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John Backus
1924 - 2007
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John Backus
John Warner Backus (Filadelfia, 3 dicembre 1924 – Ashland, 17 marzo 2007) è stato un informatico e matematico statunitense. Leggi di più su Wikipedia
His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). John Backus is the 21st most popular informatico (down from 18th in 2024), the 1,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,360th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Informatico.
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Among Informaticos
Among informaticos, John Backus ranks 21 out of 245. Before him are Linus Torvalds, Ray Kurzweil, Marvin Minsky, John Cocke, Don Norman, and Andrew S. Tanenbaum. After him are Ken Thompson, Alan Kay, Dorothy Vaughan, Vint Cerf, Larry Page, and Sudha Murty.
Most Popular Informaticos in Wikipedia
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Linus Torvalds
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 15
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 16
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 17
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 18
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 19
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 20
John Backus
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 21
Ken Thompson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 22
Alan Kay
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 23
Dorothy Vaughan
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 24
Vint Cerf
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 25
Larry Page
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 26
Sudha Murty
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, John Backus ranks 60. Before him are Ante Marković, Eduardo Chillida, Ed Wood, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and Michel Tournier. After him are Giovanni Sartori, Guy Williams, Georges Prêtre, Karmapa, Kenneth Kaunda, and Matthäus Hetzenauer. Among people deceased in 2007, John Backus ranks 48. Before him are Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Henri Troyat, Arawa Kimura, Momofuku Ando, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and Abbé Pierre. After him are Oscar Peterson, Gaston Thorn, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Nobuo Matsunaga, Paul Watzlawick, and David Lane.
Others Born in 1924
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Ante Marković
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 54
Eduardo Chillida
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2002
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 55
Ed Wood
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1978
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 56
Roberto Eduardo Viola
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 57
Ahmadou Ahidjo
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1989
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 58
Michel Tournier
WRITER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 59
John Backus
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 60
Giovanni Sartori
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 61
Guy Williams
ACTOR
1924 - 1989
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 62
Georges Prêtre
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 63
Karmapa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 64
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 65
Matthäus Hetzenauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2004
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 2007
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 42
Henri Troyat
WRITER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 43
Arawa Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 44
Momofuku Ando
INVENTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 45
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
PHYSICIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 46
Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 47
John Backus
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 48
Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 49
Gaston Thorn
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 50
Vladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 51
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 52
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 53
David Lane
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 54
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Backus ranks 1,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael J. Sandel (1953), Sonny Liston (1932), Janet Yellen (1946), Norman Rockwell (1894), John Zorn (1953), and Norman Lloyd (1914). After him are Linda Harrison (1945), Tess Gerritsen (1953), Richard Smalley (1943), Claudia Goldin (1946), Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), and David Duchovny (1960).
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Michael J. Sandel
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,552
Sonny Liston
BOXER
1932 - 1970
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,553
Janet Yellen
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,554
Norman Rockwell
PAINTER
1894 - 1978
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,555
John Zorn
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,556
Norman Lloyd
ACTOR
1914 - 2021
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,557
John Backus
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,558
Linda Harrison
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,559
Tess Gerritsen
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,560
Richard Smalley
CHEMIST
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,561
Claudia Goldin
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,562
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
CHEMIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,563
David Duchovny
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,564
Among Informaticos In United States
Among informaticos born in United States, John Backus ranks 13. Before him are Donald Knuth (1938), Ray Kurzweil (1948), Marvin Minsky (1927), John Cocke (1925), Don Norman (1935), and Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944). After him are Ken Thompson (1943), Alan Kay (1940), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Vint Cerf (1943), Larry Page (1973), and George Dantzig (1914).
Donald Knuth
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 7
Ray Kurzweil
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 8
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 9
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 10
Don Norman
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 11
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 12
John Backus
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 13
Ken Thompson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 14
Alan Kay
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 15
Dorothy Vaughan
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 16
Vint Cerf
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 17
Larry Page
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 18
George Dantzig
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 19
