MATHEMATICIAN
Timothy Gowers
1963 - Today
Timothy Gowers
Sir William Timothy Gowers, (; born 20 November 1963) is a British mathematician. He is Professeur titulaire of the Combinatorics chair at the Collège de France, and director of research at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Timothy Gowers has received more than 543,340 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Timothy Gowers is the 946th most popular mathematician (down from 857th in 2019), the 5,668th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,176th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
540k
Page Views (PV)
48.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.18
Effective Languages (L*)
4.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Timothy Gowers ranks 946 out of 1,004. Before him are Yakov Eliashberg, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Carl Pomerance, Andrew M. Gleason, Bill Gosper, and Neil Sloane. After him are David Blackwell, Sun-Yung Alice Chang, Christopher Zeeman, Richard Schoen, Mary Ellen Rudin, and Henry John Stephen Smith.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYakov Eliashberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 940
Leonard Jimmie Savage
1917 - 1971
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 941
Carl Pomerance
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 942
Andrew M. Gleason
1921 - 2008
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 943
Bill Gosper
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 944
Neil Sloane
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 945
Timothy Gowers
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 946
David Blackwell
1919 - 2010
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 947
Sun-Yung Alice Chang
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 948
Christopher Zeeman
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 949
Richard Schoen
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 950
Mary Ellen Rudin
1924 - 2013
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 951
Henry John Stephen Smith
1826 - 1883
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 952
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Timothy Gowers ranks 569. Before him are Tasmin Archer, Aaron Burckhard, Iqbal Theba, Ian Brown, Emi Shinohara, and Conrad Lant. After him are Domingos Simões Pereira, Seyran Ateş, Mandakini, Martin Brunner, Jozef Sabovčík, and Lisa Ann Walter.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsTasmin Archer
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 563
Aaron Burckhard
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 564
Iqbal Theba
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 565
Ian Brown
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 566
Emi Shinohara
ACTOR
1963 - 2024
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 567
Conrad Lant
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 568
Timothy Gowers
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 569
Domingos Simões Pereira
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 570
Seyran Ateş
LAWYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 571
Mandakini
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 572
Martin Brunner
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 573
Jozef Sabovčík
SKATER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 574
Lisa Ann Walter
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 575
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Timothy Gowers ranks 5,668 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Brown (1963), Jackie Lewis (1936), Harry Johnston (1858), Jane Leeves (1961), Conrad Lant (1963), and Louise Rayner (1832). After him are Peter Doherty (1913), Jimmy Mullen (1923), Susan Bassnett (1945), William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918), Harry Atkinson (1831), and Jack Huston (1982).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsIan Brown
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,662
Jackie Lewis
RACING DRIVER
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 5,663
Harry Johnston
EXPLORER
1858 - 1927
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 5,664
Jane Leeves
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 5,665
Conrad Lant
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,666
Louise Rayner
PAINTER
1832 - 1924
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,667
Timothy Gowers
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,668
Peter Doherty
COACH
1913 - 1990
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,669
Jimmy Mullen
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1987
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,670
Susan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,671
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,672
Harry Atkinson
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1892
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,673
Jack Huston
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,674
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Timothy Gowers ranks 106. Before him are Joseph Wedderburn (1882), George Peacock (1791), James Maynard (1987), Graham Higman (1917), Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765), and Neil Sloane (1939). After him are Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912), Marcus du Sautoy (1965), Frank Adams (1930), Nigel Hitchin (1946), Dusa McDuff (1945), and Simon Singh (1964).
Joseph Wedderburn
1882 - 1948
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 100
George Peacock
1791 - 1858
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 101
James Maynard
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 102
Graham Higman
1917 - 2008
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 103
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
1765 - 1837
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 104
Neil Sloane
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 105
Timothy Gowers
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 106
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
1912 - 2014
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 107
Marcus du Sautoy
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 108
Frank Adams
1930 - 1989
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 109
Nigel Hitchin
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 110
Dusa McDuff
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 111
Simon Singh
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 112