COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Martin Fowler
1963 - Today

Martin Fowler
Martin Fowler (18 December 1963) is a British software developer, author and international public speaker on software development, specialising in object-oriented analysis and design, UML, patterns, and agile software development methodologies, including extreme programming. His 1999 book Refactoring popularised the practice of code refactoring. In 2004 he introduced a new architectural pattern, called Presentation Model (PM). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Fowler is the 75th most popular computer scientist (up from 156th in 2019), the 2,463rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,678th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Martin Fowler ranks 75 out of 245. Before him are Larry Wall, James H. Wilkinson, Jef Raskin, Richard M. Karp, Fred Brooks, and Alfred Aho. After him are Ian Murdock, Adi Shamir, Warren Weaver, Evelyn Berezin, Ruzena Bajcsy, and Edwin Catmull.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLarry Wall
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 69
James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 70
Jef Raskin
1943 - 2005
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 71
Richard M. Karp
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 72
Fred Brooks
1931 - 2022
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 73
Alfred Aho
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 74
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 75
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 76
Adi Shamir
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 77
Warren Weaver
1894 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 78
Evelyn Berezin
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 79
Ruzena Bajcsy
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 80
Edwin Catmull
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Martin Fowler ranks 145. Before him are Linda Yaccarino, Big Boss Man, Antoni Martí, Hardcore Holly, Conan O'Brien, and Miroslav Lajčák. After him are Karl Markovics, Zurab Zhvania, Greg Kinnear, Anthony Albanese, Prince Laurent of Belgium, and Hakeem Olajuwon.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsLinda Yaccarino
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 139
Big Boss Man
WRESTLER
1963 - 2004
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 140
Antoni Martí
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2023
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 141
Hardcore Holly
WRESTLER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 142
Conan O'Brien
PRESENTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 143
Miroslav Lajčák
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 144
Martin Fowler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 145
Karl Markovics
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 146
Zurab Zhvania
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2005
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 147
Greg Kinnear
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 148
Anthony Albanese
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 149
Prince Laurent of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 150
Hakeem Olajuwon
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 151
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Fowler ranks 2,464 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Hudson (1936), Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928), Sebastian Coe (1956), Francis Beaumont (1584), Carl Palmer (1950), and Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758). After him are Tessa Jowell (1947), Albert Austin (1881), William Smith (1790), Michelle Fairley (1964), John Robertson (1953), and John Aubrey (1626).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHugh Hudson
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,458
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,459
Sebastian Coe
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,460
Francis Beaumont
WRITER
1584 - 1616
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 2,461
Carl Palmer
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 2,462
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
NOBLEMAN
1758 - 1824
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 2,463
Martin Fowler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 2,464
Tessa Jowell
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 2,465
Albert Austin
ACTOR
1881 - 1953
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 2,466
William Smith
EXPLORER
1790 - 1847
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 2,467
Michelle Fairley
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 2,468
John Robertson
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 2,469
John Aubrey
WRITER
1626 - 1697
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 2,470
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom
Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Martin Fowler ranks 8. Before him are Tim Berners-Lee (1955), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), Edgar F. Codd (1923), Maurice Wilkes (1913), Paul Graham (1964), and James H. Wilkinson (1919). After him are Robin Milner (1934), Alan Cox (1968), Stephen Wolfram (1959), Karen Spärck Jones (1935), Demis Hassabis (1976), and Kathleen Booth (1922).
Tim Berners-Lee
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 2
Geoffrey Hinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 5
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 6
James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 7
Martin Fowler
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 8
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 9
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 10
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 11
Karen Spärck Jones
1935 - 2007
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 12
Demis Hassabis
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 13
Kathleen Booth
1922 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 14