Informatiker

Edwin Catmull

1945 - heute

Edwin Catmull

Edwin „Ed“ Catmull (* 31. März 1945 in Parkersburg, West Virginia) ist ein amerikanischer Informatiker, der zu vielen wichtigen Entwicklungen in der Computergrafik beigetragen hat. Er ist vierfacher Oscar-Preisträger und erhielt im März 2020 zusammen mit Pat Hanrahan den Turing Award. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Catmull is the 81st most popular informatiker (down from 53rd in 2024), the 4,583rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,391st in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Informatiker.

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Among Informatikers

Among informatikers, Edwin Catmull ranks 81 out of 245. Before him are Martin Fowler, Ian Murdock, Adi Shamir, Warren Weaver, Evelyn Berezin, and Ruzena Bajcsy. After him are Larry Tesler, Nolan Bushnell, Dana Scott, Jay Wright Forrester, Joseph Sifakis, and Martin Hellman.

Most Popular Informatikers in Wikipedia

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Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 75
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 76
Adi Shamir
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 77
Warren Weaver
1894 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 78
Evelyn Berezin
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 79
Ruzena Bajcsy
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 80
Edwin Catmull
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 81
Larry Tesler
1945 - 2020
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 82
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 83
Dana Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 84
Jay Wright Forrester
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 85
Joseph Sifakis
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 86
Martin Hellman
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 87

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Edwin Catmull ranks 267. Before him are Dragan Holcer, Vernon Wells, Salvador Valdés Mesa, P. Chidambaram, José Manuel Fuente, and Joseph Delaney. After him are Jandira Martini, Revaz Dzodzuashvili, Sheila, Larry Tesler, Sylvester Levay, and Cem Karaca.

Others Born in 1945

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Dragan Holcer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 261
Vernon Wells
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 262
Salvador Valdés Mesa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 263
P. Chidambaram
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 264
José Manuel Fuente
CYCLIST
1945 - 1996
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 265
Joseph Delaney
WRITER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 266
Edwin Catmull
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 267
Jandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 268
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 269
Sheila
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 270
Larry Tesler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 2020
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 271
Sylvester Levay
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 272
Cem Karaca
SINGER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 273

In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin Catmull ranks 4,583 out of 20,380. Before him are La Monte Young (1935), John Henninger Reagan (1818), Thomas Sowell (1930), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), and Joe Viterelli (1937). After him are Chris Hardwick (1971), James Forrestal (1892), Elliott Carter (1908), Ken Myers (1896), John Stagliano (1951), and Desireé Cousteau (1956).

Others born in United States

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La Monte Young
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 4,577
John Henninger Reagan
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1905
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 4,578
Thomas Sowell
ECONOMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 4,579
Lawrence Kasdan
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 4,580
Paul Thomas Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 4,581
Joe Viterelli
ACTOR
1937 - 2004
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,582
Edwin Catmull
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,583
Chris Hardwick
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,584
James Forrestal
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1949
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,585
Elliott Carter
COMPOSER
1908 - 2012
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,586
Ken Myers
ATHLETE
1896 - 1974
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,587
John Stagliano
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,588
Desireé Cousteau
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4,589