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Charles Fefferman
1949 - Today

Charles Fefferman
Charles Louis Fefferman (born April 18, 1949) is an American mathematician at Princeton University, where he is currently the Herbert E. Jones, Jr. '43 University Professor of Mathematics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1978 for his contributions to mathematical analysis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Fefferman is the 745th most popular mathematician (up from 747th in 2019), the 7,108th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,839th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Charles Fefferman ranks 745 out of 1,004. Before him are Vera T. Sós, Wilhelm Killing, Vaughan Jones, Solomon W. Golomb, Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, and Gregory Chaitin. After him are David Gale, Stanisław Mazur, Giuseppe Veronese, Guido Castelnuovo, Leonard Nelson, and Mikhail Lavrentyev.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVera 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
Solomon W. Golomb
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 742
Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi
920 - 980
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 743
Gregory Chaitin
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 744
Charles Fefferman
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 745
David Gale
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 746
Stanisław Mazur
1905 - 1981
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 747
Giuseppe Veronese
1854 - 1917
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 748
Guido Castelnuovo
1865 - 1952
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 749
Leonard Nelson
1882 - 1927
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 750
Mikhail Lavrentyev
1900 - 1980
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 751
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Charles Fefferman ranks 430. Before him are Keith Rowley, Irena Degutienė, Tatyana Anisimova, Kurt Beck, Carlos Babington, and Rick Springfield. After him are Oleg Atkov, Philippe Djian, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Valeriu Muravschi, Mart Helme, and Zé Maria.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsKeith Rowley
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 424
Irena Degutienė
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 425
Tatyana Anisimova
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 426
Kurt Beck
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 427
Carlos Babington
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 428
Rick Springfield
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 429
Charles Fefferman
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 430
Oleg Atkov
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 431
Philippe Djian
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 432
Nurit Peled-Elhanan
LINGUIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 433
Valeriu Muravschi
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 434
Mart Helme
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 435
Zé Maria
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 436
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles Fefferman ranks 7,110 out of 20,380. Before him are Phil Woods (1931), Francesca Woodman (1958), Gregory Chaitin (1947), William Wilson Morgan (1906), Michael Spinks (1956), and Paul Lockhart (1956). After him are Skeeter Davis (1931), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Dick Savitt (1927), Leila Hyams (1905), David Gale (1921), and Charles W. Misner (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPhil Woods
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 7,104
Francesca Woodman
PHOTOGRAPHER
1958 - 1981
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,105
Gregory Chaitin
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,106
William Wilson Morgan
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1994
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,107
Michael Spinks
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,108
Paul Lockhart
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,109
Charles Fefferman
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,110
Skeeter Davis
SINGER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,111
Karen Wetterhahn
CHEMIST
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,112
Dick Savitt
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,113
Leila Hyams
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,114
David Gale
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,115
Charles W. Misner
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,116
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, Charles Fefferman ranks 55. Before him are Ken Ribet (1948), Joseph Keller (1923), Daniel Quillen (1940), Gladys West (1930), Solomon W. Golomb (1932), and Gregory Chaitin (1947). After him are David Gale (1921), Curtis T. McMullen (1958), Hassler Whitney (1907), Daniel Lewin (1970), Rudy Rucker (1946), and Morris Kline (1908).
Ken Ribet
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 49
Joseph Keller
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 50
Daniel Quillen
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 51
Gladys West
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 52
Solomon W. Golomb
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 53
Gregory Chaitin
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 54
Charles Fefferman
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 55
David Gale
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 56
Curtis T. McMullen
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 57
Hassler Whitney
1907 - 1989
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 58
Daniel Lewin
1970 - 2001
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 59
Rudy Rucker
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 60
Morris Kline
1908 - 1992
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 61