INVENTOR
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
Paul Baran
Paul Baran (born Pesach Baran ; April 29, 1926 – March 26, 2011) was an American-Jewish engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Baran has received more than 569,211 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Paul Baran is the 136th most popular inventor (up from 157th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
58.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Paul Baran ranks 136 out of 426. Before him are Elisha Gray, Richard Jordan Gatling, Gunther von Hagens, W. O. Bentley, Robert Moog, and Zénobe Gramme. After him are Paul Otlet, Robert Cailliau, John Ericsson, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Georg Luger, and John Kay.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 130
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 131
Gunther von Hagens
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 132
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 133
Robert Moog
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 134
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 135
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 136
Paul Otlet
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 137
Robert Cailliau
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 138
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 139
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 140
Georg Luger
1849 - 1923
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 141
John Kay
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 142
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Paul Baran ranks 102. Before him are Alan Greenspan, László Papp, Youssef Chahine, Efraín Ríos Montt, Verner Panton, and Shigeo Sugimoto. After him are Maria Teresa de Filippis, John Schlesinger, Rehavam Ze'evi, Roger Corman, Riz Ortolani, and Shin Sang-ok. Among people deceased in 2011, Paul Baran ranks 75. Before him are Yelena Bonner, Johannes Heesters, Ferenc Mádl, Tom Gehrels, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Michael Gough. After him are Vasily Alekseyev, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Michael Cacoyannis, Sergei Bagapsh, Ali Saibou, and Raúl Ruiz.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsAlan Greenspan
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 96
László Papp
BOXER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 97
Youssef Chahine
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 98
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 99
Verner Panton
ARCHITECT
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 100
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 101
Paul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 102
Maria Teresa de Filippis
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 103
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 104
Rehavam Ze'evi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 105
Roger Corman
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 106
Riz Ortolani
COMPOSER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 107
Shin Sang-ok
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsYelena Bonner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 69
Johannes Heesters
ACTOR
1903 - 2011
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 70
Ferenc Mádl
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 71
Tom Gehrels
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 72
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 73
Michael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 74
Paul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 75
Vasily Alekseyev
ATHLETE
1942 - 2011
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 76
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 77
Michael Cacoyannis
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 78
Sergei Bagapsh
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2011
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 79
Ali Saibou
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 80
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 81
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Paul Baran ranks 46 out of 368. Before him are Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745), Aleksei Antonov (1896), Mendele Mocher Sforim (1835), Bronislava Nijinska (1891), Otto Schmidt (1891), and Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515). After him are Euphrosyne of Polotsk (1110), Ignacy Domeyko (1802), Vasil Bykaŭ (1924), Yakov Zeldovich (1914), Salomon Maimon (1754), and Vseslav of Polotsk (1029).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsShneur Zalman of Liadi
PHILOSOPHER
1745 - 1812
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 40
Aleksei Antonov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1962
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 41
Mendele Mocher Sforim
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 42
Bronislava Nijinska
DANCER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 43
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 44
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1565
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 45
Paul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 46
Euphrosyne of Polotsk
NOBLEMAN
1110 - 1173
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 47
Ignacy Domeyko
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1889
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 48
Vasil Bykaŭ
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 49
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 50
Salomon Maimon
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1800
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 51
Vseslav of Polotsk
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1101
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 52
Among INVENTORS In Belarus
Among inventors born in Belarus, Paul Baran ranks 1.