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MATHEMATICIAN

Bill Gosper

1943 - Today

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Ralph William Gosper Jr. (born April 26, 1943), known as Bill Gosper, is an American mathematician and programmer. Along with Richard Greenblatt, he may be considered to have founded the hacker community, and he holds a place of pride in the Lisp community. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Gosper has received more than 163,777 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Gosper is the 865th most popular mathematician (down from 797th in 2019), the 11,364th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,832nd in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Mathematician.

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  • 160k

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  • 39.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Bill Gosper ranks 865 out of 823. Before her are J. H. C. Whitehead, Timothy Gowers, W. T. Tutte, James Waddell Alexander II, Javier Perez-Capdevila, and William Spottiswoode. After her are Daina Taimiņa, Peter Scholze, Nigel Hitchin, Christopher Zeeman, Mary Ellen Rudin, and Peter Sarnak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Bill Gosper ranks 586. Before her are Richard Moll, Vince Cable, Lothar Kobluhn, Anthony R. Hunter, Bruce Weitz, and John McEnery. After her are Mary Wells, Rose Tremain, Robert J. Bentley, Mike Fisher, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and Julie Ege.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Gosper ranks 11,364 out of 18,182. Before her are Ron Brown (1941), Jesse James (1969), Gerald Wilson (1918), Fiona Apple (1977), Stephen Chbosky (1970), and Richard G. Hovannisian (1932). After her are Edie Brickell (1966), Jim Fuchs (1927), Joan Marsh (1914), Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Eugenie Clark (1922), and Monica Raymund (1986).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Bill Gosper ranks 78. Before her are Ken Ribet (1948), Michael Aschbacher (1944), Douglas McIlroy (1932), Christine Darden (1942), Phillip Griffiths (1938), and James Waddell Alexander II (1888). After her are Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Adele Goldstine (1920), Richard Schoen (1950), Sal Khan (1976), and Eric W. Weisstein (1969).

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