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John Ousterhout

Creator of the Tcl/Tk development environment

  • Fame49.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#188
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  • Fame49.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#188
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Born 1954 · age 72United States
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  • Age
    72
    Born 1954
  • Awards
    5
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-24

John Kenneth Ousterhout is an American computer scientist. He is a professor of computer science at Stanford University. He founded Electric Cloud with John Graham-Cumming.

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49.1
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Historical15.5
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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Category rank
#188
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