The Most Famous
Mathematicians from Canada
This page contains a list of the greatest Canadians Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 Mathematicians, 11 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 23rd most number of Mathematicians behind Greece and Romania.
Top 10 Mathematicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Canadians Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Canadians Mathematicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Canadians Mathematicians.
- #1
John Charles Fields
1863 - 1932
HPI 66.2238 langsJohn Charles Fields was a Canadian mathematician who was most famous for his work in the fields of algebra and number theory. He was the...Read moreShow less
John Charles Fields was a Canadian mathematician who was most famous for his work in the fields of algebra and number theory. He was the first president of the International Congress of Mathematicians, which was created to promote international cooperation in mathematics.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Canadians Mathematicians grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Mathematicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 7 most globally memorable Mathematicians since 1700.
