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This is a list of puzzlers who have been considered notable outside of puzzlehunts. This list is currently restricted to people with a Wikipedia article who also have participated in, or worked on a puzzlehunt.

Julian Assange is a noted activist who founded WikiLeaks. He wrote for MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2004.

Denis Auroux is a mathematician and professor at Harvard. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2018.^[1]

Sam Bankman-Fried is a controversial former billionaire. He is known to have hosted a puzzlehunt event in Stanford University. ^[2]

Reid Barton is a mathematician. He has written for Mystery Hunt 2006 and Mystery Hunt 2011.

Evan Chen is a mathematician and active in mathematical competitions. He has written for Mystery Hunt 2021 and Mystery Hunt 2023.

Skaff Elias is a game designer. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 1996.

Noam Elkies is a mathematician and professor at Harvard. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2015.

Richard Garfield is a game designer who created Magic: The Gathering. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 1996.

Catherine Havasi is an AI researcher at MIT. She wrote for Mystery Hunt 2013 and was co-captain for the running team.^[3]

Andrew He is a competitive programmer. He wrote for Teammate Hunt 2021 and Mystery Hunt 2023.

Francis Heaney is a crossword constructor and editor. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2001, Mystery Hunt 2003, Mystery Hunt 2007, Mystery Hunt 2009, and Mystery Hunt 2012.

Benjamin Mako Hill is a free software activist and professor at the University of Washington. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2012.^[4]

Tyler Hinman is a crossword solver and constructor, winning seven American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments.^[5] He has written puzzles in Mystery Hunt 2008, Mystery Hunt 2010 and Mystery Hunt 2016.

Wei-Hwa Huang is a logic-puzzler and game designer. He has written puzzles in Mystery Hunt 2012 and Mystery Hunt 2020.

Jofish Kaye is a scientist specializing in human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2003.^[6]

Kiran Kedlaya is a mathematician and professor at University of California, San Diego. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2000, Mystery Hunt 2002, Mystery Hunt 2005, Mystery Hunt 2017, and Mystery Hunt 2019.

Tanya Khovanova is a mathematician who teaches at MIT. She wrote for Mystery Hunt 2013 and Mystery Hunt 2018.

David Kwong is a magician and puzzle constructor. He has participated in MIT Mystery Hunt^[7]^[8] and Galactic Puzzle Hunt.^[9]

Craig Mazin is a screenwriter and film director who created the miniseries Chernobyl. He has participated in Galactic Puzzle Hunt^[9] and MIT Mystery Hunt, and helped testsolve puzzles for Mystery Hunt 2022.^[10]

Alison Miller is a mathematician. She wrote for Mystery Hunt 2013.

Victoria Coren Mitchell is a British TV personality and host for the Only Connect BBC quiz show. She wrote for Mystery Hunt 2019.

David Morgan-Mar is a cartoonist, author, and engineer. He wrote for CiSRA/mezzacotta Puzzle Competition.

Randall Munroe is a cartoonist and author who created the webcomic xkcd. He participates in MIT Mystery Hunt.^[11]^[12]

Trip Payne is a crossword solver and constructor, winning three American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments.^[5] He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2008, Mystery Hunt 2017, and Mystery Hunt 2019.

Brad Schaefer is a professor of astronomy. He started MIT Mystery Hunt and wrote Mystery Hunt 1981, Mystery Hunt 1982 and Mystery Hunt 1983.

Seth Schoen is an activist and computing researcher. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2012.

Mike Selinker is a game designer. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2007 and Mystery Hunt 2009.

Scott Seiver is a professional poker player. He has solved multiple MIT Mystery Hunts^[13] and assisted with Mystery Hunt 2022.

Oliver R. Smoot was the chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and president of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). He contributed to a puzzle for Mystery Hunt 2020.

Thomas Snyder is a puzzle and sudoku constructor. He wrote for Mystery Hunt 2007 and Mystery Hunt 2009.

Aaron Swartz was a computer programmer and hacktivist who co-founded Reddit. He helped write a puzzle for Mystery Hunt 2012.

Teeuwynn Woodruff was a game designer and writer. She wrote for Mystery Hunt 2007.

Guest Appearances[edit | edit source]

Michael E. Brown is an astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Eris. He was a part of the Mystery Hunt 2024 opening skit.

"Weird Al" Yankovic is a comedy musician. He contributed to an interaction in Mystery Hunt 2022.

