MATHEMATICIAN
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
James Gregory
James Gregory (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. His surname is sometimes spelt as Gregorie, the original Scottish spelling. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gregory has received more than 27,750 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). James Gregory is the 151st most popular mathematician (up from 158th in 2019), the 771st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 804th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Mathematician.
James Gregory is most famous for his invention of the reflecting telescope.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
61.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
9.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.62
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, James Gregory ranks 151 out of 823. Before him are James Joseph Sylvester, Felix Hausdorff, Stanislaw Ulam, Aleksandr Lyapunov, Jakob Steiner, and Victor D'Hondt. After him are Harald Bohr, Nicomachus, Hermann Grassmann, Zoia Ceaușescu, Gabriel Lamé, and Paul Ehrenfest.
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HPI: 61.58
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HPI: 61.57
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HPI: 61.50
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Jakob Steiner
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James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 151
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HPI: 61.26
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HPI: 61.23
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HPI: 61.15
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HPI: 61.06
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1880 - 1933
HPI: 61.02
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1638, James Gregory ranks 10. Before him are Nicolas Malebranche, Nicolas Steno, Catherine of Braganza, Emperor Go-Sai, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, and Meindert Hobbema. After him are Elisabetta Sirani, Christoph Cellarius, Frederik Ruysch, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Carlo Fontana, and Zeb-un-Nissa. Among people deceased in 1675, James Gregory ranks 5. Before him are Johannes Vermeer, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Gerrit Dou, and Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy. After him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Thomas Willis, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Gilles de Roberval, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, and Leopoldo de' Medici.
Others Born in 1638
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Nicolas Malebranche
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
Nicolas Steno
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 5
Catherine of Braganza
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Emperor Go-Sai
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons
1638 - 1708
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
Meindert Hobbema
1638 - 1709
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
Elisabetta Sirani
1638 - 1665
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Christoph Cellarius
1638 - 1707
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12
Frederik Ruysch
1638 - 1731
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 13
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
1638 - 1701
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 14
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 15
Zeb-un-Nissa
1638 - 1702
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1675
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Johannes Vermeer
1632 - 1675
HPI: 85.26
Rank: 1
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne
1611 - 1675
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 2
Gerrit Dou
1613 - 1675
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 3
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
1634 - 1675
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 4
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 5
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
1601 - 1675
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 6
Guru Tegh Bahadur
1621 - 1675
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 7
Thomas Willis
1621 - 1675
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 8
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
1604 - 1675
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 9
Gilles de Roberval
1602 - 1675
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 10
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
1602 - 1675
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 11
Leopoldo de' Medici
1617 - 1675
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Gregory ranks 771 out of 7,765. Before him are Tim Roth (1961), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Charles Spurgeon (1834), and Bryan Ferry (1945). After him are E. M. Forster (1879), Charles Laughton (1899), William Lassell (1799), Henry Fielding (1707), John of Salisbury (1110), and Frederick Fleet (1887).
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Tim Roth
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 765
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 766
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 767
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 768
Charles Spurgeon
1834 - 1892
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 769
Bryan Ferry
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 770
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 771
E. M. Forster
1879 - 1970
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 772
Charles Laughton
1899 - 1962
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 773
William Lassell
1799 - 1880
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 774
Henry Fielding
1707 - 1754
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 775
John of Salisbury
1110 - 1180
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 776
Frederick Fleet
1887 - 1965
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 777
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, James Gregory ranks 19. Before him are Brook Taylor (1685), Oliver Heaviside (1850), Robert Grosseteste (1175), William Oughtred (1574), