COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Liu Gang

1961 - Today

Liu Gang

Liu Gang (Chinese: 刘刚; born 30 January 1961) is a Chinese-born American aerospace engineer, computer scientist, optical physicist, political activist, and writer. He founded the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation. He was a prominent student leader at the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Liu holds an M.A. in physics from Peking University and an M.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Gang has received more than 217,694 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Gang is the 112th most popular computer scientist (up from 121st in 2019), the 876th most popular biography from China (down from 839th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Computer Scientist.

Memorability Metrics

220k
Page Views (PV)
55.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
5.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Liu Gang ranks 112 out of 245. Before him are Robert W. Floyd, Kristen Nygaard, Eugene Kaspersky, John Hopcroft, Robert Taylor, and David A. Huffman. After him are Rasmus Lerdorf, Scott Fahlman, Peter Norton, Kenneth E. Iverson, Kateryna Yushchenko, and Lynn Conway.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 106
Kristen Nygaard
1926 - 2002
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 107
Eugene Kaspersky
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 108
John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 109
Robert Taylor
1932 - 2017
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 110
David A. Huffman
1925 - 1999
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 111
Liu Gang
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 112
Rasmus Lerdorf
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 113
Scott Fahlman
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 114
Peter Norton
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 115
Kenneth E. Iverson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 116
Kateryna Yushchenko
1919 - 2001
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 117
Lynn Conway
1938 - 2024
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 118

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Liu Gang ranks 213. Before him are Masamune Shirow, Hasmik Papian, Athanasius Schneider, Yang Mi-kyung, Hideo Nakata, and Māris Kučinskis. After him are Anna Oxa, Shane Black, Nina Li Chi, Roland Orzabal, Freddie Spencer, and Antonia San Juan.

Others Born in 1961

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Masamune Shirow
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 207
Hasmik Papian
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 208
Athanasius Schneider
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 209
Yang Mi-kyung
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 210
Hideo Nakata
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 211
Māris Kučinskis
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 212
Liu Gang
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 213
Anna Oxa
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 214
Shane Black
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 215
Nina Li Chi
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 216
Roland Orzabal
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 217
Freddie Spencer
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 218
Antonia San Juan
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 219