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Stephen Wolfram

1959 - Today

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Stephen Wolfram ( WUUL-frəm; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer algebra and theoretical physics. In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. As a businessman, he is the founder and CEO of the software company Wolfram Research, where he works as chief designer of Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha answer engine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Wolfram is the 105th most popular computer scientist (down from 102nd in 2019), the 3,179th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,032nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Stephen Wolfram ranks 105 out of 245. Before him are Marlyn Meltzer, Ed Roberts, Robin Milner, Alan Cox, Charles P. Thacker, and Eric S. Raymond. After him are John Draper, Subhash Kak, Alan Cooper, Manuel Blum, Robert W. Floyd, and John Hopcroft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Stephen Wolfram ranks 214. Before him are Michel Onfray, Akhmed Zakayev, Maria Guleghina, Blaž Slišković, Ezzaki Badou, and Guy Laliberté. After him are Sérgio da Rocha, Ferzan Özpetek, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Aleksei Balabanov, Leila de Lima, and Ricardo Gallego.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Wolfram ranks 3,180 out of 8,785. Before him are Wally Kinnear (1880), John Crawfurd (1783), KSI (1993), Gareth Southgate (1970), Ken McArthur (1881), and Edwin Atherstone (1788). After him are Gary Lewis (1957), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), David Heyman (1961), Peter Swan (1936), and Mick Jackson (1943).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom

Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, Stephen Wolfram ranks 11. Before him are Maurice Wilkes (1913), Paul Graham (1964), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Martin Fowler (1963), Robin Milner (1934), and Alan Cox (1968). After him are Karen Spärck Jones (1935), Demis Hassabis (1976), Kathleen Booth (1922), David Marr (1945), Richard Garriott (1961), and Gary McKinnon (1966).

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