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Pierre-Louis Lions

1956 - Today

Pierre-Louis Lions

Pierre-Louis Lions (French: [ljɔ̃ːs]; born 11 August 1956) is a French mathematician. He is known for a number of contributions to the fields of partial differential equations and the calculus of variations. He was a recipient of the 1994 Fields Medal and the 1991 Prize of the Philip Morris tobacco and cigarette company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre-Louis Lions is the 675th most popular mathematician (down from 666th in 2019), the 3,991st most popular biography from France (up from 4,100th in 2019) and the 96th most popular French Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 675 out of 1,004. Before him are Johann Schreck, Đuro Kurepa, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, Harold Hotelling, Abu Said Gorgani, and Jan Śniadecki. After him are Arend Heyting, John Hadley, Jean Bourgain, Thoralf Skolem, Julius Petersen, and Nilakantha Somayaji.

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Johann Schreck
1576 - 1630
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 669
Đuro Kurepa
1907 - 1993
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 670
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
1620 - 1684
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 671
Harold Hotelling
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 672
Abu Said Gorgani
850 - 845
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 673
Jan Śniadecki
1756 - 1830
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 674
Pierre-Louis Lions
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 675
Arend Heyting
1898 - 1980
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 676
John Hadley
1682 - 1744
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 677
Jean Bourgain
1954 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 678
Thoralf Skolem
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 679
Julius Petersen
1839 - 1910
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 680
Nilakantha Somayaji
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 681

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 246. Before him are Bernd Förster, Cynthia Rhodes, David Card, Roberto Malone, Vladislav Listyev, and Justin Welby. After him are Yiannis Kouros, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Mark St. John, Thomas Wassberg, Takeshi Okada, and Al Corley.

Others Born in 1956

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Bernd Förster
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 240
Cynthia Rhodes
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 241
David Card
ECONOMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 242
Roberto Malone
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 243
Vladislav Listyev
JOURNALIST
1956 - 1995
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 244
Justin Welby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 245
Pierre-Louis Lions
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 246
Yiannis Kouros
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 247
Shah Mahmood Qureshi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 248
Mark St. John
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2007
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 249
Thomas Wassberg
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 250
Takeshi Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 251
Al Corley
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 252

In France

Among people born in France, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 3,991 out of 6,770. Before him are Michel-Joseph Maunoury (1847), François le Métel de Boisrobert (1592), Geoffrey I of Provence (1013), Lucas Hernandez (1996), Blondel de Nesle (1155), and Gaston Alibert (1878). After him are Roger Michelot (1912), Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1878), Jacques Barrot (1937), Judith Gautier (1845), Roger Carel (1927), and Victor Schœlcher (1804).

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Michel-Joseph Maunoury
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1923
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 3,985
François le Métel de Boisrobert
WRITER
1592 - 1662
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 3,986
Geoffrey I of Provence
POLITICIAN
1013 - 1063
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 3,987
Lucas Hernandez
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 3,988
Blondel de Nesle
SINGER
1155 - 1202
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3,989
Gaston Alibert
FENCER
1878 - 1917
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3,990
Pierre-Louis Lions
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3,991
Roger Michelot
BOXER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3,992
Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1973
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3,993
Jacques Barrot
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3,994
Judith Gautier
WRITER
1845 - 1917
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3,995
Roger Carel
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3,996
Victor Schœlcher
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1893
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,997