COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Ruth Teitelbaum
1924 - 1986

Ruth Teitelbaum
Ruth Teitelbaum (née Lichterman; February 1, 1924 – August 9, 1986) was an American computer programmer and mathematician who was one of the first computer programmers in the world. Teitelbaum was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer. The other five ENIAC programmers were Jean Bartik, Betty Holberton, Kathleen Antonelli, Marlyn Meltzer, and Frances Spence. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Teitelbaum is the 66th most popular computer scientist (up from 81st in 2019), the 3,945th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,685th in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Ruth Teitelbaum ranks 66 out of 245. Before her are Yann LeCun, Brian Kernighan, J. C. R. Licklider, Vernor Vinge, Ron Rivest, and Jean Bartik. After her are Robert C. Martin, Leonard Adleman, Larry Wall, James H. Wilkinson, Jef Raskin, and Richard M. Karp.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYann LeCun
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 60
Brian Kernighan
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 61
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 62
Vernor Vinge
1944 - 2024
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 63
Ron Rivest
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 64
Jean Bartik
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 65
Ruth Teitelbaum
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 66
Robert C. Martin
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 67
Leonard Adleman
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 68
Larry Wall
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 69
James H. Wilkinson
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 70
Jef Raskin
1943 - 2005
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 71
Richard M. Karp
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 72
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Ruth Teitelbaum ranks 178. Before her are Daniel Inouye, Rudolf Barshai, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jean Bartik, Élias Sarkis, and Robert Frank. After her are Renia Spiegel, Claude Lefort, Ján Chryzostom Korec, José Donoso, S. N. Goenka, and Alice Babs. Among people deceased in 1986, Ruth Teitelbaum ranks 114. Before her are Ilmari Salminen, Thierry Sabine, Scatman Crothers, Vitaly Abalakov, Raúl Prebisch, and Valentin Kataev. After her are John Bagot Glubb, Artur London, James H. Wilkinson, Nicholas Kaldor, Gregory Jarvis, and Princess Anne of Orléans.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsDaniel Inouye
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 172
Rudolf Barshai
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 173
Juan Ponce Enrile
POLITICIAN
1924 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 174
Jean Bartik
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 175
Élias Sarkis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1985
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 176
Robert Frank
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 177
Ruth Teitelbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 178
Renia Spiegel
WRITER
1924 - 1942
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 179
Claude Lefort
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 180
Ján Chryzostom Korec
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 181
José Donoso
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 182
S. N. Goenka
WRITER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 183
Alice Babs
SINGER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 184
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsIlmari Salminen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1986
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 108
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 109
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 110
Vitaly Abalakov
ENGINEER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 111
Raúl Prebisch
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1986
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 112
Valentin Kataev
WRITER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 113
Ruth Teitelbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 114
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 115
Artur London
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 116
James H. Wilkinson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 117
Nicholas Kaldor
ECONOMIST
1908 - 1986
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 118
Gregory Jarvis
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 1986
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 119
Princess Anne of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 120
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ruth Teitelbaum ranks 3,945 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert B. Anderson (1910), Susan Sullivan (1942), Dick Dale (1937), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Sandra Faber (1944), and Willy DeVille (1950). After her are Nolan North (1970), Timothy Hutton (1960), Mary Tyler Moore (1936), Rosemary Clooney (1928), Walter Tewksbury (1876), and Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRobert B. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 3,939
Susan Sullivan
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 3,940
Dick Dale
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 3,941
Christine Chubbuck
PRESENTER
1944 - 1974
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 3,942
Sandra Faber
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 3,943
Willy DeVille
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2009
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 3,944
Ruth Teitelbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 3,945
Nolan North
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 3,946
Timothy Hutton
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 3,947
Mary Tyler Moore
COMEDIAN
1936 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 3,948
Rosemary Clooney
SINGER
1928 - 2002
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 3,949
Walter Tewksbury
ATHLETE
1876 - 1968
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 3,950
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2013
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 3,951
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Ruth Teitelbaum ranks 39. Before her are Leslie Lamport (1941), Alan Perlis (1922), J. C. R. Licklider (1915), Vernor Vinge (1944), Ron Rivest (1947), and Jean Bartik (1924). After her are Leonard Adleman (1945), Larry Wall (1954), Jef Raskin (1943), Richard M. Karp (1935), Fred Brooks (1931), and Warren Weaver (1894).
Leslie Lamport
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 33
Alan Perlis
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 34
J. C. R. Licklider
1915 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 35
Vernor Vinge
1944 - 2024
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 36
Ron Rivest
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 37
Jean Bartik
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 38
Ruth Teitelbaum
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 39
Leonard Adleman
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 40
Larry Wall
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 41
Jef Raskin
1943 - 2005
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 42
Richard M. Karp
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 43
Fred Brooks
1931 - 2022
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 44
Warren Weaver
1894 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 45