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Leonard Kleinrock

1934 - Today

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Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Kleinrock made several important contributions to the field of computer science, in particular to the mathematical foundations of data communication in computer networking. He has received numerous prestigious awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Kleinrock is the 54th most popular computer scientist (down from 35th in 2019), the 3,575th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,350th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Leonard Kleinrock ranks 54 out of 245. Before him are Mary Kenneth Keller, Juris Hartmanis, Paul Graham, Joseph Weizenbaum, Bruce Perens, and Allen Newell. After him are Leslie Lamport, Alan Perlis, Pierre Bézier, James Gosling, Amir Pnueli, and Yann LeCun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Leonard Kleinrock ranks 172. Before him are Linda Cristal, Jacques Loussier, Claude Zidi, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Pierre Clastres, and Eileen Atkins. After him are Freddie King, Gennadiy Aygi, Ayla Erduran, Van Cliburn, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and George Segal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leonard Kleinrock ranks 3,575 out of 20,380. Before him are Barry Goldwater (1909), Thomas Horsfield (1773), Joseph Valachi (1904), William Atherton (1947), Kate Chopin (1850), and Gardner Fox (1911). After him are Jason Newsted (1963), Sal Mineo (1939), Bob Casey Jr. (1960), John Frusciante (1970), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), and John Grinder (1940).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Leonard Kleinrock ranks 32. Before him are Steve Russell (1937), Kevin Mitnick (1963), David Patterson (1947), Thomas E. Kurtz (1928), Mary Kenneth Keller (1913), and Allen Newell (1927). After him are Leslie Lamport (1941), Alan Perlis (1922), J. C. R. Licklider (1915), Vernor Vinge (1944), Ron Rivest (1947), and Jean Bartik (1924).

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