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David Heinemeier Hansson

1979 - Today

David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson, also known by his initials DHH, is a Danish software engineer, programmer, writer, entrepreneur, and racing driver. He is the creator of Ruby on Rails, a web framework written in Ruby. He is also a partner and chief technology officer at the web-based software development firm 37signals. Hansson co-wrote Agile Web Development with Rails with Dave Thomas in 2005 as part of The Facets of Ruby Series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Heinemeier Hansson is the 237th most popular computer scientist (down from 233rd in 2019), the 887th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 867th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, David Heinemeier Hansson ranks 237 out of 245. Before him are Jenova Chen, Larry Ewing, Theodore Ts'o, Jon Lech Johansen, Rosalind Picard, and Denny Vrandečić. After him are Dries Buytaert, John Resig, Jamie Zawinski, Manindra Agrawal, Ian Goodfellow, and Arfa Karim.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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Jenova Chen
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 231
Larry Ewing
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 232
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 233
Jon Lech Johansen
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 234
Rosalind Picard
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 235
Denny Vrandečić
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 236
David Heinemeier Hansson
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 237
Dries Buytaert
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 238
John Resig
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 239
Jamie Zawinski
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 240
Manindra Agrawal
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 241
Ian Goodfellow
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 242
Arfa Karim
1995 - 2012
HPI: 35.25
Rank: 243

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, David Heinemeier Hansson ranks 995. Before him are Pablo Couñago, Javad Foroughi, David Kopp, Aleksandar Vasoski, Mika Hannula, and Bouchra Ghezielle. After him are Laura Huhtasaari, Marián Kelemen, Shamita Shetty, Juliet Rylance, Homos, and Camel Meriem.

Others Born in 1979

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Pablo Couñago
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 989
Javad Foroughi
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 990
David Kopp
CYCLIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 991
Aleksandar Vasoski
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 992
Mika Hannula
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 993
Bouchra Ghezielle
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 994
David Heinemeier Hansson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 995
Laura Huhtasaari
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 996
Marián Kelemen
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 997
Shamita Shetty
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 998
Juliet Rylance
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 999
Homos
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 1,000
Camel Meriem
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 1,001

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, David Heinemeier Hansson ranks 887 out of 1,032. Before him are Frans Nielsen (1984), Riza Durmisi (1994), Basim (1992), Tomas Thordarson (1974), Jakob Sveistrup (1972), and Andreas Bjelland (1988). After him are Oh Land (1985), Kristine Andersen (1976), Casper Nielsen (1994), Lasse Andersson (1994), Lotte Friis (1988), and Kristian Pless (1981).

Others born in Denmark

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Frans Nielsen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 881
Riza Durmisi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 882
Basim
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 883
Tomas Thordarson
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 884
Jakob Sveistrup
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 885
Andreas Bjelland
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 886
David Heinemeier Hansson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 887
Oh Land
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 888
Kristine Andersen
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 889
Casper Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 890
Lasse Andersson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 891
Lotte Friis
SWIMMER
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 892
Kristian Pless
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 893