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S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan

1940 - Today

S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan

Sathamangalam Ranga Srinivasa Varadhan, (born 2 January 1940) is an Indian American mathematician. He is known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviations. He is regarded as one of the fundamental contributors to the theory of diffusion processes with an orientation towards the refinement and further development of Itô’s stochastic calculus. In the year 2007, he became the first Indian to win the Abel Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan is the 824th most popular mathematician (up from 839th in 2019), the 741st most popular biography from India (down from 717th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan ranks 824 out of 1,004. Before him are Mikhail Suslin, William Feller, Mary Everest Boole, Anatoly Karatsuba, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, and William Henry Young. After him are Walter Rudin, Douglas McIlroy, Hans Rademacher, Ennio de Giorgi, Hellmuth Kneser, and Friedrich Engel.

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Mikhail Suslin
1894 - 1919
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 818
William Feller
1906 - 1970
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 819
Mary Everest Boole
1832 - 1916
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 820
Anatoly Karatsuba
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 821
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
1888 - 1945
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 822
William Henry Young
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 823
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 824
Walter Rudin
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 825
Douglas McIlroy
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 826
Hans Rademacher
1892 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 827
Ennio de Giorgi
1928 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 828
Hellmuth Kneser
1898 - 1973
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 829
Friedrich Engel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 830

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan ranks 452. Before him are Carl von Essen, Willi Holdorf, Franco Balmamion, Leonid Osyka, György Sarlós, and Robert Blust. After him are Sven-Gunnar Larsson, Thue Christiansen, Phelekezela Mphoko, Gianni De Michelis, Viktor Pavlov, and Francisco Toledo.

Others Born in 1940

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Carl von Essen
ATHLETE
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 446
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 447
Franco Balmamion
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 448
Leonid Osyka
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2001
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 449
György Sarlós
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 450
Robert Blust
LINGUIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 451
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 452
Sven-Gunnar Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 453
Thue Christiansen
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 454
Phelekezela Mphoko
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 455
Gianni De Michelis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 456
Viktor Pavlov
ACTOR
1940 - 2006
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 457
Francisco Toledo
PAINTER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 458

In India

Among people born in India, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan ranks 741 out of 1,861. Before him are Venkaiah Naidu (1949), Trisha (1983), Mayawati (1956), M. M. Keeravani (1961), Amala Akkineni (1967), and Dimple Kapadia (1957). After him are Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), Girija Devi (1929), K. S. Chithra (1963), Rani Mukerji (1978), Jyoti Basu (1914), and K. Shivaram Karanth (1902).

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Venkaiah Naidu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 735
Trisha
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 736
Mayawati
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 737
M. M. Keeravani
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 738
Amala Akkineni
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 739
Dimple Kapadia
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 740
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 741
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 742
Girija Devi
SINGER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 743
K. S. Chithra
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 744
Rani Mukerji
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 745
Jyoti Basu
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 746
K. Shivaram Karanth
WRITER
1902 - 1997
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 747