COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Today
Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram ( WUUL-frəm; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer algebra, and theoretical physics. In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Wolfram has received more than 1,717,939 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Wolfram is the 102nd most popular computer scientist (down from 92nd in 2019), the 3,032nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,887th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
49.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
3.66
Effective Languages (L*)
4.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Stephen Wolfram ranks 102 out of 245. Before him are Liviu Librescu, John Draper, Karen Spärck Jones, Ed Roberts, Betty Holberton, and Jean Bartik. After him are Paul G. Comba, Anita Borg, Adele Goldberg, Robert W. Floyd, Kristen Nygaard, and Eugene Kaspersky.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLiviu Librescu
1930 - 2007
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 96
John Draper
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 97
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 98
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 99
Betty Holberton
1917 - 2001
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 100
Jean Bartik
1924 - 2011
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 101
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 102
Paul G. Comba
1926 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 103
Anita Borg
1949 - 2003
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 104
Adele Goldberg
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 105
Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 106
Kristen Nygaard
1926 - 2002
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 107
Eugene Kaspersky
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 108
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Stephen Wolfram ranks 198. Before him are Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Jaime Rodríguez, Susanna Hoffs, Steven Knight, Jorginho Putinatti, and Fernando Chalana. After him are Nizar Rayan, Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nicole Brown Simpson, Alexander Lebedev, and Anthony LaPaglia.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsPrince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 192
Jaime Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 193
Susanna Hoffs
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 194
Steven Knight
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 195
Jorginho Putinatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 196
Fernando Chalana
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2022
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 197
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 198
Nizar Rayan
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2009
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 199
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 200
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 201
Nicole Brown Simpson
COMPANION
1959 - 1994
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 202
Alexander Lebedev
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 203
Anthony LaPaglia
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 204
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Wolfram ranks 3,032 out of 8,785. Before him are Allan Ramsay (1713), Jerome Flynn (1963), Billie Whitelaw (1932), Fred Pentland (1883), David Almond (1951), and Martin McDonagh (1970). After him are Anthony Harvey (1930), John Keegan (1934), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Naveen Andrews (1969), Patrick Doyle (1953), and Jean Shrimpton (1942).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAllan Ramsay
PAINTER
1713 - 1784
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,026
Jerome Flynn
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,027
Billie Whitelaw
ACTOR
1932 - 2014
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,028
Fred Pentland
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 3,029
David Almond
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 3,030
Martin McDonagh
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 3,031
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 3,032
Anthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,033
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,034
Charlotte Mary Yonge
WRITER
1823 - 1901
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 3,035
Naveen Andrews
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 3,036
Patrick Doyle
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,037
Jean Shrimpton
MODEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,038
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Stephen Wolfram ranks 9. Before him are Edgar F. Codd (1923), Maurice Wilkes (1913), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Robin Milner (1934), and Karen Spärck Jones (1935). After him are Richard Garriott (1961), Paul Graham (1964), David Marr (1945), Kathleen Booth (1922), Martin Fowler (1963), and Gary McKinnon (1966).
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 3
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