John Ousterhout

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Summary

John Ousterhout was born on October 15, 1954[1], in Solano County[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], programmer[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month, #7,132 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: academic[10], information scientist[11]
  • Field of work: computer science[12], computer programming[13], computing[14], informatics[15], scripting language[16]
  • Employer: University of California, Berkeley[17], Stanford University[18]
  • Doctoral advisor: Nico Habermann[19]
  • Award received: Grace Murray Hopper Award[20], ACM Software System Award[21], ACM Fellow[22], IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award[23], William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research[24]
  • Member of: National Academy of Engineering[25], Association for Computing Machinery[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Doctoral student: Mendel Rosenblum[28], Mary Louise Gray Baker[29], Robert Mayo[30], Fred Douglis[31]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[32]
  • Family name: Ousterhout[33]
  • Given name: John[34], Kenneth[35]
  • Professorship: Leonard Bosack and Sandy K. Lerner Professorship in Engineering[36]
  • Official website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/john-ousterhout[37]
  • Work location: Stanford[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39]
  • Affiliation: Stanford University Computer Science Department[40]
  • Name in native language: John Ousterhout[41]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[42]
  • Social media followers: 1818[43]

Why It Matters

John Ousterhout has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

His notable doctoral advisees include Mendel Rosenblum[46], a computer scientist[47], b. 1962[48], of United States[49], awarded the ACM Software System Award[50], specialised in computer science[51]; Robert Mayo[52], a computer scientist[53]; and Fred Douglis[54], a computer scientist[55].

FAQs

Where was John Ousterhout born?

John Ousterhout's place of birth was Solano County[2].

What did John Ousterhout do for work?

John Ousterhout worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], programmer[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7].

What awards did John Ousterhout receive?

Honors received include Grace Murray Hopper Award[20], ACM Software System Award[21], ACM Fellow[22], and IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award[23].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [10] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . nae.edu. Retrieved . nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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