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American mathematicians

38 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexander Esenin-VolpinAuthor · BooksAlexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin (Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Есе́нин-Во́льпин; May 12, 1924March 16, 2016) was a Russian-American poet and mathematician known for his foundational role in…
Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District…
Benoit MandelbrotAuthor · BooksBenoit B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding…
Brian GreeneAuthor · BooksBrian Randolph Greene[1] (born February 9, 1963) is an American physicist known for his research on string theory.[67][68][71] He is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia…
Chia-Chiao LinAuthor · Books
Christos PapadimitriouAuthor · BooksChristos Charilaos Papadimitriou (born August 16, 1949) is a Greek-American theoretical computer scientist and the Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University.
David SklanskyAuthor · Books
Dennis M. RitchieAuthor · BooksDennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist.
Gareth LoyPerson · Music memorabiliaGareth Loy (June 20, 1945 – May 28, 2026) was an American author, composer, musician and mathematician.
Helaman FergusonArtist · SculptureHelaman Rolfe Pratt Ferguson (born 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American sculptor and a digital artist, specifically an algorist.
Henry AdamsAuthor · BooksHenry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents.
James TurrellArtist · SculptureJames Turrell (born May 6, 1943) is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement.
Katherine JohnsonAuthor · BooksKatharine Johnson (disambiguation)Katharine Johnson
Leonard MlodinowAuthor · BooksLeonard Mlodinow (born November 26, 1954) is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician, screenwriter and author.
Mario LivioAuthor · BooksThe Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (2002)
Martin David KruskalAuthor · BooksMartin David Kruskal (September 28, 1925 – December 26, 2006) was an American mathematician and physicist.
Martin GardnerAuthor · BooksMartin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science.
Miller PuckettePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Miller Puckette at the Linux Audio Conference 2014 at ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Milton BabbittPerson · Music memorabiliaMilton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher.
Nathan MyhrvoldPhotographer · PhotographyNathan Paul Myhrvold (born August 3, 1959) is an American inventor, scientist, and businessman, former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, co-founder of Intellectual Ventures and…
Paul HoffertPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM (born 22 September 1943, in Brooklyn, New York) is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive.
Percival LowellAuthor · BooksPercival Lowell (March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered…
Philip KotlerAuthor · BooksPhilip Kotler (born May 27, 1931) is an American marketing author, consultant, and professor emeritus. From 1962 to 2018, he was the S. C.
Raymond SmullyanAuthor · BooksRaymond Merrill Smullyan (May 25, 1919 – February 6, 2017) was an American mathematician, magician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist, and philosopher.
Rudy RuckerAuthor · BooksRudolf von Bitter Rucker (born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement.
Simon NewcombAuthor · BooksSimon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath.
Ted KaczynskiAuthor · BooksTheodore John Kaczynski (May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023), also known as the Unabomber, was an American mathematician and domestic terrorist.[1][66] A mathematics prodigy, he abandoned his…
Thomas EdisonPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Alva Edison (February11, 1847October18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution…
Tom LehrerPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Andrew Lehrer (April 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025) was an American musician and mathematician.
Vernor VingeAuthor · Books1987, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2014 Special Award for Lifetime Achievement
W. Edwards DemingPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer.
Willi ApelAuthor · BooksWilli Apel (10 October 1893 – 14 March 1988) was a German-American musicologist and noted author of a number of books devoted to music.
William James SidisAuthor · BooksWilliam James Sidis (April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with mathematical and linguistic skills. He was active as a mathematician, linguist, historian, and author.

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