Mathematician
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
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William Thurston
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. William Thurston is the 431st most popular mathematician (up from 454th in 2024), the 3,616th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,709th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Mathematician.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, William Thurston ranks 431 out of 1,004. Before him are Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī, Maryam Mirzakhani, Elwin Bruno Christoffel, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Yuri Manin, and Gerhard Gentzen. After him are Al-Mahani, Diocles, Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, Heisuke Hironaka, Giovanni Antonio Magini, and Johannes Werner.
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Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī
1010 - 1075
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 425
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 426
Elwin Bruno Christoffel
1829 - 1900
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 427
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 428
Yuri Manin
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 429
Gerhard Gentzen
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 430
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 431
Al-Mahani
820 - 880
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 432
Diocles
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 433
Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī
1265 - 1318
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 434
Heisuke Hironaka
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 435
Giovanni Antonio Magini
1555 - 1617
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 436
Johannes Werner
1468 - 1522
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 437
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, William Thurston ranks 260. Before him are Christophe Pierre, René Jacobs, Duane Allman, Piet Schrijvers, Henrique Rosa, and John Watson. After him are Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, Terence McKenna, Moritz Leuenberger, Renzo Zorzi, and Marián Čalfa. Among people deceased in 2012, William Thurston ranks 143. Before him are Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Iajuddin Ahmed, David Kelly, Andy Williams, Marcos Alonso, and Ulric Neisser. After him are Sixten Jernberg, Celeste Holm, Bohdan Stupka, Anita Björk, Jack Klugman, and Han Suyin.
Others Born in 1946
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Christophe Pierre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 254
René Jacobs
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 255
Duane Allman
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1971
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 256
Piet Schrijvers
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2022
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 257
Henrique Rosa
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 258
John Watson
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 259
William Thurston
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 260
Sonthi Boonyaratglin
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 261
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 262
Terence McKenna
WRITER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 263
Moritz Leuenberger
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 264
Renzo Zorzi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 265
Marián Čalfa
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 266
Others Deceased in 2012
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Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 137
Iajuddin Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2012
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 138
David Kelly
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 139
Andy Williams
SINGER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 140
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 141
Ulric Neisser
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 142
William Thurston
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 143
Sixten Jernberg
SKIER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 144
Celeste Holm
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 145
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 146
Anita Björk
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 147
Jack Klugman
ACTOR
1922 - 2012
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 148
Han Suyin
WRITER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 149
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Thurston ranks 3,616 out of NaN. Before him are Kristin Davis (1965), Harrison Dillard (1923), Eric Stoltz (1961), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), Maila Nurmi (1922), and Joyce Meyer (1943). After him are Hailey Baldwin (1996), Jack Williamson (1908), Leslie Lamport (1941), George Kelly (1905), Melissa McCarthy (1970), and Van Cliburn (1934).
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Kristin Davis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3,610
Harrison Dillard
ATHLETE
1923 - 2019
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3,611
Eric Stoltz
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3,612
Kirk Kerkorian
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3,613
Maila Nurmi
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3,614
Joyce Meyer
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,615
William Thurston
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,616
Hailey Baldwin
MODEL
1996 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,617
Jack Williamson
WRITER
1908 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,618
Leslie Lamport
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,619
George Kelly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,620
Melissa McCarthy
COMEDIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3,621
Van Cliburn
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2013
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3,622
Among Mathematicians In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, William Thurston ranks 27. Before him are Martin Davis (1928), John Milnor (1931), Raymond Smullyan (1919), Marshall Harvey Stone (1903), Sal Khan (1976), and Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944). After him are Sam Loyd (1841), James Waddell Alexander II (1888), Whitfield Diffie (1944), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Richard Hamming (1915), and Dennis Sullivan (1941).
Martin Davis
1928 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 21
John Milnor
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 22
Raymond Smullyan
1919 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 23
Marshall Harvey Stone
1903 - 1989
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 24
Sal Khan
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 25
Mitchell Feigenbaum
1944 - 2019
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 26
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 27
Sam Loyd
1841 - 1911
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 28
James Waddell Alexander II
1888 - 1971
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 29
Whitfield Diffie
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 30
Stephen Cole Kleene
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 31
Richard Hamming
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 32
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 33
