MATHEMATICIAN
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Today
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Parnell Sullivan (born February 12, 1941) is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic topology, geometric topology, and dynamical systems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Sullivan has received more than 301,594 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Dennis Sullivan is the 474th most popular mathematician (up from 739th in 2019), the 3,809th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,429th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
59.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
5.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Dennis Sullivan ranks 474 out of 1,004. Before him are Hermann Hankel, Raoul Bott, Daniele Barbaro, Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq, James Stirling, and Alfred J. Lotka. After him are Al-Mahani, Federico Commandino, Adam Ries, Johann Samuel König, Lazarus Fuchs, and George David Birkhoff.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann Hankel
1839 - 1873
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 468
Raoul Bott
1923 - 2005
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 469
Daniele Barbaro
1513 - 1570
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 470
Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq
800 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 471
James Stirling
1692 - 1770
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 472
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 473
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 474
Al-Mahani
820 - 880
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 475
Federico Commandino
1509 - 1575
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 476
Adam Ries
1492 - 1559
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 477
Johann Samuel König
1712 - 1757
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 478
Lazarus Fuchs
1833 - 1902
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 479
George David Birkhoff
1884 - 1944
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 480
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Dennis Sullivan ranks 232. Before him are Tomaž Šalamun, Angelo Domenghini, Rintaro, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, Robert Foxworth, and Pola Raksa. After him are Stephen Krashen, Júlia Várady, Eric Braeden, Eugène Terre'Blanche, Ricardo Piglia, and David Lewis.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsTomaž Šalamun
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 226
Angelo Domenghini
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 227
Rintaro
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 228
Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 229
Robert Foxworth
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 230
Pola Raksa
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 231
Dennis Sullivan
MATHEMATICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 232
Stephen Krashen
LINGUIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 233
Júlia Várady
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 234
Eric Braeden
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 235
Eugène Terre'Blanche
EXTREMIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 236
Ricardo Piglia
WRITER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 237
David Lewis
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - 2001
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 238
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dennis Sullivan ranks 3,809 out of 20,380. Before him are Norman Taurog (1899), Kylie Jenner (1997), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), Frank Beard (1949), and Kevin James (1965). After him are Pink Anderson (1900), Robert Blake (1933), Ralph Craig (1889), Vanessa Williams (1963), Marlon Wayans (1972), and Chris Penn (1965).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsNorman Taurog
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,803
Kylie Jenner
MODEL
1997 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,804
Sarah Michelle Gellar
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,805
Meg Foster
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,806
Frank Beard
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,807
Kevin James
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,808
Dennis Sullivan
MATHEMATICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,809
Pink Anderson
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,810
Robert Blake
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,811
Ralph Craig
ATHLETE
1889 - 1972
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,812
Vanessa Williams
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,813
Marlon Wayans
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,814
Chris Penn
ACTOR
1965 - 2006
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,815
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, Dennis Sullivan ranks 28. Before him are Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Jim Simons (1938), Whitfield Diffie (1944), William Thurston (1946), Richard E. Bellman (1920), and Isadore Singer (1924). After him are George David Birkhoff (1884), Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944), Julia Robinson (1919), John Tate (1925), Ronald Graham (1935), and Haskell Curry (1900).
Richard S. Hamilton
1943 - 2024
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 22
Jim Simons
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 23
Whitfield Diffie
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 24
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 25
Richard E. Bellman
1920 - 1984
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 26
Isadore Singer
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 27
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 28
George David Birkhoff
1884 - 1944
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 29
Mitchell Feigenbaum
1944 - 2019
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 30
Julia Robinson
1919 - 1985
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 31
John Tate
1925 - 2019
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 32
Ronald Graham
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 33
Haskell Curry
1900 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 34