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Gary Kildall

1942 - 1994

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Gary Arlen Kildall (; May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur. During the 1970s, Kildall created the CP/M operating system among other operating systems and programming tools, and subsequently founded Digital Research, Inc. to market and sell his software products. He is considered a pioneer of the personal computer revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Kildall is the 94th most popular computer scientist (down from 68th in 2019), the 5,119th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,036th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Gary Kildall ranks 94 out of 245. Before him are Ninoslav Marina, Radia Perlman, John Henry Holland, Evan Williams, Edward Feigenbaum, and Kristen Nygaard. After him are Stephen Cook, Kathleen Antonelli, Betty Holberton, Judea Pearl, Marlyn Meltzer, and Ed Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Gary Kildall ranks 312. Before him are Roberto Perfumo, Shukri Ghanem, Jean-Luc Ponty, Kenneth Welsh, Yevhen Rudakov, and Peter Thompson. After him are Christine Keeler, Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Flora Purim, Al Jardine, Modibo Keita, and Sergio Ramírez. Among people deceased in 1994, Gary Kildall ranks 175. Before him are Paul Grimault, Boris Yegorov, Givi Chokheli, Igor Chislenko, Helen Stephens, and John Osborne. After him are Lew Hoad, William Conrad, Patrick O'Neal, Aurora Mardiganian, Jānis Krūmiņš, and Karel Kryl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Kildall ranks 5,119 out of 20,380. Before him are Patsy Cline (1932), Lois Lowry (1937), Fats Waller (1904), Tommy Godwin (1920), Edward Lindberg (1886), and Gabriel Mann (1972). After him are Quanah Parker (1845), David Patrick Kelly (1951), Thomas Haden Church (1960), Tommy Gunn (1967), Joe Keery (1992), and Ken Huszagh (1891).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Gary Kildall ranks 57. Before him are Jay Wright Forrester (1918), Martin Hellman (1945), Radia Perlman (1951), John Henry Holland (1929), Evan Williams (1972), and Edward Feigenbaum (1936). After him are Stephen Cook (1939), Betty Holberton (1917), Marlyn Meltzer (1922), Ed Roberts (1941), Charles P. Thacker (1943), and Eric S. Raymond (1957).

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