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Randy Pausch

1960 - 2008

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Randolph Frederick Pausch () (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pausch learned he had pancreatic cancer in September 2006. In August 2007, he was given a terminal diagnosis: "three to six months of good health left". He gave an upbeat lecture titled, "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" on September 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon, which became a popular YouTube video and led to other media appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Randy Pausch is the 171st most popular computer scientist (down from 154th in 2019), the 10,588th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,058th in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Randy Pausch ranks 171 out of 245. Before him are James H. Clark, Leslie Valiant, Brewster Kahle, Audrey Tang, Noga Alon, and Edward F. Moore. After him are Andy Hertzfeld, Luis von Ahn, Bruce Schneier, Katie Bouman, Bassel Khartabil, and David Marr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Randy Pausch ranks 432. Before him are Jozef Pribilinec, Lyudmila Andonova, Kin Endate, Amy Klobuchar, Paul Harrington, and Ralf König. After him are Elena Kagan, Michael Lewis, Andrea Anastasi, Anne Dorval, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, and Maurane. Among people deceased in 2008, Randy Pausch ranks 341. Before him are Jeff Healey, Sigitas Geda, Sam Bottoms, Judah Folkman, Gertrude Liebhart, and Pauline Baynes. After him are Beatrice Ohanessian, Sandy Allen, Richey Edwards, Viktor Kuzkin, Tony Hillerman, and Thomas M. Disch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Pausch ranks 10,590 out of 20,380. Before him are Frankie Genaro (1901), Bill Erwin (1914), Terry Branstad (1946), Jeannie Pepper (1958), Sonny Perdue (1946), and Caroline Polachek (1985). After him are Elena Kagan (1960), Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), Steve Cherundolo (1979), Michael O'Hare (1952), and George Ariyoshi (1926).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Randy Pausch ranks 96. Before him are Elizabeth J. Feinler (1931), Annie Easley (1933), Henriette Avram (1919), James H. Clark (1944), Brewster Kahle (1960), and Edward F. Moore (1925). After him are Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Bruce Schneier (1963), Katie Bouman (1989), David Karp (1986), Peter Shor (1959), and Jean E. Sammet (1928).

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