MATHEMATICIAN
Shing-Tung Yau
1949 - Today
Shing-Tung Yau
Shing-Tung Yau (; Chinese: 丘成桐; pinyin: Qiū Chéngtóng; born April 4, 1949) is a Chinese-American mathematician. He is the director of the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center at Tsinghua University and Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shing-Tung Yau has received more than 826,848 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Shing-Tung Yau is the 273rd most popular mathematician (up from 314th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from China (up from 535th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
830k
Page Views (PV)
57.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
4.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Shing-Tung Yau ranks 273 out of 1,004. Before him are John Wilkins, Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Carl David Tolmé Runge, Atle Selberg, Karen Uhlenbeck, and Charles-Eugène Delaunay. After him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Paul Cohen, Lev Pontryagin, Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Jacques Charles François Sturm, and George Atwood.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Wilkins
1614 - 1672
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 267
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 268
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 269
Atle Selberg
1917 - 2007
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 270
Karen Uhlenbeck
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 271
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
1816 - 1872
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 272
Shing-Tung Yau
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 273
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 274
Paul Cohen
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 275
Lev Pontryagin
1908 - 1988
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 276
Abū 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Shing-Tung Yau ranks 135. Before him are Marc Ravalomanana, Ariel Henry, Slavenka Drakulić, Ken Wilber, Tom Pryce, and Manuel Orantes. After him are Michael Houghton, Alexander Godunov, Billy Gibbons, Robert Sternberg, Patrick Duffy, and Jeremy Corbyn.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMarc Ravalomanana
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 129
Ariel Henry
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 130
Slavenka Drakulić
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 131
Ken Wilber
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 132
Tom Pryce
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 133
Manuel Orantes
TENNIS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 134
Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 135
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 136
Alexander Godunov
DANCER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 137
Billy Gibbons
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 138
Robert Sternberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 139
Patrick Duffy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 140
Jeremy Corbyn
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 141
In China
Among people born in China, Shing-Tung Yau ranks 512 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Mao Dun (1896), Cao Kun (1862), Zhu Yujian (1602), Chen Kaige (1952), and Gan Ying (100). After him are Yesün Temür (1293), Li Yu (1610), Chen Youliang (1320), Morris Chang (1931), Du Yuesheng (1888), and Feng Guozhang (1859).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsZhang Chunqiao
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 506
Mao Dun
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 507
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 508
Zhu Yujian
POLITICIAN
1602 - 1646
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 509
Chen Kaige
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 510
Gan Ying
EXPLORER
100 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 511
Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 512
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 513
Li Yu
WRITER
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 514
Chen Youliang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1320 - 1363
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 515
Morris Chang
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 516
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 517
Feng Guozhang
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 518
Among MATHEMATICIANS In China
Among mathematicians born in China, Shing-Tung Yau ranks 7. Before him are Zhang Heng (78), Zu Chongzhi (429), Liu Hui (225), Wang Chong (27), Xu Guangqi (1562), and Guo Shoujing (1231). After him are Yi Xing (683), Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), and Yang Hui (1238).
Zhang Heng
78 - 139
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1
Zu Chongzhi
429 - 500
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 2
Liu Hui
225 - 295
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 3
Wang Chong
27 - 97
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 4
Xu Guangqi
1562 - 1633
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 5
Guo Shoujing
1231 - 1316
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 6
Shing-Tung Yau
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 8
Liu Xin
50 BC - 23
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 9
Shiing-Shen Chern
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 10
Zhu Shijie
1249 - 1314
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 11
Qin Jiushao
1201 - 1261
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 12
Yang Hui
1238 - 1298
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 13