COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Sophie Wilson
1957 - Today
Sophie Wilson
Sophie Mary Wilson (born Roger Wilson; June 1957) is an English computer scientist, a co-designer of the Instruction Set for the ARM architecture. Wilson first designed a microcomputer during a break from studies at Selwyn College, Cambridge. She subsequently joined Acorn Computers and was instrumental in designing the BBC Microcomputer, including the BBC BASIC programming language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophie Wilson has received more than 1,483,358 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sophie Wilson is the 196th most popular computer scientist (down from 184th in 2019), the 5,910th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,583rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
39.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Sophie Wilson ranks 196 out of 245. Before her are Elizabeth J. Feinler, Douglas Crockford, Erich Gamma, Alan Cox, Chieko Asakawa, and Ian Murdock. After her are Gilles Brassard, Alexandra Elbakyan, Daphne Koller, Martin Odersky, Theo de Raadt, and Peter Norvig.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElizabeth J. Feinler
1931 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 190
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 191
Erich Gamma
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 192
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 193
Chieko Asakawa
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 194
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 195
Sophie Wilson
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 196
Gilles Brassard
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 197
Alexandra Elbakyan
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 198
Daphne Koller
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 199
Martin Odersky
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 200
Theo de Raadt
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 201
Peter Norvig
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 202
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Sophie Wilson ranks 596. Before her are Geetanjali Shree, Timothy Busfield, Sidney Moncrief, Cam Clarke, Lyubov Gurina, and Rosaly Lopes. After her are Satoru Otomo, Jayne Torvill, Joan Benoit, Philip May, Óscar Arizaga, and Paul Dini.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsGeetanjali Shree
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 590
Timothy Busfield
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 591
Sidney Moncrief
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 592
Cam Clarke
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 593
Lyubov Gurina
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 594
Rosaly Lopes
ASTRONOMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 595
Sophie Wilson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 596
Satoru Otomo
ASTRONOMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 597
Jayne Torvill
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 598
Joan Benoit
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 599
Philip May
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 600
Óscar Arizaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 601
Paul Dini
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 602
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie Wilson ranks 5,910 out of 8,785. Before her are Thomas Chalmers (1780), Warren Treadgold (1949), Eddie Hapgood (1908), Guthrie Govan (1971), William Regal (1968), and Bill Eckersley (1925). After her are Anthony Davidson (1979), F. F. Bruce (1910), June Brown (1927), Elizabeth Fraser (1963), Dennis Skinner (1932), and Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Chalmers
ECONOMIST
1780 - 1847
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 5,904
Warren Treadgold
HISTORIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,905
Eddie Hapgood
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1973
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,906
Guthrie Govan
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,907
William Regal
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,908
Bill Eckersley
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 5,909
Sophie Wilson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 5,910
Anthony Davidson
RACING DRIVER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 5,911
F. F. Bruce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 5,912
June Brown
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 5,913
Elizabeth Fraser
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 5,914
Dennis Skinner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 5,915
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1930
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,916
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Sophie Wilson ranks 18. Before her are David Marr (1945), Kathleen Booth (1922), Martin Fowler (1963), Gary McKinnon (1966), Andrew Morton (1959), and Alan Cox (1968). After her are Stuart J. Russell (1962), and Demis Hassabis (1976).
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
Sophie Wilson
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 18
Stuart J. Russell
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 19
Demis Hassabis
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 20