COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Martin Hellman

1945 - Today

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Martin Edward Hellman (born October 2, 1945) is an American cryptologist and mathematician, best known for his invention of public-key cryptography in cooperation with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Hellman has received more than 375,790 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Martin Hellman is the 67th most popular computer scientist (up from 77th in 2019), the 4,013th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,683rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Computer Scientist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Martin Hellman ranks 67 out of 245. Before him are Pierre Bézier, Ron Rivest, Jay Wright Forrester, Edward Feigenbaum, Charles P. Thacker, and Dana Scott. After him are Gary Kildall, Leonard Adleman, Evelyn Berezin, Adi Shamir, Stephen Cook, and Richard M. Karp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Martin Hellman ranks 261. Before him are José Luis Perales, András Arató, Andrew Birkin, Tammi Terrell, Edoardo Reja, and Tex Watson. After him are Noel Redding, Linda Harrison, Brett Lunger, Al Stewart, Vernon Wells, and Roger Spottiswoode.

Others Born in 1945

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Hellman ranks 4,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Kuttner (1915), Tex Watson (1945), Kate Mulgrew (1955), Krist Novoselic (1965), Lee Evans (1947), and Tab Hunter (1931). After him are Danneel Ackles (1979), Judith Reisman (1935), Greg LeMond (1961), Linda Harrison (1945), Brett Lunger (1945), and Gilbert Baker (1951).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Martin Hellman ranks 42. Before him are Larry Wall (1954), Ron Rivest (1947), Jay Wright Forrester (1918), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Charles P. Thacker (1943), and Dana Scott (1932). After him are Gary Kildall (1942), Leonard Adleman (1945), Evelyn Berezin (1925), Stephen Cook (1939), Richard M. Karp (1935), and Richard E. Stearns (1936).

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