Mathematician
Douglas McIlroy
American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer
1932 - today
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Douglas McIlroy
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Douglas McIlroy is the 828th most popular mathematician (down from 802nd in 2024), the 8,610th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,894th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Mathematician.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, Douglas McIlroy ranks 828 out of 1,004. Before him are Anatoly Karatsuba, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, William Henry Young, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Grigori Grabovoi, and Walter Rudin. After him are Hans Rademacher, Ennio de Giorgi, Hellmuth Kneser, Friedrich Engel, Corrado Segre, and George Szekeres.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Anatoly Karatsuba
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 822
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
1888 - 1945
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 823
William Henry Young
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 824
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 825
Grigori Grabovoi
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 826
Walter Rudin
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 827
Douglas McIlroy
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 828
Hans Rademacher
1892 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 829
Ennio de Giorgi
1928 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 830
Hellmuth Kneser
1898 - 1973
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 831
Friedrich Engel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 832
Corrado Segre
1863 - 1924
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 833
George Szekeres
1911 - 2005
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 834
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Douglas McIlroy ranks 414. Before him are Robert Coover, Gaudencio Rosales, Maya Kristalinskaya, Fazu Aliyeva, Jerzy Pawłowski, and Oliver Nelson. After him are Jiří Havlis, Gaston Mercier, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Guillaume Bieganski, Ivan Šantek, and François Deguelt.
Others Born in 1932
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Robert Coover
WRITER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 408
Gaudencio Rosales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 409
Maya Kristalinskaya
SINGER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 410
Fazu Aliyeva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 411
Jerzy Pawłowski
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2005
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 412
Oliver Nelson
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1975
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 413
Douglas McIlroy
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 414
Jiří Havlis
ATHLETE
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 415
Gaston Mercier
ATHLETE
1932 - 1974
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 416
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 417
Guillaume Bieganski
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 418
Ivan Šantek
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 419
François Deguelt
SINGER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 420
In United States
Among people born in United States, Douglas McIlroy ranks 8,610 out of NaN. Before him are Walter J. Ong (1912), James P. Bagian (1952), David Todd Wilkinson (1935), D. B. Woodside (1969), Tom Arnold (1959), and Lucien Carr (1925). After him are David Blatt (1959), Larry Fine (1902), Peter Yarrow (1938), Tory Lane (1982), DeWitt Clinton (1769), and Paul Dano (1984).
Others born in United States
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Walter J. Ong
WRITER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 8,604
James P. Bagian
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 8,605
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 8,606
D. B. Woodside
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 8,607
Tom Arnold
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 8,608
Lucien Carr
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 8,609
Douglas McIlroy
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 8,610
David Blatt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 8,611
Larry Fine
ACTOR
1902 - 1975
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 8,612
Peter Yarrow
SINGER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 8,613
Tory Lane
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 8,614
DeWitt Clinton
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1828
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 8,615
Paul Dano
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 8,616
Among Mathematicians In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, Douglas McIlroy ranks 63. Before him are Curtis T. McMullen (1958), Hassler Whitney (1907), Daniel Lewin (1970), Rudy Rucker (1946), Morris Kline (1908), and Edward O. Thorp (1932). After him are Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), Marston Morse (1892), Tom M. Apostol (1923), Michael Aschbacher (1944), Garrett Birkhoff (1911), and Kenneth Appel (1932).
Curtis T. McMullen
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 57
Hassler Whitney
1907 - 1989
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 58
Daniel Lewin
1970 - 2001
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 59
Rudy Rucker
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 60
Morris Kline
1908 - 1992
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 61
Edward O. Thorp
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 62
Douglas McIlroy
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 63
Robert Daniel Carmichael
1879 - 1967
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 64
Marston Morse
1892 - 1977
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 65
Tom M. Apostol
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 66
Michael Aschbacher
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 67
Garrett Birkhoff
1911 - 1996
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 68
Kenneth Appel
1932 - 2013
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 69
