Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is John in π?

Found it: John starts at decimal place 6,605 of π.

From letters to digits

  1. J5
  2. O6
  3. H4
  4. N6

Type John on a phone keypad and you get 5646: 4 digits to hunt for.

The spot

Decimal place 6,605. Roughly 6,605 digits in, give or take.

Who lives nearby

  • 73 digits back to Osaka
  • 561 digits back to millers
  • Oslo, 1,123 digits on
  • Niels Bohr, 1,371 digits on

Osaka is the nearest famous face, 73 digits to the left.

Fun facts

Your name lives 6,605 digits into π. Cosy neighbourhood!

π said 'not yet' 6,604 times before it wrote your name.

How early is John?

Number 247 of 2,007: John beats 87% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

John's neighbours on this list

John is on our list of popular first names in the US.

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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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