1943 - Today
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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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.
1904 - 1960
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 859
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 860
1917 - 2002
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 861
1888 - 1971
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 862
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 863
1825 - 1883
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 864
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 865
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 866
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 867
1946 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 868
1925 - 2016
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 869
1924 - 2013
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 870
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 871
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.
1943 - 2023
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 580
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 581
1943 - 2019
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 582
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 583
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 584
1943 - 2019
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 585
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 586
1943 - 1992
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 587
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 588
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 589
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 590
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 591
1943 - 2008
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 592
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).
1941 - 1996
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 11,358
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 11,359
1918 - 2014
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 11,360
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 11,361
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,362
1932 - 2023
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,363
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,364
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,365
1927 - 2010
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,366
1914 - 2000
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,367
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,368
1922 - 2015
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,369
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,370
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).
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 72
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 73
1932 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 74
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 75
1938 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 76
1888 - 1971
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 77
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 78
1924 - 2013
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 79
1924 - 2023
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 80
1920 - 1964
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 81
1950 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 82
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 83
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 84