The Most Famous

Mathematicians from Iran

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This page contains a list of the greatest Iranians Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 Mathematicians, 17 of which were born in Iran. This makes Iran the birth place of the 13th most number of Mathematicians behind China and India.

Top 10 Mathematicians

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

  1. #1
    Photo of Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

    1048 - 1131

    HPI 86.69115 langs

    Omar Khayyam is most famous for his poetry.

  2. #2
    Photo of Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani

    Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani

    940 - 998

    HPI 72.2649 langs

    Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani was a mathematician and astronomer who was most famous for his tables of trigonometric functions.

  3. #3
    Photo of Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi

    Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi

    1236 - 1311

    HPI 67.0428 langs
    Qutb al-din al-shirazi is most famous for his work in astronomy. He is credited with the discovery of the Shirazian calendar, which is a...Read moreShow less

    Qutb al-din al-shirazi is most famous for his work in astronomy. He is credited with the discovery of the Shirazian calendar, which is a solar calendar.

  4. #8
    Photo of Al-Karaji

    Al-Karaji

    953 - 1029

    HPI 64.9926 langs
    Al-Karaji was a mathematician and astronomer from the 11th century who is most famous for his contributions to algebra, including the...Read moreShow less

    Al-Karaji was a mathematician and astronomer from the 11th century who is most famous for his contributions to algebra, including the introduction of the concept of the unknown.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Iranians Mathematicians grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

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