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George Lusztig
1946 - Today

George Lusztig
George Lusztig (born Gheorghe Lusztig; May 20, 1946) is a Romanian-born American mathematician and Abdun Nur Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a Norbert Wiener Professor in the Department of Mathematics from 1999 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Lusztig is the 805th most popular mathematician (up from 879th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Romania (up from 476th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Romanian Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, George Lusztig ranks 805 out of 1,004. Before him are Javier Perez-Capdevila, Cesare Burali-Forti, John H. Coates, Stanisław Zaremba, Alberto Calderón, and Sergey Nikolsky. After him are Gu Chaohao, Morris Kline, Leonida Tonelli, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Pyotr Novikov, and Eugenio Calabi.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJavier Perez-Capdevila
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 799
Cesare Burali-Forti
1861 - 1931
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 800
John H. Coates
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 801
Stanisław Zaremba
1863 - 1942
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 802
Alberto Calderón
1920 - 1998
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 803
Sergey Nikolsky
1905 - 2012
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 804
George Lusztig
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 805
Gu Chaohao
1926 - 2012
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 806
Morris Kline
1908 - 1992
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 807
Leonida Tonelli
1885 - 1946
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 808
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
1847 - 1878
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 809
Pyotr Novikov
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 810
Eugenio Calabi
1923 - 2023
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 811
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, George Lusztig ranks 576. Before him are Roy Wood, Peter Lorimer, Niels Fredborg, John Getz, Vladimir Tukmakov, and Kjell Johansson. After him are Vinod Khanna, Henri Françillon, Hiroshi Fushida, Juan Amat, Ramsey Campbell, and Brian Henton.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsRoy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 570
Peter Lorimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 571
Niels Fredborg
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 572
John Getz
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 573
Vladimir Tukmakov
CHESS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 574
Kjell Johansson
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - 2011
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 575
George Lusztig
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 576
Vinod Khanna
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 577
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 578
Hiroshi Fushida
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 579
Juan Amat
ATHLETE
1946 - 2022
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 580
Ramsey Campbell
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 581
Brian Henton
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 582
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, George Lusztig ranks 415 out of 844. Before him are Blanka Teleki (1806), Nicolae Golescu (1810), Vasile Dîba (1954), Richard Wagner (1952), Ștefania Mărăcineanu (1882), and Florin Gheorghiu (1944). After him are Gabi Balint (1963), Samuel Zauber (1901), Vasile Tiță (1928), Laura Codruța Kövesi (1973), László Németh (1901), and Silviu Lung (1956).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsBlanka Teleki
PAINTER
1806 - 1862
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 409
Nicolae Golescu
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1878
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 410
Vasile Dîba
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 411
Richard Wagner
WRITER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 412
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1944
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 413
Florin Gheorghiu
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 414
George Lusztig
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 415
Gabi Balint
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 416
Samuel Zauber
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 417
Vasile Tiță
ATHLETE
1928 - 2013
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 418
Laura Codruța Kövesi
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 419
László Németh
WRITER
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 420
Silviu Lung
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 421
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Romania
Among mathematicians born in Romania, George Lusztig ranks 8. Before him are Zoia Ceaușescu (1949), Farkas Bolyai (1775), Abraham Wald (1902), Ion Ghica (1816), Ion Barbu (1895), and Spiru Haret (1851). After him are Grigore Moisil (1906), and Solomon Marcus (1925).
Zoia Ceaușescu
1949 - 2006
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 2
Farkas Bolyai
1775 - 1856
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 3
Abraham Wald
1902 - 1950
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 4
Ion Ghica
1816 - 1897
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 5
Ion Barbu
1895 - 1961
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 6
Spiru Haret
1851 - 1912
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
George Lusztig
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8
Grigore Moisil
1906 - 1973
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 9
Solomon Marcus
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 10