Alan Turing vs Alfred Hitchcock
Two child prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Alan Turing | Alfred Hitchcock | |
| Field | Art | Film |
| Sub-field | Artist | Screenwriter |
| Born | 1912 | 1899 |
| Died | 1954 | 1980 |
| Country of birth | ENG | United Kingdom |
| Star sign | Cancer | Leo |
Who they are
Alan Turing
Father of Computer Science Enigma codebreaker · Turing machine · Convicted for being gay · Posthumously pardoned Born June 23, 1912 · London, UK · Died June 7, 1954
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Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in Leytonstone, a quiet district of east London, to a greengrocer and his wife. He was a shy, overweight child who found that stories — their architecture, their capacity to generate unease — interested him more than almost anything else. His father once sent him to the local police station with a note, and the duty officer locked him in a cell for five minutes as a lesson in what happens to naughty boys. Hitchcock later described this as the defining trauma of his life, the…
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What they share
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Different fields: Art for Alan Turing, Film for Alfred Hitchcock.
- Born in different countries: ENG and United Kingdom.
- 13 years separate their births (1912 and 1899).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Alan Turing or Alfred Hitchcock?
- Alfred Hitchcock. Alan Turing was born in 1912, Alfred Hitchcock in 1899.
- What field is each of them in?
- Alan Turing is filed under Art (Artist). Alfred Hitchcock is filed under Film (Screenwriter).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.