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Luis von Ahn
1978 - Today
Luis von Ahn
Luis von Ahn (Spanish: [ˈlwis fon ˈan]; born 19 August 1978) is a Guatemalan entrepreneur and a consulting professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis von Ahn has received more than 1,103,545 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Luis von Ahn is the 183rd most popular computer scientist (down from 172nd in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Guatemalan Computer Scientist.
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1.1M
Page Views (PV)
37.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Luis von Ahn ranks 183 out of 201. Before him are Kathleen Booth, Erich Gamma, Theo de Raadt, Phil Katz, Bassel Khartabil, and Douglas Crockford. After him are Sophie Wilson, Hans Reiser, Werner Koch, Chieko Asakawa, Craig Federighi, and Christian Engström.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Kathleen Booth
1922 - 2022
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 177
Erich Gamma
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 178
Theo de Raadt
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 179
Phil Katz
1962 - 2000
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 180
Bassel Khartabil
1981 - 2015
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 181
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 182
Luis von Ahn
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 183
Sophie Wilson
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 184
Hans Reiser
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 185
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 186
Chieko Asakawa
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 187
Craig Federighi
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 188
Christian Engström
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 189
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Luis von Ahn ranks 366. Before him are Mark Jansen, Camille, Ognjen Koroman, Noah Ngeny, Eun Ji-won, and Laurel Hubbard. After him are Mista, Martin Verkerk, Kelly Overton, Lisa Jakub, Jessica Barth, and Deividas Šemberas.
Others Born in 1978
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Mark Jansen
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 360
Camille
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 361
Ognjen Koroman
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 362
Noah Ngeny
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 363
Eun Ji-won
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 364
Laurel Hubbard
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 365
Luis von Ahn
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 366
Mista
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 367
Martin Verkerk
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 368
Kelly Overton
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 369
Lisa Jakub
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 370
Jessica Barth
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 371
Deividas Šemberas
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 372
In Guatemala
Among people born in Guatemala, Luis von Ahn ranks 38 out of 42. Before him are Alfonso Portillo (1951), Ricardo Arjona (1964), Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (1932), Carlos Batres (1968), Carlos Ruiz (1979), and Norma Cruz (1962). After him are Thelma Aldana (1955), Soluna Samay (1990), Marco Pappa (1987), and Erick Barrondo (1991).
Others born in Guatemala
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Alfonso Portillo
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 32
Ricardo Arjona
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 33
Rodolfo Quezada Toruño
1932 - 2012
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 34
Carlos Batres
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 35
Carlos Ruiz
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 36
Norma Cruz
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 37
Luis von Ahn
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 38
Thelma Aldana
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 39
Soluna Samay
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 40
Marco Pappa
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.14
Rank: 41
Erick Barrondo
1991 - Present
HPI: 26.00
Rank: 42
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Guatemala
Among computer scientists born in Guatemala, Luis von Ahn ranks 1.
