# Dennis M. Ritchie

> Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was an American computer scientist. He created, together with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language.

*American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/dennis-m-ritchie

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Developer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482740))
- **Category:** Developers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1941-09-09
- **Died:** 2011-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 64.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 24.8 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #32

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://cs.bell-labs.co/who/dmr/

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