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Henryk Iwaniec
1947 - Today

Henryk Iwaniec
Henryk Iwaniec (born October 9, 1947) is a Polish-American mathematician and a professor at Rutgers University since 1987. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has made important contributions to analytic and algebraic number theory as well as harmonic analysis. He is the recipient of Cole Prize (2002), Steele Prize (2011), and Shaw Prize (2015). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Henryk Iwaniec is the 895th most popular mathematician (down from 874th in 2024), the 1,189th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,166th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Polish Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Henryk Iwaniec ranks 895 out of 1,004. Before him are Radhanath Sikdar, Phillip Griffiths, Erna Schneider Hoover, Richard Brauer, Andrei Okounkov, and Yitang Zhang. After him are Gilbert Strang, Leopold Löwenheim, George Mostow, Elwyn Berlekamp, Ruth Moufang, and Clifford Truesdell.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRadhanath Sikdar
1813 - 1870
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 889
Phillip Griffiths
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 890
Erna Schneider Hoover
1926 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 891
Richard Brauer
1901 - 1977
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 892
Andrei Okounkov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 893
Yitang Zhang
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 894
Henryk Iwaniec
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 895
Gilbert Strang
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 896
Leopold Löwenheim
1878 - 1957
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 897
George Mostow
1923 - 2017
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 898
Elwyn Berlekamp
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 899
Ruth Moufang
1905 - 1977
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 900
Clifford Truesdell
1919 - 2000
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 901
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Henryk Iwaniec ranks 720. Before him are Nicanor de Carvalho, Emiliano Mondonico, Bilal Philips, Randy Edelman, Richard Overy, and Xavier Darcos. After him are Thanos Mikroutsikos, Dieter Riedel, Jeanne Shaheen, Kinga Göncz, Enrique Chazarreta, and Tanith Lee.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsNicanor de Carvalho
COACH
1947 - 2018
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 714
Emiliano Mondonico
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 715
Bilal Philips
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 716
Randy Edelman
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 717
Richard Overy
HISTORIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 718
Xavier Darcos
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 719
Henryk Iwaniec
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 720
Thanos Mikroutsikos
COMPOSER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 721
Dieter Riedel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 722
Jeanne Shaheen
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 723
Kinga Göncz
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 724
Enrique Chazarreta
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 725
Tanith Lee
WRITER
1947 - 2015
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 726
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Henryk Iwaniec ranks 1,189 out of 1,694. Before him are Janusz Zakrzeński (1936), Zygmunt Chychła (1926), Andrzej Grabowski (1952), Zbigniew Namysłowski (1939), Joanna Hoffman (1955), and Edyta Górniak (1972). After him are Franciszek Gągor (1951), Meinhard Nehmer (1941), Józef Zapędzki (1929), Maria Janion (1926), Michał Probierz (1972), and Friedrich Scherfke (1909).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsJanusz Zakrzeński
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,183
Zygmunt Chychła
ATHLETE
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,184
Andrzej Grabowski
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,185
Zbigniew Namysłowski
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,186
Joanna Hoffman
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 1,187
Edyta Górniak
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 1,188
Henryk Iwaniec
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,189
Franciszek Gągor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1951 - 2010
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 1,190
Meinhard Nehmer
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1,191
Józef Zapędzki
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,192
Maria Janion
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,193
Michał Probierz
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,194
Friedrich Scherfke
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,195
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland
Among mathematicians born in Poland, Henryk Iwaniec ranks 42. Before him are Leo Königsberger (1837), Tadeusz Banachiewicz (1882), Jacob Bronowski (1908), Nathan Jacobson (1910), Stefan Mazurkiewicz (1888), and Erich Hecke (1887). After him are Salomon Bochner (1899), Antoni Zygmund (1900), and Krystyna Kuperberg (1944).
Leo Königsberger
1837 - 1921
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 36
Tadeusz Banachiewicz
1882 - 1954
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 37
Jacob Bronowski
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 38
Nathan Jacobson
1910 - 1999
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 39
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
1888 - 1945
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 40
Erich Hecke
1887 - 1947
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 41
Henryk Iwaniec
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 42
Salomon Bochner
1899 - 1982
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 43
Antoni Zygmund
1900 - 1992
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 44
Krystyna Kuperberg
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 45













































