the ledger of connections
The Connections of Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996) Every person recorded alongside Carl Sagan in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Carl Sagan in the ledgers of the archive.
- Spouses
- Lynn Margulis, Linda Salzman Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Children
- Dorion Sagan, Jeremy Sagan, Nick Sagan, Sasha Sagan, Samuel Sagan
- Students
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, James B. Pollack, Bill Nye, Steven Squyres
- Influenced
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1934 to 1996.
Modern era
Stefan Thomas
February 1, 1932 – February 7, 2025
Historical figure
Modern era
Juan Benet
October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
Spanish writer (1927–1993)
Contemporary era
Hal Finney
May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014
American software developer (1956-2014)
Contemporary era
Nick Szabo
b. April 5, 1964
American computer scientist
Contemporary era
Adam Back
b. 1970
British cryptographer
Contemporary era
David Chaum
b. 1955
American computer scientist and cryptographer
Contemporary era
Vitalik Buterin
b. January 31, 1994
Russian-Canadian computer scientist
Contemporary era
Gavin Wood
b. April 22, 1980
Decentralized internet pioneer
Contemporary era
Joseph Lubin
b. 1964
Canadian-American entrepreneur
Contemporary era
Vlad Zamfir
b. March 1, 1974
Romanian actor
Contemporary era
Charles Hoskinson
b. November 5, 1987
American entrepreneur, founder of Cardano
Contemporary era
Billy Markus
b. 1983
Co-founder of Cryptocurreny Dogecoin