Mathematicians from Italy

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

1. #1

   

   Archimedes

   287 BC - 212 BC

   HPI 93.41189 langs

   Archimedes is most famous for discovering the law of buoyancy and inventing the screw pump.

2. #2

   

   Fibonacci

   1170 - 1240

   HPI 89.74115 langs

   Fibonacci is most famous for the Fibonacci sequence, which is a sequence of numbers that starts with 0 and 1. The sequence progresses by...Read moreShow less

   Fibonacci is most famous for the Fibonacci sequence, which is a sequence of numbers that starts with 0 and 1. The sequence progresses by adding the previous two numbers to get the next number.

3. #3

   

   Joseph-Louis Lagrange

   1736 - 1813

   HPI 84.1790 langs

   Lagrange was most famous for his work in mathematics. He is best known for his work on the four-square theorem, which he proved in 1770.

4. #4

   

   Gerolamo Cardano

   1501 - 1576

   HPI 79.7965 langs

   Gerolamo Cardano was an Italian mathematician and physician who is most famous for his work on probability.

5. #5

   

   Luca Pacioli

   1445 - 1517

   HPI 79.3960 langs

   Luca Pacioli is most famous for his work on double-entry bookkeeping. He also wrote a book called "Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria,...Read moreShow less

   Luca Pacioli is most famous for his work on double-entry bookkeeping. He also wrote a book called "Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita" which was published in 1494.

6. #6

   

   Maria Gaetana Agnesi

   1718 - 1799

   HPI 76.8970 langs

   Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. She is most famous for her 1748 publication Instituzioni analitiche ad...Read moreShow less

   Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. She is most famous for her 1748 publication Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana (Analytical Institutions for the Use of Italian Youth), which is considered the first modern textbook on calculus.

7. #7

   

   Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia

   1499 - 1557

   HPI 76.6552 langs

   Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia is most famous for his work on solving the cubic equation.

8. #8

   

   Archytas

   428 BC - 347 BC

   HPI 75.9555 langs

   Archytas is most famous for his invention of the screw.

9. #9

   

   Philolaus

   470 BC - 390 BC

   HPI 75.4846 langs

   Philolaus is most famous for his Pythagorean theorem.

10. #10

    

    Giuseppe Peano

    1858 - 1932

    HPI 74.0656 langs

    Giuseppe Peano was a mathematician who is most famous for his work on the natural numbers.