PHILOSOPHER

Ted Nelson

1937 - Today

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Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Nelson has received more than 739,553 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ted Nelson is the 823rd most popular philosopher (down from 702nd in 2019), the 3,277th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,697th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ted Nelson ranks 823 out of 1,267. Before him are Kazimierz Twardowski, Yajnavalkya, Anandamayi Ma, Cheng Hao, Nemesius, and Karl Vogt. After him are John Italus, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Karel Kosík, Favorinus, Aleksey Khomyakov, and George of Trebizond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ted Nelson ranks 186. Before him are Mikheil Meskhi, Ron Clarke, Mitsuo Kamata, Ron Carter, John Hume, and Birju Maharaj. After him are Trini Lopez, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, Gustavo Noboa, Barbara Babcock, Maryan Wisniewski, and Eero Mäntyranta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Nelson ranks 3,277 out of 20,380. Before him are Mehmet Oz (1960), Max Baer (1909), Victor Young (1900), John C. Reilly (1965), Diane Baker (1938), and Elmore Leonard (1925). After him are Thomas A. Hendricks (1819), Cherry Jones (1956), Josh Holloway (1969), Cynthia Rothrock (1957), Edgar Lee Masters (1868), and Mel Blanc (1908).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Ted Nelson ranks 33. Before him are James Mark Baldwin (1861), William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Helen Parkhurst (1886), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), and Eric Hoffer (1898). After him are Susanne Langer (1895), Donald Davidson (1917), David Lewis (1941), Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945), Robert Anton Wilson (1932), and Lysander Spooner (1808).

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