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Guido van Rossum

Dutch programmer and creator of Python

  • Audience26.3K
  • Fame74.7
  • Momentum10.7
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26.3K github followers
  • Audience26.3K
  • Fame74.7
  • Momentum10.7
  • Netherlands rank#30
  • Developers rank#5
  • Wikipedia28.3K
Born 1956 · age 70Netherlands
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  • Biggest on GitHub
    26.3K
    @gvanrossum
  • Wikipedia
    52 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Netherlands
    #30
    Developers
  • Age
    70
    Born 1956
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-15

Guido van Rossum is a Dutch programmer. He is the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election.

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The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
74.7
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum10.7
Historical22.8
Now attention27.6
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#30
Category rank
#5
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