Top 20 Mathematician celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Mathematician celebrities [Updated May 11, 2021].
Donald Knuth was born
on January 10, 1938
in United States.
He became the first person to win the ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award in 1971. He also won the Harvey Prize in 1995.
Katherine Johnson was born
on August 26, 1918
in United States.
She was the recipient of numerous prestigious honors, including the NASA Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft and Operations Team Award for her work on the famed Apollo program.
John Forbes Nash was born
on June 13, 1928
in Bluefield, United States.
He sought help and found ways to manage with his mental illness and was recognized once more for his work in 1978, when he won the
John von Neumann Theory Prize.
Martin Gardner was born
on October 21, 1914
in Tulsa, United States.
He wrote the highly popular Mathematical Games column for Scientific American magazine.
Oswald Veblen was born
on June 24, 1880
in United States.
He led early research into general relativity and formed the theoretical foundations that would lead to the first digital computing machines.
Evelyn Boyd Granville was born
on May 1, 1924
in United States.
A professor as well as a computer programmer and mathematician, she taught at Fisk University, California State University, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Tyler Vigen was born
on February 13, 1991
in Burnsville, United States.
As an example, he correlated precipitation in California with 3 things: pedestrians killed in collisions with car, pick-up truck or van; per capita consumption of sour cream; and cost for 16oz of potato chips (unadjusted).
Jacob Barnett was born
on May 26, 1998
in Indianapolis, United States.
His mother pulled him out of special education at a young age, which then allowed him to flourish. He's worked as a researcher at IUPUI.
Herman Hollerith was born
on March 1, 1860
in Buffalo, United States.
The Tabulating Machine Company, which he founded, later merged to become IBM.
Herbert A. Hauptman was born
on February 14, 1917
in United States.
He was one of 21 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto in 2003, which was the third Humanist Manifesto.
Dorothy Vaughan was born
on September 20, 1910
in United States.
She was assigned to West Area Computers upon joining NACA, a division segregated due to the Virginia Jim Crow laws. Despite this, she was made acting head of the division in 1949, though she didn't receive the official title for many years thereafter.
Zerah Colburn was born
on September 1, 1804
in United States.
His abilities cut out on him when he became an adult.
William James Sidis was born
on April 1, 1898
in New York City, United States.
In his later life, he became obsessed with streetcars and even coined a term, "peridromophile," to describe himself and others who were highly interested in public transportation systems.
Robert Lee Moore was born
on November 14, 1882
in Dallas, United States.
Finding himself bored at one lecture, he hit upon a mathematical game he could play - to see if he could reach the proof of the presented theorem before the professor; he later instituted this game as part of his teaching method.
Paul Cohen was born
on April 2, 1934
in United States.
He was awarded the Fields Medal in Mathematics in 1966 and the the National Medal of Science the following year.
Julia Robinson was born
on December 8, 1919
in St. Louis, United States.
She was featured in Notices of the American Mathematical Society in 2008.
Edward Kasner was born
on April 2, 1878
in New York City, United States.
He co-wrote the book 'Mathematics and the Imagination' in 1940 where he first coined the term "googol".
Archie Alexander was born
on May 14, 1888
in United States.
He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering from Howard University in 1946.
Charles Fefferman was born
on April 18, 1949
in United States.
He was selected to serve in the National Academy of Science in 1979.
Clifford Truesdell was born
on February 18, 1919
in United States.
He learned Italian, German, and French and improved his Greek and Latin during his 2 years studying in Europe after high school.
