Computer Scientist
Maurice Wilkes
British computer scientist
1913 - 2010
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Maurice Wilkes
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Wilkes is the 39th most popular computer scientist (down from 37th in 2024), the 1,511th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,446th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Computer Scientist.
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Maurice Wilkes is the most memorable of the 10 notable people born in Dudley, United Kingdom, ahead of Dorothy Round, James Whale, and Sam Allardyce.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Maurice Wilkes ranks 39 out of 269. Before him are Richard E. Stearns, Sergey Brin, Hal Finney, Guido van Rossum, Tony Hoare, and Ken Kutaragi. After him are Charles Bachman, Peter Naur, Ole-Johan Dahl, Ivan Sutherland, Luigi Federico Menabrea, and Steve Russell.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Richard E. Stearns
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 33
Sergey Brin
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 34
Hal Finney
1956 - 2014
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 35
Guido van Rossum
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 36
Tony Hoare
1934 - 2026
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 37
Ken Kutaragi
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 38
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 39
Charles Bachman
1924 - 2017
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 40
Peter Naur
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 41
Ole-Johan Dahl
1931 - 2002
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 42
Ivan Sutherland
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 43
Luigi Federico Menabrea
1809 - 1896
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 44
Steve Russell
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Maurice Wilkes ranks 97. Before him are Mark Felt, Loretta Young, Pinetop Perkins, Alexander Marinesko, Pierre Werner, and Marika Rökk. After him are Eddie Constantine, Tokutaro Ukon, Johannes Steinhoff, Álvaro Cunhal, Wolfgang Lüth, and Heinz Kohut. Among people deceased in 2010, Maurice Wilkes ranks 76. Before him are Guido de Marco, Adriaan Blaauw, Mario Monicelli, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Israel Tal, and Peter Graves. After him are Ariel Ramírez, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Malcolm McLaren, Antony Flew, Satoshi Kon, and Pierre Hadot.
Others Born in 1913
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Mark Felt
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2008
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 91
Loretta Young
ACTOR
1913 - 2000
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 92
Pinetop Perkins
SINGER
1913 - 2011
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 93
Alexander Marinesko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1963
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 94
Pierre Werner
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 95
Marika Rökk
ACTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 96
Maurice Wilkes
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 97
Eddie Constantine
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 98
Tokutaro Ukon
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1944
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 99
Johannes Steinhoff
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1994
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 100
Álvaro Cunhal
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2005
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 101
Wolfgang Lüth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1945
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 102
Heinz Kohut
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1981
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 103
Others Deceased in 2010
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Guido de Marco
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2010
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 70
Adriaan Blaauw
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 71
Mario Monicelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2010
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 72
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 73
Israel Tal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2010
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 74
Peter Graves
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 75
Maurice Wilkes
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 76
Ariel Ramírez
COMPOSER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 77
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 78
Malcolm McLaren
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 79
Antony Flew
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 80
Satoshi Kon
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 81
Pierre Hadot
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 82
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Maurice Wilkes ranks 1,511 out of 9,870. Before him are Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), John Horton Conway (1937), John Blow (1649), Jack W. Szostak (1952), Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001), and Helen McCrory (1968). After him are John Wilkins (1614), Arnold Jackson (1891), Gildas (500), Steve McQueen (1969), Vita Sackville-West (1892), and Peter Green (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 1,505
John Horton Conway
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,506
John Blow
COMPOSER
1649 - 1708
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,507
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,508
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
NOBLEMAN
1001 - 1053
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,509
Helen McCrory
ACTOR
1968 - 2021
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 1,510
Maurice Wilkes
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,511
John Wilkins
MATHEMATICIAN
1614 - 1672
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,512
Arnold Jackson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1972
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,513
Gildas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 570
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,514
Steve McQueen
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,515
Vita Sackville-West
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,516
Peter Green
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,517
Among Computer Scientists In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Maurice Wilkes ranks 5. Before him are Alan Turing (1912), Tim Berners-Lee (1955), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), and Edgar F. Codd (1923). After him are Paul Graham (1964), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Martin Fowler (1963), Robin Milner (1934), Alan Cox (1968), Stephen Wolfram (1959), and Karen Spärck Jones (1935).
Alan Turing
1912 - 1954
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 1
Tim Berners-Lee
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 2
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 5
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 6
James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 7
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 8
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 9
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 10
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 11
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 12
