MATHEMATICIAN
Bill Gosper
1943 - Today
Bill Gosper
Ralph William Gosper Jr. (born April 26, 1943), known as Bill Gosper, is an American mathematician and programmer. Along with Richard Greenblatt, he may be considered to have founded the hacker community, and he holds a place of pride in the Lisp community. The Gosper curve and Gosper's algorithm are named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Gosper is the 966th most popular mathematician (down from 944th in 2024), the 13,461st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,902nd in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Bill Gosper ranks 966 out of 1,004. Before her are Simon Singh, Alicia Dickenstein, Bhama Srinivasan, Éva Tardos, Stanley Skewes, and Ben Green. After her are Irving Kaplansky, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Mary Ellen Rudin, Peter Scholze, Dusa McDuff, and Leonid Levin.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Simon Singh
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 960
Alicia Dickenstein
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 961
Bhama Srinivasan
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 962
Éva Tardos
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 963
Stanley Skewes
1899 - 1988
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 964
Ben Green
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 965
Bill Gosper
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 966
Irving Kaplansky
1917 - 2006
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 967
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 968
Mary Ellen Rudin
1924 - 2013
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 969
Peter Scholze
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 970
Dusa McDuff
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 971
Leonid Levin
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 972
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Bill Gosper ranks 691. Before her are Alan Rollinson, Rosemarie Frankland, Elaine Pagels, Valerie Leon, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Padma Subrahmanyam. After her are Howard Wilkinson, Wayne Allard, Dennis Edwards, Samuel T. Durrance, Michael J. McCulley, and Julie Ege.
Others Born in 1943
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Alan Rollinson
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 685
Rosemarie Frankland
CELEBRITY
1943 - 2000
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 686
Elaine Pagels
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 687
Valerie Leon
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 688
Kay Bailey Hutchison
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 689
Padma Subrahmanyam
DANCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 690
Bill Gosper
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 691
Howard Wilkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 692
Wayne Allard
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 693
Dennis Edwards
SINGER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 694
Samuel T. Durrance
ASTRONAUT
1943 - 2023
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 695
Michael J. McCulley
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 696
Julie Ege
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 697
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, Bill Gosper ranks 90. Before her are Barry Mazur (1937), Carl Pomerance (1944), Ormond Stone (1847), Cleve Moler (1939), Norman Johnson (1930), and David Singmaster (1938). After her are Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Richard Schoen (1950), Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917), Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), and June Huh (1983).
Barry Mazur
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 84
Carl Pomerance
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 85
Ormond Stone
1847 - 1933
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 86
Cleve Moler
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 87
Norman Johnson
1930 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 88
David Singmaster
1938 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 89
Bill Gosper
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 90
Mary Ellen Rudin
1924 - 2013
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 91
Richard Schoen
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 92
Eric W. Weisstein
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 93
Leonard Jimmie Savage
1917 - 1971
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 94
Nathaniel Bowditch
1773 - 1838
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 95
June Huh
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 96
