MATHEMATICIAN

Keith Devlin

1947 - Today

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Keith J. Devlin (born 16 March 1947) is a British and American mathematician and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He is known for his work in mathematical cognition, information theory, and the public communication of mathematics. Devlin has authored more than 30 books and numerous scholarly articles. He was a regular commentator on National Public Radio (NPR) as “the Math Guy” and is the co-founder and President of BrainQuake, an educational technology company that develops mathematics learning games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Devlin is the 953rd most popular mathematician (up from 971st in 2019), the 5,897th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,154th in 2019) and the 109th most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Keith Devlin ranks 953 out of 1,004. Before him are Nigel Hitchin, Alexander Aitken, Stuart Milner-Barry, Sun-Yung Alice Chang, Charles Hutton, and Kathleen Ollerenshaw. After him are Henry John Stephen Smith, Alexander Beilinson, David Singmaster, Timothy Gowers, Simon Singh, and Alicia Dickenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Keith Devlin ranks 823. Before him are Ian O'Brien, Michael Albert, Howard Georgi, Keone Young, Gary Herbert, and Tom Daschle. After him are John Holt, Carol Moseley Braun, Archie Gemmill, Peter Welch, Rupert Hine, and Philippe Vorbe.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Keith Devlin ranks 5,899 out of 8,785. Before him are Iain Pears (1955), Alan Minter (1951), Alan Bush (1900), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), Caryl Churchill (1938), and John Stones (1994). After him are George Butterworth (1885), Lawrence Hargrave (1850), C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), Soni Razdan (1956), Angie Sage (1952), and Laurie Scott (1917).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Keith Devlin ranks 109. Before him are Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899), James Maynard (1987), Nigel Hitchin (1946), Stuart Milner-Barry (1906), Charles Hutton (1737), and Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912). After him are Timothy Gowers (1963), Simon Singh (1964), Ben Green (1977), Dusa McDuff (1945), Frank Adams (1930), and Philippa Fawcett (1868).

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