1667 - 1752
William Whiston (9 December 1667 – 22 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 (and his attempts to win the rewards that it promised) and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus (which are still in print). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Whiston has received more than 243,588 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. William Whiston is the 699th most popular mathematician (down from 623rd in 2019), the 3,531st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,028th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, William Whiston ranks 699 out of 823. Before him are Dmitry Grave, Annie S. D. Maunder, Stanisław Mazur, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Joseph Diez Gergonne, and Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt. After him are Carl Størmer, William Shanks, Hilda Geiringer, Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Daniel Quillen, and Alexander Ostrowski.
1863 - 1939
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 693
1868 - 1947
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 694
1905 - 1981
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 695
1924 - 2016
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 696
1771 - 1859
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 697
1854 - 1925
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 698
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 699
1874 - 1957
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 700
1812 - 1882
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 701
1893 - 1973
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 702
1850 - 1916
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 703
1940 - 2011
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 704
1893 - 1986
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 705
Among people born in 1667, William Whiston ranks 23. Before him are Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, Jacob Heinrich von Flemming, Pietro Ottoboni, Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and John Arbuthnot. Among people deceased in 1752, William Whiston ranks 14. Before him are Joseph Butler, Jean François de Troy, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Pietro Grimani, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Daniel Marot.
1667 - 1716
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 17
1667 - 1743
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 18
1667 - 1728
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 19
1667 - 1740
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 20
1667 - 1718
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 21
1667 - 1735
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 22
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 23
1692 - 1752
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 8
1679 - 1752
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9
1708 - 1752
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10
1677 - 1752
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11
1686 - 1752
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 12
1661 - 1752
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 13
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 14
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Whiston ranks 3,531 out of 7,765. Before him are Margery Allingham (1904), Pete Doherty (1979), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), John Lyly (1554), Leo Sayer (1948), and Helen Fielding (1958). After him are Roy Jenkins (1920), Matt Monro (1930), Arthur Bliss (1891), Anita Roddick (1942), M. R. James (1862), and Nicholas Ridley (1500).
1904 - 1966
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 3,525
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 3,526
1872 - 1956
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 3,527
1554 - 1606
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3,528
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3,529
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3,530
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 3,531
1920 - 2003
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,532
1930 - 1985
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,533
1891 - 1975
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,534
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,535
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,536
1500 - 1555
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,537
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, William Whiston ranks 76. Before him are Paul Bernays (1888), David Gregory (1659), Max Newman (1897), Lady Byron (1792), Peter Tait (1831), and Annie S. D. Maunder (1868). After him are William Shanks (1812), Charles Howard Hinton (1853), Douglas Hartree (1897), E. T. Whittaker (1873), William Henry Young (1863), and Benjamin Robins (1707).
1888 - 1977
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 70
1659 - 1708
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 71
1897 - 1984
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 72
1792 - 1860
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 73
1831 - 1901
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 74
1868 - 1947
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 75
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 76
1812 - 1882
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 77
1853 - 1907
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 78
1897 - 1958
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 79
1873 - 1956
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 80
1863 - 1942
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 81
1707 - 1751
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 82