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Richard Taylor

1962 - Today

Richard Taylor

Richard Lawrence Taylor (born 19 May 1962) is a British-American mathematician specialising in number theory. He is currently the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor in Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University in California. Taylor received the 2002 Cole Prize, the 2007 Shaw Prize with Robert Langlands, and the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Richard Taylor is the 860th most popular mathematician (down from 858th in 2024), the 4,612th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,481st in 2019) and the 92nd most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Richard Taylor ranks 860 out of 1,004. Before him are Joseph Wedderburn, Solomon Marcus, Gustav de Vries, Kātyāyana, Yury Osipov, and Henri Padé. After him are Yasumasa Kanada, Richard K. Guy, Émile Léonard Mathieu, I. J. Good, Cédric Villani, and Raoul Bott.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Joseph Wedderburn
1882 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 854
Solomon Marcus
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 855
Gustav de Vries
1866 - 1934
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 856
Kātyāyana
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 857
Yury Osipov
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 858
Henri Padé
1863 - 1953
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 859
Richard Taylor
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 860
Yasumasa Kanada
1948 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 861
Richard K. Guy
1916 - 2020
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 862
Émile Léonard Mathieu
1835 - 1890
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 863
I. J. Good
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 864
Cédric Villani
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 865
Raoul Bott
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 866

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Richard Taylor ranks 356. Before him are Andries Jonker, David Furnish, Gustavo Alfaro, Feleti Teo, and Mikhail Mizintsev. After him are Amy Yasbeck, Maggie De Block, Marc Cherry, Aida Turturro, Denise Biellmann, Masanao Sasaki, and Tracy Austin.

Others Born in 1962

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Andries Jonker
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 351
David Furnish
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 352
Gustavo Alfaro
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 353
Feleti Teo
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 354
Mikhail Mizintsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 355
Richard Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 356
Amy Yasbeck
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 357
Maggie De Block
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 358
Marc Cherry
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 359
Aida Turturro
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 360
Denise Biellmann
SKATER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 361
Masanao Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 362
Tracy Austin
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 363