MATHEMATICIAN
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
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Émile Borel
Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel (French: [bɔʁɛl]; 7 January 1871 – 3 February 1956) was a French mathematician and politician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Émile Borel has received more than 256,661 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Émile Borel is the 145th most popular mathematician (down from 119th in 2019), the 1,043rd most popular biography from France (down from 849th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Mathematician.
Émile Borel is most famous for his proof that a casino cannot make money in the long run.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
62.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
8.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Émile Borel ranks 145 out of 1,004. Before him are William Oughtred, Vincenzo Viviani, Harald Bohr, Andrew Wiles, Mary Jackson, and Johannes Trithemius. After him are Henri Lebesgue, Zoia Ceaușescu, Andrey Markov, Edward Norton Lorenz, Wang Chong, and Joseph Liouville.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 139
Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 140
Harald Bohr
1887 - 1951
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 141
Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 142
Mary Jackson
1921 - 2005
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 143
Johannes Trithemius
1462 - 1516
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 144
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 145
Henri Lebesgue
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 146
Zoia Ceaușescu
1949 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 147
Andrey Markov
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 148
Edward Norton Lorenz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 149
Wang Chong
27 - 97
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 150
Joseph Liouville
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 151
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, Émile Borel ranks 25. Before him are Georges Rouault, František Kupka, Giacomo Balla, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, and Stjepan Radić. After him are Maurice Garin, William Stern, Cordell Hull, Leonid Andreyev, Ernst Zermelo, and Walter Bradford Cannon. Among people deceased in 1956, Émile Borel ranks 29. Before him are Kenji Mizoguchi, Bolesław Bierut, Anastasio Somoza García, Wilhelm Miklas, Joseph Wirth, and Alexander Dovzhenko. After him are Daniel Swarovski, Elisabeth of Romania, August Kubizek, Juan Negrín, Marie Laurencin, and Yakub Kolas.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsGeorges Rouault
PAINTER
1871 - 1958
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 19
František Kupka
PAINTER
1871 - 1957
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 20
Giacomo Balla
PAINTER
1871 - 1958
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 21
Alexander von Zemlinsky
COMPOSER
1871 - 1942
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 22
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1899
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 23
Stjepan Radić
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1928
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 24
Émile Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 25
Maurice Garin
CYCLIST
1871 - 1957
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 26
William Stern
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 27
Cordell Hull
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 28
Leonid Andreyev
WRITER
1871 - 1919
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 29
Ernst Zermelo
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 30
Walter Bradford Cannon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1945
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsKenji Mizoguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 23
Bolesław Bierut
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 24
Anastasio Somoza García
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Miklas
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1956
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 26
Joseph Wirth
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 27
Alexander Dovzhenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1956
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 28
Émile Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 29
Daniel Swarovski
INVENTOR
1862 - 1956
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 30
Elisabeth of Romania
COMPANION
1894 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 31
August Kubizek
WRITER
1888 - 1956
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 32
Juan Negrín
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 33
Marie Laurencin
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34
Yakub Kolas
WRITER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 35
In France
Among people born in France, Émile Borel ranks 1,043 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise of Lorraine (1553), Jacques Clément (1567), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), Ernest Chausson (1855), Suzanne Lenglen (1899), and Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696). After him are Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700), Victor, Prince Napoléon (1862), Henri Lebesgue (1875), Danielle Darrieux (1917), Marie Duplessis (1824), and Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouise of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1601
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 1,037
Jacques Clément
WRITER
1567 - 1589
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 1,038
Jean de Béthencourt
EXPLORER
1362 - 1425
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 1,039
Ernest Chausson
COMPOSER
1855 - 1899
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 1,040
Suzanne Lenglen
TENNIS PLAYER
1899 - 1938
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 1,041
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1788
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 1,042
Émile Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 1,043
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
ARCHITECT
1700 - 1771
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 1,044
Victor, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1926
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,045
Henri Lebesgue
MATHEMATICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,046
Danielle Darrieux
ACTOR
1917 - 2017
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1,047
Marie Duplessis
CELEBRITY
1824 - 1847
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 1,048
Charles III, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 1,049
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Émile Borel ranks 28. Before him are Charles Hermite (1822), Girard Desargues (1591), Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), Alexis Clairaut (1713), Étienne Bézout (1730), and Jacques Hadamard (1865). After him are Henri Lebesgue (1875), Joseph Liouville (1809), Michel Rolle (1652), André Weil (1906), Pierre Bouguer (1698), and René Thom (1923).
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 22
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 23
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 24
Alexis Clairaut
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 25
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 27
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 28
Henri Lebesgue
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29
Joseph Liouville
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 30
Michel Rolle
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 31
André Weil
1906 - 1998
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 32
Pierre Bouguer
1698 - 1758
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 33
René Thom
1923 - 2002
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34