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor. He contributed to an interaction in World Henchmen Organization Game 2011 ^[14]

References[edit | edit source]

[1] Denis Auroux - Other interests

[2] Fort En Forge's Mystery Hunt 2022 recap

[3] "Manic Sages prepare 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt puzzles", The Tech

[4] "Mystery Hunt" on Hill's blog

[ACPT-5] 5.0 ^5.1 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

[6] Jofish Kaye, Ph.D

[7] Twitter posts mentioning MH

[8] Comment on Reddit AMA

[Snickerdoodles-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Snickerdoodles

[10] Scriptnotes, Episode 533: We See and We Hear, Transcript

[11] Twitter thread by xkcdbracket, 20 Jan 2016

[12] MIT Mystery Hunt 2014, part 1 (pre-Hunt and the MIT round)

[13] "MIT Mystery Hunt sends Scott Seiver searching for a solution", World Poker Tour

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+{{Resources Sidebar}}
 This is a '''list of puzzlers''' who have been considered notable outside of puzzlehunts. This list is currently restricted to people with a [[w:Wikipedia article|Wikipedia article]] who also have participated in, or worked on a puzzlehunt.
-* [[w:Jullian Assange|Julian Assange]] is a noted activist who founded WikiLeaks. He has written puzzles in [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2004]].
+* '''{{w|Julian Assange}}''' is a noted activist who founded WikiLeaks. He wrote for [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2004]].
+* '''{{w|Denis Auroux}}''' is a mathematician and professor at Harvard. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018|Mystery Hunt 2018]].<ref>[https://people.math.harvard.edu/~auroux/other/index.html Denis Auroux - Other interests]</ref>
-* [[w:Sam Bankman-Fried|Sam Bankman-Fried]] is a controversial former billionaire. He is known to have hosted a puzzlehunt event in Stanford University. <ref>[https://fortenf.org/e/2022/01/22/mystery-hunt-2022.html Fort En Forge's Mystery Hunt 2022 recap]</ref>
+* '''{{w|Sam Bankman-Fried}}''' is a controversial former billionaire. He is known to have hosted a puzzlehunt event in Stanford University. <ref>[https://fortenf.org/e/2022/01/22/mystery-hunt-2022.html Fort En Forge's Mystery Hunt 2022 recap]</ref>
-* {{w|Reid Barton}} is a mathematician. He has written for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2006]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]].
-* [[w:Evan Chen|Evan Chen]] is a mathematician and active in mathematical competitions. He has written puzzles in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]].
+* '''{{w|Reid Barton}}''' is a mathematician. He has written for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2006|Mystery Hunt 2006]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011|Mystery Hunt 2011]].
-* [[w:Skaff Elias|Skaff Elias]] is a game designer. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1996]].
+* '''{{w|Evan Chen|Evan Chen}}''' is a mathematician and active in mathematical competitions. He has written for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021|Mystery Hunt 2021]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023|Mystery Hunt 2023]].
-* {{w|Noam Elkies}} is a mathematician and professor at Harvard. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]].
+* '''{{w|Skaff Elias}}''' is a game designer. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1996|Mystery Hunt 1996]].
-* [[w:Richard Garfield|Richard Garfield]] is a game designer who created Magic: The Gathering. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1996]].
+* '''{{w|Noam Elkies}}''' is a mathematician and professor at Harvard. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015|Mystery Hunt 2015]].
-* {{w|Catherine Havasi}} is an AI researcher at MIT. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] and was co-captain for the running team.<ref>[https://thetech.com/2013/01/16/pre-mystery-hunt-v132-n62 "Manic Sages prepare 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt puzzles", ''The Tech'']</ref>
+* '''{{w|Richard Garfield}}''' is a game designer who created Magic: The Gathering. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1996|Mystery Hunt 1996]].
+* '''{{w|Catherine Havasi}}''' is an AI researcher at MIT. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013|Mystery Hunt 2013]] and was co-captain for the running team.<ref>[https://thetech.com/2013/01/16/pre-mystery-hunt-v132-n62 "Manic Sages prepare 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt puzzles", ''The Tech'']</ref>
-* [[w:Andrew He|Andrew He]] is a competitive programmer. He has written puzzles in [[Teammate Hunt 2021]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]].
-* {{w|Francis Heaney}} is a crossword constructor and editor. He has written puzzles in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009]], and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]].
+* '''{{w|Andrew He|Andrew He}}''' is a competitive programmer. He wrote for [[Teammate Hunt 2021]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023|Mystery Hunt 2023]].
