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Phil Zimmermann

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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. Zimmermann is co-founder and Chief Scientist of the global encrypted communications firm Silent Circle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Zimmermann is the 146th most popular computer scientist (down from 127th in 2019), the 8,269th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,773rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Phil Zimmermann ranks 146 out of 245. Before him are James Rumbaugh, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Rudolf Bayer, Demis Hassabis, Adam Osborne, and Jack Dorsey. After him are Robert Tarjan, John L. Hennessy, Michael Stonebraker, Jaron Lanier, Kateryna Yushchenko, and Shafi Goldwasser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Phil Zimmermann ranks 385. Before him are Susan Kare, Thomas Struth, Kamal Haasan, Vasile Dîba, Trevor Rabin, and Toshiaki Imai. After him are Joe Bryant, Herbert Zimmermann, Graziano Rossi, Anna Grodzka, Masaaki Suzuki, and Jonathan Pollard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Zimmermann ranks 8,271 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Bisson (1942), Matt Frewer (1958), Dack Rambo (1941), Dominic Sena (1949), Bill Maher (1956), and Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831). After him are Mary Barra (1961), Royal Harwood Frost (1879), Greg Germann (1958), Kelly Curtis (1956), Peter Facinelli (1973), and Joe Alaskey (1952).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Phil Zimmermann ranks 83. Before him are Robert Taylor (1932), Jack Dongarra (1950), Andy Rubin (1963), Anita Borg (1949), James Rumbaugh (1947), and Jack Dorsey (1976). After him are Robert Tarjan (1948), John L. Hennessy (1952), Michael Stonebraker (1943), Jaron Lanier (1960), Shafi Goldwasser (1958), and Kent Beck (1961).

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