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Eric Allman
1955 - Today
Eric Allman
Eric Paul Allman (born September 2, 1955) is an American computer programmer who developed sendmail and its precursor delivermail in the late 1970s and early 1980s at UC Berkeley. In 1998, Allman and Greg Olson co-founded the company Sendmail, Inc. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Eric Allman is the 219th most popular computer scientist (down from 214th in 2024), the 15,047th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,641st in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Eric Allman ranks 219 out of 245. Before him are Hans Reiser, Martin Odersky, Alexandra Elbakyan, Phil Katz, Bram Cohen, and Terry A. Davis. After him are Nancy Lynch, Douglas Crockford, Steve Wilhite, Werner Koch, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Vincent Rijmen.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Hans Reiser
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 213
Martin Odersky
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 214
Alexandra Elbakyan
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 215
Phil Katz
1962 - 2000
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 216
Bram Cohen
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 217
Terry A. Davis
1969 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 218
Eric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 219
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 220
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 221
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 222
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 223
Gottfrid Svartholm
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 224
Vincent Rijmen
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Eric Allman ranks 677. Before him are Wilhelm Molterer, Stoyanka Kurbatova, Vladimiro Schettina, Evans Paul, Richard Burr, and René Valenzuela. After him are Polly Draper, Dietmar Schauerhammer, Douglas Crockford, Sheldon Whitehouse, José Pilar Reyes, and Kenth Eldebrink.
Others Born in 1955
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Wilhelm Molterer
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 671
Stoyanka Kurbatova
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 672
Vladimiro Schettina
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 673
Evans Paul
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 674
Richard Burr
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 675
René Valenzuela
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 676
Eric Allman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 677
Polly Draper
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 678
Dietmar Schauerhammer
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 679
Douglas Crockford
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 680
Sheldon Whitehouse
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 681
José Pilar Reyes
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 682
Kenth Eldebrink
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 683
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Eric Allman ranks 115. Before him are Jon Hall (1950), Craig Federighi (1969), Hans Reiser (1963), Phil Katz (1962), Bram Cohen (1975), and Terry A. Davis (1969). After him are Nancy Lynch (1948), Douglas Crockford (1955), Steve Wilhite (1948), John Ousterhout (1954), Shawn Fanning (1980), and Greg Kroah-Hartman (null).
Jon Hall
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 109
Craig Federighi
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 110
Hans Reiser
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 111
Phil Katz
1962 - 2000
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 112
Bram Cohen
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 113
Terry A. Davis
1969 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 114
Eric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 115
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 116
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 117
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 118
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 119
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 120
Greg Kroah-Hartman
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 121
