STATISTICIAN

Jerzy Neyman

1894 - 1981

Jerzy Neyman

Jerzy Neyman (April 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981; born Jerzy Spława-Neyman; Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈspwava ˈnɛjman]) was a Polish mathematician and statistician who first introduced the modern concept of a confidence interval into statistical hypothesis testing and, with Egon Pearson, revised Ronald Fisher's null hypothesis testing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerzy Neyman has received more than 401,487 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jerzy Neyman is the 5th most popular statistician, the 24th most popular biography from Moldova (down from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Moldovan Statistician.

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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among STATISTICIANS

Among statisticians, Jerzy Neyman ranks 5 out of 8. Before him are Francis Galton, Thomas Bayes, Karl Pearson, and Ronald Fisher. After him are C. R. Rao, Joseph Kruskal, and Gertrude Mary Cox.

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Francis Galton
1822 - 1911
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 1
Thomas Bayes
1702 - 1761
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 2
Karl Pearson
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 3
Ronald Fisher
1890 - 1962
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 4
Jerzy Neyman
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5
C. R. Rao
1920 - 2023
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 6
Joseph Kruskal
1928 - 2010
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 7
Gertrude Mary Cox
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 8

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Jerzy Neyman ranks 104. Before him are Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia, Semyon Bogdanov, Maria Restituta Kafka, Friedrich Pollock, C. R. Swart, and Ángel Romano. After him are Tivadar Soros, Khawaja Nazimuddin, Évariste Lévi-Provençal, Marietta Blau, Boris Pilnyak, and Max Weinreich. Among people deceased in 1981, Jerzy Neyman ranks 83. Before him are Alexander Kotov, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Savitri, Harry Harlow, Helmut Gröttrup, and Nargis. After him are Michele Andreolo, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, Ivan Eklind, Edith Head, Rensis Likert, and Edvard Kocbek.

Others Born in 1894

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Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1894 - 1918
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 98
Semyon Bogdanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1960
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 99
Maria Restituta Kafka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1943
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 100
Friedrich Pollock
PHILOSOPHER
1894 - 1970
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 101
C. R. Swart
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1982
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 102
Ángel Romano
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1972
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 103
Jerzy Neyman
STATISTICIAN
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 104
Tivadar Soros
LAWYER
1894 - 1968
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 105
Khawaja Nazimuddin
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 106
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 107
Marietta Blau
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 108
Boris Pilnyak
WRITER
1894 - 1938
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 109
Max Weinreich
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1969
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 110