# Geoffrey Hinton

_British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI". He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 December 1947 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Wimbledon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom; Canada ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P27))
- **Occupation:** computer scientist; artificial intelligence researcher; university teacher; neuroscientist; psychologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P106))
- **Education:** University of Edinburgh; King's College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P69))
- **Official website:** cs.toronto.edu/~hinton ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P856))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the Royal Society; IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award; Rumelhart Prize; IJCAI Award for Research Excellence; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award; AAAI Fellow; Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society; Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering; Companion of the Order of Canada; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Turing Award; Honda Prize; IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award; Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research; Dickson Prize in Science ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** geoffreyhinton ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Geoffrey Hinton born?**  
Geoffrey Hinton was born on 6 December 1947 in Wimbledon.

**Where did Geoffrey Hinton study?**  
Geoffrey Hinton was educated at University of Edinburgh, King's College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Geoffrey Hinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Hinton) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q92894](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92894) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Geoffrey Hinton in 2026.jpg by Cmichel67 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geoffrey_Hinton_in_2026.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Geoffrey Hinton". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/geoffrey-hinton. Retrieved 7 November 2026.