Informatiker
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
Ed Roberts
Henry Edward „Ed“ Roberts (* 13. September 1941 in Miami, Florida; † 1. April 2010 in Macon, Georgia) war der Gründer und Präsident der Firma Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), die Mitte der 1970er Jahre einen der ersten Personal Computer für Privatleute, den Altair 8800, auf den US-amerikanischen Markt brachte. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Ed Roberts is the 100th most popular informatiker (down from 99th in 2024), the 5,626th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,456th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Informatiker.
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Among Informatikers
Among informatikers, Ed Roberts ranks 100 out of 245. Before him are Gary Kildall, Stephen Cook, Kathleen Antonelli, Betty Holberton, Judea Pearl, and Marlyn Meltzer. After him are Robin Milner, Alan Cox, Charles P. Thacker, Eric S. Raymond, Stephen Wolfram, and John Draper.
Most Popular Informatikers in Wikipedia
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Gary Kildall
1942 - 1994
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 94
Stephen Cook
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 95
Kathleen Antonelli
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 96
Betty Holberton
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 97
Judea Pearl
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 98
Marlyn Meltzer
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 99
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 100
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 101
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 102
Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 103
Eric S. Raymond
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 104
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 105
John Draper
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 106
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Ed Roberts ranks 321. Before him are Ricardo Piglia, Albert Shesternyov, Chieko Baisho, Nate Thurmond, Signe Toly Anderson, and Rintaro. After him are Ryuichi Sugiyama, Paul Kantner, Arie den Hartog, Laura Mulvey, Steve Cropper, and Robert Keohane. Among people deceased in 2010, Ed Roberts ranks 218. Before him are Marcel Domingo, Pavel Lednyov, Sinan Hasani, José Ramos Delgado, Valentina Tolkunova, and Marina Semyonova. After him are Kenneth Noland, Robin Milner, Vitaly Sevastyanov, Alex Higgins, Laurent Terzieff, and Hank Jones.
Others Born in 1941
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Ricardo Piglia
WRITER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 315
Albert Shesternyov
COACH
1941 - 1994
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 316
Chieko Baisho
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 317
Nate Thurmond
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 318
Signe Toly Anderson
SINGER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 319
Rintaro
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 320
Ed Roberts
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 321
Ryuichi Sugiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 322
Paul Kantner
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 323
Arie den Hartog
CYCLIST
1941 - 2018
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 324
Laura Mulvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 325
Steve Cropper
ACTOR
1941 - 2025
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 326
Robert Keohane
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 327
Others Deceased in 2010
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Marcel Domingo
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 212
Pavel Lednyov
ATHLETE
1943 - 2010
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 213
Sinan Hasani
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 214
José Ramos Delgado
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 215
Valentina Tolkunova
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 216
Marina Semyonova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1908 - 2010
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 217
Ed Roberts
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 218
Kenneth Noland
PAINTER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 219
Robin Milner
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 220
Vitaly Sevastyanov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 221
Alex Higgins
SNOOKER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 222
Laurent Terzieff
ACTOR
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 223
Hank Jones
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 224
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ed Roberts ranks 5,626 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred P. Sloan (1875), Karen Nyberg (1969), Nelson A. Miles (1839), A. C. Green (1963), Lysander Spooner (1808), and Tom Mix (1880). After him are Donnie Wahlberg (1969), James Edward Keeler (1857), JJ Redick (1984), Justin Theroux (1971), Valerie Thomas (1943), and Paul Kantner (1941).
Others born in United States
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Alfred P. Sloan
BUSINESSPERSON
1875 - 1966
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,620
Karen Nyberg
ASTRONAUT
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,621
Nelson A. Miles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1925
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,622
A. C. Green
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,623
Lysander Spooner
PHILOSOPHER
1808 - 1887
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,624
Tom Mix
ACTOR
1880 - 1940
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,625
Ed Roberts
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5,626
Donnie Wahlberg
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5,627
James Edward Keeler
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1900
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5,628
JJ Redick
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5,629
Justin Theroux
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5,630
Valerie Thomas
INVENTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5,631
Paul Kantner
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5,632
Among Informatikers In United States
Among informatikers born in United States, Ed Roberts ranks 61. Before him are Evan Williams (1972), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Gary Kildall (1942), Stephen Cook (1939), Betty Holberton (1917), and Marlyn Meltzer (1922). After him are Charles P. Thacker (1943), Eric S. Raymond (1957), Alan Cooper (1952), Robert W. Floyd (1936), John Hopcroft (1939), and Lynn Conway (1938).
Evan Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 55
Edward Feigenbaum
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 56
Gary Kildall
1942 - 1994
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 57
Stephen Cook
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 58
Betty Holberton
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 59
Marlyn Meltzer
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 60
Ed Roberts
1941 - 2010
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 61
Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 62
Eric S. Raymond
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 63
Alan Cooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 64
Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 65
John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 66
Lynn Conway
1938 - 2024
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 67
