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Ryan Dahl

1981 - Today

Ryan Dahl

Ryan Dahl (born 1981) is an American software engineer who is best known for creating the Node.js JavaScript runtime as well as the Deno JavaScript/TypeScript runtime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Dahl is the 430th most popular inventor, the 20,613th most popular biography from United States and the 133rd most popular American Inventor.

Ryan Dahl is most famous for creating Node.js, an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment that allows developers to execute JavaScript code server-side. His work has significantly influenced web development by enabling scalable network applications.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Ryan Dahl ranks 430 out of 426. Before him are Jack Andraka, Tony Fadell, George Hotz, Franky Zapata, Wendell Brown, and Simone Giertz. After him are Sangeeta Bhatia, and Gitanjali Rao.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Jack Andraka
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 424
Tony Fadell
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 425
George Hotz
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 426
Franky Zapata
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 427
Wendell Brown
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 428
Simone Giertz
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 429
Ryan Dahl
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 430
Sangeeta Bhatia
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 431
Gitanjali Rao
2005 - Present
HPI: 26.51
Rank: 432

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Ryan Dahl ranks 1,655. Before him are Matthew Etherington, Jefferson Vieira da Cruz, Philip Rivers, Sheridan Smith, Dallon Weekes, and Aldo Leão Ramírez. After him are Kenta Kifuji, Moushaumi Robinson, Jackson Vroman, Yo Gotti, Muna Lee, and Nicole Perlman.

Others Born in 1981

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Matthew Etherington
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 1,649
Jefferson Vieira da Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 1,650
Philip Rivers
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 1,651
Sheridan Smith
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 1,652
Dallon Weekes
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 1,653
Aldo Leão Ramírez
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 1,654
Ryan Dahl
INVENTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 1,655
Kenta Kifuji
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 1,656
Moushaumi Robinson
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 1,657
Jackson Vroman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - 2015
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 1,658
Yo Gotti
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 1,659
Muna Lee
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 1,660
Nicole Perlman
FILM DIRECTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.24
Rank: 1,661

In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Dahl ranks 20,621 out of 20,380. Before him are Brent Bookwalter (1984), Krystian Ochman (1999), Jennifer Todd (1969), Jed Whedon (1975), Kevin Meaney (1956), and Kerry Kittles (1974). After him are Danny Szetela (1987), Josh Richardson (1993), Blake Ross (1985), Tom Pappas (1976), Nick Palatas (1988), and Talitha Bateman (2001).

Others born in United States

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Brent Bookwalter
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 20,615
Krystian Ochman
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 20,616
Jennifer Todd
PRODUCER
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 20,617
Jed Whedon
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.55
Rank: 20,618
Kevin Meaney
ACTOR
1956 - 2016
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 20,619
Kerry Kittles
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 20,620
Ryan Dahl
INVENTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 20,621
Danny Szetela
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 20,622
Josh Richardson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 20,623
Blake Ross
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 20,624
Tom Pappas
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 20,625
Nick Palatas
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 20,626
Talitha Bateman
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 20,627