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Sam Hocevar

French software and video game developer

  • Fame42.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#245
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  • Fame42.8
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Born 1978 · age 48France
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    Born 1978
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Updated 2026-08-10

Samuel Hocevar is a French software and video game developer. He was the project leader of the Debian operating system from 17 April 2007 to 16 April 2008, and one of the founding members of Goatse Security.

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Profile type
Developer
Category
Developers
Country
France
Category rank
#245
Last updated
2026-08-10
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  • X (Twitter)
    @SamHocevar
  • LinkedIn
    @samhocevar
  • GitHub
    @samhocevar
  • Website
    sam.zoy.org
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42.8
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Historical6.4
Source confidence60.0
Completeness90.0
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  • Samuel Hocevar
    wikipedia · sl.wikipedia.org
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  • سام هوكيفر
    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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  • Sam Hocevar
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    Low confidence
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Category
Developers
Profile type
Developer
Status
living
Born
August 5, 1978
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Last updated
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