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COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Larry Ewing

1978 - Today

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Larry Ewing is an American computer programmer who is known as the creator of the Linux mascot, Tux. The artwork was created in 1996, while Ewing was a student at Texas A&M University, originally as a submission to a contest to create the Linux logo. Though Ewing's submission didn't win, his artwork was adopted as the Linux "brand character". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Ewing has received more than 47,456 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Larry Ewing is the 207th most popular computer scientist (down from 190th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Larry Ewing ranks 207 out of 201. Before him are Nancy Lynch, Bram Moolenaar, Bram Cohen, Demis Hassabis, Ninoslav Marina, and Danny Hillis. After him are Katie Bouman, John Resig, David Heinemeier Hansson, Maria Klawe, David Karp, and Gottfrid Svartholm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Larry Ewing ranks 729. Before him are Yoshie Takeshita, Popó, Corina Morariu, José Antonio Hermida, Mehdi Baala, and Andrejs Rubins. After him are Benjani Mwaruwari, Riteish Deshmukh, Chris Brown, Carolina Gynning, Slobodan Soro, and Guzel Manyurova.

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