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 6,367,042 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Aryabhata is the 23rd most popular astronomer, the 38th most popular biography from India and the most popular Indian Astronomer.
Aryabhata was a mathematician and astronomer who is most famous for developing the concept of zero and the number system that is used today.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Aryabhata ranks 23 out of 532. Before him are Edmond Halley, Charles Messier, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Avempace, and Robert Woodrow Wilson. After him are Roger Joseph Boscovich, Giuseppe Piazzi, Arthur Eddington, Wilhelm Schickard, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, and Mary Somerville.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 17
Charles Messier
1730 - 1817
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 18
Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 19
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
903 - 986
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 20
Avempace
1080 - 1138
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 21
Robert Woodrow Wilson
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 22
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 23
Roger Joseph Boscovich
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 24
Giuseppe Piazzi
1746 - 1826
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 25
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 26
Wilhelm Schickard
1592 - 1635
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 27
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 28
Mary Somerville
1780 - 1872
HPI: 74.51
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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476 - 550
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 1
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 2
Damascius
480 - 550
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 3
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 4
In India
Among people born in India, Aryabhata ranks 38 out of 1,227. Before him are Salman Khan (1965), Mahavira (-599), Aishwarya Rai (1973), Jahangir (1569), Amartya Sen (1933), and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811). After him are Swami Vivekananda (1863), Bhāskara II (1114), Tulsidas (1532), Valmiki (-80), Julie Christie (1940), and Sariputta (-568).
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Salman Khan
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 32
Mahavira
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 33
Aishwarya Rai
1973 - Present
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 34
Jahangir
1569 - 1627
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 35
Amartya Sen
1933 - Present
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 36
William Makepeace Thackeray
1811 - 1863
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 37
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 38
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 39
Bhāskara II
1114 - 1185
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 40
Tulsidas
1532 - 1623
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 41
Valmiki
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 42
Julie Christie
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 43
Sariputta
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 44
Among ASTRONOMERS In India
Among astronomers born in India, Aryabhata ranks 1. After him are Varāhamihira (505).
