MATHEMATICIAN
Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
Isaac Barrow
Isaac Barrow (October 1630 – 4 May 1677) was an English Christian theologian and mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus; in particular, for proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. His work centered on the properties of the tangent; Barrow was the first to calculate the tangents of the kappa curve. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Barrow has received more than 359,493 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Isaac Barrow is the 99th most popular mathematician (up from 111th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 544th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Mathematician.
Isaac Barrow was an English mathematician and physicist who is most famous for his work on calculus.
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8.39
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Isaac Barrow ranks 99 out of 1,004. Before him are Siméon Denis Poisson, Leopold Kronecker, Gabriel Cramer, Guillaume de l'Hôpital, Thābit ibn Qurra, and Pierre Louis Maupertuis. After him are Grigori Perelman, Joan Clarke, Christian Goldbach, Willebrord Snellius, Thomas Harriot, and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSiméon Denis Poisson
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 93
Leopold Kronecker
1823 - 1891
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 94
Gabriel Cramer
1704 - 1752
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 95
Guillaume de l'Hôpital
1661 - 1704
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 96
Thābit ibn Qurra
836 - 901
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 97
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 98
Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 99
Grigori Perelman
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 100
Joan Clarke
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 101
Christian Goldbach
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 102
Willebrord Snellius
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 103
Thomas Harriot
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 104
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
1804 - 1851
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 105
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1631, Isaac Barrow ranks 1. After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, François Vatel, John Dryden, Al-Rashid of Morocco, Abraham Brueghel, Pierre Beauchamp, Anne Conway, Marco d'Aviano, Selim I Giray, Flavio Chigi, and Stanislaus Papczyński. Among people deceased in 1677, Isaac Barrow ranks 3. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, and Jan van Riebeeck. After him are Angelus Silesius, Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and James Harrington.
Others Born in 1631
Go to all RankingsIsaac Barrow
MATHEMATICIAN
1631 - 1677
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 1
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2
François Vatel
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
John Dryden
WRITER
1631 - 1700
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4
Al-Rashid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1672
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 5
Abraham Brueghel
PAINTER
1631 - 1690
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 6
Pierre Beauchamp
DANCER
1631 - 1705
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 7
Anne Conway
PHILOSOPHER
1631 - 1679
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 8
Marco d'Aviano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1699
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 9
Selim I Giray
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1704
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 10
Flavio Chigi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1693
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 11
Stanislaus Papczyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1701
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1677
Go to all RankingsBaruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 1
Jan van Riebeeck
EXPLORER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 2
Isaac Barrow
MATHEMATICIAN
1631 - 1677
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 3
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 4
Barbara Strozzi
SINGER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 5
Wenceslaus Hollar
PAINTER
1607 - 1677
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 6
Antonio Maria Abbatini
COMPOSER
1595 - 1677
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 7
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1677
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1647 - 1677
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 9
Aert van der Neer
PAINTER
1603 - 1677
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 10
William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1593 - 1677
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 11
James Harrington
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1677
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Isaac Barrow ranks 434 out of 8,785. Before him are Gertrude Bell (1868), John Buchan (1875), Sam Neill (1947), John Bowlby (1907), John Donne (1572), and Ralph Fiennes (1962). After him are Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), Richard Attenborough (1923), Ronald Coase (1910), Cary Grant (1904), and Marie of Romania (1875).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGertrude Bell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1926
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 428
John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 429
Sam Neill
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 430
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 431
John Donne
WRITER
1572 - 1631
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 432
Ralph Fiennes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 433
Isaac Barrow
MATHEMATICIAN
1631 - 1677
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 434
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
CHEMIST
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 435
Elizabeth Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1910
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 436
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 437
Ronald Coase
ECONOMIST
1910 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 438
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 439
Marie of Romania
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1938
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 440
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Isaac Barrow ranks 7. Before him are Bertrand Russell (1872), John Napier (1550), Ada Lovelace (1815), George Boole (1815), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), and G. H. Hardy (1877). After him are Joan Clarke (1917), Thomas Harriot (1560), John Wallis (1616), Brook Taylor (1685), John Couch Adams (1819), and Colin Maclaurin (1698).
Bertrand Russell
1872 - 1970
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 1
John Napier
1550 - 1617
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 2
Ada Lovelace
1815 - 1852
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 3
George Boole
1815 - 1864
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 4
Alfred North Whitehead
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 5
G. H. Hardy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 6
Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 7
Joan Clarke
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 8
Thomas Harriot
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 9
John Wallis
1616 - 1703
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 10
Brook Taylor
1685 - 1731
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 11
John Couch Adams
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 12
Colin Maclaurin
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 13