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Pierre Deligne

1944 - Today

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Pierre René, Viscount Deligne (French: [dəliɲ]; born 3 October 1944) is a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for work on the Weil conjectures, leading to a complete proof in 1973. He is the winner of the 2013 Abel Prize, 2008 Wolf Prize, 1988 Crafoord Prize, and 1978 Fields Medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Deligne is the 293rd most popular mathematician (up from 311th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 258th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Pierre Deligne ranks 293 out of 1,004. Before him are Seki Takakazu, Al-Karaji, Atle Selberg, John G. Thompson, Edmund Landau, and Hugo Steinhaus. After him are Adolf Hurwitz, Jesse Douglas, Shing-Tung Yau, Abraham Zacuto, Oronce Finé, and Simon Newcomb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Pierre Deligne ranks 165. Before him are Ferenc Bene, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ashraf Marwan, Willem van Hanegem, Craig T. Nelson, and Everaldo. After him are Ton Koopman, Stockard Channing, Ronald Lauder, Mick Jones, Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro, and Odd Nerdrum.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pierre Deligne ranks 223 out of 1,190. Before him are Wilfried Martens (1936), Lutgardis (1182), Hubert Pierlot (1883), Juan de Flandes (1450), Théophile de Donder (1872), and Robert Cailliau (1947). After him are Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Adrien de Gerlache (1866), Frans Masereel (1889), and Bernard van Orley (1487).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Belgium

Among mathematicians born in Belgium, Pierre Deligne ranks 4. Before him are Simon Stevin (1548), Victor D'Hondt (1841), and Eugène Charles Catalan (1814). After him are Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Pierre François Verhulst (1804), Ingrid Daubechies (1954), Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584), David Ruelle (1935), Jean Bourgain (1954), and Elias M. Stein (1931).

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