The Most Famous
Computer Scientists from Germany
This page contains a list of the greatest Germans Computer Scientists. The pantheon dataset contains 245 Computer Scientists, 8 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 4th most number of Computer Scientists behind United Kingdom and Canada.
Top 8
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Germans Computer Scientists of all time. This list of famous Germans Computer Scientists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Joseph Weizenbaum (1923 - 2008)
With an HPI of 62.52, Joseph Weizenbaum is the most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
2. Ian Murdock (1973 - 2015)
With an HPI of 60.33, Ian Murdock is the 2nd most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 40 different languages.
3. Rudolf Bayer (b. 1939)
With an HPI of 55.00, Rudolf Bayer is the 3rd most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
4. Werner Koch (b. 1961)
With an HPI of 46.20, Werner Koch is the 4th most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
5. Tron (1972 - 1998)
With an HPI of 45.01, Tron is the 5th most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
6. Daniel Domscheit-Berg (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 44.84, Daniel Domscheit-Berg is the 6th most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
7. Denny Vrandečić (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 41.17, Denny Vrandečić is the 7th most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
8. Coraline Ada Ehmke (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 26.82, Coraline Ada Ehmke is the 8th most famous Germans Computer Scientist. biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
People
Pantheon has 8 people classified as Germans computer scientists born between 1923 and 2000. Of these 8, 5 (62.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Germans computer scientists include Rudolf Bayer, Werner Koch, and Daniel Domscheit-Berg. The most famous deceased Germans computer scientists include Joseph Weizenbaum, Ian Murdock, and Tron.
Living Germans Computer Scientists
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Rudolf Bayer
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Denny Vrandečić
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Coraline Ada Ehmke
2000 - Present
HPI: 26.82
Deceased Germans Computer Scientists
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Which Computer Scientists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Computer Scientists since 1700.
