The Most Famous
Mathematicians from Hungary
Trending Mathematicians from Hungary This Week
The top 10 Mathematicians from Hungary trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
John von Neumann
1903 - 1957
Trending in Hungarian (#51) Wikipedia (217 views, on Mar 17).
This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarians Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 Mathematicians, 24 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 9th most number of Mathematicians behind Poland and Ukraine.
Top 10 Mathematicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Hungarians Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Hungarians 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 Hungarians Mathematicians.
- #1
John von Neumann
1903 - 1957
HPI 79.9398 langsJohn von Neumann is most famous for his work in quantum mechanics, game theory, and computer science.
- #2
Paul Erdős
1913 - 1996
HPI 72.1768 langsPaul Erdős is most famous for his contributions to mathematics. He published more papers than any other mathematician in history, and was a...Read moreShow less
Paul Erdős is most famous for his contributions to mathematics. He published more papers than any other mathematician in history, and was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Hungarians Mathematicians grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1930s(2)
1900s(2)
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Overlapping Lives
Which Mathematicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 20 most globally memorable Mathematicians since 1700.
