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Roy Kerr

1934 - Today

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Roy Patrick Kerr (; born 16 May 1934) is a New Zealand mathematician who discovered the Kerr geometry, an exact solution to the Einstein field equation of general relativity. His solution models the gravitational field outside an uncharged rotating massive object, including a rotating black hole. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Kerr has received more than 170,327 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Kerr is the 504th most popular mathematician (up from 522nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

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  • 50.77

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Roy Kerr ranks 504 out of 823. Before him are Frigyes Riesz, Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, W. V. D. Hodge, William Kingdon Clifford, Charles Proteus Steinmetz, and Julius Petersen. After him are Heinrich Martin Weber, Wilhelm Jordan, Haskell Curry, Lazarus Fuchs, Samuel Eilenberg, and Issai Schur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Roy Kerr ranks 220. Before him are Mikel Laboa, Enrique Collar, Jimmy Fontana, Lev Polugaevsky, Pat Boone, and Phan Văn Khải. After him are Anna Maria Ferrero, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Carmelo Simeone, Maria Carta, David Burke, and Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Roy Kerr ranks 35 out of 248. Before him are Richard Curtis (1956), Andrew Niccol (1964), Janet Frame (1924), Cliff Curtis (1968), Jacinda Ardern (1980), and Taika Waititi (1975). After him are William Phillips (1914), Helen Clark (1950), Gary Thain (1948), Wynton Rufer (1962), Patsy Reddy (1954), and Thomas Williams (1930).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In New Zealand

Among mathematicians born in New Zealand, Roy Kerr ranks 1. After him are Vaughan Jones (1952) and Alexander Aitken (1895).

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