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Yitang Zhang

1955 - Today

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Yitang Zhang (Chinese: 张益唐; born February 5, 1955) is a Chinese-American mathematician primarily working on number theory and a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 2015. Previously working at the University of New Hampshire as a lecturer, Zhang submitted a paper to the Annals of Mathematics in 2013 which established the first finite bound on the least gap between consecutive primes that is attained infinitely often. This work led to a 2013 Ostrowski Prize, a 2014 Cole Prize, a 2014 Rolf Schock Prize, and a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yitang Zhang has received more than 715,074 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yitang Zhang is the 732nd most popular mathematician (down from 724th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from China (down from 774th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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  • 21

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  • 3.20

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  • 2.67

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Yitang Zhang ranks 732 out of 823. Before him are Nikolai Chebotaryov, Tom M. Apostol, Wendelin Werner, Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, William Henry Young, and Leonard Nelson. After him are Vaughan Jones, Marina Ratner, Laurent Lafforgue, Charles Fefferman, Francesco Brioschi, and Leo Königsberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Yitang Zhang ranks 287. Before him are Piers Sellers, Bärbel Wöckel, Kristine Sutherland, Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Darius Khondji, and Karen Dotrice. After him are Elisa Ferreira, Matteo Zuppi, Jean-Luc Ettori, Cassandra Wilson, Larisa Dolina, and Diamanda Galás.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yitang Zhang ranks 849 out of 1,392. Before him are Wu Xueqian (1921), Hu Die (1908), Hui Liangyu (1944), John Hersey (1914), Lin Shu (1852), and He Guoqiang (1943). After him are Jia Zhangke (1970), Ilham Tohti (1969), Paul Yü Pin (1901), Liang Guanglie (1940), You Xie (1958), and Kris Wu (1990).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Yitang Zhang ranks 16. Before him are Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yang Hui (1238), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Chen Jingrun (1933), and Dai Zhen (1724). After him are Wu Wenjun (1919).

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