Zhang Heng
78 - 139
HPI 73.6261 languages
Zhang Heng was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and geographer during the Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his work in astronomy and mathematics.
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Trending Mathematicians from China This Week
The top 10 Mathematicians from China trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Shing-Tung Yau
b. 1949
Trending in Chinese (#51) Wikipedia (1,905 views, on Jul 14).
This page contains a list of the greatest Chinese Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,010 Mathematicians, 20 of which were born in China. This makes China the birth place of the 11th most number of Mathematicians behind Hungary and Switzerland.
Top 10 Chinese Mathematicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Chinese 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 Chinese Mathematicians.
#1 #2 
Liu Hui
225 - 295
HPI 69.9036 languagesLiu Hui is most famous for his book "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".
#3 
Zu Chongzhi
429 - 500
HPI 69.5735 languagesZu Chongzhi is most famous for his contributions to mathematics. He was one of the first mathematicians to use negative numbers, and he worked on a system of equations that could be solved by both addition and subtraction.
#4 
Wang Chong
27 - 97
HPI 68.4537 languagesWang Chong was a Chinese historian who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his book, "Lunheng" or "Discourses Weaving Together the Past and Present."
#5 
Xu Guangqi
1562 - 1633
HPI 66.3029 languageslate-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)
#6 Shing-Tung Yau
b. 1949
HPI 64.7339 languagesChinese mathematician
#7 
Guo Shoujing
1231 - 1316
HPI 64.0927 languagesChinese astronomer and mathematician (1231–1316)
#8 
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI 63.6621 languages8th-century Buddhist monk and astronomer
#9 
Liu Xin
50 BC - 23
HPI 63.4024 languagesChinese astronomer, mathematician, historian, librarian and politician (c. 50 BCE-23CE)
#10 
Shiing-Shen Chern
1911 - 2004
HPI 63.1134 languagesChinese-American mathematician and poet
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Chinese 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 9 most globally memorable Mathematicians since 1700.
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