COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Jon Hall
1950 - Today

Jon Hall
Jon "maddog" Hall (born 7 August 1950) is the board chair for the Linux Professional Institute. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Hall is the 198th most popular computer scientist (down from 171st in 2019), the 12,674th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,552nd in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Jon Hall ranks 198 out of 245. Before him are Maria Klawe, Brian Acton, Ralph Merkle, Gilles Brassard, Erich Gamma, and Peter Norvig. After him are Christian Engström, Fei-Fei Li, Ilya Sutskever, Andrew Morton, Pat Hanrahan, and Lex Fridman.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaria Klawe
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 192
Brian Acton
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 193
Ralph Merkle
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 194
Gilles Brassard
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 195
Erich Gamma
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 196
Peter Norvig
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 197
Jon Hall
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 198
Christian Engström
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 199
Fei-Fei Li
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 200
Ilya Sutskever
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 201
Andrew Morton
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 202
Pat Hanrahan
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 203
Lex Fridman
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 204
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Jon Hall ranks 663. Before him are Anthony Grafton, Laura Restrepo, Lobilo Boba, Jerry Heidenreich, Jim Wynorski, and João W. Nery. After him are Shamil Khisamutdinov, Wilfried, Maria Ewing, Eshetu Tura, Francisco Uría, and Karina Pankievich.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAnthony Grafton
HISTORIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 657
Laura Restrepo
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 658
Lobilo Boba
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 659
Jerry Heidenreich
SWIMMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 660
Jim Wynorski
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 661
João W. Nery
WRITER
1950 - 2018
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 662
Jon Hall
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 663
Shamil Khisamutdinov
WRESTLER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 664
Wilfried
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 665
Maria Ewing
SINGER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 666
Eshetu Tura
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 667
Francisco Uría
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 668
Karina Pankievich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 669
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jon Hall ranks 12,678 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Vereen (1946), Gene Sarazen (1902), Jerome Apt (1949), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Reid Hoffman (1967), and Alyson Noël (1965). After him are Lee Daniels (1959), Pamela Adlon (1966), Christopher Gorham (1974), Grant Gustin (1990), Eleanor Audley (1905), and Anna Todd (1989).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBen Vereen
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 12,672
Gene Sarazen
GOLFER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 12,673
Jerome Apt
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 12,674
Melody Thomas Scott
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12,675
Reid Hoffman
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12,676
Alyson Noël
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12,677
Jon Hall
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12,678
Lee Daniels
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12,679
Pamela Adlon
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 12,680
Christopher Gorham
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 12,681
Grant Gustin
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 12,682
Eleanor Audley
ACTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 12,683
Anna Todd
WRITER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 12,684
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Jon Hall ranks 109. Before him are Scott Fahlman (1948), Grady Booch (1955), Dave Cutler (1942), Robert Tappan Morris (1965), Brian Acton (1972), and Ralph Merkle (1952). After him are Craig Federighi (1969), Hans Reiser (1963), Phil Katz (1962), Bram Cohen (1975), Eric Allman (1955), and Nancy Lynch (1948).
Scott Fahlman
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 103
Grady Booch
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 104
Dave Cutler
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 105
Robert Tappan Morris
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 106
Brian Acton
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 107
Ralph Merkle
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 108
Jon Hall
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 109
Craig Federighi
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 110
Hans Reiser
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 111
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