Computer Scientist
Jay Wright Forrester
1918 - 2016
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Jay Wright Forrester
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Jay Wright Forrester is the 85th most popular computer scientist (down from 63rd in 2024), the 4,736th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,894th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among Computer Scientists
Among computer scientists, Jay Wright Forrester ranks 85 out of 245. Before him are Evelyn Berezin, Ruzena Bajcsy, Edwin Catmull, Larry Tesler, Nolan Bushnell, and Dana Scott. After him are Joseph Sifakis, Martin Hellman, Ninoslav Marina, Radia Perlman, John Henry Holland, and Evan Williams.
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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
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.71
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Dana Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 84
Jay Wright Forrester
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 85
Joseph Sifakis
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 86
Martin Hellman
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 87
Ninoslav Marina
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 88
Radia Perlman
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 89
John Henry Holland
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 90
Evan Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 91
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Jay Wright Forrester ranks 156. Before him are Martin Lundström, Ruggiero Ricci, Douglas Bennett, Elmore James, Bobby Riggs, and Mehdi Huseynzade. After him are María Mercader, Cornell Capa, James Aldridge, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Oles Honchar, and Ted Williams. Among people deceased in 2016, Jay Wright Forrester ranks 216. Before him are Miruts Yifter, Frank Finlay, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Sigge Parling, Halil İnalcık, and Steven Hill. After him are Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Naná Vasconcelos, Jacques Hamel, Sándor Tarics, Lars Gustafsson, and Vladica Kovačević.
Others Born in 1918
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Martin Lundström
ATHLETE
1918 - 2016
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 150
Ruggiero Ricci
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 151
Douglas Bennett
ATHLETE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 152
Elmore James
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1963
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 153
Bobby Riggs
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 154
Mehdi Huseynzade
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1944
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 155
Jay Wright Forrester
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 156
María Mercader
ACTOR
1918 - 2011
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 157
Cornell Capa
PHOTOGRAPHER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 158
James Aldridge
WRITER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 159
Gérard de Vaucouleurs
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 160
Oles Honchar
WRITER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 161
Ted Williams
BASEBALL PLAYER
1918 - 2002
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 162
Others Deceased in 2016
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Miruts Yifter
ATHLETE
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 210
Frank Finlay
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 211
Ofelya Hambardzumyan
SINGER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 212
Sigge Parling
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 213
Halil İnalcık
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2016
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 214
Steven Hill
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 215
Jay Wright Forrester
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 216
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 217
Naná Vasconcelos
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 218
Jacques Hamel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
Sándor Tarics
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 220
Lars Gustafsson
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 221
Vladica Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 222
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jay Wright Forrester ranks 4,736 out of NaN. Before him are Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Judith Reisman (1935), Nick Cravat (1912), Misha Collins (1974), Douglas Tompkins (1943), and Huey Long (1893). After him are Jim Thorpe (1887), Donna Tartt (1963), Louis Farrakhan (1933), Lunalilo (1835), Roy Ayers (1940), and Anna Coleman Ladd (1878).
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Theodore Van Kirk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,730
Judith Reisman
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,731
Nick Cravat
ACTOR
1912 - 1994
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,732
Misha Collins
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,733
Douglas Tompkins
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2015
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,734
Huey Long
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1935
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,735
Jay Wright Forrester
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4,736
Jim Thorpe
ATHLETE
1887 - 1953
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4,737
Donna Tartt
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4,738
Louis Farrakhan
EXTREMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4,739
Lunalilo
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1874
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 4,740
Roy Ayers
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2025
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 4,741
Anna Coleman Ladd
SCULPTOR
1878 - 1939
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 4,742
Among Computer Scientists In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Jay Wright Forrester ranks 51. Before him are Warren Weaver (1894), Evelyn Berezin (1925), Edwin Catmull (1945), Larry Tesler (1945), Nolan Bushnell (1943), and Dana Scott (1932). After him are Martin Hellman (1945), Radia Perlman (1951), John Henry Holland (1929), Evan Williams (1972), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), and Gary Kildall (1942).
Warren Weaver
1894 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 45
Evelyn Berezin
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 46
Edwin Catmull
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 47
Larry Tesler
1945 - 2020
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 48
Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 49
Dana Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 50
Jay Wright Forrester
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 51
Martin Hellman
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 52
Radia Perlman
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 53
John Henry Holland
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 54
Evan Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 55
Edward Feigenbaum
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 56
Gary Kildall
1942 - 1994
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 57
