MATHEMATICIAN
Irving Kaplansky
1917 - 2006
Irving Kaplansky
Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917 – June 25, 2006) was a mathematician, college professor, author, and amateur musician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irving Kaplansky has received more than 125,462 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Irving Kaplansky is the 966th most popular mathematician (down from 872nd in 2019), the 788th most popular biography from Canada (down from 715th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Canadian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
39.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Irving Kaplansky ranks 966 out of 1,004. Before him are Dusa McDuff, Simon Singh, Béla Bollobás, Harald Helfgott, Krystyna Kuperberg, and Alicia Dickenstein. After him are William Spottiswoode, Leonid Levin, Philippa Fawcett, Alessio Figalli, Keith Devlin, and Eric W. Weisstein.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDusa McDuff
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 960
Simon Singh
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 961
Béla Bollobás
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 962
Harald Helfgott
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 963
Krystyna Kuperberg
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 964
Alicia Dickenstein
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 965
Irving Kaplansky
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 966
William Spottiswoode
1825 - 1883
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 967
Leonid Levin
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 968
Philippa Fawcett
1868 - 1948
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 969
Alessio Figalli
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 970
Keith Devlin
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 971
Eric W. Weisstein
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 972
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Irving Kaplansky ranks 343. Before him are Kamal Ranadive, Fannie Lou Hamer, Hans Conried, Mervyn Wood, Dezső Lemhényi, and Adele Jergens. After him are Bill Clements, Anton Coppola, Lucille Bremer, Virginia Field, Lorna Gray, and Kay Aldridge. Among people deceased in 2006, Irving Kaplansky ranks 393. Before him are J Dilla, Naushad, Ellen Willis, Ed Bradley, Mervyn Wood, and Isaac Gálvez. After him are John Spencer, Esther Victoria Abraham, Gernot Jurtin, Surinder Kaur, Mihály Fülöp, and Sarah Caldwell.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsKamal Ranadive
PHYSICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 337
Fannie Lou Hamer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1977
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 338
Hans Conried
ACTOR
1917 - 1982
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 339
Mervyn Wood
ATHLETE
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 340
Dezső Lemhényi
ATHLETE
1917 - 2003
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 341
Adele Jergens
ACTOR
1917 - 2002
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 342
Irving Kaplansky
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 343
Bill Clements
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 344
Anton Coppola
CONDUCTOR
1917 - 2020
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 345
Lucille Bremer
ACTOR
1917 - 1996
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 346
Virginia Field
ACTOR
1917 - 1992
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 347
Lorna Gray
ACTOR
1917 - 2017
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 348
Kay Aldridge
ACTOR
1917 - 1995
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 349
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsJ Dilla
SINGER
1974 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 387
Naushad
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 388
Ellen Willis
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 389
Ed Bradley
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 390
Mervyn Wood
ATHLETE
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 391
Isaac Gálvez
CYCLIST
1975 - 2006
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 392
Irving Kaplansky
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 393
John Spencer
SNOOKER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 394
Esther Victoria Abraham
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 395
Gernot Jurtin
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2006
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 396
Surinder Kaur
SINGER
1929 - 2006
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 397
Mihály Fülöp
ATHLETE
1936 - 2006
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 398
Sarah Caldwell
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2006
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 399
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Irving Kaplansky ranks 788 out of 1,622. Before him are Christina Cox (1971), Stephen Elop (1963), Sylvia Fedoruk (1927), Eddie Shore (1902), Dylan Neal (1969), and Lisa Jakub (1978). After him are William Edmond Logan (1798), Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), Emily Murphy (1868), Pierre Bouvier (1979), Avan Jogia (1992), and Peter Outerbridge (1966).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsChristina Cox
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 782
Stephen Elop
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 783
Sylvia Fedoruk
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 784
Eddie Shore
HOCKEY PLAYER
1902 - 1985
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 785
Dylan Neal
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 786
Lisa Jakub
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 787
Irving Kaplansky
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 788
William Edmond Logan
GEOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 789
Gerald Emmett Carter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2003
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 790
Emily Murphy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1933
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 791
Pierre Bouvier
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 792
Avan Jogia
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 793
Peter Outerbridge
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 794
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Canada
Among mathematicians born in Canada, Irving Kaplansky ranks 10. Before him are Louis Nirenberg (1925), Edward Routh (1831), Robert Langlands (1936), William Kahan (1933), James Arthur (1944), and Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923). After him are Manjul Bhargava (1974).
Louis Nirenberg
1925 - 2020
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 4
Edward Routh
1831 - 1907
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 5
Robert Langlands
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 6
William Kahan
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 7
James Arthur
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 8
Cathleen Synge Morawetz
1923 - 2017
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 9
Irving Kaplansky
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 10
Manjul Bhargava
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 11