Mathematician
Pope Sylvester II
Pope
938 - 1003
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Pope Sylvester II
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Pope Sylvester II is the 36th most popular mathematician (up from 40th in 2024), the 214th most popular biography from France (up from 285th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Mathematician.
Pope Sylvester II is most famous for introducing the Gregorian calendar, which replaced the Julian calendar.
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#1,930
More than 10 centuries after death, Pope Sylvester II still holds rank #1,930 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Pope Sylvester II's biography appears in 77 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 96% of all Mathematicians.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, Pope Sylvester II ranks 36 out of 1,004. Before him are Gerolamo Cardano, François Viète, Kurt Gödel, Luca Pacioli, Niels Henrik Abel, and Brahmagupta. After him are Georg Cantor, Apollonius of Perga, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, John Napier, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, and Eudoxus of Cnidus.
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Gerolamo Cardano
1501 - 1576
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 30
François Viète
1540 - 1603
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 31
Kurt Gödel
1906 - 1978
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 32
Luca Pacioli
1445 - 1517
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 33
Niels Henrik Abel
1802 - 1829
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 34
Brahmagupta
598 - 670
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 35
Pope Sylvester II
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 36
Georg Cantor
1845 - 1918
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 37
Apollonius of Perga
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 38
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 - 1857
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 39
John Napier
1550 - 1617
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 40
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
1819 - 1903
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 41
Eudoxus of Cnidus
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 938, Pope Sylvester II ranks 1. After him are Romanos II, Sancho II of Pamplona, García Fernández of Castile, and Beatrice of France. Among people deceased in 1003, Pope Sylvester II ranks 2. Before him is Erik the Red. After him are Pope John XVII, Gregory of Narek, Athanasius the Athonite, At-Ta'i, Rozala of Italy, Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia, Herman II, Duke of Swabia, and Beatrice of France.
Others Born in 938
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MATHEMATICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 1
Romanos II
POLITICIAN
938 - 963
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
Sancho II of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
938 - 994
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 3
García Fernández of Castile
POLITICIAN
938 - 995
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 4
Beatrice of France
POLITICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 1003
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Erik the Red
EXPLORER
950 - 1003
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 1
Pope Sylvester II
MATHEMATICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 2
Pope John XVII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
950 - 1003
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 3
Gregory of Narek
WRITER
951 - 1003
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 4
Athanasius the Athonite
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
920 - 1003
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 5
At-Ta'i
POLITICIAN
932 - 1003
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 6
Rozala of Italy
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1003
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 7
Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
981 - 1003
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8
Herman II, Duke of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1003
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 9
Beatrice of France
POLITICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 10
In France
Among people born in France, Pope Sylvester II ranks 214 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Charles IV of France (1294), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Petronius (27), and Erik Satie (1866). After him are Charles the Bold (1433), Jacques Cousteau (1910), Jeanne Calment (1875), Henri Rousseau (1844), Frédéric Passy (1822), and Louis XI of France (1423).
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Jean-Marie Le Pen
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1928 - 2025
HPI: 78.64
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Charles IV of France
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1294 - 1328
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 209
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 210
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1861
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 211
Petronius
WRITER
27 - 66
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 212
Erik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 213
Pope Sylvester II
MATHEMATICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 214
Charles the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1477
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 215
Jacques Cousteau
EXPLORER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 216
Jeanne Calment
CELEBRITY
1875 - 1997
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 217
Henri Rousseau
PAINTER
1844 - 1910
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 218
Frédéric Passy
ECONOMIST
1822 - 1912
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 219
Louis XI of France
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1483
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 220
Among Mathematicians In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Pope Sylvester II ranks 9. Before him are Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717), Henri Poincaré (1854), Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), Joseph Fourier (1768), Évariste Galois (1811), and François Viète (1540). After him are Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), Urbain Le Verrier (1811), Abraham de Moivre (1667), Sophie Germain (1776), Marin Mersenne (1588), and Émilie du Châtelet (1706).
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 3
Henri Poincaré
1854 - 1912
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 4
Pierre-Simon Laplace
1749 - 1827
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 5
Joseph Fourier
1768 - 1830
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 6
Évariste Galois
1811 - 1832
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 7
François Viète
1540 - 1603
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 8
Pope Sylvester II
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 9
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 - 1857
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 10
Urbain Le Verrier
1811 - 1877
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 11
Abraham de Moivre
1667 - 1754
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 12
Sophie Germain
1776 - 1831
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 13
Marin Mersenne
1588 - 1648
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 14
Émilie du Châtelet
1706 - 1749
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 15
