1954 - Today
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 481,802 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Phil Zimmermann is the 125th most popular computer scientist (up from 130th in 2019), the 7,050th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,863rd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Computer Scientist.
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Among computer scientists, Phil Zimmermann ranks 125 out of 201. Before him are Abraham Lempel, Paul G. Comba, Liu Gang, Arthur Samuel, Kathleen Antonelli, and Michael Dertouzos. After him are Shafi Goldwasser, Richard E. Stearns, Andy Rubin, Gary McKinnon, Anita Borg, and Bill Joy.
1936 - 2023
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 119
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 120
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 121
1901 - 1990
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 122
1921 - 2006
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 123
1936 - 2001
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 124
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 125
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 126
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 127
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 128
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 129
1949 - 2003
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 130
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 131
Among people born in 1954, Phil Zimmermann ranks 304. Before him are Hanif Kureishi, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Piero Gros, Antonio Olmo, Robert Carradine, and Marie-Theres Nadig. After him are Doug Bradley, Erwin Wurm, Ariane Ascaride, Cindy Breakspeare, Joe Bryant, and Stanley A. McChrystal.
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 298
1954 - 2018
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 299
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 300
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 301
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 302
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 303
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 304
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 305
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 306
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 307
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 308
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 309
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 310
Among people born in United States, Phil Zimmermann ranks 7,050 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Lowell (1917), Kyle Gass (1960), John Ratzenberger (1947), Sheila E. (1957), William Schuman (1910), and Cornelius Johnson (1913). After him are Martin Dempsey (1952), Micky Dolenz (1945), Bill Robinson (1877), Bruce Arena (1951), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), and Jenny Slate (1982).
1917 - 1977
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 7,044
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 7,045
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 7,046
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,047
1910 - 1992
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,048
1913 - 1946
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,049
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,050
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,051
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,052
1877 - 1949
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,053
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7,054
1886 - 1961
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 7,055
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 7,056
Among computer scientists born in United States, Phil Zimmermann ranks 73. Before him are Michael Stonebraker (1943), Jean Bartik (1924), Adele Goldberg (1945), John L. Hennessy (1952), Annie Easley (1933), and Arthur Samuel (1901). After him are Shafi Goldwasser (1958), Richard E. Stearns (1936), Andy Rubin (1963), Anita Borg (1949), Bill Joy (1954), and Charles P. Thacker (1943).
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 67
1924 - 2011
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 68
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 69
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 70
1933 - 2011
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 71
1901 - 1990
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 72
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 73
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 74
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 75
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 76
1949 - 2003
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 77
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 78
1943 - 2017
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 79