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John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
John McCarthy
John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. He was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John McCarthy has received more than 85,587 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). John McCarthy is the 12th most popular computer scientist (down from 10th in 2019), the 1,040th most popular biography from United States (down from 964th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Computer Scientist.
John McCarthy is most famous for his work in Artificial Intelligence, including his development of LISP and the design of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
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86k
Page Views (PV)
61.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
6.09
Effective Languages (L*)
4.28
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, John McCarthy ranks 12 out of 201. Before him are Dennis Ritchie, Donald Knuth, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Niklaus Wirth, George Dantzig, and Linus Torvalds. After him are Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Vint Cerf, Edgar F. Codd, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, and Ray Kurzweil.
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Linus Torvalds
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John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
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Larry Page
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HPI: 61.54
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HPI: 61.48
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1943 - Present
HPI: 61.40
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HPI: 60.90
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Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
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HPI: 60.29
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, John McCarthy ranks 46. Before him are Stan Getz, Gilbert Bécaud, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rosalynn Carter, Rosemary Harris, and Juan Almeida Bosque. After him are Harry Markowitz, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, George Andrew Olah, Lois Maxwell, Daniel Keyes, and Phil Hill. Among people deceased in 2011, John McCarthy ranks 36. Before him are Lynn Margulis, Manfred Gerlach, Diana Wynne Jones, Herbert A. Hauptman, Simon van der Meer, and Zdeněk Miler. After him are Jane Russell, Daniel Bell, Amy Winehouse, Maria Schneider, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Tomislav Ivić.
Others Born in 1927
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Stan Getz
1927 - 1991
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 40
Gilbert Bécaud
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 41
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
Rosalynn Carter
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 43
Rosemary Harris
1927 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 44
Juan Almeida Bosque
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 45
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 46
Harry Markowitz
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 47
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 48
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 49
Lois Maxwell
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
Daniel Keyes
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 51
Phil Hill
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 2011
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Lynn Margulis
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 30
Manfred Gerlach
1928 - 2011
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 31
Diana Wynne Jones
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 32
Herbert A. Hauptman
1917 - 2011
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 33
Simon van der Meer
1925 - 2011
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 34
Zdeněk Miler
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 35
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 36
Jane Russell
1921 - 2011
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 37
Daniel Bell
1919 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 38
Amy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 39
Maria Schneider
1952 - 2011
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 40
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 41
Tomislav Ivić
1933 - 2011
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 42
In United States
Among people born in United States, John McCarthy ranks 1,040 out of 18,182. Before him are Edna Purviance (1895), Robert F. Furchgott (1916), Renée Zellweger (1969), Jack Kirby (1917), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), and Ronald Dworkin (1931). After him are Harry Markowitz (1927), Clifford D. Simak (1904), John Vincent Atanasoff (1903), Gary Sinise (1955), Melvin Schwartz (1932), and Anjelica Huston (1951).
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Edna Purviance
1895 - 1958
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 1,034
Robert F. Furchgott
1916 - 2009
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 1,035
Renée Zellweger
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 1,036
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 1,037
Sarah Jessica Parker
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 1,038
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 1,039
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 1,040
Harry Markowitz
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 1,041
Clifford D. Simak
1904 - 1988
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,042
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 1,043
Gary Sinise
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,044
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 1,045
Anjelica Huston
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 1,046
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, John McCarthy ranks 6. Before him are Grace Hopper (1906), Richard Stallman (1953), Dennis Ritchie (1941), Donald Knuth (1938), and George Dantzig (1914). After him are Larry Page (1973), Vint Cerf (1943), Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), Ray Kurzweil (1948), Ken Thompson (1943), and Dorothy Vaughan (1910).
Grace Hopper
1906 - 1992
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 1
Richard Stallman
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 2
Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 3
Donald Knuth
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 4
George Dantzig
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 5
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 6
Larry Page
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 7
Vint Cerf
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 8
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 10
Ken Thompson
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
Dorothy Vaughan
1910 - 2008
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 12
