The Most Famous
Mathematicians from China
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 (#75) Wikipedia (1,062 views, on Mar 18).
This page contains a list of the greatest Chinese Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 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 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
Zhang Heng
78 - 139
HPI 73.6261 langsZhang Heng was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and geographer during the Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his work in astronomy and...Read moreShow less
Zhang Heng was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and geographer during the Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his work in astronomy and mathematics.
- #2
Liu Hui
225 - 295
HPI 69.9036 langsLiu Hui is most famous for his book "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".
- #3
Zu Chongzhi
429 - 500
HPI 69.5735 langsZu Chongzhi is most famous for his contributions to mathematics. He was one of the first mathematicians to use negative numbers, and he...Read moreShow less
Zu 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 langsWang Chong was a Chinese historian who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his book, "Lunheng" or "Discourses...Read moreShow less
Wang 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."
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 6 most globally memorable Mathematicians since 1700.
