Mathematician
David Gregory
Scottish astronomer and mathematician
1659 - 1708
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David Gregory
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Gregory is the 815th most popular mathematician (down from 644th in 2024), the 4,293rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,020th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Mathematician.
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David Gregory's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.76.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, David Gregory ranks 815 out of 1,010. Before him are Leonida Tonelli, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Pyotr Novikov, Eugenio Calabi, Jacob Bronowski, and Ivan Petrovsky. After him are Horace Lamb, Nathan Jacobson, Edward O. Thorp, Mikhail Suslin, William Feller, and Mary Everest Boole.
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Leonida Tonelli
1885 - 1946
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 809
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
1847 - 1878
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 810
Pyotr Novikov
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 811
Eugenio Calabi
1923 - 2023
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 812
Jacob Bronowski
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 813
Ivan Petrovsky
1901 - 1973
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 814
David Gregory
1659 - 1708
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 815
Horace Lamb
1849 - 1934
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 816
Nathan Jacobson
1910 - 1999
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 817
Edward O. Thorp
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 818
Mikhail Suslin
1894 - 1919
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 819
William Feller
1906 - 1970
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 820
Mary Everest Boole
1832 - 1916
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 821
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1659, David Gregory ranks 17. Before him are Adriaen van der Werff, Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Domenico Gabrielli, Damaris Cudworth Masham, Sophia Elisabet Brenner, and William Sherard. Among people deceased in 1708, David Gregory ranks 21. Before him are Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Nikolai Spathari, François de Laval, and Damaris Cudworth Masham.
Others Born in 1659
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Adriaen van der Werff
PAINTER
1659 - 1722
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 11
Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1659 - 1732
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
Domenico Gabrielli
COMPOSER
1659 - 1690
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 13
Damaris Cudworth Masham
PHILOSOPHER
1659 - 1708
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 14
Sophia Elisabet Brenner
WRITER
1659 - 1730
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 15
William Sherard
BIOLOGIST
1659 - 1728
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 16
David Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1659 - 1708
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1708
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Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1622 - 1708
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 15
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1708
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 16
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
NOBLEMAN
1661 - 1708
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 17
Nikolai Spathari
EXPLORER
1636 - 1708
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 18
François de Laval
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1623 - 1708
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 19
Damaris Cudworth Masham
PHILOSOPHER
1659 - 1708
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 20
David Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1659 - 1708
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 21
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Gregory ranks 4,293 out of 9,870. Before him are Thomas Pennant (1726), Roger of Wendover (1200), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Anthony de la Roché (1700), Aneirin (525), and Catherine McCormack (1972). After him are Tommy Green (1894), Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866), Russell Brand (1975), Acker Bilk (1929), Bill Paterson (1945), and Edgar Wright (1974).
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Thomas Pennant
BIOLOGIST
1726 - 1798
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 4,287
Roger of Wendover
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1236
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 4,288
Ramsey Campbell
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 4,289
Anthony de la Roché
EXPLORER
1700 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 4,290
Aneirin
WRITER
525 - 600
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 4,291
Catherine McCormack
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 4,292
David Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1659 - 1708
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 4,293
Tommy Green
ATHLETE
1894 - 1975
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 4,294
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1941
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 4,295
Russell Brand
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4,296
Acker Bilk
SINGER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4,297
Bill Paterson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4,298
Edgar Wright
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4,299
Among Mathematicians In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, David Gregory ranks 86. Before him are Simon Donaldson (1957), Charles Howard Hinton (1853), John Lennox (1943), Grace Chisholm Young (1868), E. T. Whittaker (1873), and Frank Morley (1860). After him are Horace Lamb (1849), Mary Everest Boole (1832), William Henry Young (1863), William Shanks (1812), Joseph Wedderburn (1882), and Richard Taylor (1962).
Simon Donaldson
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 80
Charles Howard Hinton
1853 - 1907
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 81
John Lennox
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Grace Chisholm Young
1868 - 1944
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 83
E. T. Whittaker
1873 - 1956
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 84
Frank Morley
1860 - 1937
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 85
David Gregory
1659 - 1708
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 86
Horace Lamb
1849 - 1934
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 87
Mary Everest Boole
1832 - 1916
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 88
William Henry Young
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 89
William Shanks
1812 - 1882
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 90
Joseph Wedderburn
1882 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 91
Richard Taylor
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 92
