| First Name |
Hannah
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| Middle Name |
Mary
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| Last Name |
Fry
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| Maiden Name |
Fry
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| Full Name at Birth |
Hannah Mary Fry
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| Alternative Name |
Dr Hannah Fry, Dr. Hannah Fry, @FryRSquared (facebook), Hannah Fry Phd, m.me/FryRSquared (Messenger), Lecturer in the Mathematics of Cities (UCL), Academic of University College London, Professor Hannah Fry, Dr Hannah Fry HonFREng FIMA FIET, Dr. Hannah Fry HonFREng FIMA FIET, Hannah Mary Fry
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| Birthday |
21st February, 1984
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| Birthplace |
Harlow, Essex, England, UK
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| Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Red
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| Distinctive Feature |
She has radiant red long hair...., She is of Irish descent and looks...., She can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 3 minutes...., Her dad made hydraulic lifts for lorries...., Her mother was a homemaker...., ''Excellent science communicator. Engaging and insightful. Also very funny''...., ''Brilliantly communicates complex ideas into understandable concepts for the interested layperson. Makes tough stuff easier''...., ''She is good at her job. Explains concepts very well. And she is smart and beautiful''...., ''Pleasant and engaging presenter. Makes learning about Magic Numbers fun and entertaining''...., ''A beacon of light in an age of pointless celebrity & an engaging intelligence''...., ''Mathematics genius, funny, great author''...., ''Natural beauty and an awesome brain''...., ''Smart, witty, sassy, articulate and engaging lady''...., ''She explains the application of math in our daily life in an easy and uncomplicated way''...., ''Mathematical badass and chill person''...., She has a fair complexion and all-over freckles....
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Presdales School in Ware, Hertfordshire
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| University |
[200?] University College London (Bsc in Mathematics), [2011] University College London (Phd in Fluid Dynamics)
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| Occupation Text |
Mathematician, author, broadcaster
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| Occupation |
Mathematician
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| Claim to Fame |
using data and algorithms to explain the hidden patterns of human behavior. She is the first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and a prominent media figure
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Patterns In Human Behaviour, Patterns In Urban Behaviour, Patterns In Shopping, Patterns In Transport, Patterns In Crime, Patterns In Riots, Mathematics Of Cities, Magic Numbers, Patterns In Terrorist Behaviour, Reality of living with technology & AI, Use Of Algorithms In Modern Society
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| Year(s) Active |
2015 > 2018 (author: 3 x books)
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| Record Label |
Simon & Schuster / TED (publisher), Double Day (publisher), WW Norton (publisher), BBC 2, BBC Radio 4, TED, BBC 4
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| Associated Acts |
University College London (UCL), Presdales School, The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL
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| Official Websites |
en-gb.facebook.com/FryRSquared/, www.hannahfry.co.uk, http://www.hannahfry.co.uk, https://web.archive.org/web/20250629102337/https://hannahfry.co.uk/ at the /wiki/Wayback_Machine (archived 29 June 2025)
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| Pets |
Roger Penrose (scientist), Sir Tim Berners-Lee (scientist), Dr Thomas Oléron Evans (coauthor), Alice Roberts (scientist), Suzannah Lipscomb (scientist), Kate Williams (historian), Dr Janina Ramirez (historian), Dr Lucy Worsley (historian), Matt Parker (copresenter), Maggie Philbin (copresenter), Howard Stableford (copresenter), Adam Rutherford (copresenter)
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| Favorite Books |
The Art of Statistics (David Speigelhalter)
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| Favorite Places |
Lewisham, London, Greenwich, London (residence), Waterstones (bookstore, London)
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| Favorite Foods |
Starbucks coffee
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Hannah Mary Fry (born 21 February 1984) is a British mathematician, author and broadcaster. She is the Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, and president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. She was previously a professor at University College London.
