COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Steve Russell

1937 - Today

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Stephen Russell (born 1937), also nicknamed "Slug", is an American computer scientist most famous for creating Spacewar!, well known for being the first widely distributed video game. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Russell has received more than 82,622 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Russell is the 160th most popular computer scientist (down from 143rd in 2019), the 9,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,360th in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Computer Scientist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 83k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Steve Russell ranks 160 out of 245. Before him are Randy Pausch, Raj Reddy, Martin Fowler, James H. Clark, Bertrand Meyer, and Tim Paterson. After him are Andy Hertzfeld, Michael Dertouzos, Bruce Schneier, Hal Abelson, Gary McKinnon, and Grady Booch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Steve Russell ranks 477. Before him are Yashwant Sinha, Sergio Aragonés, Manohar Joshi, Marlo Thomas, Léo Lacroix, and Yuri Falin. After him are Vilmos Varjú, Viktor Zubkov, Magic Sam, Detto Mariano, Chuck Peddle, and Ollan Cassell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Russell ranks 9,679 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Kathy Hochul (1958), Albert Pyun (1953), George Montgomery (1916), Barbara Ferrell (1947), and Tim Howard (1979). After him are Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Ryan Dunn (1977), Leslie David Baker (1958), Erin Moran (1960), Jessica Hecht (1965), and Shari Arison (1957).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Steve Russell ranks 91. Before him are Thomas E. Kurtz (1928), David Patterson (1947), Kent Beck (1961), E. Allen Emerson (1954), Randy Pausch (1960), and James H. Clark (1944). After him are Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Bruce Schneier (1963), Grady Booch (1955), Jean E. Sammet (1928), Brewster Kahle (1960), and Jon Hall (1950).

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