MATHEMATICIAN
Ian Stewart
1945 - Today

Ian Stewart
Ian Nicholas Stewart (born 24 September 1945) is a British mathematician and a popular-science and science-fiction writer. He is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, England. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Stewart is the 502nd most popular mathematician (up from 673rd in 2019), the 2,412th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,146th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Ian Stewart ranks 502 out of 1,004. Before him are Stephen Cole Kleene, Pierre Wantzel, Aleksandr Khinchin, Friedrich Robert Helmert, Issai Schur, and Paul Halmos. After him are William Kingdon Clifford, Abraham Robinson, Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar, John Vitéz, Thomas Bradwardine, and Henryk Zygalski.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStephen Cole Kleene
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 496
Pierre Wantzel
1814 - 1848
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 497
Aleksandr Khinchin
1894 - 1959
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 498
Friedrich Robert Helmert
1843 - 1917
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 499
Issai Schur
1875 - 1941
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 500
Paul Halmos
1916 - 2006
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 501
Ian Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 502
William Kingdon Clifford
1845 - 1879
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 503
Abraham Robinson
1918 - 1974
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 504
Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar
786 - 833
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 505
John Vitéz
1408 - 1472
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 506
Thomas Bradwardine
1300 - 1349
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 507
Henryk Zygalski
1908 - 1978
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Ian Stewart ranks 252. Before him are Thilo Sarrazin, Leonard Adleman, Eric Roth, Shulamith Firestone, Sam Webb, and Herman van Veen. After him are David Chase, Erik De Vlaeminck, Nadezhda Chizhova, George Eaton, Bob Seger, and David D. Friedman.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsThilo Sarrazin
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 246
Leonard Adleman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 247
Eric Roth
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 248
Shulamith Firestone
WRITER
1945 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 249
Sam Webb
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 250
Herman van Veen
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 251
Ian Stewart
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 252
David Chase
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 253
Erik De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 254
Nadezhda Chizhova
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 255
George Eaton
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 256
Bob Seger
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 257
David D. Friedman
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 258
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 2,412 out of 8,785. Before him are Claude Choules (1901), James Stephenson (1889), James Steuart (1712), Cynewulf of Wessex (750), Derek Warwick (1954), and Catherine of York (1479). After him are The Edge (1961), William Kingdon Clifford (1845), Simon MacCorkindale (1952), Ed Sheeran (1991), Bill Foulkes (1932), and Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsClaude Choules
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 2011
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2,406
James Stephenson
ACTOR
1889 - 1941
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2,407
James Steuart
ECONOMIST
1712 - 1780
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2,408
Cynewulf of Wessex
POLITICIAN
750 - 786
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2,409
Derek Warwick
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 2,410
Catherine of York
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1527
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 2,411
Ian Stewart
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 2,412
The Edge
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 2,413
William Kingdon Clifford
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1879
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 2,414
Simon MacCorkindale
ACTOR
1952 - 2010
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 2,415
Ed Sheeran
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,416
Bill Foulkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,417
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1962
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,418
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 53. Before him are William Jones (1675), Mary Cartwright (1900), Eric Temple Bell (1883), William Sealy Gosset (1876), W. V. D. Hodge (1903), and James Stirling (1692). After him are William Kingdon Clifford (1845), Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Ernest William Brown (1866), David Mumford (1937), Harold Jeffreys (1891), and Edward Arthur Milne (1896).
William Jones
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 47
Mary Cartwright
1900 - 1998
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 48
Eric Temple Bell
1883 - 1960
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 49
William Sealy Gosset
1876 - 1937
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 50
W. V. D. Hodge
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 51
James Stirling
1692 - 1770
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 52
Ian Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 53
William Kingdon Clifford
1845 - 1879
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 54
Thomas Bradwardine
1300 - 1349
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 55
Ernest William Brown
1866 - 1938
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 56
David Mumford
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 57
Harold Jeffreys
1891 - 1989
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 58
Edward Arthur Milne
1896 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 59