Trivia

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on 9 November 2005. Other recipients were Frank Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Gen. Richard Myers, Paul Rusesabagina, Carol Burnett, Andy Griffith, Aretha Franklin, Cerf's Internet co-developer Robert Kahn, Jack Nicklaus, Alan Greenspan, and former congressman G.V. Sonny Montgomery.

Is a cousin of Bennett Cerf, the founder of "Random House", the publishing company. Bennett Cerf was also known for his many years on What's My Line? (1950).

"Chief Internet Evangelist" for Google, Inc. (Left MCI in September of 2005) (March 2006)

Senior Vice President, Technology Strategy, MCI, Virginia, USA. (August 2005)

Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet" (he is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet).

Was named one of the 25 Most Intriguing People by People Magazine in 1994.

Married to Sigrid since 1966. They have two sons, David and Bennett.

His personal interests include fine wine, gourmet cooking, and science fiction.

His British colleague was, Peter Kirstein, born Peter Thomas Kirschstein in Berlin, 20 June1933 - died 8 January 2020 in London, England. He was inducted in 2012 into the Internet Hall of Fame for his work on Arpanet in Europe.