MATHEMATICIAN
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre-Louis Lions has received more than 165,452 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Pierre-Louis Lions is the 666th most popular mathematician (up from 676th in 2019), the 4,099th most popular biography from France (down from 4,009th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular French Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
49.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
5.29
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Pierre-Louis Lions by language
Over the past year Pierre-Louis Lions has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 18,706 views, followed by French (14,589), and Chinese (2,727). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (250.00%), Greek (182.98%), and Haitian (114.13%)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 666 out of 1,004. Before him are Oswald Veblen, Alessandro Galilei, Saunders Mac Lane, Đuro Kurepa, Arnaud Denjoy, and Kenneth Appel. After him are Johan Jensen, John Lennox, Theodosius of Bithynia, Tommaso Ceva, Sofya Yanovskaya, and Max Newman.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOswald Veblen
1880 - 1960
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 660
Alessandro Galilei
1691 - 1737
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 661
Saunders Mac Lane
1909 - 2005
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 662
Đuro Kurepa
1907 - 1993
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 663
Arnaud Denjoy
1884 - 1974
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 664
Kenneth Appel
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 665
Pierre-Louis Lions
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 666
Johan Jensen
1859 - 1925
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 667
John Lennox
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 668
Theodosius of Bithynia
160 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 669
Tommaso Ceva
1648 - 1737
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 670
Sofya Yanovskaya
1896 - 1966
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 671
Max Newman
1897 - 1984
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 672
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 242. Before him are Vladimir Lisin, Michael Spinks, Paul Cook, Isabel Pantoja, Laura Zapata, and Milan Jelić. After him are Eileen Collins, Anatoly Artsebarsky, Arthur Golden, John Lee Hancock, Lilli Carati, and Peter Šťastný.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsVladimir Lisin
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 236
Michael Spinks
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 237
Paul Cook
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 238
Isabel Pantoja
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 239
Laura Zapata
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 240
Milan Jelić
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2007
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 241
Pierre-Louis Lions
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 242
Eileen Collins
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 243
Anatoly Artsebarsky
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 244
Arthur Golden
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 245
John Lee Hancock
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 246
Lilli Carati
MODEL
1956 - 2014
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 247
Peter Šťastný
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 248
In France
Among people born in France, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 4,099 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841), Claude Nougaro (1929), Philippe Sarde (1948), Félicien David (1810), Arnaud Denjoy (1884), and Olivier Marchal (1958). After him are Georges Balandier (1920), Alice Milliat (1884), Jérôme Le Banner (1972), Jean Philippe (1931), Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668), and Eugène Lanti (1879).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouis-Ernest Barrias
SCULPTOR
1841 - 1905
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 4,093
Claude Nougaro
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 4,094
Philippe Sarde
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 4,095
Félicien David
COMPOSER
1810 - 1876
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 4,096
Arnaud Denjoy
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1974
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 4,097
Olivier Marchal
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 4,098
Pierre-Louis Lions
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4,099
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4,100
Alice Milliat
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1957
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4,101
Jérôme Le Banner
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4,102
Jean Philippe
SINGER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 4,103
Henri François d'Aguesseau
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1751
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 4,104
Eugène Lanti
BUSINESSPERSON
1879 - 1947
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 4,105
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Pierre-Louis Lions ranks 92. Before him are Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923), Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771), Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517), Charles Dupin (1784), Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581), and Arnaud Denjoy (1884). After him are Serge Lang (1927), Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765), Edmond Laguerre (1834), Pierre Raymond de Montmort (1678), Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (1957), and Marc-Antoine Parseval (1755).
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 86
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 87
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 88
Charles Dupin
1784 - 1873
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 89
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
1581 - 1638
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 90
Arnaud Denjoy
1884 - 1974
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 91
Pierre-Louis Lions
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 92
Serge Lang
1927 - 2005
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 93
Sylvestre François Lacroix
1765 - 1843
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 94
Edmond Laguerre
1834 - 1886
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 95
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
1678 - 1719
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 96
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
1957 - 2016
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 97
Marc-Antoine Parseval
1755 - 1836
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 98