Mathematician
Al-Biruni
11th-century Persian scholar and polymath
973 - 1048
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Al-Biruni
His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2024). Al-Biruni is the 15th most popular mathematician (down from 9th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Uzbekistani Mathematician.
Al-Biruni is most famous for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and geography. He was the first person to calculate the earth's circumference and the radius of the earth.
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#1
Of the 1 Mathematicians born in Uzbekistan, Al-Biruni ranks first.
#571
More than 9 centuries after death, Al-Biruni still holds rank #571 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Al-Biruni's biography appears in 94 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 97% of all Mathematicians.
Sep 5
Al-Biruni shares a September 5 birthday with Louis XIV of France, Freddie Mercury, and Abu Hanifa.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, Al-Biruni ranks 15 out of 1,004. Before him are Leonhard Euler, Omar Khayyam, John Forbes Nash Jr., Bernhard Riemann, Hypatia, and Joseph-Louis Lagrange. After him are Pierre de Fermat, Bertrand Russell, Jacob Bernoulli, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Henri Poincaré, and Pierre-Simon Laplace.
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HPI: 83.73
Rank: 15
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 973, Al-Biruni ranks 1. After him are Murasaki Shikibu, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Al-Maʿarri. Among people deceased in 1048, Al-Biruni ranks 1. After him are Pope Damasus II, Pope Gregory VI, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Wipo of Burgundy, Gyda of Sweden, and Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine.
Others Born in 973
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MATHEMATICIAN
973 - 1048
HPI: 83.73
Rank: 1
Murasaki Shikibu
WRITER
973 - 1014
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 2
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
973 - 1024
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 3
Al-Maʿarri
WRITER
973 - 1057
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1048
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MATHEMATICIAN
973 - 1048
HPI: 83.73
Rank: 1
Pope Damasus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 2
Pope Gregory VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia
POLITICIAN
1003 - 1048
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 4
Wipo of Burgundy
WRITER
995 - 1048
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 5
Gyda of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1001 - 1048
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 6
Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1048
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 7
In Uzbekistan
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Al-Biruni ranks 4 out of 190. Before him are Avicenna (980), Timur (1336), and Muhammad al-Bukhari (810). After him are Babur (1483), Islam Karimov (1938), Al-Tirmidhi (824), Shah Rukh (1377), Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957), and Isma'il ibn Ahmad (849).
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Avicenna
PHILOSOPHER
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.05
Rank: 1
Timur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1336 - 1405
HPI: 90.74
Rank: 2
Muhammad al-Bukhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
810 - 870
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 3
Al-Biruni
MATHEMATICIAN
973 - 1048
HPI: 83.73
Rank: 4
Babur
POLITICIAN
1483 - 1530
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 5
Islam Karimov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 6
Al-Tirmidhi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
824 - 892
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 7
Shah Rukh
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1447
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 8
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
893 - 944
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 9
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1327 - 1390
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 10
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 11
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
POLITICIAN
849 - 907
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 12
Among Mathematicians In Uzbekistan
Among mathematicians born in Uzbekistan, Al-Biruni ranks 1.
