How Famous Is Dennis Ritchie?
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In Memoriam
1941–2011
Technologist
Inventor
According to our voters, Dennis Ritchie is the...
1738th most famous person in the world!
Fame by country
Most famous in United Kingdom
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist who created the C programming language and co-developed the Unix operating system with Ken Thompson. His contributions have profoundly influenced modern computing.
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ELO
1487
Most recently Dennis Ritchie lost a matchup to Jason Statham (#477) voted by someone from Canada.
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Per-country vote breakdown
| Country | Rank | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | #518 | 33.3% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | #643 | 0.0% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | #2145 | 0.0% |
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