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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 [[w:Wikipedia article|Wikipedia article]] who also have participated in, or worked on a puzzlehunt.
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* '''{{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>▼
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* {{w|Reid Barton}} is a mathematician. He has written for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2006]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]].▼
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* '''{{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>
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* '''{{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]].
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* '''{{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>▼
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* '''{{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
* [[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]].▼
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* '''{{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|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]].
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* '''{{w|Seth Schoen}}''' is an activist and computing researcher. He wrote for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012|Mystery Hunt 2012]].
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* '''{{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>
== References ==
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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]
- ↑ Denis Auroux - Other interests
- ↑ Fort En Forge's Mystery Hunt 2022 recap
- ↑ "Manic Sages prepare 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt puzzles", The Tech
- ↑ "Mystery Hunt" on Hill's blog
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
- ↑ Jofish Kaye, Ph.D
- ↑ Twitter posts mentioning MH
- ↑ Comment on Reddit AMA
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Snickerdoodles
- ↑ Scriptnotes, Episode 533: We See and We Hear, Transcript
- ↑ Twitter thread by xkcdbracket, 20 Jan 2016
- ↑ MIT Mystery Hunt 2014, part 1 (pre-Hunt and the MIT round)
- ↑ "MIT Mystery Hunt sends Scott Seiver searching for a solution", World Poker Tour
- ↑ https://lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/anecdotal/hunt/42/part5.html