+* '''{{w|Francis Heaney}}''' is a crossword constructor and editor. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001|Mystery Hunt 2001]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003|Mystery Hunt 2003]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|Mystery Hunt 2007]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009|Mystery Hunt 2009]], and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012|Mystery Hunt 2012]].
-* {{w|Benjamin Mako Hill}} is a free software activist and professor at the University of Washington. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]].<ref>[https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/mystery-hunt-2 "Mystery Hunt"] on Hill's blog</ref>
-* [[w:Tyler Hinman|Tyler Hinman]] is a crossword solver and constructor, winning seven American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments.<ref name="ACPT">{{w|American Crossword Puzzle Tournament}}</ref> He has written puzzles in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]].
+* '''{{w|Benjamin Mako Hill}}''' is a free software activist and professor at the University of Washington. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012|Mystery Hunt 2012]].<ref>[https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/mystery-hunt-2 "Mystery Hunt"] on Hill's blog</ref>
-* [[w:Wei-Hwa Huang|Wei-Hwa Huang]] is a logic-puzzler and game designer. He has written puzzles in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020]].
+* '''{{w|Tyler Hinman}}''' is a crossword solver and constructor, winning seven American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments.<ref name="ACPT">'''{{w|American Crossword Puzzle Tournament}}'''</ref> He has written puzzles in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|Mystery Hunt 2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010|Mystery Hunt 2010]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016|Mystery Hunt 2016]].
-* {{w|Kiran Kedlaya}} is a mathematician and professor at University of California, San Diego. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2000]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2002]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2005]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017]], and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]].
+* '''{{w|Wei-Hwa Huang}}''' is a logic-puzzler and game designer. He has written puzzles in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012|Mystery Hunt 2012]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|Mystery Hunt 2020]].
-* {{w|Tanya Khovanova}} is a mathematician who teaches at MIT. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]].
+* '''{{w|Jofish Kaye}}''' is a scientist specializing in human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003|Mystery Hunt 2003]].<ref>[https://www.jofish.com/ Jofish Kaye, Ph.D]</ref>
+* '''{{w|Kiran Kedlaya}}''' is a mathematician and professor at University of California, San Diego. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2000|Mystery Hunt 2000]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2002|Mystery Hunt 2002]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2005|Mystery Hunt 2005]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017|Mystery Hunt 2017]], and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019|Mystery Hunt 2019]].
-* {{w|Craig Mazin}} is a screenwriter and film director. He has participated in [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt]]<ref>[https://2018.galacticpuzzlehunt.com/teams/teams%3Fteam=Snickerdoodles.html Snickerdoodles]</ref> and [[MIT Mystery Hunt]], and helped testsolve puzzles for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]].<ref>[https://johnaugust.com/2022/scriptnotes-episode-533-we-see-and-we-hear-transcript Scriptnotes, Episode 533: We See and We Hear, Transcript]</ref>
-* {{w|Randall Munroe}} is a cartoonist and author who created the webcomic xkcd. He participates in [[MIT Mystery Hunt]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket/status/689522216254464002]</ref><ref>[https://devjoe.livejournal.com/47457.html MIT Mystery Hunt 2014, part 1 (pre-Hunt and the MIT round)]</ref>
+* '''{{w|Tanya Khovanova}}''' is a mathematician who teaches at MIT. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013|Mystery Hunt 2013]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018|Mystery Hunt 2018]].
+* '''{{w|David Kwong}}''' is a magician and puzzle constructor. He has participated in [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/search?q=mit%20mystery%20hunt%20(from%3Adavidkwong)&src=typed_query Twitter posts mentioning MH]</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ff5vc/comment/ca9o57b/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Comment on Reddit AMA]</ref> and [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt]].<ref name="Snickerdoodles">[https://2018.galacticpuzzlehunt.com/teams/teams%3Fteam=Snickerdoodles.html Snickerdoodles]</ref>
-* {{w|Trip Payne}} is a crossword solver and constructor, winning three American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments.<ref name="ACPT"/> He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017]], and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]].
