COMPUTER SCIENTIST
James Gosling
1955 - Today
James Gosling
James Arthur Gosling (born 19 May 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language. Gosling was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for the conception and development of the architecture for the Java programming language and for contributions to windowing systems. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Gosling is the 58th most popular computer scientist (down from 47th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Canada (down from 153rd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, James Gosling ranks 58 out of 245. Before him are Bruce Perens, Allen Newell, Leonard Kleinrock, Leslie Lamport, Alan Perlis, and Pierre Bézier. After him are Amir Pnueli, Yann LeCun, Brian Kernighan, J. C. R. Licklider, Vernor Vinge, and Ron Rivest.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
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Bruce Perens
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 52
Allen Newell
1927 - 1992
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 53
Leonard Kleinrock
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 54
Leslie Lamport
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 55
Alan Perlis
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 56
Pierre Bézier
1910 - 1999
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 57
James Gosling
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 58
Amir Pnueli
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 59
Yann LeCun
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 60
Brian Kernighan
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 61
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 62
Vernor Vinge
1944 - 2024
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 63
Ron Rivest
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, James Gosling ranks 147. Before him are Anton Corbijn, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Jean-Hugues Anglade, David Axelrod, Daniel Bertoni, and Kim Hae-sook. After him are Zbigniew Preisner, Steven Wright, Mísia, Akira Nishino, Mayumi Tanaka, and Eric Schmidt.
Others Born in 1955
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Anton Corbijn
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 141
Kazuyoshi Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 142
Jean-Hugues Anglade
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 143
David Axelrod
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 144
Daniel Bertoni
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 145
Kim Hae-sook
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 146
James Gosling
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 147
Zbigniew Preisner
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 148
Steven Wright
COMEDIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 149
Mísia
SINGER
1955 - 2024
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 150
Akira Nishino
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 151
Mayumi Tanaka
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 152
Eric Schmidt
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 153
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, James Gosling ranks 175 out of 1,622. Before him are Reginald Fessenden (1866), Jane Bell (1910), Deanna Durbin (1921), David Foster (1949), Sid Meier (1954), and Norman L. Bowen (1887). After him are Joanna Shimkus (1943), Robert D. Hare (1934), Ethel Smith (1907), William B. Davis (1938), Lorne Greene (1915), and Nelly Furtado (1978).
Others born in Canada
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Reginald Fessenden
INVENTOR
1866 - 1932
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 169
Jane Bell
ATHLETE
1910 - 1998
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 170
Deanna Durbin
ACTOR
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 171
David Foster
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 172
Sid Meier
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 173
Norman L. Bowen
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 174
James Gosling
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 175
Joanna Shimkus
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 176
Robert D. Hare
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 177
Ethel Smith
ATHLETE
1907 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 178
William B. Davis
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 179
Lorne Greene
ACTOR
1915 - 1987
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 180
Nelly Furtado
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 181
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Canada
Among computer scientists born in Canada, James Gosling ranks 1. After him are Brian Kernighan (1942), Alfred Aho (1941), John Draper (1943), Kenneth E. Iverson (1920), Rob Pike (1956), Maria Klawe (1951), and Gilles Brassard (1955).
James Gosling
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 1
Brian Kernighan
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2
Alfred Aho
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 3
John Draper
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4
Kenneth E. Iverson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 5
Rob Pike
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 6
Maria Klawe
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 7
Gilles Brassard
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 8
