Mathematicians from India

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Indians Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Indians 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 Indians Mathematicians.

1. #1

   

   Srinivasa Ramanujan

   1887 - 1920

   HPI 79.8596 langs

   Srinivasa Ramanujan is most famous for his contributions to number theory and infinite series.

2. #2

   

   Brahmagupta

   598 - 670

   HPI 78.74115 langs

   Brahmagupta is most famous for the Brahmagupta-Fibonacci series, which is a set of numbers that are the sum of the two previous numbers.

3. #3

   

   Bhāskara II

   1114 - 1185

   HPI 73.9058 langs

   Bhāskara II is most famous for his text, Siddhānta Shiromani. It is a commentary on the Brahma Sutras, one of the most important texts in...Read moreShow less

   Bhāskara II is most famous for his text, Siddhānta Shiromani. It is a commentary on the Brahma Sutras, one of the most important texts in Vedanta philosophy.

4. #4

   

   Augustus De Morgan

   1806 - 1871

   HPI 71.6948 langs

   Augustus de Morgan was a mathematician and logician who is most famous for his contributions to logic and algebra. He is credited with the...Read moreShow less

   Augustus de Morgan was a mathematician and logician who is most famous for his contributions to logic and algebra. He is credited with the invention of the de Morgan's Laws, which are used in the study of Boolean algebra.

5. #5

   

   Madhava of Sangamagrama

   1350 - 1425

   HPI 70.9326 langs
6. #6

   

   S. R. Ranganathan

   1892 - 1972

   HPI 65.1833 langs
7. #7

   

   Bhāskara I

   600 - 680

   HPI 62.2926 langs
8. #8

   

   D. R. Kaprekar

   1905 - 1986

   HPI 59.5127 langs
9. #9

   

   Jai Singh II

   1688 - 1743

   HPI 58.9417 langs
10. #10

    

    Sulochana Gadgil

    1944 - 2025

    HPI 58.7120 langs