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20th-century mathematicians

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Alexander Esenin-VolpinAuthor · BooksAlexander Esenin-Volpin (1924–2016) was an American mathematician, poet and writer.
Apostolos DoxiadisArtist · Comics and comic artApostolos Doxiadis (born 1953) was a Greece mathematician, autobiographer and playwright.
Banesh HoffmannPerson · Film memorabiliaBanesh Hoffmann (1906–1986) was a British mathematician, physicist and actor.
Benoit MandelbrotAuthor · BooksBenoit Mandelbrot (1924–2010) was a Polish mathematician, economist and professor.
Brian GreeneAuthor · BooksBrian Greene (born 1963) is an American physicist, writer and professor.
Chia-Chiao LinAuthor · BooksChia-Chiao Lin (1916–2013) was an American poet, physicist and university teacher.
Christos PapadimitriouAuthor · BooksChristos Papadimitriou (born 1949) is a Greek writer, mathematician and computer scientist.
Claude BergeArtist · SculptureClaude Berge (1926–2002) was a France mathematician, computer scientist and sculptor.
Dan SnaithPerson · Music memorabiliaDan Snaith (born 1978) is a Canadian composer, singer and record producer.
Danica McKellarPerson · Film memorabiliaDanica McKellar (born 1975) is an American actress, mathematician and film director.
Denis GuedjPerson · Film memorabiliaDenis Guedj was a French mathematician, university teacher, actor, screenwriter and novelist (1940–2010). He was born at Sétif and died at 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Dennis M. RitchieAuthor · BooksDennis M. Ritchie was an American computer scientist, programmer, writer and mathematician (1941–2011). He was born at Bronxville and died at Berkeley Heights.
Donald KnuthAuthor · BooksDonald Knuth (born 1938) was a United States mathematician, computer scientist and historian of mathematics.
Edison DenisovPerson · Music memorabiliaEdison Denisov was a Soviet and Russian composer, musicologist, university teacher, mathematician and music arranger (1929–1996). He was born at Tomsk and died at Paris.
Erik DemaineArtist · SculptureErik Demaine (born 1981) is a Canadian mathematician, computer scientist and university teacher.
Ernő RubikArtist · SculptureErnő Rubik (born 1944) was a Hungary architect, university teacher and engineer.
François Le LionnaisAuthor · BooksFrançois Le Lionnais was a French mathematician, engineer, publisher, writer, chess player and french resistance fighter (1901–1984). He was born at 6th arrondissement of Paris and died at Boulogne-Billancourt.
Fred HoyleAuthor · BooksFred Hoyle (1915–2001) was a British screenwriter, astronomer and writer.
Gianni A. SarconeDesigner · Modern designGianni A. Sarcone was an Italian writer, inventor, mathematician, artist, journalist and designer (born 1962). He was born at Vevey.
Hamid Naderi YeganehDesigner · Modern designHamid Naderi Yeganeh (born 1990) was a Iran mathematician and designer.
Hamlet IsakhanliAuthor · BooksHamlet Isakhanli (born 1948) is an Azerbaijani mathematician, lexicographer and linguist.
Hans FreudenthalAuthor · BooksHans Freudenthal (1905–1990) was a Dutch mathematician, historian of mathematics and university teacher.
Helga KönigsdorfAuthor · BooksHelga Königsdorf (1938–2014) was a German mathematician and writer.
Hervé Le TellierAuthor · BooksHervé Le Tellier was a French journalist, writer, poet, literary critic and mathematician (born 1957). He was born at Paris.
Jacob BronowskiAuthor · BooksJacob Bronowski was a British mathematician, poet, historian, philosopher, television presenter and humanist (1908–1974). He was born at Łódź and died at East Hampton.
James TurrellArtist · SculptureJames Turrell (born 1943) was a United States artist, land artist and photographer.
Jean MeeusAuthor · BooksJean Meeus was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, writer and astrophysicist (born 1928).
Johan GaltungAuthor · BooksJohan Galtung was a Norwegian and German mathematician, political scientist, sociologist, university teacher and writer (1930–2024). He was born at Oslo and died at Bærum Municipality.
