COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Today

Nancy Lynch
Nancy Ann Lynch (born January 19, 1948) is a computer scientist affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the NEC Professor of Software Science and Engineering in the EECS department and heads the "Theory of Distributed Systems" research group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Nancy Lynch is the 220th most popular computer scientist (down from 209th in 2024), the 15,064th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,415th in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Nancy Lynch ranks 220 out of 245. Before her are Martin Odersky, Alexandra Elbakyan, Phil Katz, Bram Cohen, Terry A. Davis, and Eric Allman. After her are Douglas Crockford, Steve Wilhite, Werner Koch, Gottfrid Svartholm, Vincent Rijmen, and John Ousterhout.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Odersky
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 214
Alexandra Elbakyan
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 215
Phil Katz
1962 - 2000
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 216
Bram Cohen
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 217
Terry A. Davis
1969 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 218
Eric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 219
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 220
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 221
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 222
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 223
Gottfrid Svartholm
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 224
Vincent Rijmen
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 225
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 226
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Nancy Lynch ranks 769. Before her are Tom Udall, Pat Quinn, Sandy Jardine, Stephen Turnbull, Brendan Foster, and Prakash Karat. After her are Kapil Sibal, William M. Daley, Ian Hallam, Steve Wilhite, Teresa Graves, and Mildrette Netter.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsTom Udall
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 763
Pat Quinn
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 764
Sandy Jardine
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 765
Stephen Turnbull
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 766
Brendan Foster
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 767
Prakash Karat
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 768
Nancy Lynch
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 769
Kapil Sibal
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 770
William M. Daley
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 771
Ian Hallam
CYCLIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 772
Steve Wilhite
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 773
Teresa Graves
ACTOR
1948 - 2002
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 774
Mildrette Netter
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 775
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nancy Lynch ranks 15,069 out of 20,380. Before her are Gale Gordon (1906), Nick Kroll (1978), David Ignatius (1950), Rayveness (1972), Carl Hayden (1877), and Catherine Burns (1945). After her are Mary Beth Hughes (1919), Cheri Oteri (1962), Claudia McNeil (1917), John Cooper (1975), Billy Ray (2000), and Donald Henderson (1928).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGale Gordon
ACTOR
1906 - 1995
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 15,063
Nick Kroll
COMEDIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 15,064
David Ignatius
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 15,065
Rayveness
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 15,066
Carl Hayden
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1972
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 15,067
Catherine Burns
ACTOR
1945 - 2019
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 15,068
Nancy Lynch
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,069
Mary Beth Hughes
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,070
Cheri Oteri
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,071
Claudia McNeil
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,072
John Cooper
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,073
Billy Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,074
Donald Henderson
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15,075
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Nancy Lynch ranks 116. Before her are Craig Federighi (1969), Hans Reiser (1963), Phil Katz (1962), Bram Cohen (1975), Terry A. Davis (1969), and Eric Allman (1955). After her are Douglas Crockford (1955), Steve Wilhite (1948), John Ousterhout (1954), Shawn Fanning (1980), Greg Kroah-Hartman (null), and Theodore Ts'o (1968).
Craig Federighi
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 110
Hans Reiser
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 111
Phil Katz
1962 - 2000
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 112
Bram Cohen
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 113
Terry A. Davis
1969 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 114
Eric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 115
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 116
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 117
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 118
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 119
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 120
Greg Kroah-Hartman
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 121
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 122








































