others Deceased in 2017
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1924 - 2017
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 516
Lisbeth Korsmo
SKATER
1948 - 2017
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 517
Roger Smith
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 518
Josef Augusta
ATHLETE
1946 - 2017
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 519
Don Gordon
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 520
Seija Simola
SINGER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 521
Jean E. Sammet
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 522
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HPI: 43.17
Rank: 523
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CYCLIST
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HPI: 43.15
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Cy Young
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1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.12
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Giorgio Capitani
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1927 - 2017
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 526
Adolph Kiefer
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1918 - 2017
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 527
Spartaco Landini
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 528
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jean E. Sammet ranks 10,357 out of 20,380. Before her are John Dean (1938), Janet L. Kavandi (1959), Scott Rudin (1958), Ja Rule (1976), Kate Smith (1907), and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986). After her are Robert Reid (1862), Gar Samuelson (1958), Rob Schroeder (1926), Irene Rich (1891), Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), and Edwin Hawkins (1943).
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Janet L. Kavandi
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 10,352
Scott Rudin
PRODUCER
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 10,353
Ja Rule
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 10,354
Kate Smith
SINGER
1907 - 1986
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 10,355
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 10,356
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HPI: 43.18
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Irene Rich
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Charles "Buddy" Rogers
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1904 - 1999
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Edwin Hawkins
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HPI: 43.17
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Jean E. Sammet ranks 94. Before her are Randy Pausch (1960), James H. Clark (1944), Steve Russell (1937), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Bruce Schneier (1963), and Grady Booch (1955). After her are Brewster Kahle (1960), Jon Hall (1950), Evan Williams (1972), Ralph Merkle (1952), Dave Cutler (1942), and Alan Cooper (1952).
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HPI: 44.83
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James H. Clark
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HPI: 44.40
Rank: 89
Steve Russell
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 90
Andy Hertzfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 91
Bruce Schneier
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 92
Grady Booch
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 93
Jean E. Sammet
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 94
Brewster Kahle
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 95
Jon Hall
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 96
Evan Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 97
Ralph Merkle
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 98
Dave Cutler
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 99
Alan Cooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 100