MATHEMATICIAN
Yakov Sinai
1935 - Today
Yakov Sinai
Yakov Grigorevich Sinai (Russian: Я́ков Григо́рьевич Сина́й; born September 21, 1935) is a Russian–American mathematician known for his work on dynamical systems. He contributed to the modern metric theory of dynamical systems and connected the world of deterministic (dynamical) systems with the world of probabilistic (stochastic) systems. He has also worked on mathematical physics and probability theory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yakov Sinai has received more than 153,013 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Yakov Sinai is the 373rd most popular mathematician (up from 407th in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from Russia (up from 965th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Russian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
55.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
6.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Yakov Sinai ranks 373 out of 1,004. Before him are Otto Hesse, Roger Cotes, Klaus Roth, Diocles, Caspar Wessel, and Plato Tiburtinus. After him are Edward Kasner, Philipp Frank, Felix Bernstein, Hypsicles, Sam Loyd, and Viggo Brun.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOtto Hesse
1811 - 1874
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 367
Roger Cotes
1682 - 1716
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 368
Klaus Roth
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 369
Diocles
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 370
Caspar Wessel
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 371
Plato Tiburtinus
1110 - 1145
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 372
Yakov Sinai
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 373
Edward Kasner
1878 - 1955
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 374
Philipp Frank
1884 - 1966
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 375
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 376
Hypsicles
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 377
Sam Loyd
1841 - 1911
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 378
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Yakov Sinai ranks 145. Before him are Helmut Lachenmann, Inger Christensen, Charles Koch, Kenneth Tsang, Hans Tilkowski, and Oleg Tabakov. After him are Ludmila Belousova, Jack Welch, Robert Conrad, Vasily Livanov, Pierre Kartner, and Annie Proulx.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsHelmut Lachenmann
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 139
Inger Christensen
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 140
Charles Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 141
Kenneth Tsang
ACTOR
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 142
Hans Tilkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 143
Oleg Tabakov
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 144
Yakov Sinai
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 145
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 146
Jack Welch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 147
Robert Conrad
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 148
Vasily Livanov
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 149
Pierre Kartner
SINGER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 150
Annie Proulx
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 151
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yakov Sinai ranks 850 out of 3,761. Before him are Leah Goldberg (1911), Julia Lermontova (1847), Veruschka von Lehndorff (1939), Andrei Voznesensky (1933), Irina Miroshnichenko (1942), and Oleg Tabakov (1935). After him are Vladimir Kokovtsov (1853), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), Yekaterina Budanova (1916), Tatiana Samoilova (1934), Ludmila Belousova (1935), and Erich von Drygalski (1865).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLeah Goldberg
WRITER
1911 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 844
Julia Lermontova
CHEMIST
1847 - 1919
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 845
Veruschka von Lehndorff
MODEL
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 846
Andrei Voznesensky
WRITER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 847
Irina Miroshnichenko
ACTOR
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 848
Oleg Tabakov
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 849
Yakov Sinai
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 850
Vladimir Kokovtsov
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1943
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 851
Lidia Ruslanova
SINGER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 852
Yekaterina Budanova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1943
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 853
Tatiana Samoilova
ACTOR
1934 - 2014
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 854
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 855
Erich von Drygalski
GEOGRAPHER
1865 - 1949
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 856
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Russia
Among mathematicians born in Russia, Yakov Sinai ranks 25. Before him are Sergei Sobolev (1908), Sergei Novikov (1938), Rudolf Lipschitz (1832), Kurt Hensel (1861), Ivan Vinogradov (1891), and Otto Hesse (1811). After him are Grigory Margulis (1946), Vladimir Smirnov (1887), Alfred Clebsch (1833), Nikolai Luzin (1883), Stanisław Leśniewski (1886), and Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov (1906).
Sergei Sobolev
1908 - 1989
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 19
Sergei Novikov
1938 - 2024
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 20
Rudolf Lipschitz
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 21
Kurt Hensel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 22
Ivan Vinogradov
1891 - 1983
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 23
Otto Hesse
1811 - 1874
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 24
Yakov Sinai
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 25
Grigory Margulis
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 26
Vladimir Smirnov
1887 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 27
Alfred Clebsch
1833 - 1872
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 28
Nikolai Luzin
1883 - 1950
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 29
Stanisław Leśniewski
1886 - 1939
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 30
Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov
1906 - 1993
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 31