Mathematicians from Ukraine

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

1. #1

   

   Stanislaw Ulam

   1909 - 1984

   HPI 74.0255 langs

   Polish-American mathematician

2. #2

   

   Mikhail Ostrogradsky

   1801 - 1862

   HPI 69.3345 langs

   Mikhail Ostrogradsky is most famous for his research on the structure of the brain and his discovery of the pyramidal tract.

3. #3

   

   Vladimir Arnold

   1937 - 2010

   HPI 68.4355 langs

   Vladimir Arnold is most famous for his work in the field of differential geometry. He is considered to be one of the founders of the field.

4. #4

   

   Jan Łukasiewicz

   1878 - 1956

   HPI 67.5341 langs

   Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, rector of the University of Warsaw (1878–1956)

5. #5

   

   Tatyana Afanasyeva

   1876 - 1964

   HPI 67.3931 langs

   Russian/Dutch mathematician and physicist

6. #6

   

   Anatoly Fomenko

   b. 1945

   HPI 66.2038 langs

   Russian mathematician

7. #7

   

   Richard von Mises

   1883 - 1953

   HPI 66.1435 langs

   Richard von Mises was a mathematician and economist who is most famous for his work in probability theory.

8. #8

   

   Israel Gelfand

   1913 - 2009

   HPI 65.3939 langs

   Soviet-American mathematician

9. #9

   

   Viktor Bunyakovsky

   1804 - 1889

   HPI 63.4722 langs

   Russian mathematician (1804-1889)

10. #10

    

    Alfred J. Lotka

    1880 - 1949

    HPI 63.1527 langs

    American mathematician (1880–1949)