COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Martin Fowler
1963 - Today
Martin Fowler
Martin Fowler (18 December 1963) is a British software developer, author and international public speaker on software development, specialising in object-oriented analysis and design, UML, patterns, and agile software development methodologies, including extreme programming. His 1999 book Refactoring popularised the practice of code refactoring. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Fowler has received more than 361,015 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Martin Fowler is the 156th most popular computer scientist (down from 144th in 2019), the 4,678th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,237th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
51.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Martin Fowler ranks 156 out of 245. Before him are Vitalik Buterin, E. Allen Emerson, David Marr, Kathleen Booth, Randy Pausch, and Raj Reddy. After him are James H. Clark, Bertrand Meyer, Tim Paterson, Steve Russell, Andy Hertzfeld, and Michael Dertouzos.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVitalik Buterin
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 150
E. Allen Emerson
1954 - 2024
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 151
David Marr
1945 - 1980
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 152
Kathleen Booth
1922 - 2022
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 153
Randy Pausch
1960 - 2008
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 154
Raj Reddy
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 155
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 156
James H. Clark
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 157
Bertrand Meyer
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 158
Tim Paterson
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 159
Steve Russell
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 160
Andy Hertzfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 161
Michael Dertouzos
1936 - 2001
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Martin Fowler ranks 400. Before him are József Kiprich, Vital Borkelmans, Larry the Cable Guy, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Ronny Rosenthal, and Kira Ivanova. After him are Luca Cadalora, Guy Chambers, Russell Wong, Joakim Nyström, Linda Yaccarino, and Armin Schwarz.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsJózsef Kiprich
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 394
Vital Borkelmans
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 395
Larry the Cable Guy
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 396
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 397
Ronny Rosenthal
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 398
Kira Ivanova
SKATER
1963 - 2001
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 399
Martin Fowler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 400
Luca Cadalora
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 401
Guy Chambers
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 402
Russell Wong
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 403
Joakim Nyström
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 404
Linda Yaccarino
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 405
Armin Schwarz
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 406
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Fowler ranks 4,678 out of 8,785. Before him are Lilian Gibbs (1870), Bill Moggridge (1943), Michael Howard (1941), Bunny Austin (1906), Jocelyn Pook (1960), and Peter Warlock (1894). After him are Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736), Guy Chambers (1963), Princess Claire of Belgium (1974), Karim Ahmad Khan (1970), Michael Jayston (1935), and Hugh Hopper (1945).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLilian Gibbs
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1925
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 4,672
Bill Moggridge
DESIGNER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 4,673
Michael Howard
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 4,674
Bunny Austin
TENNIS PLAYER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,675
Jocelyn Pook
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,676
Peter Warlock
COMPOSER
1894 - 1930
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,677
Martin Fowler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 4,678
Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
COMPANION
1736 - 1807
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 4,679
Guy Chambers
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 4,680
Princess Claire of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 4,681
Karim Ahmad Khan
LAWYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 4,682
Michael Jayston
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 4,683
Hugh Hopper
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 4,684
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Martin Fowler ranks 14. Before him are Karen Spärck Jones (1935), Stephen Wolfram (1959), Richard Garriott (1961), Paul Graham (1964), David Marr (1945), and Kathleen Booth (1922). After him are Gary McKinnon (1966), Andrew Morton (1959), Alan Cox (1968), Sophie Wilson (1957), Stuart J. Russell (1962), and Demis Hassabis (1976).
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 8
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 9
Richard Garriott
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 10
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 11
David Marr
1945 - 1980
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 12
Kathleen Booth
1922 - 2022
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 13
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 14
Gary McKinnon
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 15
Andrew Morton
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 16
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 17
Sophie Wilson
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 18
Stuart J. Russell
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 19
Demis Hassabis
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 20