COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Paul Graham
1964 - Today
Paul Graham
Paul Graham (; born November 13, 1964) is an English-American computer scientist, writer, entrepreneur and investor. His work has included the programming language Arc, the startup Viaweb (later renamed Yahoo! Store), co-founding the startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his essays, and Hacker News. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Graham has received more than 51,540 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Graham is the 148th most popular computer scientist (up from 158th in 2019), the 4,473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,747th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
52k
Page Views (PV)
45.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Paul Graham ranks 148 out of 245. Before him are Thomas E. Kurtz, David Patterson, Christos Papadimitriou, Leslie Valiant, Richard Garriott, and Kent Beck. After him are Rudolf Bayer, Vitalik Buterin, E. Allen Emerson, David Marr, Kathleen Booth, and Randy Pausch.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas E. Kurtz
1928 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 142
David Patterson
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 143
Christos Papadimitriou
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 144
Leslie Valiant
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 145
Richard Garriott
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 146
Kent Beck
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 147
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 148
Rudolf Bayer
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 149
Vitalik Buterin
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 150
E. Allen Emerson
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 151
David Marr
1945 - 1980
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 152
Kathleen Booth
1922 - 2022
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 153
Randy Pausch
1960 - 2008
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 154
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Paul Graham ranks 338. Before him are Todd Field, David Cross, Zurab Noghaideli, Doug Emhoff, Craig Bierko, and Carlos Aguilera. After him are Dieter Hecking, Michael Gross, Cedric the Entertainer, Mark Coleman, Patrick Fabian, and Mauro Gianetti.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsTodd Field
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 332
David Cross
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 333
Zurab Noghaideli
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 334
Doug Emhoff
LAWYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 335
Craig Bierko
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 336
Carlos Aguilera
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 337
Paul Graham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 338
Dieter Hecking
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 339
Michael Gross
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 340
Cedric the Entertainer
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 341
Mark Coleman
MARTIAL ARTS
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 342
Patrick Fabian
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 343
Mauro Gianetti
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 344
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Graham ranks 4,473 out of 8,785. Before him are Howard Jones (1955), Simon Schama (1945), George Galloway (1954), Monty Norman (1928), Charles Williams (1886), and Andy Mackay (1946). After him are Chris Craft (1939), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Paul Carrack (1951), Anne-Marie Duff (1970), John Aitken (1839), and Augustus John (1878).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHoward Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,467
Simon Schama
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,468
George Galloway
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,469
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,470
Charles Williams
WRITER
1886 - 1945
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,471
Andy Mackay
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,472
Paul Graham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,473
Chris Craft
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,474
Tommy Gemmell
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,475
Paul Carrack
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 4,476
Anne-Marie Duff
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 4,477
John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 4,478
Augustus John
PAINTER
1878 - 1961
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,479
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Paul Graham ranks 11. Before him are Geoffrey Hinton (1947), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Robin Milner (1934), Karen Spärck Jones (1935), Stephen Wolfram (1959), and Richard Garriott (1961). After him are David Marr (1945), Kathleen Booth (1922), Martin Fowler (1963), Gary McKinnon (1966), Andrew Morton (1959), and Alan Cox (1968).
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 5
James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 6
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 7
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 8
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 9
Richard Garriott
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 10
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 11
David Marr
1945 - 1980
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 12
Kathleen Booth
1922 - 2022
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 13
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 14
Gary McKinnon
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 15
Andrew Morton
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 16
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 17