Mathematician
Euclid
Greek mathematician, inventor of axiomatic geometry
350 BC - 240 BC
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Euclid
His biography is available in 166 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 157 in 2024). Euclid is the 6th most popular mathematician (down from 5th in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Mathematician.
Euclid is most famous for his work on geometry, which he set out in the book Elements.
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#3 / 773
Euclid ranks #3 among 773 people in Pantheon born in Egypt, inside the top 1% of that group.
166
Euclid's biography appears in 166 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Mathematicians.
#108
About 2,266 years after death, Euclid still holds rank #108 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, Euclid ranks 6 out of 1,010. Before him are Archimedes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Blaise Pascal, and Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. After him are Fibonacci, Ada Lovelace, Leonhard Euler, Omar Khayyam, John Forbes Nash Jr., and Bernhard Riemann.
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Archimedes
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.41
Rank: 1
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1646 - 1716
HPI: 92.00
Rank: 2
Carl Friedrich Gauss
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 3
Blaise Pascal
1623 - 1662
HPI: 91.04
Rank: 4
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
780 - 850
HPI: 90.62
Rank: 5
Euclid
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 6
Fibonacci
1170 - 1240
HPI: 89.74
Rank: 7
Ada Lovelace
1815 - 1852
HPI: 87.83
Rank: 8
Leonhard Euler
1707 - 1783
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 9
Omar Khayyam
1048 - 1131
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 10
John Forbes Nash Jr.
1928 - 2015
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 11
Bernhard Riemann
1826 - 1866
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 350 BC, Euclid ranks 1. After him are Cassander, Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 240 BC, Euclid ranks 1. After him are Callimachus, Arcesilaus, Aratus, Zou Yan, and Posidippus.
Others Born in 350 BC
Go to all RankingsEuclid
MATHEMATICIAN
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 1
Cassander
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 2
Demetrius of Phalerum
PUBLIC WORKER
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 3
Hipparchia of Maroneia
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 4
Megasthenes
DIPLOMAT
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 5
Perdiccas III of Macedon
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 359 BC
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 6
Timaeus
HISTORIAN
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 7
Parysatis II
COMPANION
350 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 8
Dicaearchus
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 9
Alexander II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 368 BC
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 10
Bagoas
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
Agis III
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 240 BC
Go to all RankingsEuclid
MATHEMATICIAN
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 1
Callimachus
WRITER
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 2
Arcesilaus
PHILOSOPHER
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 3
Aratus
WRITER
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
Zou Yan
PHILOSOPHER
305 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 5
Posidippus
WRITER
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 6
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Euclid ranks 3 out of 773. Before him are Cleopatra (-69), and Moses (-1393). After him are Tutankhamun (-1341), Nefertiti (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Khufu (-2700), Akhenaten (-1400), Hypatia (350), Origen (185), Hatshepsut (-1507), and Amenhotep III (-1403).
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Cleopatra
POLITICIAN
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 98.34
Rank: 1
Moses
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 93.26
Rank: 2
Euclid
MATHEMATICIAN
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 3
Tutankhamun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 4
Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 5
Ptolemy
ASTRONOMER
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 6
Khufu
ARCHITECT
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 86.57
Rank: 7
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 85.92
Rank: 8
Hypatia
MATHEMATICIAN
350 - 415
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 9
Origen
PHILOSOPHER
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 10
Hatshepsut
POLITICIAN
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 11
Amenhotep III
POLITICIAN
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 12
Among Mathematicians In Egypt
Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Euclid ranks 1. After him are Hypatia (350), Hero of Alexandria (10), Diophantus (201), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), Ahmes (-1680), Ibn Yunus (950), and Hypsicles (-190).
Euclid
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 1
Hypatia
350 - 415
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 2
Hero of Alexandria
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 3
Diophantus
201 - 300
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 4
Pappus of Alexandria
290 - 350
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 5
Ctesibius
284 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 6
Theon of Alexandria
335 - 405
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 7
Menelaus of Alexandria
70 - 140
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 8
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
850 - 930
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 9
Ahmes
1680 BC - 1620 BC
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 10
Ibn Yunus
950 - 1009
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 11
Hypsicles
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 12
