# Eric Hughes

> Eric Hughes is an American mathematician, computer programmer, and cypherpunk. He is considered one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement, alongside Timothy C. May and John Gilmore.

*Cypherpunk*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/eric-hughes

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1953
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Eric Hughes is an American mathematician, computer programmer, and cypherpunk. He is considered one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement, alongside Timothy C. May and John Gilmore.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Eric Hughes (cypherpunk)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Hughes_(cypherpunk))
- [Eric Hughes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Hughes)
- [Eric Hughes (matematyk)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Hughes_(matematyk))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5386764)

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