Mathematicians from Poland

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

1. #1

   

   Benoit Mandelbrot

   1924 - 2010

   HPI 73.7167 langs

   Benoit Mandelbrot is most famous for his work in fractal geometry, which is the study of shapes that are infinitely complex and...Read moreShow less

   Benoit Mandelbrot is most famous for his work in fractal geometry, which is the study of shapes that are infinitely complex and self-similar.

2. #2

   

   Stefan Banach

   1892 - 1945

   HPI 73.0271 langs

   Stefan Banach is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He made major contributions to the fields of functional...Read moreShow less

   Stefan Banach is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He made major contributions to the fields of functional analysis, measure theory, and topology.

3. #3

   

   Leopold Kronecker

   1823 - 1891

   HPI 72.7153 langs

   Leopold Kronecker is most famous for his statement "God created the integers, all else is the work of man."

4. #4

   

   Marian Rejewski

   1905 - 1980

   HPI 68.9340 langs

   Marian Rejewski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who broke the German Enigma machine in 1932.

5. #5

   

   Ernst Kummer

   1810 - 1893

   HPI 68.6841 langs

   Ernst Kummer was a mathematician who was most famous for his work on Fermat's Last Theorem.

6. #6

   

   Felix Hausdorff

   1868 - 1942

   HPI 68.3345 langs

   Felix Hausdorff was a mathematician who is most famous for his work in set theory.

7. #7

   

   Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus

   1651 - 1708

   HPI 68.2430 langs

   Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus is most famous for his work on the theory of electricity. He was the first to realize that electricity...Read moreShow less

   Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus is most famous for his work on the theory of electricity. He was the first to realize that electricity was a form of energy, and he was the first to use the word "electricity" in its modern sense.

8. #8

   

   Wacław Sierpiński

   1882 - 1969

   HPI 67.7037 langs

   Wacław Sierpiński was a Polish mathematician who is most famous for his work on fractals.

9. #9

   

   Charles Proteus Steinmetz

   1865 - 1923

   HPI 67.4429 langs
10. #10

    

    Hermann Schwarz

    1843 - 1921

    HPI 67.0033 langs

    Hermann Schwarz is most famous for his discovery of the Schwarzschild radius, which is the radius of a black hole.