COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Liu Gang

1961 - Today

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Liu Gang (Chinese: 刘刚; born 30 January 1961) is a Chinese-born American aerospace engineer, computer scientist, optical physicist, political activist, and writer. He founded the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation. He was a prominent student leader at the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Liu holds an M.A. in physics from Peking University and an M.A. in computer science from Columbia University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Gang is the 163rd most popular computer scientist (down from 112th in 2019), the 972nd most popular biography from China (down from 876th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Liu Gang ranks 163 out of 245. Before him are Elizabeth J. Feinler, Annie Easley, Kathleen Booth, Needleman–Wunsch algorithm, Silvio Micali, and Henriette Avram. After him are Yoshua Bengio, James H. Clark, Leslie Valiant, Brewster Kahle, Audrey Tang, and Noga Alon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Liu Gang ranks 391. Before him are Johanna ter Steege, Vissarion, Todd McFarlane, Maria do Carmo Silveira, Brad Gilbert, and Takao Kobayashi. After him are Javier Hernández, Tiina Lillak, Nancy Travis, Andrea Carnevale, Daniel Johnston, and Evan Handler.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Gang ranks 972 out of 1,610. Before him are Ma Jian (1953), Donduk Kuular (1888), Da-Wen Sun (1960), Zhang Yiming (1983), Li Wenliang (1986), and Coco Lee (1975). After him are John Dobson (1915), Kris Wu (1990), Ge You (1957), Yuja Wang (1987), Yitang Zhang (1955), and Zheng Junli (1911).

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  • Photo of Ma Jian

    Ma Jian

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 53.32

    Rank: 966

  • Photo of Donduk Kuular

    Donduk Kuular

    POLITICIAN

    1888 - 1932

    HPI: 53.23

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Da-Wen Sun

    Da-Wen Sun

    ENGINEER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Zhang Yiming

    Zhang Yiming

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 970

  • Photo of Coco Lee

    Coco Lee

    MUSICIAN

    1975 - 2023

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 971

  • Photo of Liu Gang

    Liu Gang

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 53.11

    Rank: 972

  • Photo of John Dobson

    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 53.07

    Rank: 973

  • Photo of Kris Wu

    Kris Wu

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 53.05

    Rank: 974

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 53.03

    Rank: 975

  • Photo of Yuja Wang

    Yuja Wang

    MUSICIAN

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 53.00

    Rank: 976

  • Photo of Yitang Zhang

    Yitang Zhang

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 52.96

    Rank: 977

  • Photo of Zheng Junli

    Zheng Junli

    ACTOR

    1911 - 1969

    HPI: 52.87

    Rank: 978

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In China

Among computer scientists born in China, Liu Gang ranks 1. After him are Fei-Fei Li (1976), and Jenova Chen (1981).

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