COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Phil Zimmermann

1954 - Today

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Philip R. Zimmermann (born 1954) is an American computer scientist and cryptographer. He is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world. He is also known for his work in VoIP encryption protocols, notably ZRTP and Zfone. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Zimmermann has received more than 521,551 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Phil Zimmermann is the 127th most popular computer scientist (down from 125th in 2019), the 6,774th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,035th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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  • 54.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Phil Zimmermann ranks 127 out of 245. Before him are Bram Moolenaar, Robert C. Martin, Jack Dongarra, Arthur Samuel, Bill Joy, and Andy Rubin. After him are John L. Hennessy, Hal Finney, Jack Dorsey, Sudha Murty, James Rumbaugh, and Needleman–Wunsch algorithm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Phil Zimmermann ranks 330. Before him are Patsy Reddy, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Malcolm Turnbull, Jaak Uudmäe, Ruslan Aushev, and Jens Galschiøt. After him are Balázs Taróczy, Francis Buchholz, Anthony Head, Doug Bradley, Ken Stott, and Bob Weinstein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Zimmermann ranks 6,774 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Arneson (1947), John Getz (1946), Wilmer Allison (1904), Shirley Verrett (1931), Sheree J. Wilson (1958), and Dick Van Patten (1928). After him are Ransom E. Olds (1864), Dave Cowens (1948), Bob Hite (1943), Lester Bowie (1941), Betty Compson (1897), and George Washington Williams (1849).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Phil Zimmermann ranks 75. Before him are Lynn Conway (1938), Shafi Goldwasser (1958), Jack Dongarra (1950), Arthur Samuel (1901), Bill Joy (1954), and Andy Rubin (1963). After him are John L. Hennessy (1952), Hal Finney (1956), Jack Dorsey (1976), James Rumbaugh (1947), Annie Easley (1933), and Michael Stonebraker (1943).

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