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Jacob Appelbaum

1983 - Today

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Jacob Appelbaum (born April 1, 1983) is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, artist, hacker and teacher. Appelbaum, who earned his PhD from the Eindhoven University of Technology, first became notable for his work as a core member of the Tor Project, a free software network designed to provide online anonymity. But it was Appelbaum's work with WikiLeaks and his journalism at Der Spiegel based on the NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden that made him famous, status accentuated by his standing-in for Julian Assange at computer security and hacker forums when Assange could no longer travel to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Appelbaum has received more than 714,997 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jacob Appelbaum is the 181st most popular journalist (down from 142nd in 2019), the 18,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,544th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Journalist.

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  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 181 out of 196. Before him are Victoria Marinova, Chris Cuomo, Nancy Grace, Lauren Booth, A. O. Scott, and Sevgil Musayeva. After him are Lester Holt, Mohammed Nabbous, Asma al-Ghul, Katsyaryna Andreeva, Arnab Goswami, and Rémi Ochlik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 1,017. Before him are Anderson Gonzaga, Nurcan Taylan, Carmelo González, Martina Hrašnová, Nicole Cooke, and Fumiyuki Beppu. After him are Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Ayako Kitamoto, Ari Graynor, Shaun Maloney, Ana Matnadze, and Darold Williamson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 18,086 out of 20,380. Before him are Earl Clark (1988), Nina Gordon (1967), Shane Harper (1993), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Mike Stulce (1969), and Bernard A. Harris Jr. (1956). After him are Desirae Krawczyk (1994), Angela Lindvall (1979), Morgan Lily (2000), Aesop Rock (1976), Da Brat (1974), and Rosalind Picard (1962).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 50. Before him are Tim Russert (1950), Michael Wolff (1953), Andrew Breitbart (1969), Chris Cuomo (1970), Nancy Grace (1959), and A. O. Scott (1966). After him are Lester Holt (1959), Jim Acosta (1971), Nate Silver (1978), Steven Crowder (1987), Peter Travers (2000), and Ryan Owens (null).

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