COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Paul G. Comba
1926 - 2017

Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba (1926 – April 5, 2017) was an Italian-American computer scientist, an amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets. He was born in Tunisia to Italian parents in 1926, and moved to Italy at a young age. Admitted to university studies at the age of 17, He attended the University of Turin (1943–46). In 1946 he moved to the United States to attend Bluffton College, from which he graduated in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul G. Comba is the 137th most popular computer scientist (down from 103rd in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Paul G. Comba ranks 137 out of 245. Before him are Abraham Lempel, Bill Joy, Robert Taylor, Christos Papadimitriou, Jack Dongarra, and Andy Rubin. After him are Anita Borg, Vitalik Buterin, James Rumbaugh, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Rudolf Bayer, and Demis Hassabis.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbraham Lempel
1936 - 2023
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 131
Bill Joy
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 132
Robert Taylor
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 133
Christos Papadimitriou
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 134
Jack Dongarra
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 135
Andy Rubin
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 136
Paul G. Comba
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 137
Anita Borg
1949 - 2003
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 138
Vitalik Buterin
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 139
James Rumbaugh
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 140
Yukihiro Matsumoto
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 141
Rudolf Bayer
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 142
Demis Hassabis
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Paul G. Comba ranks 378. Before him are Abel Goumba, Fred Ramdat Misier, Lily Carlstedt, Hermann Kant, Stig Sollander, and Efraín Sánchez. After him are Darleane C. Hoffman, Bill Sharman, Annie Palmen, Arne Bendiksen, Anahit Tsitsikian, and Helene Ahrweiler. Among people deceased in 2017, Paul G. Comba ranks 388. Before him are Sandra Reemer, Rosa Taikon, Vladimir Makanin, Hans Gerschwiler, Marco Coll, and Ueli Steck. After him are Viktor Tsaryov, Danuta Szaflarska, Atanase Sciotnic, Yuriy Poyarkov, Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov, and Vladimir Voevodsky.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsAbel Goumba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 372
Fred Ramdat Misier
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 373
Lily Carlstedt
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 374
Hermann Kant
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 375
Stig Sollander
SKIER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 376
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 377
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 378
Darleane C. Hoffman
CHEMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 379
Bill Sharman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 380
Annie Palmen
SINGER
1926 - 2000
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 381
Arne Bendiksen
SINGER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 382
Anahit Tsitsikian
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1999
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 383
Helene Ahrweiler
HISTORIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 384
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsSandra Reemer
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 382
Rosa Taikon
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 383
Vladimir Makanin
WRITER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 384
Hans Gerschwiler
SKATER
1920 - 2017
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 385
Marco Coll
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 386
Ueli Steck
MOUNTAINEER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 387
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 388
Viktor Tsaryov
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 389
Danuta Szaflarska
ACTOR
1915 - 2017
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 390
Atanase Sciotnic
ATHLETE
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 391
Yuriy Poyarkov
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 392
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 393
Vladimir Voevodsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 394
In Tunisia
Among people born in Tunisia, Paul G. Comba ranks 97 out of 210. Before him are Taos Amrouche (1913), Tarak Dhiab (1954), Moufida Tlatli (1947), Carlos Marcello (1910), Faouzi Benzarti (1950), and Tommaso Costantino (1885). After him are Ali Laarayedh (1955), Mokhtar Hasni (1952), Philippe Séguin (1943), Brigitte Engerer (1952), Alberto Pellegrino (1930), and Férid Boughedir (1944).
Others born in Tunisia
Go to all RankingsTaos Amrouche
SINGER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 91
Tarak Dhiab
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 92
Moufida Tlatli
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 93
Carlos Marcello
MAFIOSO
1910 - 1993
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 94
Faouzi Benzarti
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 95
Tommaso Costantino
ATHLETE
1885 - 1950
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 96
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 97
Ali Laarayedh
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 98
Mokhtar Hasni
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2024
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 99
Philippe Séguin
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 100
Brigitte Engerer
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 101
Alberto Pellegrino
ATHLETE
1930 - 1996
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 102
Férid Boughedir
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 103
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Tunisia
Among computer scientists born in Tunisia, Paul G. Comba ranks 1.