COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Silvio Micali
1954 - Today
Silvio Micali
Silvio Micali (born October 13, 1954) is an Italian computer scientist, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founder of Algorand, a proof-of-stake blockchain cryptocurrency protocol. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Silvio Micali has received more than 330,640 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Silvio Micali is the 139th most popular computer scientist (up from 149th in 2019), the 3,816th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,691st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
53.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Silvio Micali ranks 139 out of 245. Before him are Needleman–Wunsch algorithm, Annie Easley, Michael Stonebraker, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Robert Tarjan, and Jaron Lanier. After him are Subhash Kak, Robert Tappan Morris, Thomas E. Kurtz, David Patterson, Christos Papadimitriou, and Leslie Valiant.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Needleman–Wunsch algorithm
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 133
Annie Easley
1933 - 2011
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 134
Michael Stonebraker
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 135
Yukihiro Matsumoto
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 136
Robert Tarjan
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 137
Jaron Lanier
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 138
Silvio Micali
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 139
Subhash Kak
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 140
Robert Tappan Morris
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 141
Thomas E. Kurtz
1928 - 2024
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 142
David Patterson
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 143
Christos Papadimitriou
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 144
Leslie Valiant
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Silvio Micali ranks 392. Before him are Masaaki Suzuki, Tina Knowles, Aleksandr Aksinin, Tina Charles, Janusz Wojciechowski, and Ray Parker Jr.. After him are Thomas Struth, Oleg Romantsev, Michael Anthony, José María Figueres, Neal Schon, and Eva Mattes.
Others Born in 1954
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Masaaki Suzuki
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 386
Tina Knowles
FASHION DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 387
Aleksandr Aksinin
ATHLETE
1954 - 2020
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 388
Tina Charles
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 389
Janusz Wojciechowski
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 390
Ray Parker Jr.
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 391
Silvio Micali
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 392
Thomas Struth
PHOTOGRAPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 393
Oleg Romantsev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 394
Michael Anthony
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 395
José María Figueres
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 396
Neal Schon
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 397
Eva Mattes
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 398
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Silvio Micali ranks 3,816 out of 5,161. Before him are Giorgio Bocchino (1913), Giuseppe Galante (1937), Pierluigi Pairetto (1952), Giovanni Saldarini (1924), Giovanni Invernizzi (1926), and Pasquale Fornara (1925). After him are Giorgio Scarlatti (1921), Nicola Berti (1967), Manius Aquillius (-101), Carlo Orlandi (1910), Piero D'Inzeo (1923), and Roberto Regazzi (1956).
Others born in Italy
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Giorgio Bocchino
ATHLETE
1913 - 1995
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,810
Giuseppe Galante
ATHLETE
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,811
Pierluigi Pairetto
REFEREE
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,812
Giovanni Saldarini
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,813
Giovanni Invernizzi
ATHLETE
1926 - 1986
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 3,814
Pasquale Fornara
CYCLIST
1925 - 1990
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 3,815
Silvio Micali
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 3,816
Giorgio Scarlatti
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3,817
Nicola Berti
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3,818
Manius Aquillius
POLITICIAN
101 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,819
Carlo Orlandi
BOXER
1910 - 1983
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,820
Piero D'Inzeo
ATHLETE
1923 - 2014
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3,821
Roberto Regazzi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3,822
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Italy
Among computer scientists born in Italy, Silvio Micali ranks 2. Before him are Robert Fano (1917).