+* '''{{w|Craig Mazin}}''' is a screenwriter and film director who created the miniseries ''Chernobyl''. He has participated in [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt]]<ref name="Snickerdoodles" /> and [[MIT Mystery Hunt]], and helped testsolve puzzles for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|Mystery Hunt 2022]].<ref>[https://johnaugust.com/2022/scriptnotes-episode-533-we-see-and-we-hear-transcript Scriptnotes, Episode 533: We See and We Hear, Transcript]</ref>
-* [[w:Bradley Schaefer|Brad Schaefer]] is a professor of astronomy. He started [[MIT Mystery Hunt]] and wrote [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1981]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1982]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1983]].
-* {{w|Seth Schoen}} is an activist and computing researcher. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]].
+* '''{{w|Alison Miller}}''' is a mathematician. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013|Mystery Hunt 2013]].
-* {{w|Mike Selinker}} is a game designer. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009]].
+* '''{{w|Victoria Coren Mitchell}}''' is a British TV personality and host for the {{w|Only Connect}} BBC quiz show. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019|Mystery Hunt 2019]].
+* '''{{w|David Morgan-Mar}}''' is a cartoonist, author, and engineer. He wrote for [[mezzacotta Puzzle Competition|CiSRA/mezzacotta Puzzle Competition]].
-* [[w:Thomas Snyder|Thomas Snyder]] is a puzzle and sudoku constructor. He has written puzzles for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009]].
+* '''{{w|Randall Munroe}}''' is a cartoonist and author who created the webcomic ''xkcd''. He participates in [[MIT Mystery Hunt]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket/status/689522216254464002 Twitter thread by xkcdbracket, 20 Jan 2016]</ref><ref>[https://devjoe.livejournal.com/47457.html MIT Mystery Hunt 2014, part 1 (pre-Hunt and the MIT round)]</ref>
-* {{w|Aaron Swartz}} was a computer programmer and hacktivist. He wrote a puzzle for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]].
+* '''{{w|Trip Payne}}''' is a crossword solver and constructor, winning three American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments.<ref name="ACPT"/> He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|Mystery Hunt 2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017|Mystery Hunt 2017]], and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019|Mystery Hunt 2019]].
-* {{w|Teeuwynn Woodruff}} is a game designer and writer. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007]].
+* '''{{w|Bradley Schaefer|Brad Schaefer}}''' is a professor of astronomy. He started [[MIT Mystery Hunt]] and wrote [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1981|Mystery Hunt 1981]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1982|Mystery Hunt 1982]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1983|Mystery Hunt 1983]].
+* '''{{w|Seth Schoen}}''' is an activist and computing researcher. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012|Mystery Hunt 2012]].
+* '''{{w|Mike Selinker}}''' is a game designer. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|Mystery Hunt 2007]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009|Mystery Hunt 2009]].
+* '''{{w|Scott Seiver}}''' is a professional poker player. He has solved multiple [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]s<ref>[https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/mit-mystery-hunt-sends-scott-seiver-searching-for-a-solution/ "MIT Mystery Hunt sends Scott Seiver searching for a solution", World Poker Tour]</ref> and assisted with [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|Mystery Hunt 2022]].
+* '''{{w|Oliver R. Smoot}}''' was the chairman of the {{w|American National Standards Institute|American National Standards Institute (ANSI)}} and president of the {{w|International Organization for Standardization|International Organization for Standardization (ISO)}}. He contributed to a puzzle for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|Mystery Hunt 2020]].
+* '''{{w|Thomas Snyder}}''' is a puzzle and sudoku constructor. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|Mystery Hunt 2007]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009|Mystery Hunt 2009]].
+* '''{{w|Aaron Swartz}}''' was a computer programmer and hacktivist who co-founded Reddit. He helped write a puzzle for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012|Mystery Hunt 2012]].
+* '''{{w|Teeuwynn Woodruff}}''' was a game designer and writer. She wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|Mystery Hunt 2007]].
+== Guest Appearances ==
+* '''{{w|Michael E. Brown}}''' is an astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet {{w|Eris_(dwarf_planet)|Eris}}. He was a part of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2024|Mystery Hunt 2024]] opening skit.
+* '''{{w|"Weird Al" Yankovic}}''' is a comedy musician. He contributed to an interaction in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|Mystery Hunt 2022]].
+* '''{{w|Neil Patrick Harris}}''' is an American actor. He contributed to an interaction in [[World Henchmen Organization Game 2011]] <ref>https://lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/anecdotal/hunt/42/part5.html</ref>
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