Computer Scientist
Linus Torvalds
1969 - today
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Linus Torvalds
His biography is available in 120 different languages on Wikipedia. Linus Torvalds is the 15th most popular computer scientist (down from 11th in 2024), the 28th most popular biography from Finland (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Computer Scientist.
Linus Torvalds is most famous for creating the Linux kernel.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Linus Torvalds ranks 15 out of 245. Before him are Frances E. Allen, Donald Knuth, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Geoffrey Hinton, Niklaus Wirth, and Lotfi A. Zadeh. After him are Ray Kurzweil, Marvin Minsky, John Cocke, Don Norman, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, and John Backus.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 9
Donald Knuth
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 10
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 - 2002
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 12
Niklaus Wirth
1934 - 2024
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Lotfi A. Zadeh
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 14
Linus Torvalds
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 15
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 16
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 17
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 18
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 19
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 20
John Backus
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Linus Torvalds ranks 22. Before him are Renée Zellweger, Javier Bardem, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Conte, Gerard Butler, and Dennis Bergkamp. After him are Matthew McConaughey, Edward Norton, Sean Combs, Nicușor Dan, Matthew Perry, and Jack Black.
Others Born in 1969
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Renée Zellweger
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 16
Javier Bardem
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 17
Catherine Zeta-Jones
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 18
Antonio Conte
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 19
Gerard Butler
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 20
Dennis Bergkamp
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 21
Linus Torvalds
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 22
Matthew McConaughey
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 23
Edward Norton
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 24
Sean Combs
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 25
Nicușor Dan
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 26
Matthew Perry
ACTOR
1969 - 2023
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 27
Jack Black
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 28
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Linus Torvalds ranks 28 out of NaN. Before him are Mikael Agricola (1510), Vissarion Belinsky (1811), Mauno Koivisto (1923), Arto Paasilinna (1942), Kyösti Kallio (1873), and Helene Schjerfbeck (1862). After him are Lars Ahlfors (1907), Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865), George Gaynes (1917), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), Mika Häkkinen (1968), and Wäinö Aaltonen (1894).
Others born in Finland
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Mikael Agricola
WRITER
1510 - 1557
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 22
Vissarion Belinsky
CRITIC
1811 - 1848
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 23
Mauno Koivisto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 24
Arto Paasilinna
WRITER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 25
Kyösti Kallio
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 26
Helene Schjerfbeck
PAINTER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 27
Linus Torvalds
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 28
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 29
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1952
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 30
George Gaynes
ACTOR
1917 - 2016
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 31
Otto Wille Kuusinen
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1964
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 32
Mika Häkkinen
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 33
Wäinö Aaltonen
SCULPTOR
1894 - 1966
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 34
Among Computer Scientists In Finland
Among computer scientists born in Finland, Linus Torvalds ranks 1.
