MATHEMATICIAN
Archimedes
287 BC - 212 BC
Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse ( AR-kim-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Regarded as the greatest mathematician of ancient history, and one of the greatest of all time, Archimedes anticipated modern calculus and analysis by applying the concept of the infinitely small and the method of exhaustion to derive and rigorously prove a range of geometrical theorems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archimedes has received more than 10,542,567 page views. His biography is available in 179 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 173 in 2019). Archimedes is the most popular mathematician, the 7th most popular biography from Italy (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Mathematician.
Archimedes is most famous for discovering the law of buoyancy and inventing the screw pump.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
89.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
179
Languages Editions (L)
15.53
Effective Languages (L*)
5.23
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Archimedes ranks 1 out of 1,004. After him are Blaise Pascal, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Euclid, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Leonhard Euler, Omar Khayyam, Al-Biruni, Hypatia, Bernhard Riemann, and Bertrand Russell.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArchimedes
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 89.76
Rank: 1
Blaise Pascal
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 2
Carl Friedrich Gauss
1777 - 1855
HPI: 87.70
Rank: 3
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
780 - 850
HPI: 86.03
Rank: 4
Euclid
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 85.74
Rank: 5
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1646 - 1716
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 6
Leonhard Euler
1707 - 1783
HPI: 84.18
Rank: 7
Omar Khayyam
1048 - 1131
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 8
Al-Biruni
973 - 1048
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 9
Hypatia
350 - 415
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 10
Bernhard Riemann
1826 - 1866
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 11
Bertrand Russell
1872 - 1970
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 287 BC, Archimedes ranks 1. Among people deceased in 212 BC, Archimedes ranks 1. After him are Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, and Xerxes of Armenia.
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Go to all RankingsArchimedes
MATHEMATICIAN
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 89.76
Rank: 1
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2
Xerxes of Armenia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 3
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Archimedes ranks 7 out of 5,161. Before him are Leonardo da Vinci (1452), Marco Polo (1254), Galileo Galilei (1564), Christopher Columbus (1451), Julius Caesar (-100), and Michelangelo (1475). After him are Dante Alighieri (1265), Augustus (-63), Raphael (1483), Antonio Vivaldi (1678), Niccolò Machiavelli (1469), and Giuseppe Verdi (1813).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLeonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 95.06
Rank: 1
Marco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 93.99
Rank: 2
Galileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 3
Christopher Columbus
EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 92.63
Rank: 4
Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 90.92
Rank: 5
Michelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 90.81
Rank: 6
Archimedes
MATHEMATICIAN
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 89.76
Rank: 7
Dante Alighieri
WRITER
1265 - 1321
HPI: 89.54
Rank: 8
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 9
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 10
Antonio Vivaldi
COMPOSER
1678 - 1741
HPI: 87.85
Rank: 11
Niccolò Machiavelli
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1527
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 12
Giuseppe Verdi
COMPOSER
1813 - 1901
HPI: 86.26
Rank: 13
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy
Among mathematicians born in Italy, Archimedes ranks 1. After him are Fibonacci (1170), Luca Pacioli (1445), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), Archytas (-428), Philolaus (-470), Giuseppe Peano (1858), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), and Lodovico Ferrari (1522).
Archimedes
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 89.76
Rank: 1
Fibonacci
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 2
Luca Pacioli
1445 - 1517
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
1736 - 1813
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 4
Gerolamo Cardano
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 5
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
1499 - 1557
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 6
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
1718 - 1799
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 7
Archytas
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 8
Philolaus
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 10
Bonaventura Cavalieri
1598 - 1647
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 11
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 12