Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Alistair in π?

Alistair is in π. First stop: decimal place 42,473,244.

Alistair on the keypad

  1. A2
  2. L5
  3. I4
  4. S7
  5. T8
  6. A2
  7. I4
  8. R7

Type Alistair on a phone keypad and you get 25478247: 8 digits to hunt for.

Alistair in the digits

Decimal place 42,473,244. Roughly 42.5 million digits in, give or take.

Famous neighbours

  • 15,526 digits back to Jacques Cousteau
  • 16,682 digits back to hardiest
  • airports, 4,855 digits on
  • invading, 34,413 digits on

Nearest of all: airports, just 4,855 digits to the right.

Fun facts

Your name is written in π. Very official.

Kick-off to your name: 4,045 football pitches, at a centimetre a digit.

The name race

Number 1,868 of 2,007: Alistair beats 6% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Alistair's neighbours on this list

Alistair is on our list of popular first names in the UK.

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Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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