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John Ousterhout
1954 - Today

John Ousterhout
John Kenneth Ousterhout (, born October 15, 1954) is an American computer scientist. He is a professor of computer science at Stanford University. He founded Electric Cloud with John Graham-Cumming. Ousterhout was previously a professor of computer science at University of California, Berkeley, where he created the Tcl scripting language and the Tk platform-independent widget toolkit, and proposed the idea of coscheduling. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Ousterhout is the 224th most popular computer scientist (down from 213th in 2019), the 15,584th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,559th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, John Ousterhout ranks 224 out of 245. Before him are Eric Allman, Nancy Lynch, Douglas Crockford, Steve Wilhite, Werner Koch, and Gottfrid Svartholm. After him are Tron, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Shawn Fanning, Mihalis Yannakakis, Mark Overmars, and Dariusz Jemielniak.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 218
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 219
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 220
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 221
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 222
Gottfrid Svartholm
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 223
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 224
Tron
1972 - 1998
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 225
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 226
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 227
Mihalis Yannakakis
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 228
Mark Overmars
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 229
Dariusz Jemielniak
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 230
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, John Ousterhout ranks 717. Before him are Moon Moon Sen, Mitch Kupchak, Greg Ginn, Phil Bryant, Mudashiru Lawal, and Ravi Shankar Prasad. After him are Mike Rounds, Aleksandr Tarkhanov, Ken MacLeod, Ted Jensen, John O'Hurley, and Jimmy Case.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsMoon Moon Sen
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 711
Mitch Kupchak
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 712
Greg Ginn
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 713
Phil Bryant
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 714
Mudashiru Lawal
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 1991
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 715
Ravi Shankar Prasad
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 716
John Ousterhout
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 717
Mike Rounds
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 718
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 719
Ken MacLeod
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 720
Ted Jensen
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 721
John O'Hurley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 722
Jimmy Case
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 723
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Ousterhout ranks 15,591 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniella Pineda (1987), Ever Anderson (2007), Kevin Willis (1962), Angela Goethals (1977), Martín López-Zubero (1969), and Tommy Dreamer (1971). After him are E. Elias Merhige (1964), Martina McBride (1966), Madelyn Cline (1997), Jimmie Wilson (1950), Cosma Shiva Hagen (1981), and Xolo Maridueña (2001).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDaniella Pineda
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 15,585
Ever Anderson
ACTOR
2007 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 15,586
Kevin Willis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 15,587
Angela Goethals
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 15,588
Martín López-Zubero
SWIMMER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 15,589
Tommy Dreamer
WRESTLER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 15,590
John Ousterhout
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 15,591
E. Elias Merhige
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 15,592
Martina McBride
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 15,593
Madelyn Cline
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 15,594
Jimmie Wilson
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 15,595
Cosma Shiva Hagen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 15,596
Xolo Maridueña
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 15,597
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, John Ousterhout ranks 118. Before him are Phil Katz (1962), Bram Cohen (1975), Eric Allman (1955), Nancy Lynch (1948), Douglas Crockford (1955), and Steve Wilhite (1948). After him are Shawn Fanning (1980), Theodore Ts'o (1968), Rosalind Picard (1962), John Resig (1984), Jamie Zawinski (1968), and Ian Goodfellow (1987).
Phil Katz
1962 - 2000
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 112
Bram Cohen
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 113
Eric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 114
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 115
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 116
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 117
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 118
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 119
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 120
Rosalind Picard
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 121
John Resig
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 122
Jamie Zawinski
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 123
Ian Goodfellow
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 124