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): Adewale Ogunleye • Aleksandr Gorelik • Chamique Holdsclaw • Denis Atkinson • Francesco Cetti • Gene Luen Yang • John Willcock • P. L. Travers • Patrick Tse • Prateep Ungsongtham Hata • Prince Augustus William of Prussia • Raphaël Poirée • Rod Brind'Amour • Wilbur Norman Christiansen

Born in the same month (August 1925): Alain Peyrefitte • Arlene Dahl • Claude Gauvreau • Ernst Jandl • Felice and Boudleaux Bryant • George Cooper (British Army officer) • Honor Blackman • K. Arulanandan • Laurent de Brunhoff • Mike Connors • Rose Maddox • Russell Baker • Saiichi Maruya