# Spiros Simitis

> Spiros Simitis was a Greek-German jurist and a pioneer in the field of data protection. In recognition of his role, admirers sometimes describe him as "the man who invented data protection".

*Greek-German jurist (1934-2023)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/spiros-simitis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1934-10-19
- **Died:** 2023-03-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 19.2 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Spiros Simitis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiros_Simitis)
- [Spiros Simitis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiros_Simitis)
- [Σπύρος Σημίτης](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%80%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2311195)

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