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Guido van Rossum

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Guido van Rossum (born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch programmer. He is the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guido van Rossum is the 35th most popular computer scientist (down from 22nd in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Guido van Rossum ranks 35 out of 245. Before him are Arthur Samuel, Edgar F. Codd, Ward Cunningham, Richard E. Stearns, Sergey Brin, and Hal Finney. After him are Tony Hoare, Ken Kutaragi, Maurice Wilkes, Charles Bachman, Peter Naur, and Ole-Johan Dahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Guido van Rossum ranks 72. Before him are Jan Peter Balkenende, Milan Babić, Iveta Radičová, El Risitas, Georg Gänswein, and Catherine Ashton. After him are Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Larry Bird, Walter Salles, Boris Trajkovski, David Sassoli, and Alexey Pajitnov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Guido van Rossum ranks 260 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem van Hanegem (1944), Geert Groote (1340), Dick Bruna (1927), Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), Ton Koopman (1944), and William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365). After him are Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Yolanda Hadid (1964), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Wim Eijk (1953), Tiësto (1969), and Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Netherlands

Among computer scientists born in Netherlands, Guido van Rossum ranks 2. Before him are Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930). After him are Bram Moolenaar (1961), and Mark Overmars (1958).

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