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Thomas Bayes

1702 - 1761

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Thomas Bayes ( BAYZ, ; c. 1701 – 7 April 1761) was an English statistician, philosopher and Presbyterian minister who is known for formulating a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem. Bayes never published what would become his most famous accomplishment; his notes were edited and published posthumously by Richard Price. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Bayes is the 2nd most popular statistician, the 670th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 545th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Statistician.

Thomas Bayes is most famous for his Bayes' theorem, which is a mathematical formula that calculates the probability of a hypothesis (H) being true, given evidence (E). The equation is: P(H|E) = P(E|H)P(H)/P(E).

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Among statisticians, Thomas Bayes ranks 2 out of 8. Before him are Francis Galton. After him are C. R. Rao, Ronald Fisher, Karl Pearson, Jerzy Neyman, Gertrude Mary Cox, and Joseph Kruskal.

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Among people born in 1702, Thomas Bayes ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad Shah, Anne Bonny, and Emperor Nakamikado. After him are Jean-Étienne Liotard, Maria Clementina Sobieska, Legall de Kermeur, Francesco Zuccarelli, Enrichetta d'Este, William Fermor, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Jacques Aved. Among people deceased in 1761, Thomas Bayes ranks 2. Before him is Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria. After him are Pieter van Musschenbroek, Samuel Richardson, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Stephen Hales, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Tokugawa Ieshige, Balaji Baji Rao, Clemens August of Bavaria, Pierre Fauchard, and Tarabai.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Bayes ranks 670 out of 8,785. Before him are James Wilson (1742), Nicholas Hilliard (1547), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Gordon Banks (1937), and John Ross (1777). After him are Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Chaim Herzog (1918), Hugh Laurie (1959), Diana Rigg (1938), and Robert Burton (1577).

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Among STATISTICIANS In United Kingdom

Among statisticians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Bayes ranks 2. Before him are Francis Galton (1822). After him are Ronald Fisher (1890), and Karl Pearson (1857).

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