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Terence Tao

1975 - Today

Terence Tao

Terence Chi-Shen Tao (Chinese: 陶哲軒; born 17 July 1975) is an Australian–American mathematician, Fields medalist, and professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he holds the James and Carol Collins Chair in the College of Letters and Sciences. His research includes topics in harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, algebraic combinatorics, arithmetic combinatorics, geometric combinatorics, probability theory, compressed sensing and analytic number theory. Tao was born to Chinese immigrant parents and raised in Adelaide. Tao won the Fields Medal in 2006 and won the Royal Medal and Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics in 2014, and is a 2006 MacArthur Fellow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terence Tao is the 542nd most popular mathematician (down from 462nd in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Australia (down from 88th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Terence Tao ranks 542 out of 1,004. Before him are Hans Freudenthal, Erik Ivar Fredholm, Max Dehn, Joseph Ludwig Raabe, Jordanus de Nemore, and Jean Leray. After him are Theodosius of Bithynia, Adam Ries, Andrew M. Gleason, Ibrahim ibn Sinan, Edward Arthur Milne, and Ronald Graham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Terence Tao ranks 65. Before him are Daron Malakian, Ziad Jarrah, Marc-Vivien Foé, Vladimir Kramnik, David Leitch, and José Manuel Pinto. After him are Joey Jordison, Mayim Bialik, Sophie Wilmès, Brice Oligui Nguema, Adam Rodriguez, and Jamel Debbouze.

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Daron Malakian
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 59
Ziad Jarrah
EXTREMIST
1975 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 60
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 61
Vladimir Kramnik
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 62
David Leitch
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 63
José Manuel Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 64
Terence Tao
MATHEMATICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 65
Joey Jordison
MUSICIAN
1975 - 2021
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 66
Mayim Bialik
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 67
Sophie Wilmès
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 68
Brice Oligui Nguema
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 69
Adam Rodriguez
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 70
Jamel Debbouze
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 71