COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Today
Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nolan Bushnell has received more than 1,971,886 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Nolan Bushnell is the 49th most popular computer scientist (down from 39th in 2019), the 3,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,692nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
54.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
3.25
Effective Languages (L*)
4.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Nolan Bushnell ranks 49 out of 245. Before him are Amir Pnueli, J. C. R. Licklider, Joseph Weizenbaum, John Cocke, James Gosling, and Brian Kernighan. After him are Fred Brooks, Leslie Lamport, Geoffrey Hinton, Edwin Catmull, Vernor Vinge, and Don Norman.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmir Pnueli
1941 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 43
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 44
Joseph Weizenbaum
1923 - 2008
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 45
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 46
James Gosling
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 47
Brian Kernighan
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 48
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 49
Fred Brooks
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 50
Leslie Lamport
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 51
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 52
Edwin Catmull
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 53
Vernor Vinge
1944 - 2024
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 54
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Nolan Bushnell ranks 231. Before him are James Turrell, Marika Green, Stanley Fischer, Jimmy Wang Yu, Sani Abacha, and Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne. After him are Mike Leigh, Rashid Sunyaev, Patrick Demarchelier, Maurice Bishop, Valery Nepomnyashchy, and Angélica María.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsJames Turrell
PAINTER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 225
Marika Green
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 226
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 227
Jimmy Wang Yu
ACTOR
1943 - 2022
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 228
Sani Abacha
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 229
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 230
Nolan Bushnell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 231
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 232
Rashid Sunyaev
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 233
Patrick Demarchelier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 234
Maurice Bishop
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1983
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 235
Valery Nepomnyashchy
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 236
Angélica María
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 237
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nolan Bushnell ranks 3,259 out of 20,380. Before him are David Ausubel (1918), Dan Hedaya (1940), Emmylou Harris (1947), Warner Baxter (1889), Alan Guth (1947), and Paul Winfield (1939). After him are Bob Pettit (1932), Helen Kane (1904), Jonathan Haidt (1963), Jason Bateman (1969), Erika Eleniak (1969), and Ron Carter (1937).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDavid Ausubel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,253
Dan Hedaya
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,254
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,255
Warner Baxter
ACTOR
1889 - 1951
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,256
Alan Guth
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,257
Paul Winfield
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,258
Nolan Bushnell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,259
Bob Pettit
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,260
Helen Kane
SINGER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,261
Jonathan Haidt
PSYCHOLOGIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,262
Jason Bateman
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,263
Erika Eleniak
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,264
Ron Carter
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,265
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Nolan Bushnell ranks 29. Before him are Alan Perlis (1922), Frances E. Allen (1932), Edmund M. Clarke (1945), Charles Bachman (1924), J. C. R. Licklider (1915), and John Cocke (1925). After him are Fred Brooks (1931), Leslie Lamport (1941), Edwin Catmull (1945), Vernor Vinge (1944), Don Norman (1935), and Warren Weaver (1894).
Alan Perlis
1922 - 1990
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 23
Frances E. Allen
1932 - 2020
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 24
Edmund M. Clarke
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 25
Charles Bachman
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 26
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 27
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 28
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 29
Fred Brooks
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 30
Leslie Lamport
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 31
Edwin Catmull
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 32
Vernor Vinge
1944 - 2024
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 33
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 34
Warren Weaver
1894 - 1978
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 35