COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Adi Shamir
1952 - Today
Adi Shamir
Adi Shamir (Hebrew: עדי שמיר; born July 6, 1952) is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adi Shamir has received more than 677,206 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Adi Shamir is the 71st most popular computer scientist (up from 84th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Israel (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Computer Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
680k
Page Views (PV)
58.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
5.29
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Among computer scientists, Adi Shamir ranks 71 out of 245. Before him are Charles P. Thacker, Dana Scott, Martin Hellman, Gary Kildall, Leonard Adleman, and Evelyn Berezin. After him are Stephen Cook, Richard M. Karp, Sergey Lebedev, Judea Pearl, Richard E. Stearns, and Jan Koum.
Most Popular Computer Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 65
Dana Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 66
Martin Hellman
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 67
Gary Kildall
1942 - 1994
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 68
Leonard Adleman
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 69
Evelyn Berezin
1925 - 2018
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 70
Adi Shamir
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 71
Stephen Cook
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 72
Richard M. Karp
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 73
Sergey Lebedev
1902 - 1974
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 74
Judea Pearl
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 75
Richard E. Stearns
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 76
Jan Koum
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Adi Shamir ranks 229. Before him are Robledo Puch, Karl Bartos, Roseanne Barr, Delroy Lindo, Javier Urruticoechea, and Pat Cox. After him are Lazar Ristovski, Bora Đorđević, John Finn, Bell hooks, Benny Urquidez, and Yasuhiko Okudera.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsRobledo Puch
EXTREMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 223
Karl Bartos
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 224
Roseanne Barr
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 225
Delroy Lindo
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 226
Javier Urruticoechea
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2001
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 227
Pat Cox
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 228
Adi Shamir
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 229
Lazar Ristovski
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 230
Bora Đorđević
SINGER
1952 - 2024
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 231
John Finn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 232
Bell hooks
WRITER
1952 - 2021
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 233
Benny Urquidez
MARTIAL ARTS
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 234
Yasuhiko Okudera
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 235
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Adi Shamir ranks 238 out of 466. Before him are Moshe Safdie (1938), Etgar Keret (1967), Emile Habibi (1922), Nir Barkat (1959), Ron Arad (1951), and Gila Almagor (1939). After him are Tom Segev (1945), Yakir Aharonov (1932), Itamar Ben-Gvir (1976), Judea Pearl (1936), Giora Spiegel (1947), and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (1938).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsMoshe Safdie
ARCHITECT
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 232
Etgar Keret
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 233
Emile Habibi
WRITER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 234
Nir Barkat
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 235
Ron Arad
ARCHITECT
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 236
Gila Almagor
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 237
Adi Shamir
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 238
Tom Segev
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 239
Yakir Aharonov
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 240
Itamar Ben-Gvir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 241
Judea Pearl
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 242
Giora Spiegel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 243
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 244
Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Israel
Among computer scientists born in Israel, Adi Shamir ranks 2. Before him are Amir Pnueli (1941). After him are Judea Pearl (1936), Noga Alon (1956), and Daphne Koller (1968).
Amir Pnueli
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 1
Adi Shamir
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 2
Judea Pearl
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 3
Noga Alon
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 4
Daphne Koller
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 5