MATHEMATICIAN

William Feller

1906 - 1970

William Feller

William "Vilim" Feller (July 7, 1906 – January 14, 1970), born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian–American mathematician specializing in probability theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Feller is the 819th most popular mathematician (up from 838th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 338th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Croatian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, William Feller ranks 819 out of 1,004. Before him are Ivan Petrovsky, David Gregory, Horace Lamb, Nathan Jacobson, Edward O. Thorp, and Mikhail Suslin. After him are Mary Everest Boole, Anatoly Karatsuba, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, William Henry Young, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, and Walter Rudin.

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Ivan Petrovsky
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HPI: 54.78
Rank: 813
David Gregory
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HPI: 54.76
Rank: 814
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HPI: 54.73
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Nathan Jacobson
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Edward O. Thorp
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HPI: 54.63
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Mikhail Suslin
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HPI: 54.61
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William Feller
1906 - 1970
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 819
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HPI: 54.58
Rank: 820
Anatoly Karatsuba
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HPI: 54.54
Rank: 821
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
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HPI: 54.54
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HPI: 54.53
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HPI: 54.53
Rank: 824
Walter Rudin
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HPI: 54.50
Rank: 825

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, William Feller ranks 339. Before him are Ludwig Lachmann, Sara Ashurbeyli, Paul Winter, Benjamin Mazar, Franco Comotti, and Jean Amrouche. After him are Sidney Darlington, Milorad Arsenijević, Erwin Geschonneck, Abdus Sattar, Alberto Soria, and Kang Kyeong-ae. Among people deceased in 1970, William Feller ranks 222. Before him are Alexandros Othonaios, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Slim Harpo, Lev Kassil, Panagiotis Pipinelis, and Shaken Aimanov. After him are Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Vilhelm Carlberg, Conrad Nagel, Jacob Viner, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Irawati Karve.

Others Born in 1906

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Ludwig Lachmann
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1990
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 333
Sara Ashurbeyli
HISTORIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 334
Paul Winter
ATHLETE
1906 - 1992
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 335
Benjamin Mazar
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 336
Franco Comotti
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1963
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 337
Jean Amrouche
WRITER
1906 - 1962
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 338
William Feller
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1970
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 339
Sidney Darlington
ENGINEER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 340
Milorad Arsenijević
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 341
Erwin Geschonneck
ACTOR
1906 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 342
Abdus Sattar
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 343
Alberto Soria
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1980
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 344
Kang Kyeong-ae
WRITER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 345

Others Deceased in 1970

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Alexandros Othonaios
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1970
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 216
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1970
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 217
Slim Harpo
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 218
Lev Kassil
WRITER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 219
Panagiotis Pipinelis
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 220
Shaken Aimanov
ACTOR
1914 - 1970
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 221
William Feller
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1970
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 222
Alexandros Chalkokondylis
ATHLETE
1880 - 1970
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 223
Vilhelm Carlberg
ATHLETE
1880 - 1970
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 224
Conrad Nagel
ACTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 225
Jacob Viner
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1970
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 226
Gypsy Rose Lee
ACTOR
1911 - 1970
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 227
Irawati Karve
WRITER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 228