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Manuel Blum

1938 - Today

Manuel Blum

Manuel Blum (born 26 April 1938) is a Venezuelan-born American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 "In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to cryptography and program checking". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Blum is the 109th most popular computer scientist (down from 91st in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Manuel Blum ranks 109 out of 245. Before him are Charles P. Thacker, Eric S. Raymond, Stephen Wolfram, John Draper, Subhash Kak, and Alan Cooper. After him are Robert W. Floyd, John Hopcroft, Jacques Vallée, Jan Koum, Robert Fano, and Kenneth E. Iverson.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 103
Eric S. Raymond
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 104
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 105
John Draper
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 106
Subhash Kak
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 107
Alan Cooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 108
Manuel Blum
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 109
Robert W. Floyd
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 110
John Hopcroft
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 111
Jacques Vallée
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 112
Jan Koum
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 113
Robert Fano
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 114
Kenneth E. Iverson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 115

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Manuel Blum ranks 345. Before him are Frederic Rzewski, François Heutte, Jean-Claude Mézières, Richard Anthony, Durdy Bayramov, and Jon Sobrino. After him are Jean Rollin, Pedro Zaballa, Rafael Osuna, Bruno Bozzetto, Norbert Ratsirahonana, and Frans van der Lugt.

Others Born in 1938

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Frederic Rzewski
COMPOSER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 339
François Heutte
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 340
Jean-Claude Mézières
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 341
Richard Anthony
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 342
Durdy Bayramov
PAINTER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 343
Jon Sobrino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 344
Manuel Blum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 345
Jean Rollin
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2010
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 346
Pedro Zaballa
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 347
Rafael Osuna
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - 1969
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 348
Bruno Bozzetto
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 349
Norbert Ratsirahonana
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 350
Frans van der Lugt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 351

In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Manuel Blum ranks 53 out of 183. Before him are Carlos Soublette (1789), Germán Suárez Flamerich (1907), Isaías Medina Angarita (1897), Gabriela Spanic (1973), María Corina Machado (1967), and José Tadeo Monagas (1784). After him are Joaquín Crespo (1841), Francisco Rodríguez (1945), Rosalio José Castillo Lara (1922), Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906), Jesús Rafael Soto (1923), and José Gregorio Monagas (1795).

Others born in Venezuela

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Carlos Soublette
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1870
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 47
Germán Suárez Flamerich
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1990
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 48
Isaías Medina Angarita
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1953
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 49
Gabriela Spanic
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 50
María Corina Machado
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 51
José Tadeo Monagas
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1868
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 52
Manuel Blum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 53
Joaquín Crespo
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1898
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 54
Francisco Rodríguez
BOXER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 55
Rosalio José Castillo Lara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2007
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 56
Arturo Uslar Pietri
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 57
Jesús Rafael Soto
PAINTER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 58
José Gregorio Monagas
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 59