INVENTOR

Marcian Hoff

1937 - Today

Marcian Hoff

Marcian Edward "Ted" Hoff Jr. (born October 28, 1937, in Rochester, New York) is one of the inventors of the microprocessor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcian Hoff is the 252nd most popular inventor (down from 229th in 2019), the 4,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,565th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Marcian Hoff ranks 252 out of 426. Before him are Georges Hébert, Ricardo Wolf, Ottó Bláthy, François Isaac de Rivaz, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, and Peter Madsen. After him are Vittorio Jano, Clive Sinclair, George Pullman, Eugen Langen, Glenn Curtiss, and Hary Gunarto.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Georges Hébert
1875 - 1957
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 246
Ricardo Wolf
1887 - 1981
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 247
Ottó Bláthy
1860 - 1939
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 248
François Isaac de Rivaz
1752 - 1828
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 249
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 250
Peter Madsen
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 251
Marcian Hoff
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 252
Vittorio Jano
1891 - 1965
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 253
Clive Sinclair
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 254
George Pullman
1831 - 1897
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 255
Eugen Langen
1833 - 1895
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 256
Glenn Curtiss
1878 - 1930
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 257
Hary Gunarto
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 258

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Marcian Hoff ranks 240. Before him are Brian G. Marsden, Garth Hudson, Luciana Paluzzi, Keiko Abe, Gyula Zsivótzky, and Lorraine Gary. After him are Geki, Otto Pfister, Toribio Ticona Porco, Cheng Yen, Wanda Jackson, and Ron Clarke.

Others Born in 1937

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Brian G. Marsden
ASTRONOMER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 234
Garth Hudson
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 235
Luciana Paluzzi
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 236
Keiko Abe
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 237
Gyula Zsivótzky
ATHLETE
1937 - 2007
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 238
Lorraine Gary
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 239
Marcian Hoff
INVENTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 240
Geki
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 241
Otto Pfister
COACH
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 242
Toribio Ticona Porco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 243
Cheng Yen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 244
Wanda Jackson
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 245
Ron Clarke
ATHLETE
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 246