MATHEMATICIAN
Terence Tao
1975 - Today
Terence Tao
Terence Chi-Shen Tao (Chinese: 陶哲軒; born 17 July 1975) is an Australian mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he holds the James and Carol Collins chair. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terence Tao has received more than 4,296,509 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Terence Tao is the 522nd most popular mathematician (up from 552nd in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Australia (up from 111th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
4.3M
Page Views (PV)
50.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
5.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Terence Taos by language
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Terence Tao ranks 522 out of 823. Before him are Martin Ohm, Egon Pearson, Ahmad ibn Yusuf, Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Abraham Robinson, and Abraham Gotthelf Kästner. After him are Gerd Faltings, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Carl Adam Petri, Ulisse Dini, René de Saussure, and Isadore Singer.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Martin Ohm
1792 - 1872
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 516
Egon Pearson
1895 - 1980
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 517
Ahmad ibn Yusuf
835 - 912
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 518
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
1856 - 1894
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 519
Abraham Robinson
1918 - 1974
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 520
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
1719 - 1800
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 521
Terence Tao
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 522
Gerd Faltings
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 523
Maria Angela Ardinghelli
1728 - 1825
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 524
Carl Adam Petri
1926 - 2010
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 525
Ulisse Dini
1845 - 1918
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 526
René de Saussure
1868 - 1943
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 527
Isadore Singer
1924 - 2021
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 528
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Terence Tao ranks 59. Before him are Taika Waititi, Daron Malakian, Asia Argento, Roy Makaay, Jamie Oliver, and Christina Hendricks. After him are Brandon Sanderson, Veselin Topalov, Rémi Gaillard, Igor Dodon, Travis Barker, and Elena Anaya.
Others Born in 1975
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Taika Waititi
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 53
Daron Malakian
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 54
Asia Argento
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 55
Roy Makaay
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 56
Jamie Oliver
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 57
Christina Hendricks
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 58
Terence Tao
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 59
Brandon Sanderson
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 60
Veselin Topalov
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 61
Rémi Gaillard
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 62
Igor Dodon
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 63
Travis Barker
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 64
Elena Anaya
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 65
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Terence Tao ranks 102 out of 925. Before him are Bobby Pearce (1905), Kevin Rudd (1957), Annette Kellermann (1887), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Samuel Alexander (1859), and Peter C. Doherty (1940). After him are Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Jack Crawford (1908), Elle Macpherson (1964), Bruce Beresford (1940), Ron Clarke (1937), and Peter Cosgrove (1947).
Others born in Australia
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Bobby Pearce
1905 - 1976
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 96
Kevin Rudd
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 97
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 98
Tommy Emmanuel
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 99
Samuel Alexander
1859 - 1938
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 100
Peter C. Doherty
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 101
Terence Tao
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 102
Alex O'Loughlin
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 103
Jack Crawford
1908 - 1991
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 104
Elle Macpherson
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 105
Bruce Beresford
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 106
Ron Clarke
1937 - 2015
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 107
Peter Cosgrove
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 108
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Australia
Among mathematicians born in Australia, Terence Tao ranks 1.
