COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Richard Garriott
1961 - Today
Richard Garriott
Richard Allen Garriott (born 4 July 1961) is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut. Garriott, who is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, was originally a game designer and programmer, and is now involved in a number of aspects of computer-game development. On October 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the International Space Station as a private astronaut, returning 12 days later aboard Soyuz TMA-12. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Garriott has received more than 1,384,230 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Garriott is the 146th most popular computer scientist (down from 140th in 2019), the 4,420th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,164th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
45.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
3.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Richard Garriott ranks 146 out of 245. Before him are Subhash Kak, Robert Tappan Morris, Thomas E. Kurtz, David Patterson, Christos Papadimitriou, and Leslie Valiant. After him are Kent Beck, Paul Graham, Rudolf Bayer, Vitalik Buterin, E. Allen Emerson, and David Marr.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSubhash Kak
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 140
Robert Tappan Morris
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 141
Thomas 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Richard Garriott ranks 345. Before him are Omar Razzaz, Toni Nadal, Luigi De Agostini, Irfan Smajlagić, Evan Handler, and Rae Dawn Chong. After him are Kent Beck, Unsuk Chin, Corinne Hermès, Arnór Guðjohnsen, Mike Dunleavy, and Malu Dreyer.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsOmar Razzaz
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 339
Toni Nadal
TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 340
Luigi De Agostini
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 341
Irfan Smajlagić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 342
Evan Handler
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 343
Rae Dawn Chong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 344
Richard Garriott
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 345
Kent Beck
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 346
Unsuk Chin
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 347
Corinne Hermès
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 348
Arnór Guðjohnsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 349
Mike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 350
Malu Dreyer
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 351
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Garriott ranks 4,420 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford (1946), John Morton (1420), Maud Gonne (1866), Gavin Bryars (1943), Thomas Nuttall (1786), and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801). After him are Abraham Cowley (1618), Jeremy Spencer (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Susan Haack (1945), and Thomas Sully (1783).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsNicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 4,414
John Morton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1500
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 4,415
Maud Gonne
ACTOR
1866 - 1953
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 4,416
Gavin Bryars
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 4,417
Thomas Nuttall
BIOLOGIST
1786 - 1859
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 4,418
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1885
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 4,419
Richard Garriott
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 4,420
Abraham Cowley
WRITER
1618 - 1667
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 4,421
Jeremy Spencer
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 4,422
Richard Sinclair
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 4,423
Randolph Caldecott
PAINTER
1846 - 1886
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 4,424
Susan Haack
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 4,425
Thomas Sully
PAINTER
1783 - 1872
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 4,426
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Richard Garriott ranks 10. Before him are Maurice Wilkes (1913), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Robin Milner (1934), Karen Spärck Jones (1935), and Stephen Wolfram (1959). After him are Paul Graham (1964), David Marr (1945), Kathleen Booth (1922), Martin Fowler (1963), Gary McKinnon (1966), and Andrew Morton (1959).
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4
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