MATHEMATICIAN
Shinichi Mochizuki
1969 - Today

Shinichi Mochizuki
Shinichi Mochizuki (望月 新一, Mochizuki Shin'ichi; born March 29, 1969) is a Japanese mathematician working in number theory and arithmetic geometry. He is one of the main contributors to anabelian geometry. His contributions include his solution of the Grothendieck conjecture in anabelian geometry about hyperbolic curves over number fields. Mochizuki has also worked in Hodge–Arakelov theory and p-adic Teichmüller theory. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shinichi Mochizuki is the 870th most popular mathematician (down from 849th in 2019), the 1,612th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,459th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Shinichi Mochizuki ranks 870 out of 1,004. Before him are Raoul Bott, Robert Daniel Carmichael, Marston Morse, Cornelius Lanczos, Roger Apéry, and Diederik Korteweg. After him are Suzan Kahramaner, Tom M. Apostol, Wilhelm Wirtinger, Walther von Dyck, Michael Aschbacher, and Andrzej Mostowski.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaoul Bott
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 864
Robert Daniel Carmichael
1879 - 1967
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 865
Marston Morse
1892 - 1977
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 866
Cornelius Lanczos
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 867
Roger Apéry
1916 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 868
Diederik Korteweg
1848 - 1941
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 869
Shinichi Mochizuki
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 870
Suzan Kahramaner
1913 - 2006
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 871
Tom M. Apostol
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 872
Wilhelm Wirtinger
1865 - 1945
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 873
Walther von Dyck
1856 - 1934
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 874
Michael Aschbacher
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 875
Andrzej Mostowski
1913 - 1975
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 876
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Shinichi Mochizuki ranks 321. Before him are Domingos Paciência, Trudi Canavan, Sheryl Sandberg, Shawnee Smith, Richard Virenque, and Jenni Rivera. After him are Alexis Arquette, Naoko Nishigai, Kirill Serebrennikov, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dolly Buster, and Georgiy Gongadze.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsDomingos Paciência
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 315
Trudi Canavan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 316
Sheryl Sandberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 317
Shawnee Smith
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 318
Richard Virenque
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 319
Jenni Rivera
SINGER
1969 - 2012
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 320
Shinichi Mochizuki
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 321
Alexis Arquette
ACTOR
1969 - 2016
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 322
Naoko Nishigai
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 323
Kirill Serebrennikov
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 324
Elizabeth Gilbert
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 325
Dolly Buster
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 326
Georgiy Gongadze
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2000
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 327
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shinichi Mochizuki ranks 1,612 out of 6,245. Before him are Junko Takeuchi (1972), Hayato Murotsu (2000), Hiromi Tsuru (1960), Romi Park (1972), Hideko Maehata (1914), and Kazumi Kishi (1975). After him are Motoki Imagawa (1980), Takashi Yokoyama (1913), Kazuaki Nagasawa (1958), Yoko Shimomura (1967), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1975), and Masao Harada (1912).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsJunko Takeuchi
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,606
Hayato Murotsu
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 1,607
Hiromi Tsuru
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,608
Romi Park
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,609
Hideko Maehata
SWIMMER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,610
Kazumi Kishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,611
Shinichi Mochizuki
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,612
Motoki Imagawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,613
Takashi Yokoyama
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,614
Kazuaki Nagasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,615
Yoko Shimomura
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,616
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,617
Masao Harada
ATHLETE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 1,618
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Japan
Among mathematicians born in Japan, Shinichi Mochizuki ranks 11. Before him are Goro Shimura (1930), Yutaka Taniyama (1927), Mikio Sato (1928), Shigefumi Mori (1951), Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917), and Yasumasa Kanada (1948). After him are Christopher Zeeman (1925).
Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 5
Yutaka Taniyama
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 6
Mikio Sato
1928 - 2023
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 7
Shigefumi Mori
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 8
Kenkichi Iwasawa
1917 - 1998
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 9
Yasumasa Kanada
1948 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 10
Shinichi Mochizuki
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 11
Christopher Zeeman
1925 - 2016
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 12