COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Mihalis Yannakakis
1953 - Today

Mihalis Yannakakis
Mihalis Yannakakis (Greek: Μιχάλης Γιαννακάκης; born 13 September 1953 in Athens, Greece) is a professor of computer science at Columbia University. He is noted for his work in computational complexity, databases, and other related fields. He won the Donald E. Knuth Prize in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mihalis Yannakakis is the 231st most popular computer scientist (down from 228th in 2024), the 950th most popular biography from Greece (down from 945th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Mihalis Yannakakis ranks 231 out of 245. Before him are Vincent Rijmen, John Ousterhout, Tron, David Jones, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and Shawn Fanning. After him are Mark Overmars, Dariusz Jemielniak, Jenova Chen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Larry Ewing, and Theodore Ts'o.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVincent Rijmen
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 225
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 226
Tron
1972 - 1998
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 227
David Jones
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 228
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 229
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 230
Mihalis Yannakakis
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 231
Mark Overmars
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 232
Dariusz Jemielniak
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 233
Jenova Chen
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 234
Greg Kroah-Hartman
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 235
Larry Ewing
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 236
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 237
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Mihalis Yannakakis ranks 703. Before him are Sylvia Steiner, Ricardo Sanchez, Victor Davis Hanson, Geoff Hoon, Darrell Issa, and Salman Khurshid. After him are John Lucas II, Gregory Meeks, Kenny Burns, Lillete Dubey, Lionel Hollins, and Alan Rusbridger.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsSylvia Steiner
JUDGE
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 697
Ricardo Sanchez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 698
Victor Davis Hanson
HISTORIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 699
Geoff Hoon
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 700
Darrell Issa
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 701
Salman Khurshid
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 702
Mihalis Yannakakis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 703
John Lucas II
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 704
Gregory Meeks
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 705
Kenny Burns
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 706
Lillete Dubey
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 707
Lionel Hollins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 708
Alan Rusbridger
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 709
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Mihalis Yannakakis ranks 951 out of 1,024. Before him are Ioannis Bourousis (1983), Georgios Fotakis (1981), Stavros Theodorakis (1963), Lampros Choutos (1979), Kostas Fortounis (1992), and Panagiotis Tachtsidis (1991). After him are Eleftherios Petrounias (1990), Anastasios Sidiropoulos (1979), Vasilios Kotronias (1964), Peggy Zina (1975), Gianna Terzi (1980), and Giorgos Giakoumakis (1994).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsIoannis Bourousis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 945
Georgios Fotakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 946
Stavros Theodorakis
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 947
Lampros Choutos
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 948
Kostas Fortounis
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 949
Panagiotis Tachtsidis
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 950
Mihalis Yannakakis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 951
Eleftherios Petrounias
GYMNAST
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 952
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 953
Vasilios Kotronias
CHESS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 954
Peggy Zina
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 955
Gianna Terzi
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 956
Giorgos Giakoumakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 957
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Greece
Among computer scientists born in Greece, Mihalis Yannakakis ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Sifakis (1946), Christos Papadimitriou (1949), and Michael Dertouzos (1936).
Joseph Sifakis
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 1
Christos Papadimitriou
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2
Michael Dertouzos
1936 - 2001
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 3
Mihalis Yannakakis
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 4







































