MATHEMATICIAN
Béla Bollobás
1943 - Today

Béla Bollobás
Béla Bollobás FRS (born 3 August 1943) is a Hungarian-born British mathematician who has worked in various areas of mathematics, including functional analysis, combinatorics, graph theory, and percolation. He was strongly influenced by Paul Erdős from the age of 14. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Béla Bollobás is the 930th most popular mathematician (up from 962nd in 2019), the 794th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 837th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Hungarian Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Béla Bollobás ranks 930 out of 1,004. Before him are Ivar Otto Bendixson, Fan Chung, Evelyn Boyd Granville, Richard Garfield, Henry Thomas Colebrooke, and Barry Mazur. After him are Carl Pomerance, Antoni Zygmund, Yakov Eliashberg, Poul Heegaard, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, and Krystyna Kuperberg.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvar Otto Bendixson
1861 - 1935
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 924
Fan Chung
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 925
Evelyn Boyd Granville
1924 - 2023
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 926
Richard Garfield
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 927
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
1765 - 1837
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 928
Barry Mazur
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 929
Béla Bollobás
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 930
Carl Pomerance
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 931
Antoni Zygmund
1900 - 1992
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 932
Yakov Eliashberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 933
Poul Heegaard
1871 - 1948
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 934
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
1918 - 2012
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 935
Krystyna Kuperberg
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 936
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Béla Bollobás ranks 648. Before him are Andrzej Badeński, Tommy Gemmell, John McEnery, Dick Van Arsdale, Yoshisada Shimizu, and Ben Jipcho. After him are Jackson C. Frank, Zdravko Hebel, Richard Moll, Reita Faria, Richard Eyre, and Pete Quaife.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Badeński
ATHLETE
1943 - 2008
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 642
Tommy Gemmell
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 643
John McEnery
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 644
Dick Van Arsdale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 645
Yoshisada Shimizu
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 646
Ben Jipcho
ATHLETE
1943 - 2020
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 647
Béla Bollobás
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 648
Jackson C. Frank
SINGER
1943 - 1999
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 649
Zdravko Hebel
ATHLETE
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 650
Richard Moll
ACTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 651
Reita Faria
MODEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 652
Richard Eyre
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 653
Pete Quaife
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 654
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Béla Bollobás ranks 794 out of 1,077. Before him are Krisztina Egerszegi (1974), Zoltán Huszárik (1931), Jenő Kamuti (1937), Béla Várady (1953), Pál Dárdai (1976), and András Törőcsik (1955). After him are Mihály Mayer (1933), Péter Besenyei (1956), Ádám Szalai (1987), Dezső Lemhényi (1917), Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922), and Katalin Vad (1980).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsKrisztina Egerszegi
SWIMMER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 788
Zoltán Huszárik
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1981
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 789
Jenő Kamuti
PHYSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 790
Béla Várady
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2014
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 791
Pál Dárdai
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 792
András Törőcsik
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 793
Béla Bollobás
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 794
Mihály Mayer
ATHLETE
1933 - 2000
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 795
Péter Besenyei
PILOT
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 796
Ádám Szalai
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 797
Dezső Lemhényi
ATHLETE
1917 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 798
Ágnes Nemes Nagy
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 799
Katalin Vad
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 800
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Hungary
Among mathematicians born in Hungary, Béla Bollobás ranks 24. Before him are Alfréd Rényi (1921), Vera T. Sós (1930), George Szekeres (1911), Marcel Riesz (1886), Raoul Bott (1923), and Cornelius Lanczos (1893).
Alfréd Rényi
1921 - 1970
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 18
Vera T. Sós
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 19
George Szekeres
1911 - 2005
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 20
Marcel Riesz
1886 - 1969
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 21
Raoul Bott
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 22
Cornelius Lanczos
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 23
Béla Bollobás
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 24