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Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Today

Theodore Ts'o
Theodore Yue Tak Ts'o (Chinese: 曹子德; born 1968) is an American software engineer mainly known for his contributions to the Linux kernel, in particular his contributions to file systems. He is the secondary developer and maintainer of e2fsprogs, the userspace utilities for the ext2, ext3, and ext4 filesystems, and is a maintainer for the ext4 file system. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore Ts'o is the 233rd most popular computer scientist (down from 232nd in 2019), the 17,149th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,906th in 2019) and the 120th most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Theodore Ts'o ranks 233 out of 245. Before him are Shawn Fanning, Mihalis Yannakakis, Mark Overmars, Dariusz Jemielniak, Jenova Chen, and Larry Ewing. After him are Jon Lech Johansen, Rosalind Picard, Denny Vrandečić, David Heinemeier Hansson, Hamza Bendelladj, and Dries Buytaert.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 227
Mihalis Yannakakis
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 228
Mark Overmars
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 229
Dariusz Jemielniak
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 230
Jenova Chen
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 231
Larry Ewing
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 232
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 233
Jon Lech Johansen
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 234
Rosalind Picard
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 235
Denny Vrandečić
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 236
David Heinemeier Hansson
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 237
Hamza Bendelladj
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 238
Dries Buytaert
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 239
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Theodore Ts'o ranks 859. Before him are Ryosuke Okuno, Masanori Suzuki, Mitsuaki Kojima, Mark Recchi, Michael S. Hopkins, and Bettany Hughes. After him are Hugo Pérez, Ulrik Jansson, Brian Leetch, Zdeněk Moravec, Tatsuya Ai, and David Batty.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsRyosuke Okuno
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 853
Masanori Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 854
Mitsuaki Kojima
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 855
Mark Recchi
HOCKEY PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 856
Michael S. Hopkins
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 857
Bettany Hughes
HISTORIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 858
Theodore Ts'o
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 859
Hugo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 860
Ulrik Jansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 861
Brian Leetch
HOCKEY PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 862
Zdeněk Moravec
ASTRONOMER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 863
Tatsuya Ai
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 864
David Batty
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 865
In United States
Among people born in United States, Theodore Ts'o ranks 17,156 out of 20,380. Before him are Alyson Stoner (1993), Sebastian Korda (2000), Jaimee Foxworth (1979), Michael Urie (1980), Chord Overstreet (1989), and Clifton Davis (1945). After him are Hornswoggle (1986), Evan Lysacek (1985), Rickey Green (1954), Christian Taylor (1990), Laura Benanti (1979), and Daniel J. Bernstein (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlyson Stoner
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 17,150
Sebastian Korda
TENNIS PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 17,151
Jaimee Foxworth
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 17,152
Michael Urie
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 17,153
Chord Overstreet
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 17,154
Clifton Davis
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 17,155
Theodore Ts'o
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 17,156
Hornswoggle
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 17,157
Evan Lysacek
SKATER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 17,158
Rickey Green
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 17,159
Christian Taylor
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 17,160
Laura Benanti
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 17,161
Daniel J. Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 17,162
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States
Among computer scientists born in United States, Theodore Ts'o ranks 120. Before him are Eric Allman (1955), Nancy Lynch (1948), Douglas Crockford (1955), Steve Wilhite (1948), John Ousterhout (1954), and Shawn Fanning (1980). After him are Rosalind Picard (1962), John Resig (1984), Jamie Zawinski (1968), Ian Goodfellow (1987), Paul Buchheit (1977), and Blake Ross (1985).
Eric Allman
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 114
Nancy Lynch
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 115
Douglas Crockford
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 116
Steve Wilhite
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 117
John Ousterhout
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 118
Shawn Fanning
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 119
Theodore Ts'o
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 120
Rosalind Picard
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 121
John Resig
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 122
Jamie Zawinski
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 123
Ian Goodfellow
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 124
Paul Buchheit
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 125
Blake Ross
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 126