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Hannah Fry

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Hannah Fry (born 21 February 1984) is a British mathematician, author and broadcaster. She is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, and president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. She was previously a professor at University College London. Her work has included studies of patterns of human behaviour, such as interpersonal relationships and dating, and how mathematics can apply to them, the mathematics behind pandemics, and scientific explanations of modern appliances. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hannah Fry is the 1,007th most popular mathematician (down from 1,000th in 2024), the 8,078th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,248th in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Hannah Fry ranks 1,007 out of 1,004. Before her are Daniel J. Bernstein, Ulrike Tillmann, Jennifer Tour Chayes, Olga Holtz, Noam Elkies, and Pietro Boselli. After her are Cathy O'Neil, Charles Hoskinson, and Gian-Carlo Rota.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Hannah Fry ranks 1,385. Before her are Aliaksandr Buikevich, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Dafina Zeqiri, Adam Lamberg, Michaël Chrétien Basser, and Nobuyuki Abe. After her are Edgaras Česnauskis, Rosario Luchetti, Mathieu Lemoine, Norbert Hosnyánszky, Darin Brooks, and Kei Omoto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hannah Fry ranks 8,080 out of 8,785. Before her are David Vaughan (1983), Steph Cook (1972), Joe Willock (1999), Cush Jumbo (1985), Oliver Rowland (1992), and Marisa Abela (1996). After her are Emmerson Boyce (1979), Sam Johnstone (1993), Dimitri Leonidas (1987), Tom Walker (1991), Morven Christie (1981), and Molly Smitten-Downes (1987).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Hannah Fry ranks 118. Before her are Ben Green (1977), Dusa McDuff (1945), Frank Adams (1930), Philippa Fawcett (1868), Graham Higman (1917), and Marcus du Sautoy (1965).

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