MATHEMATICIAN
John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
John Edensor Littlewood
John Edensor Littlewood (9 June 1885 – 6 September 1977) was a British mathematician. He worked on topics relating to analysis, number theory, and differential equations and had lengthy collaborations with G. H. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Edensor Littlewood has received more than 776,914 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Edensor Littlewood is the 283rd most popular mathematician (up from 306th in 2019), the 1,360th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,551st in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Mathematician.
John Edensor Littlewood is most famous for his work in mathematics. He is most well known for his contributions to the theory of prime numbers.
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5.48
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, John Edensor Littlewood ranks 283 out of 1,004. Before him are Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Jacques Charles François Sturm, George Atwood, Edward Waring, Lloyd Shapley, and Abraham bar Hiyya. After him are Kunihiko Kodaira, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Marino Ghetaldi, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Viktor Bunyakovsky, and Michael Maestlin.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
850 - 930
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 277
Jacques Charles François Sturm
1803 - 1855
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 278
George Atwood
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 279
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 280
Lloyd Shapley
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 281
Abraham bar Hiyya
1070 - 1145
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 282
John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 283
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 284
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 285
Marino Ghetaldi
1568 - 1626
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 286
Lorenzo Mascheroni
1750 - 1800
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 287
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 288
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 289
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, John Edensor Littlewood ranks 75. Before him are Egon Kisch, Soemu Toyoda, Jules Romains, Viktor Schauberger, Agustín Barrios, and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. After him are St John Philby, Camille Chautemps, Dora Pejačević, Frank Jack Fletcher, Harlow Shapley, and Jacques Feyder. Among people deceased in 1977, John Edensor Littlewood ranks 67. Before him are Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Félix Gouin, Marien Ngouabi, Tom Pryce, Edmond Hamilton, and Juan Velasco Alvarado. After him are Yevgenia Ginzburg, Hans Martin Sutermeister, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Zózimo, and Edmund Veesenmayer.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsEgon Kisch
WRITER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 69
Soemu Toyoda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1957
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 70
Jules Romains
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 71
Viktor Schauberger
INVENTOR
1885 - 1958
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 72
Agustín Barrios
MUSICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 73
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 74
John Edensor Littlewood
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 75
St John Philby
EXPLORER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 76
Camille Chautemps
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1963
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 77
Dora Pejačević
COMPOSER
1885 - 1923
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 78
Frank Jack Fletcher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1973
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 79
Harlow Shapley
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 80
Jacques Feyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsPrince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 61
Félix Gouin
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1977
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 62
Marien Ngouabi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1977
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 63
Tom Pryce
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 64
Edmond Hamilton
WRITER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 65
Juan Velasco Alvarado
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1977
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 66
John Edensor Littlewood
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 67
Yevgenia Ginzburg
WRITER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 68
Hans Martin Sutermeister
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 69
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 70
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 71
Zózimo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 72
Edmund Veesenmayer
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 73
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Edensor Littlewood ranks 1,360 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Paxton (1803), Alexander McQueen (1969), Eileen Essell (1922), Gary Brooker (1945), George Cayley (1773), and Geoff Hurst (1941). After him are Edward Gordon Craig (1872), Reginald Johnston (1874), Donovan (1946), Nehemiah Grew (1641), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), and Cicely Saunders (1918).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJoseph Paxton
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1865
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,354
Alexander McQueen
DESIGNER
1969 - 2010
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,355
Eileen Essell
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 1,356
Gary Brooker
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 1,357
George Cayley
ENGINEER
1773 - 1857
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,358
Geoff Hurst
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,359
John Edensor Littlewood
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,360
Edward Gordon Craig
ACTOR
1872 - 1966
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,361
Reginald Johnston
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1938
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 1,362
Donovan
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 1,363
Nehemiah Grew
BIOLOGIST
1641 - 1712
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 1,364
Kenneth E. Boulding
ECONOMIST
1910 - 1993
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,365
Cicely Saunders
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,366
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, John Edensor Littlewood ranks 29. Before him are Robert Recorde (1512), Thomas Simpson (1710), John Horton Conway (1937), John Wilkins (1614), George Atwood (1745), and Edward Waring (1736). After him are William George Horner (1786), Alan Baker (1939), John Graunt (1620), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Peter Barlow (1776), and George Green (1793).
Robert Recorde
1512 - 1558
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 23
Thomas Simpson
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 24
John Horton Conway
1937 - 2020
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 25
John Wilkins
1614 - 1672
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 26
George Atwood
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 27
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 28
John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 29
William George Horner
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 30
Alan Baker
1939 - 2018
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 31
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 32
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 33
Peter Barlow
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 34
George Green
1793 - 1841
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 35