COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Ian Murdock

1973 - 2015

Ian Murdock

Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Murdock is the 76th most popular computer scientist (up from 195th in 2019), the 3,178th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,819th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Ian Murdock ranks 76 out of 245. Before him are James H. Wilkinson, Jef Raskin, Richard M. Karp, Fred Brooks, Alfred Aho, and Martin Fowler. After him are Adi Shamir, Warren Weaver, Evelyn Berezin, Ruzena Bajcsy, Edwin Catmull, and Larry Tesler.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 70
Jef Raskin
1943 - 2005
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 71
Richard M. Karp
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 72
Fred Brooks
1931 - 2022
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 73
Alfred Aho
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 74
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 75
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 76
Adi Shamir
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 77
Warren Weaver
1894 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 78
Evelyn Berezin
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 79
Ruzena Bajcsy
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 80
Edwin Catmull
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 81
Larry Tesler
1945 - 2020
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 82

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Ian Murdock ranks 78. Before him are Juliette Lewis, Savo Milošević, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Sami Hyypiä, Haile Gebrselassie, and Li Bingbing. After him are Pharrell Williams, Stacey Abrams, Yorgos Lanthimos, Stephenie Meyer, Xavier Bettel, and Tim Kang. Among people deceased in 2015, Ian Murdock ranks 168. Before him are Nek Chand, Erik De Vlaeminck, Percy Sledge, Adrian Frutiger, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, and Dragan Holcer. After him are Giacomo Biffi, E. L. Doctorow, Fred Anton Maier, Moses Malone, Galina Prozumenshchikova, and Chris Squire.

Others Born in 1973

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Juliette Lewis
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 72
Savo Milošević
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 73
Takeshi Kaneshiro
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 74
Sami Hyypiä
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 75
Haile Gebrselassie
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 76
Li Bingbing
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 77
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 78
Pharrell Williams
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 79
Stacey Abrams
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 80
Yorgos Lanthimos
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 81
Stephenie Meyer
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 82
Xavier Bettel
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 83
Tim Kang
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 84

Others Deceased in 2015

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Nek Chand
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 162
Erik De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 163
Percy Sledge
SINGER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 164
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 165
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 166
Dragan Holcer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 167
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 168
Giacomo Biffi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 169
E. L. Doctorow
WRITER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 170
Fred Anton Maier
SKATER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 171
Moses Malone
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 172
Galina Prozumenshchikova
SWIMMER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 173
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 174

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ian Murdock ranks 3,180 out of 7,253. Before him are Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537), Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1354), Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (1617), Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths (1759), Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann (1826), and Fritz von Opel (1899). After him are Wilhelm Kühne (1837), Fritz Bleyl (1880), Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (1834), Princess Marie of Baden (1834), William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1651), and Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801).

Others born in Germany

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Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1575
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,174
Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1411
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,175
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1617 - 1668
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,176
Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths
WRITER
1759 - 1839
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,177
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1899
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,178
Fritz von Opel
INVENTOR
1899 - 1971
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,179
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 3,180
Wilhelm Kühne
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1900
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 3,181
Fritz Bleyl
PAINTER
1880 - 1966
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 3,182
Paul Friedrich August Ascherson
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1913
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 3,183
Princess Marie of Baden
COMPANION
1834 - 1899
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3,184
William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1670
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3,185
Christian Dietrich Grabbe
WRITER
1801 - 1836
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3,186