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Antanas Mockus
1952 - Today
Antanas Mockus
Aurelijus Rūtenis Antanas Mockus Šivickas (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtanas ˈmokus]; born 25 March 1952) is a Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician. He has a master's degree in philosophy from the National University of Colombia, and a Honoris Causa PhD from the University of Paris. He is the son of Lithuanian immigrants. He left office as the president of the National University of Colombia in Bogotá in 1993, and later that year ran a successful campaign for mayor. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antanas Mockus is the 735th most popular mathematician (down from 733rd in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Colombia (up from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Antanas Mockus ranks 735 out of 1,004. Before him are Otto Toeplitz, William Hopkins, Yuri Matiyasevich, Thomas Digges, Eliyahu Rips, and Carl Gustav Axel Harnack. After him are Albert W. Tucker, Georges de Rham, Nicolas Fuss, Vera T. Sós, Wilhelm Killing, and Vaughan Jones.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Otto Toeplitz
1881 - 1940
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 729
William Hopkins
1793 - 1866
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 730
Yuri Matiyasevich
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 731
Thomas Digges
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 732
Eliyahu Rips
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 733
Carl Gustav Axel Harnack
1851 - 1888
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 734
Antanas Mockus
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 735
Albert W. Tucker
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 736
Georges de Rham
1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 737
Nicolas Fuss
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 738
Vera T. Sós
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 739
Wilhelm Killing
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 740
Vaughan Jones
1952 - 2020
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 741
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Antanas Mockus ranks 367. Before him are Abel Braga, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Wojciech Fibak, Ivan Charota, George Gervin, and Jorge Fossati. After him are Mona Hatoum, Vaughan Jones, Yoshiki Tanaka, Bogusław Linda, Lee Ritenour, and David Jenkins.
Others Born in 1952
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Abel Braga
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 361
Tian Zhuangzhuang
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 362
Wojciech Fibak
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 363
Ivan Charota
HISTORIAN
1952 - 2024
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 364
George Gervin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 365
Jorge Fossati
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 366
Antanas Mockus
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 367
Mona Hatoum
SCULPTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 368
Vaughan Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 369
Yoshiki Tanaka
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 370
Bogusław Linda
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 371
Lee Ritenour
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 372
David Jenkins
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 373
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Antanas Mockus ranks 73 out of 356. Before him are Raúl Reyes (1948), Hernán Gaviria (1969), Rubén Salazar Gómez (1942), Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1932), Mario Yepes (1976), and Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera (1798). After him are Rodrigo García (1959), José María Obando (1795), Rafael Reyes (1849), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867), and David Ospina (1988).
Others born in Colombia
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Raúl Reyes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2008
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 67
Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 68
Rubén Salazar Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 69
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2024
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 70
Mario Yepes
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 71
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1878
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 72
Antanas Mockus
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 73
Rodrigo García
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 74
José María Obando
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 75
Rafael Reyes
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1921
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 76
José Eustasio Rivera
WRITER
1888 - 1928
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 77
Miguel Abadía Méndez
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 78
David Ospina
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 79
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Colombia
Among mathematicians born in Colombia, Antanas Mockus ranks 1.
