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Jacob Appelbaum

1983 - Today

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Jacob Appelbaum (born April 1, 1983) is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, artist, hacker and teacher. Appelbaum, who earned his PhD from the Eindhoven University of Technology, first became notable for his work as a core member of the Tor Project, a free software network designed to provide online anonymity. But it was Appelbaum's work with WikiLeaks and his journalism at Der Spiegel based on the NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden that made him famous. His fame increased by his standing-in for Julian Assange at computer security and hacker forums when Assange could no longer travel to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Appelbaum is the 189th most popular journalist (down from 181st in 2019), the 18,686th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,115th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 189 out of 196. Before him are A. O. Scott, Nancy Grace, Lester Holt, Darya Chultsova, Lauren Booth, and Asma al-Ghul. After him are Katie Piper, Nate Silver, Arnab Goswami, Rémi Ochlik, Wafa Mustafa, and Steven Crowder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 1,213. Before him are Alin Moldoveanu, Sunidhi Chauhan, Julia Ling, Brooke Fraser, Johan Audel, and Matti Heikkinen. After him are Émilie Fer, Shohei Abe, Reiichi Ikegami, Margaret Hoelzer, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, and Jacobo Sanz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 18,694 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Trohman (1984), Emma Kenney (1999), Brad Beyer (1973), Jacob Artist (1992), Zosia Mamet (1988), and Jordan Hill (1987). After him are Alexis Dziena (1984), Margaret Hoelzer (1983), Alan Anderson (1982), Michael Tarver (1977), Mystikal (1970), and Bobby Fish (1976).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 53. Before him are Andrew Breitbart (1969), Jim Acosta (1971), Evan Gershkovich (1991), A. O. Scott (1966), Nancy Grace (1959), and Lester Holt (1959). After him are Nate Silver (1978), Steven Crowder (1987), and Ryan Owens (null).

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