David A. Huffman

David Albert Huffman was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami. ^{David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)}

9 August 1925

Born on the same birth day (9 August): Bill Campbell (baseball) • Bogislaw XIII • Camilla Wicks • Henry of Nassau-Siegen (1611–1652) • Kermit Beahan • Pete Thomas (drummer)

Born in the same month (August 1925): Benny Bailey • Billy Grammer • Carter Stanley • Ernst Jandl • George Wetherill • Guillermo Cano Isaza • Honor Blackman • Jorge Rafael Videla • José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz • K. Arulanandan • Mal Waldron • Mike Connors • Ross McWhirter • Russell Baker • Saiichi Maruya