MATHEMATICIAN
Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
Goro Shimura
Gorō Shimura (志村 五郎, Shimura Gorō, 23 February 1930 – 3 May 2019) was a Japanese mathematician and Michael Henry Strater Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Princeton University who worked in number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Goro Shimura has received more than 213,249 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Goro Shimura is the 440th most popular mathematician (down from 421st in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 799th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
53.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Goro Shimura ranks 440 out of 1,004. Before him are Nicomedes, Thomas Bradwardine, Nikolai Luzin, Athir al-Din al-Abhari, Jim Simons, and Paul Lévy. After him are Pierre Wantzel, Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, Jacques Ozanam, Christian Kramp, Whitfield Diffie, and Cato Maximilian Guldberg.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicomedes
280 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 434
Thomas Bradwardine
1300 - 1349
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 435
Nikolai Luzin
1883 - 1950
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 436
Athir al-Din al-Abhari
1200 - 1264
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 437
Jim Simons
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 438
Paul Lévy
1886 - 1971
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 439
Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 440
Pierre Wantzel
1814 - 1848
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 441
Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī
1265 - 1318
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 442
Jacques Ozanam
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 443
Christian Kramp
1760 - 1826
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 444
Whitfield Diffie
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 445
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 446
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Goro Shimura ranks 225. Before him are Anerood Jugnauth, Borislav Pekić, Jimmy McLane, José Ramón Machado Ventura, Naomi Shemer, and Svatopluk Pluskal. After him are The Big Bopper, Bora Kostić, Jacques Hamel, Ross Perot, Liliana Segre, and Norio Ohga. Among people deceased in 2019, Goro Shimura ranks 174. Before him are Jörg Demus, Sogyal Rinpoche, Harrison Dillard, Marion Chesney, Camilo Sesto, and René Auberjonois. After him are Josef Kadraba, José Luis Brown, Andrew G. Vajna, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Momir Bulatović, and Édith Scob.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsAnerood Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 219
Borislav Pekić
WRITER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 220
Jimmy McLane
SWIMMER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 221
José Ramón Machado Ventura
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 222
Naomi Shemer
SINGER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 223
Svatopluk Pluskal
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 224
Goro Shimura
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 225
The Big Bopper
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 226
Bora Kostić
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 227
Jacques Hamel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 228
Ross Perot
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 229
Liliana Segre
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 230
Norio Ohga
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2011
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 231
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsJörg Demus
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 168
Sogyal Rinpoche
WRITER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 169
Harrison Dillard
ATHLETE
1923 - 2019
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 170
Marion Chesney
WRITER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 171
Camilo Sesto
SINGER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 172
René Auberjonois
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 173
Goro Shimura
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 174
Josef Kadraba
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 175
José Luis Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 176
Andrew G. Vajna
PRODUCER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 177
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
INVENTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 178
Momir Bulatović
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2019
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 179
Édith Scob
ACTOR
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 180
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Goro Shimura ranks 832 out of 6,245. Before him are Kuroki Tamemoto (1844), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Tadashi Yanai (1949), Itō Sukeyuki (1843), Isao Iwabuchi (1933), and Naoto Tajima (1912). After him are Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407), Toshio Miyaji (null), Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Kōichi Kido (1889), and Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKuroki Tamemoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1923
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 826
Takiji Kobayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1933
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 827
Tadashi Yanai
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 828
Itō Sukeyuki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1843 - 1914
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 829
Isao Iwabuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 830
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 831
Goro Shimura
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 832
Ashikaga Yoshikazu
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1425
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 833
Toshio Miyaji
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 834
Sō Yoshitoshi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1568 - 1615
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 835
Hitoshi Igarashi
WRITER
1947 - 1991
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 836
Kōichi Kido
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 837
Toshi Ichiyanagi
COMPOSER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 838
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Japan
Among mathematicians born in Japan, Goro Shimura ranks 5. Before him are Seki Takakazu (1642), Kunihiko Kodaira (1915), Kiyosi Itô (1915), and Heisuke Hironaka (1931). After him are Yutaka Taniyama (1927), Mikio Sato (1928), Shigefumi Mori (1951), Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917), Yasumasa Kanada (1948), Shinichi Mochizuki (1969), and Christopher Zeeman (1925).
Seki Takakazu
1642 - 1708
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 2
Kiyosi Itô
1915 - 2008
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3
Heisuke Hironaka
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4
Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 5
Yutaka Taniyama
1927 - 1958
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 6
Mikio Sato
1928 - 2023
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 7
Shigefumi Mori
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 8
Kenkichi Iwasawa
1917 - 1998
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 9
Yasumasa Kanada
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 10
Shinichi Mochizuki
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 11
Christopher Zeeman
1925 - 2016
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 12