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Theo de Raadt

Leader of the OpenBSD project

  • Fame54.7
  • Momentum2.3
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  • Age
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    Born 1968
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-21

Theo de Raadt is a South African-born Canadian software engineer best known as the founder and long-time project leader of OpenBSD and as one of the original developers of OpenSSH. He was also one of the four founders of NetBSD.

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Momentum2.3
Historical23.3
Now attention12.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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