Bill Paxton

Summary

Bill Paxton is a human^[1]. He died on +2025-07-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Bill Paxton died on +2025-07-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Bill Paxton's professions included computer scientist^[3].
• Among Bill Paxton's employers was Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics^[5].
• Bill Paxton was employed by Adobe^[6].
• Among Bill Paxton's employers was PARC^[7].
• Bill Paxton's education included a stint at Stanford University^[8].
• Bill Paxton's doctoral advisor was Terry Winograd^[9].
• Bill Paxton received the ACM Software System Award^[10].
• Bill Paxton received the Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize^[11].
• Bill Paxton is recorded as male^[12].
• Bill Paxton's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Bill Paxton's family name is recorded as Paxton^[14].
• Bill Paxton's given name is recorded as William^[15].
• Bill Paxton's given name is recorded as Hamilton^[16].
• Bill Paxton's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100238435^[17].
• Bill Paxton's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill'}^[18].
• Bill Paxton's GitHub account is recorded as bill-paxton^[19].
• Bill Paxton's DBLP author ID is recorded as 42/5401^[20].
• Bill Paxton's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fzf9x9yk^[21].
• Bill Paxton's Artnet artist ID is recorded as bill-paxton^[22].

Body

Education

Bill Paxton was educated at Stanford University^[8]. His doctoral advisor was Terry Winograd^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Paxton's professions included computer scientist^[3]. Employers include Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics^[5], a research institute^[23], in United States^[24]; Adobe^[6], a type foundry^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1982^[27], headquartered in San Jose^[28]; and PARC^[7], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1970^[31], headquartered in Palo Alto^[32].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Software System Award^[10], a science award^[33], founded in 1983^[34] and Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize^[11], a science award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1986^[37].

Death and Burial

Bill Paxton died on +2025-07-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Why It Matters

Bill Paxton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).^[4]

FAQs

What did Bill Paxton do for work?

Bill Paxton worked as computer scientist^[3].

Where did Bill Paxton go to school?

Bill Paxton was educated at Stanford University^[8].

What awards did Bill Paxton receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award^[10] and Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize^[11].