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Alan Cox

1968 - Today

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Alan Cox (born 22 July 1968) is a British computer programmer who has been a key figure in the development of Linux. He maintained the 2.2 branch of the Linux kernel and continues to be heavily involved in its development, an association that dates back to 1991. He lives in Swansea, Wales, where he lived with his wife Telsa Gwynne, who died in 2015, and now lives with author Tara Neale, whom he married in 2020. He graduated with a BSc in Computer Science from Swansea University in 1991 and received an MBA from the same university in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Cox is the 102nd most popular computer scientist (up from 193rd in 2019), the 3,105th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,782nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Alan Cox ranks 102 out of 245. Before him are Kathleen Antonelli, Betty Holberton, Judea Pearl, Marlyn Meltzer, Ed Roberts, and Robin Milner. After him are Charles P. Thacker, Eric S. Raymond, Stephen Wolfram, John Draper, Subhash Kak, and Alan Cooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Alan Cox ranks 141. Before him are Petr Korda, Kelly Hu, Boban Babunski, Casper Van Dien, Dragana Mirković, and David Gray. After him are Billy Crudup, Michael Cole, Carlos Marín, Lobsang Sangay, Klas Ingesson, and Alejandro Sanz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Cox ranks 3,106 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Higgins (1949), Thomas Francis Wade (1818), Terry Venables (1943), Richard Hammond (1969), David Gray (1968), and Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640). After him are Hermione Baddeley (1906), Lewis Capaldi (1996), Nicholas Hoult (1989), Ashley Cole (1980), James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286), and Andrew Marvell (1621).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom

Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Alan Cox ranks 10. Before him are Edgar F. Codd (1923), Maurice Wilkes (1913), Paul Graham (1964), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Martin Fowler (1963), and Robin Milner (1934). After him are Stephen Wolfram (1959), Karen Spärck Jones (1935), Demis Hassabis (1976), Kathleen Booth (1922), David Marr (1945), and Richard Garriott (1961).

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