COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Rudolf Bayer
1939 - Today

Rudolf Bayer
Rudolf Bayer (born 3 March 1939) is a German computer scientist. He is a professor emeritus of Informatics at the Technical University of Munich where he has been employed since 1972. He is noted for inventing three data sorting structures: the B-tree (with Edward M. McCreight), the UB-tree (with Volker Markl) and the Red–black tree. Bayer is a recipient of 2001 ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Bayer is the 142nd most popular computer scientist (up from 149th in 2019), the 4,897th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,161st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Rudolf Bayer ranks 142 out of 245. Before him are Andy Rubin, Paul G. Comba, Anita Borg, Vitalik Buterin, James Rumbaugh, and Yukihiro Matsumoto. After him are Demis Hassabis, Adam Osborne, Jack Dorsey, Phil Zimmermann, Robert Tarjan, and John L. Hennessy.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndy 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
Adam Osborne
1939 - 2003
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 144
Jack Dorsey
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 145
Phil Zimmermann
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 146
Robert Tarjan
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 147
John L. Hennessy
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 148
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Rudolf Bayer ranks 444. Before him are Michel Colombier, Sergio Bianchetto, Lol Mahamat Choua, Yoseph Imry, Allen Garfield, and Boris Tishchenko. After him are Wilhelmina Cooper, Theo Waigel, Danas Pozniakas, Adam Osborne, Yury Sharov, and Richard Posner.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsMichel Colombier
COMPOSER
1939 - 2004
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 438
Sergio Bianchetto
CYCLIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 439
Lol Mahamat Choua
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2019
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 440
Yoseph Imry
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 441
Allen Garfield
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 442
Boris Tishchenko
COMPOSER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 443
Rudolf Bayer
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 444
Wilhelmina Cooper
MODEL
1939 - 1980
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 445
Theo Waigel
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 446
Danas Pozniakas
ATHLETE
1939 - 2005
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 447
Adam Osborne
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - 2003
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 448
Yury Sharov
ATHLETE
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 449
Richard Posner
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 450
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Bayer ranks 4,900 out of 7,253. Before him are Mario Basler (1968), Claudia Losch (1960), Frauke Petry (1975), Herbert Adamski (1910), Erwin Casmir (1895), and Heinz Vollmar (1936). After him are Martin Wuttke (1962), Kiki Smith (1954), Frank Rühle (1944), Theo Waigel (1939), Vladimir Morozov (null), and Otto Fickeisen (1879).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMario Basler
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,894
Claudia Losch
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,895
Frauke Petry
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,896
Herbert Adamski
ATHLETE
1910 - 1941
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,897
Erwin Casmir
ATHLETE
1895 - 1982
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,898
Heinz Vollmar
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1987
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,899
Rudolf Bayer
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,900
Martin Wuttke
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,901
Kiki Smith
PAINTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 4,902
Frank Rühle
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 4,903
Theo Waigel
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 4,904
Vladimir Morozov
ATHLETE
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 4,905
Otto Fickeisen
ATHLETE
1879 - 1963
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 4,906
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Germany
Among computer scientists born in Germany, Rudolf Bayer ranks 3. Before him are Joseph Weizenbaum (1923), and Ian Murdock (1973). After him are Werner Koch (1961), Tron (1972), Daniel Domscheit-Berg (1978), Denny Vrandečić (1978), and Coraline Ada Ehmke (2000).
Joseph Weizenbaum
1923 - 2008
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 1
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 2
Rudolf Bayer
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 3
Werner Koch
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 4
Tron
1972 - 1998
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 6
Denny Vrandečić
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 7
Coraline Ada Ehmke
2000 - Present
HPI: 26.82
Rank: 8