ASTRONOMER
Aryabhata
476 - 550
Aryabhata
Aryabhata (Sanskrit: आर्यभट, ISO: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aryabhata has received more than 5,697,319 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 23rd most popular astronomer.
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5.7M
Page Views (PV)
67.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
80
Languages Editions (L)
3.14
Effective Languages (L*)
6.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Aryabhata ranks 23 out of 495. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Robert Woodrow Wilson, Edmond Halley, Arthur Eddington, and Giuseppe Piazzi. After him are Neil deGrasse Tyson, Johannes Hevelius, Roger Joseph Boscovich, Avempace, Fred Hoyle, and Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers.
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Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 17
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
903 - 986
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 18
Robert Woodrow Wilson
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 19
Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 20
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 21
Giuseppe Piazzi
1746 - 1826
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 22
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 23
Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 24
Johannes Hevelius
1611 - 1687
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 25
Roger Joseph Boscovich
1711 - 1787
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 26
Avempace
1080 - 1138
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 27
Fred Hoyle
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 28
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 476, Aryabhata ranks 1. Among people deceased in 550, Aryabhata ranks 1. After him are Cosmas Indicopleustes, Damascius, and Buddhapālita.
Others Born in 476
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Go to all RankingsAryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 1
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2
Damascius
480 - 550
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3
Buddhapālita
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 4
In India
Among people born in India, Aryabhata ranks 38 out of 848. Before him are Chandragupta Maurya (-340), Ramakrishna (1836), Alauddin Khalji (1266), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Mahavira (-599), and C. V. Raman (1888). After him are Sariputta (-568), Bhāskara II (1114), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Tulsidas (1532), Zubin Mehta (1936), and Salman Khan (1965).
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Chandragupta Maurya
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 32
Ramakrishna
1836 - 1886
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 33
Alauddin Khalji
1266 - 1316
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 34
Rani of Jhansi
1828 - 1858
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 35
Mahavira
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 36
C. V. Raman
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 37
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 38
Sariputta
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 39
Bhāskara II
1114 - 1185
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 40
Mahākāśyapa
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 41
Tulsidas
1532 - 1623
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 42
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 43
Salman Khan
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 44
Among ASTRONOMERS In India
Among astronomers born in India, Aryabhata ranks 1. After him are Varāhamihira (505) and Tsutomu Seki (1930).
Astronomers Born in India
Go to all RankingsAryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 1
Varāhamihira
505 - 587
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 3