Karl PopperAuthor · BooksKarl Popper (1902–1994) was an Austrian philosopher, writer and sociologist.
Katherine JohnsonAuthor · BooksKatherine Johnson (1918–2020) was a United States computer scientist, physicist and military flight engineer.
Larry NivenAuthor · BooksLarry Niven was an American writer, novelist, screenwriter and mathematician (born 1938). He was born at Los Angeles.
Leonard MlodinowAuthor · BooksLeonard Mlodinow (born 1954) is an American physicist, writer and screenwriter.
Leslie LamportAuthor · BooksLeslie Lamport was an American mathematician, computer scientist, programmer, engineer and writer (born 1941). He was born at New York City.
Mario LivioAuthor · BooksMario Livio was an Israeli, Romanian and American astronomer, astrophysicist, pedagogue, writer, physicist and mathematician (born 1945). He was born at Bucharest.
Martin David KruskalAuthor · BooksMartin David Kruskal was an American mathematician, physicist, university teacher, lecturer and writer (1925–2006). He was born at New York City and died at Princeton.
Max BenseAuthor · BooksMax Bense (1910–1990) was a German writer, physicist and philosopher.
Milton BabbittPerson · Music memorabiliaMilton Babbitt (1916–2011) was an American mathematician, composer and musicologist.
Natan SharanskyAuthor · BooksNatan Sharansky (born 1948) is a Soviet politician, writer and mathematician.
Nathan MyhrvoldPhotographer · PhotographyNathan Myhrvold (born 1959) is an American mathematician, engineer and photographer.
Nicanor ParraAuthor · BooksNicanor Parra (1914–2018) was a Chilean poet, mathematician and physicist.
Noam ElkiesPerson · Music memorabiliaNoam Elkies was an American mathematician, university teacher, chess player, composer and pianist (born 1966). He was born at New York City.
Oswald WienerAuthor · BooksOswald Wiener (1935–2021) was an Austrian writer, university teacher and aesthetician.
Philip KotlerAuthor · BooksPhilip Kotler (born 1931) is an American economist, mathematician and writer.
Piet HeinDesigner · Modern designPiet Hein (1905–1996) was a Kingdom of Denmark mathematician, poet and writer.
Raymond QueneauAuthor · BooksRaymond Queneau (1903–1976) was a French poet, playwright and novelist.
Raymond SmullyanAuthor · BooksRaymond Smullyan was an American mathematician, pianist, philosopher, university teacher, computer scientist and magician (1919–2017). He was born at Far Rockaway and died at Hudson.
Rudy RuckerAuthor · BooksRudy Rucker was an American mathematician, novelist, writer, university teacher and computer scientist (born 1946). He was born at Louisville.
Simon SinghPerson · Film memorabiliaSimon Singh (born 1964) is a British writer, physicist and science communicator.
Stanisław UlamAuthor · BooksStanisław Ulam (1909–1984) was an American mathematician, university teacher and physicist.
Stephen HawkingAuthor · BooksStephen Hawking (1942–2018) was a United Kingdom theoretical physicist, cosmologist and astrophysicist.
Subhash KakAuthor · BooksSubhash Kak (born 1947) is an Indian mathematician, cryptographer and poet.
Tatsuya EgawaArtist · Comics and comic artTatsuya Egawa (born 1961) was a Japan mangaka, film director and screenwriter.
Ted KaczynskiAuthor · BooksTed Kaczynski was an American mathematician, writer, philosopher, environmentalist and domestic terrorist (1942–2023). He was born at Evergreen Park and died at Duke University Hospital.
Tom LehrerPerson · Music memorabiliaTom Lehrer (1928–2025) was an American mathematician, singer and university teacher.
Varujan VosganianAuthor · BooksVarujan Vosganian (born 1958) is a Romanian economist, poet and politician.
Vladimir ZakharovAuthor · BooksVladimir Zakharov (1939–2023) was a Soviet physicist, mathematician and university teacher.
W. Edwards DemingPerson · Music memorabiliaW. Edwards Deming was an American statistician, composer, engineer, university teacher and economist (1900–1993). He was born at Sioux City and died at Washington, D.C.

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