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Andy Hertzfeld

American computer scientist and inventor (born 1953)

  • Fame52.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#142
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  • Fame52.1
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  • Developers rank#142
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Born 1953 · age 73United States
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  • Age
    73
    Born 1953
  • Known for
    Steve Jobs: Billion Do…
    2011
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Updated 2026-06-19

Andrew Jay Hertzfeld is an American software engineer who was a member of Apple Computer's original Macintosh development team during the 1980s. After buying an Apple II in January 1978, he went to work for Apple Computer from August 1979 until March 1984, where he was a designer for the Macintosh system software.

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52.1
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Historical18.5
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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