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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 535,433 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 29 in 2019). Paul Baran is the 157th most popular inventor (up from 194th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 63rd in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Inventor.
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540k
Page Views (PV)
56.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Paul Baran ranks 157 out of 354. Before him are Hiram Maxim, Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, Charles Algernon Parsons, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, Sequoyah, and Christopher Latham Sholes. After him are Joseph Monier, Uziel Gal, Charles Martin Hall, Guillaume Amontons, Orban, and Robert Cailliau.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 151
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 152
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 153
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 154
Sequoyah
1770 - 1843
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 155
Christopher Latham Sholes
1819 - 1890
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 156
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 157
Joseph Monier
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 158
Uziel Gal
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 159
Charles Martin Hall
1863 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 160
Guillaume Amontons
1663 - 1705
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 161
Orban
1404 - 1453
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 162
Robert Cailliau
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 163
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Paul Baran ranks 123. Before him are Per Wahlöö, Nina Kulagina, Gordon Scott, Jérôme Lejeune, Sergio Pininfarina, and Cloris Leachman. After him are Peter Shaffer, Jürgen Moltmann, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Raif Dizdarević, Norman Jewison, and Prince Dimitri Romanov. Among people deceased in 2011, Paul Baran ranks 89. Before him are Ferenc Mádl, Ange-Félix Patassé, Roland Petit, Frans Sammut, Raúl Ruiz, and Masahiro Hamazaki. After him are Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Ken Russell, Warren Christopher, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Danielle Mitterrand, and Juan María Bordaberry.
Others Born in 1926
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Per Wahlöö
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 117
Nina Kulagina
1926 - 1990
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 118
Gordon Scott
1926 - 2007
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 119
Jérôme Lejeune
1926 - 1994
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 120
Sergio Pininfarina
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 121
Cloris Leachman
1926 - 2021
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 122
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 123
Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 124
Jürgen Moltmann
1926 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 125
Thorbjörn Fälldin
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 126
Raif Dizdarević
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 127
Norman Jewison
1926 - 2024
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 128
Prince Dimitri Romanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 129
Others Deceased in 2011
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Ferenc Mádl
1931 - 2011
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 83
Ange-Félix Patassé
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 84
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 85
Frans Sammut
1945 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 86
Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 87
Masahiro Hamazaki
1940 - 2011
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 88
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 89
Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 90
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 91
Warren Christopher
1925 - 2011
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 92
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 93
Danielle Mitterrand
1924 - 2011
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 94
Juan María Bordaberry
1928 - 2011
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 95
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Paul Baran ranks 55 out of 330. Before him are Ignacy Domeyko (1802), Alexander Orlov (1895), Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515), Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745), Mendele Mocher Sforim (1835), and Vseslav of Polotsk (1029). After him are Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841), Yevno Azef (1869), Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512), Antoine Pevsner (1884), Mikhail Borodin (1884), and Fyodor Kuznetsov (1898).
Others born in Belarus
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Ignacy Domeyko
1802 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 49
Alexander Orlov
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 50
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
1515 - 1565
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 51
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
1745 - 1812
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 52
Mendele Mocher Sforim
1835 - 1917
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 53
Vseslav of Polotsk
1029 - 1101
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 54
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 55
Eliza Orzeszkowa
1841 - 1910
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 56
Yevno Azef
1869 - 1918
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 57
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
1512 - 1584
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 58
Antoine Pevsner
1884 - 1962
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 59
Mikhail Borodin
1884 - 1951
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 60
Fyodor Kuznetsov
1898 - 1961
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 61
Among INVENTORS In Belarus
Among inventors born in Belarus, Paul Baran ranks 1.
