COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Steve Russell

1937 - Today

Steve Russell

Stephen Russell (born 1937), also nicknamed "Slug", is an American computer scientist most famous for creating Spacewar!, well known for being the first widely distributed video game. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Russell is the 44th most popular computer scientist (up from 160th in 2019), the 2,884th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,682nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Steve Russell ranks 44 out of 245. Before him are Maurice Wilkes, Charles Bachman, Peter Naur, Ole-Johan Dahl, Ivan Sutherland, and Luigi Federico Menabrea. After him are Kevin Mitnick, David Patterson, Thomas E. Kurtz, Mary Kenneth Keller, Juris Hartmanis, and Paul Graham.

Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia

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Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 38
Charles Bachman
1924 - 2017
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 39
Peter Naur
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 40
Ole-Johan Dahl
1931 - 2002
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 41
Ivan Sutherland
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 42
Luigi Federico Menabrea
1809 - 1896
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 43
Steve Russell
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 44
Kevin Mitnick
1963 - 2023
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 45
David Patterson
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 46
Thomas E. Kurtz
1928 - 2024
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 47
Mary Kenneth Keller
1913 - 1985
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 48
Juris Hartmanis
1928 - 2022
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 49
Paul Graham
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 50

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Steve Russell ranks 139. Before him are Naji al-Ali, Baden Powell, Lawrence Roberts, Tony Burton, Billy Dee Williams, and Audrys Bačkis. After him are Hibari Misora, Mintimer Shaimiev, Andrés Gimeno, André Glucksmann, Facundo Cabral, and Eduard Uspensky.

Others Born in 1937

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Naji al-Ali
PAINTER
1937 - 1987
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 133
Baden Powell
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 134
Lawrence Roberts
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2018
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 135
Tony Burton
ACTOR
1937 - 2016
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 136
Billy Dee Williams
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 137
Audrys Bačkis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 138
Steve Russell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 139
Hibari Misora
ACTOR
1937 - 1989
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 140
Mintimer Shaimiev
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 141
Andrés Gimeno
TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 142
André Glucksmann
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 143
Facundo Cabral
SINGER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 144
Eduard Uspensky
WRITER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 145

In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Russell ranks 2,884 out of 20,380. Before him are Gordon Scott (1926), Julia Ann (1969), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), and Frances Arnold (1956). After him are Louis E. Brus (1943), Don Henley (1947), Agnes Smedley (1892), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Nicholas Sparks (1965), and Brad Davis (1949).

Others born in United States

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Gordon Scott
ACTOR
1926 - 2007
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,878
Julia Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,879
Henry King
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1982
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,880
John McTiernan
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,881
Harold Rainsford Stark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,882
Frances Arnold
CHEMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,883
Steve Russell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,884
Louis E. Brus
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,885
Don Henley
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,886
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,887
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,888
Nicholas Sparks
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,889
Brad Davis
ACTOR
1949 - 1991
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,890