MATHEMATICIAN
Andrey Kolmogorov
1903 - 1987
Andrey Kolmogorov
Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kəlmɐˈɡorəf] , 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987) was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrey Kolmogorov has received more than 990,619 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Andrey Kolmogorov is the 79th most popular mathematician (down from 75th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 155th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Mathematician.
Andrey Kolmogorov was a Russian mathematician who is most famous for his contributions to probability theory and information theory.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Andrey Kolmogorov ranks 79 out of 1,004. Before him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Zhang Heng, Alfred North Whitehead, Johann Heinrich Lambert, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Augustus De Morgan. After him are Jacob Bernoulli, Regiomontanus, Pappus of Alexandria, Stefan Banach, Felix Klein, and Ctesibius.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBonaventura Cavalieri
1598 - 1647
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 73
Zhang Heng
78 - 139
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 74
Alfred North Whitehead
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 75
Johann Heinrich Lambert
1728 - 1777
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 76
Benoit Mandelbrot
1924 - 2010
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 77
Augustus De Morgan
1806 - 1871
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 78
Andrey Kolmogorov
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 79
Jacob Bernoulli
1654 - 1705
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 80
Regiomontanus
1436 - 1476
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 81
Pappus of Alexandria
290 - 350
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 82
Stefan Banach
1892 - 1945
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 83
Felix Klein
1849 - 1925
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 84
Ctesibius
284 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Andrey Kolmogorov ranks 17. Before him are C. F. Powell, Fernandel, Yasujirō Ozu, Marguerite Yourcenar, Vladimir Horowitz, and Adolf Butenandt. After him are Kane Tanaka, Jan Tinbergen, Anaïs Nin, Mustafa Barzani, Galeazzo Ciano, and José Antonio Primo de Rivera. Among people deceased in 1987, Andrey Kolmogorov ranks 14. Before him are Gunnar Myrdal, Rita Hayworth, Marguerite Yourcenar, Fred Astaire, Thomas Sankara, and Walter Houser Brattain. After him are Maria von Trapp, William P. Murphy, Pola Negri, Lawrence Kohlberg, James Baldwin, and Fahri Korutürk.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsC. F. Powell
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 11
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 12
Yasujirō Ozu
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 13
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 14
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 15
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 16
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 18
Jan Tinbergen
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 19
Anaïs Nin
WRITER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
Mustafa Barzani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 21
Galeazzo Ciano
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1944
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 22
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1987
Go to all RankingsGunnar Myrdal
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1987
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 8
Rita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 9
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 10
Fred Astaire
ACTOR
1899 - 1987
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 11
Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 12
Walter Houser Brattain
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 13
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 14
Maria von Trapp
CELEBRITY
1905 - 1987
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 15
William P. Murphy
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1987
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 16
Pola Negri
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 17
Lawrence Kohlberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1987
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 18
James Baldwin
WRITER
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 19
Fahri Korutürk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 20
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Andrey Kolmogorov ranks 153 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergey Shoygu (1955), Gala Dalí (1894), Yemelyan Pugachev (1742), Genrikh Yagoda (1891), Semyon Budyonny (1883), and Alexey Stakhanov (1906). After him are Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884), Käthe Kollwitz (1867), Anatoly Dyatlov (1931), Feodor II of Russia (1589), Boris Berezovsky (1946), and Mikhail Glinka (1804).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSergey Shoygu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 147
Gala Dalí
COMPANION
1894 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 148
Yemelyan Pugachev
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1742 - 1775
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 149
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 150
Semyon Budyonny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 151
Alexey Stakhanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 152
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 153
Yevgeny Zamyatin
WRITER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 154
Käthe Kollwitz
ARTIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 155
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 156
Feodor II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1605
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 157
Boris Berezovsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - 2013
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 158
Mikhail Glinka
COMPOSER
1804 - 1857
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 159
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Russia
Among mathematicians born in Russia, Andrey Kolmogorov ranks 5. Before him are David Hilbert (1862), Georg Cantor (1845), Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850), and Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792). After him are Alexander Friedmann (1888), Grigori Perelman (1966), Christian Goldbach (1690), Leonid Kantorovich (1912), Andrey Markov (1856), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), and Nikolay Bogolyubov (1909).
David Hilbert
1862 - 1943
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 1
Georg Cantor
1845 - 1918
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 2
Sofia Kovalevskaya
1850 - 1891
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 3
Nikolai Lobachevsky
1792 - 1856
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4
Andrey Kolmogorov
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 5
Alexander Friedmann
1888 - 1925
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 6
Grigori Perelman
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 7
Christian Goldbach
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 8
Leonid Kantorovich
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 9
Andrey Markov
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 10
Aleksandr Lyapunov
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 11
Nikolay Bogolyubov
1909 - 1992
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 12