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Paul Buchheit

American computer engineer; created Gmail

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  • Fame57.0
  • Momentum0.5
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Born 1977 · age 49United States
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    Born 1977
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Updated 2026-08-18

Paul T. Buchheit is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur who created the email service Gmail. He developed the original prototype of Google AdSense as part of his work on Gmail. He also suggested Google's former company motto Don't be evil in a 2000 meeting on company values, after the motto was initially coined in 1999 by engineer Amit Patel.

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Momentum0.5
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Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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