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Tony Hoare

1934 - Today

Tony Hoare

Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (; born 11 January 1934), also known as C. A. R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist who has made foundational contributions to programming languages, algorithms, operating systems, formal verification, and concurrent computing. His work earned him the Turing Award, usually regarded as the highest distinction in computer science, in 1980. Hoare developed the sorting algorithm quicksort in 1959–1960. He developed Hoare logic, an axiomatic basis for verifying program correctness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Hoare is the 36th most popular computer scientist (down from 30th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Tony Hoare ranks 36 out of 245. Before him are Edgar F. Codd, Ward Cunningham, Richard E. Stearns, Sergey Brin, Hal Finney, and Guido van Rossum. After him are Ken Kutaragi, Maurice Wilkes, Charles Bachman, Peter Naur, Ole-Johan Dahl, and Ivan Sutherland.

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Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 30
Ward Cunningham
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 31
Richard E. Stearns
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 32
Sergey Brin
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 33
Hal Finney
1956 - 2014
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 34
Guido van Rossum
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 35
Tony Hoare
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 36
Ken Kutaragi
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 37
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Tony Hoare ranks 115. Before him are Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Per Olov Enquist, Miguel de la Madrid, Khun Sa, John Brunner, and Dionigi Tettamanzi. After him are James Sikking, Robert Moog, Julius Darmaatmadja, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Nicéphore Soglo, and Jean Chrétien.

Others Born in 1934

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Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 109
Per Olov Enquist
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 110
Miguel de la Madrid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 111
Khun Sa
MAFIOSO
1934 - 2007
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 112
John Brunner
WRITER
1934 - 1995
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 113
Dionigi Tettamanzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 114
Tony Hoare
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 115
James Sikking
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 116
Robert Moog
INVENTOR
1934 - 2005
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 117
Julius Darmaatmadja
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 118
Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2021
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 119
Nicéphore Soglo
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 120
Jean Chrétien
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 121