MATHEMATICIAN
William Sealy Gosset
1876 - 1937
William Sealy Gosset
William Sealy Gosset (13 June 1876 – 16 October 1937) was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who served as Head Brewer of Guinness and Head Experimental Brewer of Guinness and was a pioneer of modern statistics. He pioneered small sample experimental design and analysis with an economic approach to the logic of uncertainty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Sealy Gosset has received more than 521,568 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William Sealy Gosset is the 382nd most popular mathematician (down from 342nd in 2019), the 1,776th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,741st in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Mathematician.
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520k
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Languages Editions (L)
4.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, William Sealy Gosset ranks 382 out of 1,004. Before him are Felix Bernstein, Hypsicles, Sam Loyd, Viggo Brun, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, and Rudolf E. Kálmán. After him are William Jones, Elwin Bruno Christoffel, Richard Courant, Grigory Margulis, Maryam Mirzakhani, and Lennart Carleson.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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HPI: 54.95
Rank: 376
Hypsicles
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HPI: 54.95
Rank: 377
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1841 - 1911
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 378
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
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Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 54.88
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Rudolf E. Kálmán
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 381
William Sealy Gosset
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 382
William Jones
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HPI: 54.84
Rank: 383
Elwin Bruno Christoffel
1829 - 1900
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 384
Richard Courant
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 385
Grigory Margulis
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 386
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 387
Lennart Carleson
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 388
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, William Sealy Gosset ranks 84. Before him are Ignaz Seipel, Roman Malinovsky, Franz Schlegelberger, Madeleine Vionnet, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, and Lev Berg. After him are Claude Farrère, Agustín Pedro Justo, Friedrich Traun, Gertrud von Le Fort, Thomas Hicks, and Mieczysław Karłowicz. Among people deceased in 1937, William Sealy Gosset ranks 72. Before him are Alexander Shliapnikov, Philip de László, Gabriel Pierné, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Jenő Hubay, and Elihu Root. After him are Karel Kramář, Ikki Kita, Paul Émile Chabas, Richard Boleslawski, Eero Järnefelt, and Máté Zalka.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsIgnaz Seipel
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1932
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 78
Roman Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1918
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 79
Franz Schlegelberger
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1970
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 80
Madeleine Vionnet
FASHION DESIGNER
1876 - 1975
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 81
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1939
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 82
Lev Berg
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1950
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 83
William Sealy Gosset
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 84
Claude Farrère
WRITER
1876 - 1957
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 85
Agustín Pedro Justo
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 86
Friedrich Traun
ATHLETE
1876 - 1908
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 87
Gertrud von Le Fort
WRITER
1876 - 1971
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 88
Thomas Hicks
ATHLETE
1876 - 1952
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 89
Mieczysław Karłowicz
COMPOSER
1876 - 1909
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsAlexander Shliapnikov
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1937
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 66
Philip de László
PAINTER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 67
Gabriel Pierné
COMPOSER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 68
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
NOBLEMAN
1871 - 1937
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 69
Jenő Hubay
MUSICIAN
1858 - 1937
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 70
Elihu Root
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1937
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 71
William Sealy Gosset
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 72
Karel Kramář
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1937
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 73
Ikki Kita
WRITER
1883 - 1937
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 74
Paul Émile Chabas
PAINTER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 75
Richard Boleslawski
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1937
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 76
Eero Järnefelt
PAINTER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 77
Máté Zalka
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1937
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 78
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Sealy Gosset ranks 1,776 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Vaughan (1923), Donald Maclean (1913), Mark Hollis (1955), Paul Di'Anno (1958), Reginald Lee (1870), and Keith Flint (1969). After him are Fred West (1941), Henry More (1614), Raymond Williams (1921), William Buckland (1784), David Roberts (1796), and Stephen Toulmin (1922).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPeter Vaughan
ACTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,770
Donald Maclean
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,771
Mark Hollis
MUSICIAN
1955 - 2019
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,772
Paul Di'Anno
SINGER
1958 - 2024
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,773
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 1,774
Keith Flint
SINGER
1969 - 2019
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 1,775
William Sealy Gosset
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,776
Fred West
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1995
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,777
Henry More
PHILOSOPHER
1614 - 1687
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,778
Raymond Williams
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1988
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,779
William Buckland
GEOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,780
David Roberts
PAINTER
1796 - 1864
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,781
Stephen Toulmin
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,782
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, William Sealy Gosset ranks 37. Before him are Alan Baker (1939), John Graunt (1620), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Peter Barlow (1776), George Green (1793), and Roger Cotes (1682). After him are William Jones (1675), Mary Cartwright (1900), Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Edmund Gunter (1581), William Kingdon Clifford (1845), and Eric Temple Bell (1883).
Alan Baker
1939 - 2018
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 31
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 32
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 33
Peter Barlow
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 34
George Green
1793 - 1841
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 35
Roger Cotes
1682 - 1716
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 36
William Sealy Gosset
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 37
William Jones
1675 - 1749
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 38
Mary Cartwright
1900 - 1998
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 39
Thomas Bradwardine
1300 - 1349
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 40
Edmund Gunter
1581 - 1626
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 41
William Kingdon Clifford
1845 - 1879
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 42
Eric Temple Bell
1883 - 1960
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 43