COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Paul G. Comba
1926 - 2017
Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba (1926 – April 5, 2017) was an Italian-American computer scientist, an amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets.He was born in Tunisia to Italian parents in 1926, and moved to Italy at a young age. Admitted to university studies at the age of 17, He attended the University of Turin (1943–46). In 1946 he moved to the United States to attend Bluffton College, from which he graduated in 1947. He then attended Caltech, and completed his Ph.D. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul G. Comba has received more than 30,979 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Paul G. Comba is the 103rd most popular computer scientist (up from 120th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 83rd in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
31k
Page Views (PV)
49.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
10.18
Effective Languages (L*)
1.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Paul G. Combas by language
Over the past year Paul G. Comba has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 3,870 views, followed by German (2,530), and Hungarian (549). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (480.28%), Catalan (126.75%), and Hungarian (95.37%)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Paul G. Comba ranks 103 out of 245. Before him are John Draper, Karen Spärck Jones, Ed Roberts, Betty Holberton, Jean Bartik, and Stephen Wolfram. After him are Anita Borg, Adele Goldberg, Robert W. Floyd, Kristen Nygaard, Eugene Kaspersky, and John Hopcroft.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Draper
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 97
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 98
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 99
Betty Holberton
1917 - 2001
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 100
Jean Bartik
1924 - 2011
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 101
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 102
Paul G. Comba
1926 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 103
Anita Borg
1949 - 2003
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 104
Adele Goldberg
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 105
Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 106
Kristen Nygaard
1926 - 2002
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 107
Eugene Kaspersky
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 108
John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 109
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Paul G. Comba ranks 284. Before him are Moshe Sanbar, Rafiq Nishonov, René Depestre, George C. Williams, Cedella Booker, and Armand Penverne. After him are Agostino Cacciavillan, Marcello Abbado, Bernard Agré, Helene Ahrweiler, Fritz Schär, and Aurèle Nicolet. Among people deceased in 2017, Paul G. Comba ranks 294. Before him are Ueli Steck, Katalin Szőke, Darlene Cates, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Hrvoje Šarinić, and Anthony Harvey. After him are József Tóth, Victor Lanoux, Jaak Panksepp, Bernard Panafieu, Hal Moore, and Timo Mäkinen.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsMoshe Sanbar
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 278
Rafiq Nishonov
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2023
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 279
René Depestre
WRITER
1926 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 280
George C. Williams
BIOLOGIST
1926 - 2010
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 281
Cedella Booker
SINGER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 282
Armand Penverne
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 283
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 284
Agostino Cacciavillan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 285
Marcello Abbado
COMPOSER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 286
Bernard Agré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 287
Helene Ahrweiler
HISTORIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 288
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 289
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsUeli Steck
MOUNTAINEER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 288
Katalin Szőke
SWIMMER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 289
Darlene Cates
ACTOR
1947 - 2017
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 290
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 291
Hrvoje Šarinić
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 292
Anthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 293
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 294
József Tóth
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 295
Victor Lanoux
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 296
Jaak Panksepp
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - 2017
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 297
Bernard Panafieu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 298
Hal Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2017
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 299
Timo Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 300
In Tunisia
Among people born in Tunisia, Paul G. Comba ranks 85 out of 210. Before him are Pierre Lévy (1956), Mohammed Mzali (1925), Tewhida Ben Sheikh (1909), Hamed Karoui (1927), Abdelmajid Chetali (1939), and Carlos Marcello (1910). After him are Faouzi Benzarti (1950), Jean Vuarnet (1933), Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya (850), Taos Amrouche (1913), Mohamed Akid (1949), and Moufida Tlatli (1947).
Others born in Tunisia
Go to all RankingsPierre Lévy
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 79
Mohammed Mzali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 80
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2010
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 81
Hamed Karoui
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2020
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 82
Abdelmajid Chetali
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 83
Carlos Marcello
MAFIOSO
1910 - 1993
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 84
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 85
Faouzi Benzarti
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 86
Jean Vuarnet
SKIER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 87
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
POLITICIAN
850 - 902
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 88
Taos Amrouche
SINGER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 89
Mohamed Akid
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1979
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 90
Moufida Tlatli
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 91
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Tunisia
Among computer scientists born in Tunisia, Paul G. Comba ranks 1.