COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Lotfi A. Zadeh
1921 - 2017
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Lotfi A. Zadeh
Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh (; Azerbaijani: Lütfi Rəhim oğlu Ələsgərzadə; Persian: لطفی علیعسکرزاده; 4 February 1921 – 6 September 2017) was a mathematician, computer scientist, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher, and professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lotfi A. Zadeh has received more than 1,134,314 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Lotfi A. Zadeh is the 10th most popular computer scientist (down from 5th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Computer Scientist.
Lotfi A. Zadeh is most famous for his theory of fuzzy sets. He believed that in order to fully understand a concept, it is necessary to take into account the degree to which the concept is true.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
63.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
7.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Lotfi A. Zadeh ranks 10 out of 245. Before him are Richard Stallman, Niklaus Wirth, Dennis Ritchie, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Donald Knuth, and John McCarthy. After him are Linus Torvalds, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Edgar F. Codd, Marvin Minsky, Ivan Sutherland, and George Dantzig.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Stallman
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 4
Niklaus Wirth
1934 - 2024
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 5
Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 6
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 7
Donald Knuth
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 8
John McCarthy
1927 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 9
Lotfi A. Zadeh
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 10
Linus Torvalds
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 11
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 12
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 13
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 14
Ivan Sutherland
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 15
George Dantzig
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Lotfi A. Zadeh ranks 37. Before him are Gianni Agnelli, John Glenn, Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, and Marija Gimbutas. After him are Yoichiro Nambu, Akio Morita, Edgar Morin, Alida Valli, Aaron T. Beck, and Kurt Knispel. Among people deceased in 2017, Lotfi A. Zadeh ranks 38. Before him are Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Hiroto Muraoka, Derek Walcott, Tzvetan Todorov, Louise Hay, and Emmanuelle Riva. After him are Jean Rochefort, Adnan Khashoggi, Liu Xiaobo, Malcolm Young, Powers Boothe, and George A. Romero.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsGianni Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 31
John Glenn
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 32
Jane Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 33
Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 34
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 36
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 37
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 38
Akio Morita
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 1999
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 39
Edgar Morin
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 40
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 41
Aaron T. Beck
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 42
Kurt Knispel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1945
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsAlexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 32
Hiroto Muraoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 33
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 34
Tzvetan Todorov
HISTORIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 35
Louise Hay
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 36
Emmanuelle Riva
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 37
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 38
Jean Rochefort
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 39
Adnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 40
Liu Xiaobo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2017
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 41
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 42
Powers Boothe
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 43
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 44
In Azerbaijan
Among people born in Azerbaijan, Lotfi A. Zadeh ranks 14 out of 232. Before him are Garry Kasparov (1963), Imadaddin Nasimi (1369), Abulfaz Elchibey (1938), Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901), Zecharia Sitchin (1920), and Ivan Bagramyan (1897). After him are Ayaz Mutallibov (1938), Artur Rasizade (1935), Garegin Nzhdeh (1886), Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1812), Ali Asadov (1956), and Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh (1884).
Others born in Azerbaijan
Go to all RankingsGarry Kasparov
CHESS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 8
Imadaddin Nasimi
WRITER
1369 - 1417
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 9
Abulfaz Elchibey
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2000
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 10
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 11
Zecharia Sitchin
WRITER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 12
Ivan Bagramyan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1982
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 13
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 14
Ayaz Mutallibov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 15
Artur Rasizade
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 16
Garegin Nzhdeh
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 17
Mirza Fatali Akhundov
WRITER
1812 - 1878
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 18
Ali Asadov
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 19
Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1955
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 20
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Azerbaijan
Among computer scientists born in Azerbaijan, Lotfi A. Zadeh ranks 1.