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Rich Skrenta

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Richard J. Skrenta Jr. (born June 6, 1967) is an American computer programmer and Silicon Valley entrepreneur who created the web search engine blekko. He is currently the executive director of Common Crawl. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rich Skrenta is the 248th most popular computer scientist, the 18,757th most popular biography from United States and the 125th most popular American Computer Scientist.

Rich Skrenta is most famous for co-founding the search engine company Ask.com and for creating the first computer virus for the Apple II, known as "Elk Cloner." He is also recognized for his contributions to the development of various software and technology projects throughout his career.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Rich Skrenta ranks 248 out of 245. Before him are David Braben, Denny Vrandečić, Fabrice Bellard, David Heinemeier Hansson, Andrew Tridgell, and Hamza Bendelladj. After him are Eric Bina, Jordan Hubbard, Dave Hyatt, Dries Buytaert, Valerie Aurora, and John Resig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Rich Skrenta ranks 1,088. Before him are Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Jack Owen, Matt Bevin, Jon Husted, JR Reed, and Curtis Joseph. After him are Carling Bassett-Seguso, Chanté Moore, Quinn Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Stacey King, and NeNe Leakes.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Rich Skrenta ranks 125. Before him are John Ousterhout (1954), Shawn Fanning (1980), Greg Kroah-Hartman (null), Theodore Ts'o (1968), Jeff Dean (1968), and Rosalind Picard (1962). After him are Eric Bina (1964), Jordan Hubbard (1963), Dave Hyatt (1972), Valerie Aurora (null), John Resig (1984), and Jamie Zawinski (1968).

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