Cal Newport

Summary

Cal Newport is a human^[1]. He was born in United States^[2]. He was born on June 23, 1982^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], and blogger^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,354 views/month, #6,854 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in United States^[2], Cal Newport…
• Cal Newport was born on June 23, 1982^[3].
• Cal Newport held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Cal Newport's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Cal Newport worked as a writer^[5].
• Cal Newport worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Cal Newport's professions included non-fiction writer^[7].
• Cal Newport's professions included blogger^[8].
• Cal Newport's field of work was informatics^[11].
• Cal Newport's field of work was computer science^[12].
• Cal Newport's field of work was popular science literature^[13].
• Cal Newport was employed by Georgetown University^[14].
• Cal Newport's education included a stint at Dartmouth College^[15].
• Cal Newport's doctoral advisor was Nancy Lynch^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Cal Newport is Deep Work^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Cal Newport is Digital Minimalism^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Cal Newport is So Good They Can't Ignore You^[19].
• Cal Newport is recorded as male^[20].
• Cal Newport's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Cal Newport's family name is recorded as Newport^[22].
• Cal Newport's given name is recorded as Calvin^[23].
• Cal Newport's given name is recorded as Charles^[24].
• Cal Newport's official website is recorded as https://www.calnewport.com/^[25].
• Cal Newport's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Cal Newport's name in native language is recorded as Cal Newport^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1982-06-23^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: d4377520-012f-4297-be7f-87e79bfa41ca^[31]

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Origins and Family

Cal Newport's place of birth was United States^[2]. He was born on June 23, 1982^[3].

Education

Cal Newport's education included a stint at Dartmouth College^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Nancy Lynch^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], and blogger^[8]. Fields of work include informatics^[11], an academic major^[32], founded in 1957^[33]; computer science^[12], an academic discipline^[34]; and popular science literature^[13], a literary genre^[35]. Cal Newport was employed by Georgetown University^[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Deep Work^[17], a literary work^[36]; Digital Minimalism^[18], a literary work^[37]; and So Good They Can't Ignore You^[19], a literary work^[38].

Why It Matters

Cal Newport ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,354 views/month, #6,854 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Cal Newport born?

Cal Newport was born in United States^[2].

What did Cal Newport do for work?

Cal Newport worked as computer scientist^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], and blogger^[8].

Where did Cal Newport go to school?

Cal Newport was educated at Dartmouth College^[15].