MATHEMATICIAN
Boris Delaunay
1890 - 1980
Boris Delaunay
Boris Nikolayevich Delaunay or Delone (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Делоне́; 15 March 1890 – 17 July 1980) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician, mountain climber, and the father of physicist, Nikolai Borisovich Delone. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boris Delaunay has received more than 102,399 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Delaunay is the 590th most popular mathematician (down from 536th in 2019), the 1,402nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,265th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Russian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
50.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Boris Delaunay ranks 590 out of 1,004. Before him are Harald Cramér, Mikio Sato, Shigefumi Mori, Dmitri Egorov, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, and Harold Jeffreys. After him are Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, Edward Routh, Lipót Fejér, G. I. Taylor, David Ruelle, and Haskell Curry.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarald Cramér
1893 - 1985
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 584
Mikio Sato
1928 - 2023
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 585
Shigefumi Mori
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 586
Dmitri Egorov
1869 - 1931
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 587
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 588
Harold Jeffreys
1891 - 1989
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 589
Boris Delaunay
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 590
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
1907 - 2003
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 591
Edward Routh
1831 - 1907
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 592
Lipót Fejér
1880 - 1959
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 593
G. I. Taylor
1886 - 1975
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 594
David Ruelle
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 595
Haskell Curry
1900 - 1982
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 596
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Boris Delaunay ranks 146. Before him are Olga Desmond, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Karl Freund, Joseph Helffrich, Alexander Granach, and Rudolf von Bünau. After him are Elmer Niklander, Vera Inber, Katherine Anne Porter, Moa Martinson, Arthur Holmes, and George Horine. Among people deceased in 1980, Boris Delaunay ranks 169. Before him are C. P. Snow, Nihat Erim, José de Anchieta Fontana, Terence Fisher, Pyotr Masherov, and Rafael Paasio. After him are Boris Kaufman, George Pal, Arend Heyting, Marcel Langiller, Katherine Anne Porter, and Aleksander Ford.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsOlga Desmond
ACTOR
1890 - 1964
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 140
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1890 - 1963
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 141
Karl Freund
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1969
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 142
Joseph Helffrich
ASTRONOMER
1890 - 1971
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 143
Alexander Granach
ACTOR
1890 - 1945
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 144
Rudolf von Bünau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1962
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 145
Boris Delaunay
MATHEMATICIAN
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 146
Elmer Niklander
ATHLETE
1890 - 1942
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 147
Vera Inber
WRITER
1890 - 1972
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 148
Katherine Anne Porter
WRITER
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 149
Moa Martinson
WRITER
1890 - 1964
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 150
Arthur Holmes
GEOLOGIST
1890 - 1965
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 151
George Horine
ATHLETE
1890 - 1948
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 152
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsC. P. Snow
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1980
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 163
Nihat Erim
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1980
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 164
José de Anchieta Fontana
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1980
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 165
Terence Fisher
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1980
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 166
Pyotr Masherov
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 167
Rafael Paasio
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1980
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 168
Boris Delaunay
MATHEMATICIAN
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 169
Boris Kaufman
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1980
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 170
George Pal
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 171
Arend Heyting
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 172
Marcel Langiller
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1980
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 173
Katherine Anne Porter
WRITER
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 174
Aleksander Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 175
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Boris Delaunay ranks 1,402 out of 3,761. Before him are Agafya Grushetskaya (1663), Marina Oswald Porter (1941), Yevgeny Grishin (1931), Anatoli Maslyonkin (1930), Valentina Tolkunova (1946), and Vladimir Odoyevsky (1803). After him are Pavel Filonov (1883), Konstantin Aksakov (1817), Mikhail Pogodin (1800), Andrey Korotayev (1961), Boris Grebenshchikov (1953), and Mikhail Shishkin (1961).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAgafya Grushetskaya
COMPANION
1663 - 1681
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,396
Marina Oswald Porter
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,397
Yevgeny Grishin
ATHLETE
1931 - 2005
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,398
Anatoli Maslyonkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1988
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,399
Valentina Tolkunova
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 1,400
Vladimir Odoyevsky
WRITER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 1,401
Boris Delaunay
MATHEMATICIAN
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,402
Pavel Filonov
PAINTER
1883 - 1941
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,403
Konstantin Aksakov
WRITER
1817 - 1860
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,404
Mikhail Pogodin
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1875
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,405
Andrey Korotayev
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,406
Boris Grebenshchikov
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,407
Mikhail Shishkin
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,408
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Russia
Among mathematicians born in Russia, Boris Delaunay ranks 37. Before him are Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov (1906), Solomon Lefschetz (1884), Carl Neumann (1832), Nina Bari (1901), Aleksandr Khinchin (1894), and Dmitri Egorov (1869). After him are Aleksey Krylov (1863), Alexander Gelfond (1906), Efim Zelmanov (1955), Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924), Jürgen Moser (1928), and Dmitry Grave (1863).
Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov
1906 - 1993
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 31
Solomon Lefschetz
1884 - 1972
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 32
Carl Neumann
1832 - 1925
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 33
Nina Bari
1901 - 1961
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 34
Aleksandr Khinchin
1894 - 1959
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 35
Dmitri Egorov
1869 - 1931
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 36
Boris Delaunay
1890 - 1980
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 37
Aleksey Krylov
1863 - 1945
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 38
Alexander Gelfond
1906 - 1968
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 39
Efim Zelmanov
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 40
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
1924 - 2016
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 41
Jürgen Moser
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 42
Dmitry Grave
1863 - 1939
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 43