10. Robert Langlands
Born in 1936 in Canada, he got his degree from the University of British Columbia where he also received a Masters of Science one year later. Langlands then transferred to Yale University where he got his Ph.D. in 1960.
He is most famous for the Langlands program. He received many awards, starting with the Wolf Prize in 1966 and 10 years later he was the proud winner of the Steel Prize.
