William S. Cleveland

Summary

William S. Cleveland is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Sussex^[2]. He was born on +1943-01-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2026-03-27T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a computer scientist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William S. Cleveland was born in Sussex^[2].
• William S. Cleveland was born on +1943-01-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William S. Cleveland died on +2026-03-27T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William S. Cleveland held citizenship in United States^[8].
• William S. Cleveland worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• William S. Cleveland worked as a university teacher^[6].
• William S. Cleveland's field of work was statistics^[9].
• William S. Cleveland's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Among William S. Cleveland's employers was Purdue University^[11].
• Among William S. Cleveland's employers was Bell Labs^[12].
• William S. Cleveland's education included a stint at Princeton University^[13].
• William S. Cleveland was educated at Yale University^[14].
• William S. Cleveland's doctoral advisor was Leonard Jimmie Savage^[15].
• William S. Cleveland's doctoral advisor was William Feller^[16].
• A notable work attributed to William S. Cleveland is dot plot^[17].
• A notable work attributed to William S. Cleveland is S^[18].
• William S. Cleveland received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19].
• William S. Cleveland received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].
• William S. Cleveland was a member of American Statistical Association^[21].
• William S. Cleveland was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22].
• William S. Cleveland is recorded as male^[23].
• William S. Cleveland's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• William S. Cleveland supervised Benjamin Nguyen Tyner as a doctoral student^[25].
• William S. Cleveland supervised Zhenqiang James Lu as a doctoral student^[26].
• William S. Cleveland supervised Hui Chen as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sussex^[2], William S. Cleveland… he was born on +1943-01-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Yale University^[14], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1701^[34], headquartered in New Haven^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Leonard Jimmie Savage^[15], a mathematician^[36], 1917–1971^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[39], specialised in probability theory^[40] and William Feller^[16], a mathematician^[41], 1906–1970^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the National Medal of Science^[44], specialised in probability theory^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include statistics^[9], an academic major^[46] and computer science^[10], an academic discipline^[47]. Employers include Purdue University^[11], a public research university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1869^[50] and Bell Labs^[12], a privately held company^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1925^[53], headquartered in Murray Hill^[54]. Doctoral students include Benjamin Nguyen Tyner^[25], Zhenqiang James Lu^[26], Hui Chen^[27], Jianying Zhang^[55], David Anderson^[56], and Lei Shu^[57].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include dot plot^[17], founded in 1884^[58] and S^[18], a programming language^[59], founded in 1976^[60].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19], a statistics award^[61] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].

Death and Burial

William S. Cleveland died on +2026-03-27T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

William S. Cleveland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was William S. Cleveland born?

William S. Cleveland was born in Sussex^[2].

What did William S. Cleveland do for work?

William S. Cleveland worked as computer scientist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did William S. Cleveland go to school?

William S. Cleveland was educated at Princeton University^[13] and Yale University^[14].

What awards did William S. Cleveland receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].