# Phil Zimmermann

> Philip R. Zimmermann 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.

*Creator of Pretty Good Privacy*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/phil-zimmermann

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1954-02-12
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 19.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #90

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://philzimmermann.com/

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [فيل زيمرمان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [فيل زيمرمان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Filipp Zimmermann](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipp_Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [Φιλ Ζίμερμαν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BB_%CE%96%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [Philip Zimmermann](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [فیل زیمرمن](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86)
- [Philip Zimmermann](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Zimmermann)
- [פיל צימרמן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%9F)
- [Philip R. Zimmermann](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_R._Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [フィル・ジマーマン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3)
- [Philip Zimmermann](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Zimmermann)
- [Philip Zimmermann](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Zimmermann)
- [Phil Zimmermann](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann)
- [Циммерман, Филипп](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BF)
- [Філ Циммерманн](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BB_%D0%A6%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD)
- [菲爾·齊默爾曼](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%B2%E7%88%BE%C2%B7%E9%BD%8A%E9%BB%98%E7%88%BE%E6%9B%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455938)

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