1939 - 2018
Alan Baker (19 August 1939 – 4 February 2018) was an English mathematician, known for his work on effective methods in number theory, in particular those arising from transcendental number theory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Baker has received more than 10,588 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Baker is the 292nd most popular mathematician (down from 277th in 2019), the 1,498th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,377th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, Alan Baker ranks 292 out of 823. Before him are Guo Shoujing, Peter Barlow, Yi Xing, William Jones, Hans Hahn, and Jacopo Riccati. After him are Julius Plücker, Johannes Widmann, Rudolf Lipschitz, Nicholas Mercator, Carl David Tolmé Runge, and Vitello.
1231 - 1316
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 286
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 287
683 - 727
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 288
1675 - 1749
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 289
1879 - 1934
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 290
1676 - 1754
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 291
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 292
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 293
1460 - 1505
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 294
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 295
1620 - 1687
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 296
1856 - 1927
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 297
1230 - 1275
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 298
Among people born in 1939, Alan Baker ranks 128. Before him are Velibor Vasović, Tarcisio Burgnich, Stanisław Dziwisz, Boris Kolker, Pilar Bardem, and Norman Davies. After him are Vladimir Menshov, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Kim Jae-ryong, Paul Sorvino, Maria Bueno, and Susan Flannery. Among people deceased in 2018, Alan Baker ranks 107. Before him are Nicanor Parra, Uri Avnery, Bruno Sammartino, Richard Pipes, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Kim Jong-pil. After him are Maria Bueno, Margot Kidder, Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Michael Anderson, Michael Halliday, and Jozef Adamec.
1939 - 2002
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 122
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 123
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 124
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 125
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 126
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 127
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 128
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 129
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 130
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 131
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 132
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 133
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 134
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 101
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 102
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 103
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 104
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 105
1926 - 2018
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 106
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 107
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 108
1948 - 2018
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 109
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 110
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 111
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 112
1942 - 2018
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 113
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Baker ranks 1,498 out of 7,765. Before him are Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770), Oswald of Northumbria (604), William Jones (1675), Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773), Gareth Bale (1989), and Norman Davies (1939). After him are David Edward Hughes (1831), Sister Nivedita (1867), Alexander Cunningham (1814), Ciarán Hinds (1953), Dick Taylor (1943), and John Martin (1789).
1770 - 1828
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 1,492
604 - 642
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 1,493
1675 - 1749
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 1,494
1773 - 1843
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 1,495
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 1,496
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,497
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,498
1831 - 1900
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,499
1867 - 1911
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,500
1814 - 1893
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,501
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,502
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,503
1789 - 1854
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,504
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Alan Baker ranks 33. Before him are Thomas Simpson (1710), William George Horner (1786), John Wilkins (1614), John Graunt (1620), Peter Barlow (1776), and William Jones (1675). After him are John Edensor Littlewood (1885), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), George Green (1793), Edward Waring (1736), William Sealy Gosset (1876), and James Stirling (1692).
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 27
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 28
1614 - 1672
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 29
1620 - 1674
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 30
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 31
1675 - 1749
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 32
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 33
1885 - 1977
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 34
1903 - 1930
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 35
1793 - 1841
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 36
1736 - 1798
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 37
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 38
1692 - 1770
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 39