MATHEMATICIAN
James Arthur
1944 - Today
James Arthur
James Greig Arthur (born May 18, 1944) is a Canadian mathematician working on automorphic forms, and former President of the American Mathematical Society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Arthur has received more than 5,414,935 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Arthur is the 875th most popular mathematician, the 522nd most popular biography from Canada and the 8th most popular Canadian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
5.4M
Page Views (PV)
44.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, James Arthur ranks 875 out of 1,004. Before him are Solomon Marcus, George Salmon, Mark Kac, Salomon Bochner, Anatoly Karatsuba, and Henryk Iwaniec. After him are Volker Strassen, Barry Mazur, Alberto Calderón, George Lusztig, Philip Hall, and Henri Padé.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSolomon Marcus
1925 - 2016
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 869
George Salmon
1819 - 1904
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 870
Mark Kac
1914 - 1984
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 871
Salomon Bochner
1899 - 1982
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 872
Anatoly Karatsuba
1937 - 2008
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 873
Henryk Iwaniec
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 874
James Arthur
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 875
Volker Strassen
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 876
Barry Mazur
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 877
Alberto Calderón
1920 - 1998
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 878
George Lusztig
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 879
Philip Hall
1904 - 1982
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 880
Henri Padé
1863 - 1953
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 881
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, James Arthur ranks 603. Before him are Lorne Michaels, Gunhild Hoffmeister, Sonal Mansingh, Judee Sill, Benjamin Kogo, and Albin Planinc. After him are Lynn Harrell, Regine Heitzer, Saira Banu, James H. Clark, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, and Guity Novin.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsLorne Michaels
PRODUCER
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 597
Gunhild Hoffmeister
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 598
Sonal Mansingh
DANCER
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 599
Judee Sill
SINGER
1944 - 1979
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 600
Benjamin Kogo
ATHLETE
1944 - 2022
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 601
Albin Planinc
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2008
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 602
James Arthur
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 603
Lynn Harrell
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 604
Regine Heitzer
SKATER
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 605
Saira Banu
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 606
James H. Clark
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 607
Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1998
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 608
Guity Novin
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 609
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, James Arthur ranks 522 out of 1,622. Before him are Rachelle Lefevre (1979), Arturo Gatti (1972), Christy Chung (1970), Betty Taylor (1916), Alessia Cara (1996), and Nicholas Lea (1962). After him are Mark Strand (1934), Marcel Dionne (1951), Scotty Bowman (1933), Patrick J. Adams (1981), Gil Bellows (1967), and Chris Hadfield (1959).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsRachelle Lefevre
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 516
Arturo Gatti
BOXER
1972 - 2009
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 517
Christy Chung
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 518
Betty Taylor
ATHLETE
1916 - 1977
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 519
Alessia Cara
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 520
Nicholas Lea
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 521
James Arthur
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 522
Mark Strand
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 523
Marcel Dionne
HOCKEY PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 524
Scotty Bowman
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 525
Patrick J. Adams
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 526
Gil Bellows
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 527
Chris Hadfield
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 528
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Canada
Among mathematicians born in Canada, James Arthur ranks 8. Before him are Simon Newcomb (1835), Albert W. Tucker (1905), Louis Nirenberg (1925), Edward Routh (1831), Robert Langlands (1936), and William Kahan (1933). After him are Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923), Irving Kaplansky (1917), and Manjul Bhargava (1974).
Simon Newcomb
1835 - 1909
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 2
Albert W. Tucker
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 3
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