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John G. Thompson

1932 - Today

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John Griggs Thompson (born October 13, 1932) is an American mathematician at the University of Florida noted for his work in the field of finite groups. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John G. Thompson has received more than 158,044 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). John G. Thompson is the 350th most popular mathematician (down from 289th in 2019), the 2,985th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,293rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, John G. Thompson ranks 350 out of 823. Before him are Stephen Smale, Edward Kasner, Karl Menger, Eutocius of Ascalon, Ostilio Ricci, and Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī. After him are Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, Madhava of Sangamagrama, Alain Connes, Maurice René Fréchet, Philipp Frank, and Sergei Novikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, John G. Thompson ranks 156. Before him are Pentti Linkola, Tomohiko Ikoma, Nichelle Nichols, José Saraiva Martins, Dino Sani, and Bill Foulkes. After him are Étienne Tshisekedi, Zózimo, Bob Pettit, Alexander Kluge, Jean-Pierre Marielle, and Inese Jaunzeme.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John G. Thompson ranks 2,985 out of 18,182. Before him are Melissa Gilbert (1964), Alexandra Ripley (1934), J. Walter Christie (1865), Dorothy Gibson (1889), Matthew Fox (1966), and Carl Van Vechten (1880). After him are Harry Reems (1947), Jennifer Rush (1960), Murray Perahia (1947), Winfield Scott (1786), Edward Bunker (1933), and Natalie Cole (1950).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, John G. Thompson ranks 20. Before him are Paul Cohen (1934), John Milnor (1931), Jesse Douglas (1897), Richard Hamming (1915), Stephen Smale (1930), and Edward Kasner (1878). After him are Jim Simons (1938), Raymond Smullyan (1919), Julia Robinson (1919), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Richard E. Bellman (1920), and Whitfield Diffie (1944).

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