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Kevin Mitnick

1963 - 2023

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Kevin David Mitnick (August 6, 1963 – July 16, 2023) was an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. In 1995, he was arrested for various computer and communications-related crimes, and spent five years in prison after being convicted of fraud and illegally intercepting communications. Mitnick's pursuit, arrest, trial and sentence were all controversial, as were the associated media coverage, books, and films, with his supporters arguing that his punishment was excessive and that many of the charges against him were fraudulent, and not based on actual losses. After his release from prison, he ran his own security firm, Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC, and was also involved with other computer security businesses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Mitnick is the 45th most popular computer scientist (down from 27th in 2019), the 2,928th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,958th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Kevin Mitnick ranks 45 out of 245. Before him are Charles Bachman, Peter Naur, Ole-Johan Dahl, Ivan Sutherland, Luigi Federico Menabrea, and Steve Russell. After him are David Patterson, Thomas E. Kurtz, Mary Kenneth Keller, Juris Hartmanis, Paul Graham, and Joseph Weizenbaum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kevin Mitnick ranks 91. Before him are Brian Kemp, Mikkey Dee, Eddie the Eagle, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Joey Tempest, and Srečko Katanec. After him are Gaspar Noé, Jonathan Haidt, Kai Hansen, Rob Schneider, Kim Ung-yong, and Pierre Nkurunziza. Among people deceased in 2023, Kevin Mitnick ranks 122. Before him are Lee Sun-kyun, Marisa Pavan, A. S. Byatt, Tim Keller, Ian Wilmut, and Gaston Glock. After him are Thomas Williams, Martin Davis, Anne Perry, Don Walsh, Marc Augé, and Jerry Springer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Mitnick ranks 2,928 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Zwick (1952), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Julius Erving (1950), Richard Holbrooke (1941), George Hamilton (1939), and Jeffrey Jones (1946). After him are Frances Harper (1825), Mehmet Oz (1960), Nancy Allen (1950), Judy Chicago (1939), Walter Tevis (1928), and Carol W. Greider (1961).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Kevin Mitnick ranks 27. Before him are Ward Cunningham (1949), Richard E. Stearns (1936), Hal Finney (1956), Charles Bachman (1924), Ivan Sutherland (1938), and Steve Russell (1937). After him are David Patterson (1947), Thomas E. Kurtz (1928), Mary Kenneth Keller (1913), Allen Newell (1927), Leonard Kleinrock (1934), and Leslie Lamport (1941).

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