1956 - Today
Tim Paterson (born 1 June 1956) is an American computer programmer, best known for creating 86-DOS, an operating system for the Intel 8086. This system emulated the application programming interface (API) of CP/M, which was created by Gary Kildall. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Paterson has received more than 405,591 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Paterson is the 148th most popular computer scientist.
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Among computer scientists, Tim Paterson ranks 148 out of 201. Before him are Bertrand Meyer, Steve Russell, Martin Fowler, Raj Reddy, Kent Beck, and Bruce Schneier. After him are Silvio Micali, Brewster Kahle, Christos Papadimitriou, Dave Cutler, Grady Booch, and Sudha Murty.
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 142
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 143
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 144
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 145
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 146
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 147
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 148
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 149
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 150
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 151
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 152
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 153
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 154
Among people born in 1956, Tim Paterson ranks 394. Before him are Silviu Lung, Miroslav Votava, Rex Linn, Carlos Roberto Gallo, Ray Wilkins, and Ri Yong-ho. After him are Avi Cohen, Marin Alsop, Dwight Yoakam, Jonathan Palmer, Andro Knego, and Tony Kushner.
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 388
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 389
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 390
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 391
1956 - 2018
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 392
1956 - 2022
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 393
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 394
1956 - 2010
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 395
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 396
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 397
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 398
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 399
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 400