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Justin Frankel

1978 - Today

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Justin Frankel (born 1978) is an American computer programmer best known for his work on the Winamp media player application and for inventing the Gnutella peer-to-peer network. Frankel is also the founder of Cockos Incorporated, which creates music production and development software such as the REAPER digital audio workstation, the NINJAM collaborative music tool and the Jesusonic expandable effects processor. In 2002, he was named in the TR100 as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Frankel is the 257th most popular computer scientist, the 20,184th most popular biography from United States and the 132nd most popular American Computer Scientist.

Justin Frankel is a computer scientist best known for creating the popular media player Winamp and the peer-to-peer file sharing protocol Gnutella. His contributions significantly impacted digital media distribution and online sharing.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Justin Frankel ranks 257 out of 245. Before him are Dave Hyatt, Dries Buytaert, Valerie Aurora, John Resig, Jamie Zawinski, and Timnit Gebru. After him are Manindra Agrawal, Ian Goodfellow, Arfa Karim, Dina Katabi, Paul Buchheit, and Blake Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Justin Frankel ranks 1,419. Before him are Kjartan Sveinsson, Mohit Sharma, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Karoliina Rantamäki, Jaani Peuhu, and Adam Pearce. After him are Disha Vakani, Hiroki Mihara, Heather Moyse, Ruben Studdard, Cristina Teuscher, and Alicia Poto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Justin Frankel ranks 20,192 out of 20,380. Before him are Lalaine (1987), Harvey Guillén (1990), Jahlil Okafor (1995), Wale (1984), Parker Young (1988), and Torey DeFalco (1997). After him are Keean Johnson (1996), Derek Mills (1972), Hirofumi Moriyasu (1985), James Anderson (1989), Morgan Saylor (1994), and Juelz Santana (1982).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Justin Frankel ranks 132. Before him are Eric Bina (1964), Jordan Hubbard (1963), Dave Hyatt (1972), Valerie Aurora (null), John Resig (1984), and Jamie Zawinski (1968). After him are Ian Goodfellow (1987), Paul Buchheit (1977), Blake Ross (1985), and Virgil Griffith (1983).

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