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Daniel Domscheit-Berg

1978 - Today

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Daniel Domscheit-Berg (German: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˌdɔmʃaɪtˈbɛʁk, -ni̯ɛl -]; né Berg; born 1978), previously known under the pseudonym Daniel Schmitt, is a German technology activist. He is best known as the former spokesperson for WikiLeaks and the author of Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website (2011). Domscheit-Berg began working with WikiLeaks after meeting Assange at the Chaos Computer Club's annual conference in 2007. In August 2010, Domscheit-Berg was suspended from WikiLeaks by Assange after Domscheit-Berg challenged Assange's effectiveness as a leader. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Domscheit-Berg is the 229th most popular computer scientist (down from 206th in 2024), the 6,371st most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,986th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Daniel Domscheit-Berg ranks 229 out of 245. Before him are Werner Koch, Gottfrid Svartholm, Vincent Rijmen, John Ousterhout, Tron, and David Jones. After him are Shawn Fanning, Mihalis Yannakakis, Mark Overmars, Dariusz Jemielniak, Jenova Chen, and Greg Kroah-Hartman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Daniel Domscheit-Berg ranks 663. Before him are Ali Ezzine, Patrice Abanda, Diego Pozo, Saša Stanišić, Richard Hamilton, and Matthew Conger. After him are Björn Ferry, Barry Ferguson, Dhani Harrison, Nikki Cox, Zhou Chunxiu, and Chris Andersen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Daniel Domscheit-Berg ranks 6,374 out of 7,253. Before him are Alicia von Rittberg (1993), Hansjörg Jäkle (1971), Carsten Wolf (1964), Jenny Wolf (1979), Lisa Martinek (1972), and Udo Bölts (1966). After him are Jana Pallaske (1979), Marc Rothemund (1968), Anna Thalbach (1973), Cornelia Pfohl (1971), Rick McCallum (1954), and Hilde Gerg (1975).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Germany

Among computer scientists born in Germany, Daniel Domscheit-Berg ranks 6. Before him are Joseph Weizenbaum (1923), Ian Murdock (1973), Rudolf Bayer (1939), Werner Koch (1961), and Tron (1972). After him are Denny Vrandečić (1978), and Coraline Ada Ehmke (2000).

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