Sam Hocevar

French software and video game developer
Person human Q3176866
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Sam Hocevar

Summary

Sam Hocevar is a human[1]. Born in Forbach[2], he… he was born on +1978-08-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Forbach[2], Sam Hocevar…
  • Sam Hocevar was born on +1978-08-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sam Hocevar held citizenship in France[8].
  • Sam Hocevar's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Sam Hocevar worked as an engineer[5].
  • Sam Hocevar's professions included programmer[6].
  • Sam Hocevar's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Sam Hocevar held the position of Debian project leader[10].
  • Sam Hocevar was educated at Lycée Fabert[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Sam Hocevar is WTFPL[12].
  • Sam Hocevar's image is recorded as SamHocevarBigFace.jpg[13].
  • Sam Hocevar is recorded as male[14].
  • Sam Hocevar's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sam Hocevar's Commons category is recorded as Sam Hocevar[16].
  • Sam Hocevar's residence is recorded as Paris[17].
  • Sam Hocevar's website account on is recorded as Trello[18].
  • Sam Hocevar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qh92f[19].
  • Sam Hocevar's family name is recorded as Hocevar[20].
  • Sam Hocevar's given name is recorded as Samuel[21].
  • Sam Hocevar's official website is recorded as http://sam.zoy.org/[22].
  • Sam Hocevar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Sam Hocevar's X is recorded as SamHocevar[24].
  • Sam Hocevar's GitHub account is recorded as samhocevar[25].
  • Sam Hocevar's Wikimedia username is recorded as Sam Hocevar[26].
  • Sam Hocevar's Reddit username is recorded as samhocevar[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Forbach[2], Sam Hocevar… he was born on +1978-08-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Sam Hocevar was educated at Lycée Fabert[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6]. Sam Hocevar's field of work was computer science[9]. He held the position of Debian project leader[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sam Hocevar is WTFPL[12].

Why It Matters

Sam Hocevar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include WTFPL[30], a public-domain-equivalent license[31], founded in 2000[32], written by him[33].

FAQs

Where was Sam Hocevar born?

Born in Forbach[2], Sam Hocevar…

What did Sam Hocevar do for work?

Sam Hocevar worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6].

Where did Sam Hocevar go to school?

Sam Hocevar was educated at Lycée Fabert[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . crunchbase.com. crunchbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . crunchbase.com. crunchbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . programmers.stackexchange.com. programmers.stackexchange.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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