MATHEMATICIAN
Jim Simons
1938 - Today
Jim Simons
James Harris Simons (born 25 April 1938) is an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund based in East Setauket, New York. He and his fund are known to be quantitative investors, using mathematical models and algorithms to make investment gains from market inefficiencies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Simons has received more than 23,081 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jim Simons is the 438th most popular mathematician (down from 368th in 2019), the 3,526th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,150th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
53.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
2.49
Effective Languages (L*)
4.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jim Simons by language
Over the past year Jim Simons has had the most page views in the Spanish wikipedia edition with 23,794 views, followed by German (19,438), and Chinese (15,724). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (388.72%), Cantonese (184.15%), and Catalan (128.41%)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Jim Simons ranks 438 out of 1,004. Before him are Martin Kutta, Johann II Bernoulli, Nicomedes, Thomas Bradwardine, Nikolai Luzin, and Athir al-Din al-Abhari. After him are Paul Lévy, Goro Shimura, Pierre Wantzel, Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, Jacques Ozanam, and Christian Kramp.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Kutta
1867 - 1944
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 432
Johann II Bernoulli
1710 - 1790
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 433
Nicomedes
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 - Present
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Jim Simons ranks 211. Before him are Tatsuya Shiji, Ralph Bakshi, Perry Anderson, Rauno Aaltonen, Chuan Leekpai, and Lee Morgan. After him are Larry Niven, Richard Beymer, Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Lawrence Block, Grethe Ingmann, and Eiko Ishioka.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsTatsuya Shiji
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 205
Ralph Bakshi
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 206
Perry Anderson
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 207
Rauno Aaltonen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 208
Chuan Leekpai
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 209
Lee Morgan
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1972
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 210
Jim Simons
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 211
Larry Niven
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 212
Richard Beymer
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 213
Manuel Monteiro de Castro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 214
Lawrence Block
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 215
Grethe Ingmann
SINGER
1938 - 1990
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 216
Eiko Ishioka
DESIGNER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 217
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jim Simons ranks 3,526 out of 20,380. Before him are Rufus Wainwright (1973), John Zerzan (1943), Wayne Knight (1955), Pernell Roberts (1928), Maria Tallchief (1925), and Louis Farrakhan (1933). After him are Walter Cronkite (1916), Alicia Silverstone (1976), Steve Lukather (1957), Alice Walton (1949), Irene Dunne (1898), and Eddie Adams (1933).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRufus Wainwright
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 3,520
John Zerzan
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 3,521
Wayne Knight
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,522
Pernell Roberts
ACTOR
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,523
Maria Tallchief
DANCER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,524
Louis Farrakhan
EXTREMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,525
Jim Simons
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,526
Walter Cronkite
PRESENTER
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,527
Alicia Silverstone
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,528
Steve Lukather
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 3,529
Alice Walton
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 3,530
Irene Dunne
ACTOR
1898 - 1990
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 3,531
Eddie Adams
JOURNALIST
1933 - 2004
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 3,532
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States
Among mathematicians born in United States, Jim Simons ranks 23. Before him are Edward Kasner (1878), Sam Loyd (1841), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Raymond Smullyan (1919), Richard Hamming (1915), and Richard S. Hamilton (1943). After him are Whitfield Diffie (1944), William Thurston (1946), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Isadore Singer (1924), Dennis Sullivan (1941), and George David Birkhoff (1884).
Edward Kasner
1878 - 1955
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 17
Sam Loyd
1841 - 1911
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 18
Stephen Cole Kleene
1909 - 1994
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 19
Raymond Smullyan
1919 - 2017
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 20
Richard Hamming
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 21
Richard S. Hamilton
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 22
Jim Simons
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 23
Whitfield Diffie
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 24
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 25
Richard E. Bellman
1920 - 1984
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 26
Isadore Singer
1924 - 2021
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 27
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 28
George David Birkhoff
1884 - 1944
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 29