MATHEMATICIAN
Jennifer Tour Chayes
1956 - Today

Jennifer Tour Chayes
Jennifer Tour Chayes is dean of the college of computing, data science, and society at the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining Berkeley, she was a technical fellow and managing director of Microsoft Research New England in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which she founded in 2008, and Microsoft Research New York City, which she founded in 2012. Chayes is best known for her work on phase transitions in discrete mathematics and computer science, structural and dynamical properties of self-engineered networks, and algorithmic game theory. She is considered one of the world's experts in the modeling and analysis of dynamically growing graphs. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jennifer Tour Chayes is the 997th most popular mathematician (down from 996th in 2019), the 18,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,301st in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Jennifer Tour Chayes ranks 997 out of 1,004. Before her are Joan Birman, Raman Parimala, Lai-Sang Young, Akshay Venkatesh, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, and Daniel J. Bernstein. After her are Noam Elkies, Pietro Boselli, Hannah Fry, and Gian-Carlo Rota.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoan Birman
1927 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 991
Raman Parimala
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 992
Lai-Sang Young
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 993
Akshay Venkatesh
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 994
Svetlana Jitomirskaya
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 995
Daniel J. Bernstein
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 996
Jennifer Tour Chayes
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 997
Noam Elkies
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 998
Pietro Boselli
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 999
Hannah Fry
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 1,000
Gian-Carlo Rota
1999 - 1999
HPI: 30.07
Rank: 1,001
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Jennifer Tour Chayes ranks 814. Before her are Oliver Letwin, Frank McGarvey, Davie Cooper, Jimmy Nicholl, Diana Edulji, and Montel Williams. After her are Rebecca Kadaga, Gerald Henderson, Keith Vaz, Rajkumar Santoshi, Arundathi Nag, and Ron White.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsOliver Letwin
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 808
Frank McGarvey
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2023
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 809
Davie Cooper
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 1995
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 810
Jimmy Nicholl
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 811
Diana Edulji
CRICKETER
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 812
Montel Williams
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 813
Jennifer Tour Chayes
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 814
Rebecca Kadaga
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 815
Gerald Henderson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 816
Keith Vaz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 817
Rajkumar Santoshi
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 818
Arundathi Nag
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 819
Ron White
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 820
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jennifer Tour Chayes ranks 18,014 out of 20,380. Before her are Dana Snyder (1973), Neilson Powless (1996), Montel Williams (1956), Jan-Michael Gambill (1977), Ryan Lewis (1988), and Keith Olbermann (1959). After her are Paolo Banchero (2002), Zeke Nnaji (2001), Theresa Andrews (1962), Nadia Bjorlin (1980), James Frey (1969), and Steve Forrest (1986).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDana Snyder
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 18,008
Neilson Powless
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 18,009
Montel Williams
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 18,010
Jan-Michael Gambill
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 18,011
Ryan Lewis
MUSICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 18,012
Keith Olbermann
PRESENTER
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 18,013
Jennifer Tour Chayes
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 18,014
Paolo Banchero
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 18,015
Zeke Nnaji
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 18,016
Theresa Andrews
SWIMMER
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 18,017
Nadia Bjorlin
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 18,018
James Frey
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 18,019
Steve Forrest
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 18,020
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, Jennifer Tour Chayes ranks 102. Before her are June Huh (1983), Robert J. Lang (1961), Euphemia Haynes (1890), Steven Strogatz (1959), Joan Birman (1927), and Daniel J. Bernstein (1971). After her are Noam Elkies (1966).
June Huh
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 96
Robert J. Lang
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 97
Euphemia Haynes
1890 - 1980
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 98
Steven Strogatz
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 99
Joan Birman
1927 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 100
Daniel J. Bernstein
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 101
Jennifer Tour Chayes
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 102
Noam Elkies
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 103