JOURNALIST

Jacob Appelbaum

1983 - Today

Photo of Jacob Appelbaum

Icon of person Jacob Appelbaum

Jacob Appelbaum (born April 1, 1983) is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, and hacker. 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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Appelbaum is the 205th most popular journalist (down from 181st in 2024), the 19,400th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,111th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Jacob Appelbaum by language

Loading...

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 205 out of 196. Before him are Maria Bartiromo, Lauren Booth, Clarissa Ward, Asma al-Ghul, Arzu Geybullayeva, and Nareen Shammo. After him are Katie Piper, Ivan Golunov, Nate Silver, Mariane Pearl, Arnab Goswami, and Ezra Klein.

Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 1,323. Before him are Arzu Geybullayeva, Sunidhi Chauhan, Julia Ling, Brooke Fraser, Johan Audel, and Matti Heikkinen. After him are Émilie Fer, Shohei Abe, Reiichi Ikegami, Mauro Sarmiento, Margaret Hoelzer, and Mohammad Reza Khalatbari.

Others Born in 1983

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 19,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Emma Kenney (1999), Brad Beyer (1973), Jacob Artist (1992), Zosia Mamet (1988), Jordan Hill (1987), and Walt Becker (1968). After him are Rebecca Creskoff (1971), Alexis Dziena (1984), Ricky Carmichael (1979), Margaret Hoelzer (1983), Alan Anderson (1982), and Michael Tarver (1977).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Jacob Appelbaum ranks 55. Before him are Evan Gershkovich (1991), A. O. Scott (1966), Nancy Grace (1959), Lester Holt (1959), Hasan Piker (1991), and Maria Bartiromo (1967). After him are Nate Silver (1978), Ezra Klein (1984), Hala Gorani (1970), Dana Bash (1971), Kristie Lu Stout (1974), and Josh Earnest (1975).

American born Journalists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous