MATHEMATICIAN
Geminus
Geminus
Geminus of Rhodes (Greek: Γεμῖνος ὁ Ῥόδιος), was a Greek astronomer and mathematician, who flourished in the 1st century BC. An astronomy work of his, the Introduction to the Phenomena, still survives; it was intended as an introductory astronomy book for students. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geminus has received more than 109,678 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Geminus is the 501st most popular mathematician (down from 457th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from Greece (down from 536th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Greek Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
52.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Geminus ranks 501 out of 1,004. Before him are Pierre François Verhulst, Theon of Smyrna, John Playfair, Mitchell Feigenbaum, Johann Benedict Listing, and John Hadley. After him are Anders Johan Lexell, Jean Frédéric Frenet, Gerd Faltings, Louis Bachelier, Charles Julien Brianchon, and Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre François Verhulst
1804 - 1849
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 495
Theon of Smyrna
70 - 135
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 496
John Playfair
1748 - 1819
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 497
Mitchell Feigenbaum
1944 - 2019
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 498
Johann Benedict Listing
1808 - 1882
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 499
John Hadley
1682 - 1744
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 500
Geminus
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 501
Anders Johan Lexell
1740 - 1784
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 502
Jean Frédéric Frenet
1816 - 1900
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 503
Gerd Faltings
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 504
Louis Bachelier
1870 - 1946
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 505
Charles Julien Brianchon
1783 - 1864
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 506
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
1750 - 1840
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 507
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Geminus ranks 569 out of 1,024. Before him are Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), Adamantios Androutsopoulos (1919), Spyros Markezinis (1909), Theodoros Zagorakis (1971), Areus II (-262), and Archelaus of Sparta (-790). After him are Eugenios Voulgaris (1716), Nikos Beloyannis (1915), Faustus Cornelius Sulla (-88), Wehib Pasha (1877), Yanis Varoufakis (1961), and Petrobey Mavromichalis (1765).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsAndronikos Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1428
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 563
Adamantios Androutsopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 564
Spyros Markezinis
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 565
Theodoros Zagorakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 566
Areus II
POLITICIAN
262 BC - 254 BC
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 567
Archelaus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
790 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 568
Geminus
MATHEMATICIAN
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 569
Eugenios Voulgaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1716 - 1806
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 570
Nikos Beloyannis
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1952
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 571
Faustus Cornelius Sulla
POLITICIAN
88 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 572
Wehib Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1940
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 573
Yanis Varoufakis
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 574
Petrobey Mavromichalis
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1848
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 575
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Greece
Among mathematicians born in Greece, Geminus ranks 8. Before him are Meton of Athens (-500), Conon of Samos (-280), Theaetetus (-417), Aristyllus (-400), Diocles (-240), and Dinostratus (-390). After him are Cahit Arf (1910), Francesco Barozzi (1537), and Demetrios Christodoulou (1951).
Meton of Athens
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 2
Conon of Samos
280 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 3
Theaetetus
417 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4
Aristyllus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 5
Diocles
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 6
Dinostratus
390 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 7
Geminus
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 8
Cahit Arf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 9
Francesco Barozzi
1537 - 1604
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 10
Demetrios Christodoulou
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 11