POLITICIAN
Jim Gray
1944 - 2007

Jim Gray
James Nicholas Gray (1944 – declared dead in absentia 2012) was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Gray is the 12,055th most popular politician (down from 10,791st in 2024), the 4,973rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,868th in 2019) and the 421st most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jim Gray ranks 12,055 out of 19,576. Before him are Ion G. Duca, Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, Andrey of Gorodets, Jaime Paz Zamora, Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, and Abdelaziz Djerad. After him are John T. Dunlap, Robert Habeck, Entemena, Jānis Rudzutaks, Princess Marie of Prussia, and Lojze Peterle.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIon G. Duca
1879 - 1933
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12,055
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia
1462 - 1528
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12,056
Andrey of Gorodets
1255 - 1304
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12,057
Jaime Paz Zamora
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12,058
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12,059
Abdelaziz Djerad
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,060
Jim Gray
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,061
John T. Dunlap
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,062
Robert Habeck
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,063
Entemena
2430 BC - 2389 BC
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,064
Jānis Rudzutaks
1887 - 1938
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,065
Princess Marie of Prussia
1855 - 1888
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,066
Lojze Peterle
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 12,067
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Jim Gray ranks 362. Before him are Jan-Carl Raspe, Orhan Gencebay, Manuela Carmena, Yang Song-guk, Susan Howard, and Peter Jason. After him are Ard Schenk, Kevin Ayers, Peter Lynch, Leonard Peltier, John Flanagan, and Džemaludin Mušović. Among people deceased in 2007, Jim Gray ranks 197. Before him are Kembo Uba Kembo, Max Roach, Nazik Al-Malaika, Hans Wegner, Al Oerter, and Benjamin Libet. After him are Angelo Felici, Mariano Gonzalvo, Pief Panofsky, Stephen Fumio Hamao, Toše Proeski, and Michael Brecker.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsJan-Carl Raspe
EXTREMIST
1944 - 1977
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 356
Orhan Gencebay
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 357
Manuela Carmena
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 358
Yang Song-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 359
Susan Howard
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 360
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 361
Jim Gray
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 362
Ard Schenk
SKATER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 363
Kevin Ayers
SINGER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 364
Peter Lynch
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 365
Leonard Peltier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 366
John Flanagan
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 367
Džemaludin Mušović
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 368
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsKembo Uba Kembo
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 191
Max Roach
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 192
Nazik Al-Malaika
WRITER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 193
Hans Wegner
DESIGNER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 194
Al Oerter
ATHLETE
1936 - 2007
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 195
Benjamin Libet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 2007
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 196
Jim Gray
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 197
Angelo Felici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 198
Mariano Gonzalvo
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 199
Pief Panofsky
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 200
Stephen Fumio Hamao
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2007
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 201
Toše Proeski
SINGER
1981 - 2007
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 202
Michael Brecker
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2007
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 203
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jim Gray ranks 4,973 out of 20,380. Before him are Lawrence Block (1938), John Henry Holland (1929), Ginger Lynn (1962), Genie (1957), Peter Jason (1944), and Michael Berryman (1948). After him are Hank Azaria (1964), Jared Padalecki (1982), Imogen Cunningham (1883), Carl A. Wirtanen (1910), Robert Motherwell (1915), and Tatum O'Neal (1963).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLawrence Block
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,967
John Henry Holland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,968
Ginger Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,969
Genie
CELEBRITY
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,970
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,971
Michael Berryman
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,972
Jim Gray
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,973
Hank Azaria
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,974
Jared Padalecki
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,975
Imogen Cunningham
PHOTOGRAPHER
1883 - 1976
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,976
Carl A. Wirtanen
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,977
Robert Motherwell
PAINTER
1915 - 1991
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,978
Tatum O'Neal
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,979
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Jim Gray ranks 421. Before him are John J. McCloy (1895), Budge Patty (1924), Pete Ricketts (1964), Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876), Margaret Taylor (1788), and Mike Lee (1971). After him are Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), John Warner (1927), Dannel Malloy (1955), Jerry Nadler (1947), and John L. McClellan (1896).
John J. McCloy
1895 - 1989
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 415
Budge Patty
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 416
Pete Ricketts
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 417
Nellie Tayloe Ross
1876 - 1977
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 418
Margaret Taylor
1788 - 1852
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 419
Mike Lee
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 420
Jim Gray
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 421
Surangel Whipps Jr.
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 422
Alexander H. Stephens
1812 - 1883
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 423
John Warner
1927 - 2021
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 424
Dannel Malloy
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 425
Jerry Nadler
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 426
John L. McClellan
1896 - 1977
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 427



























































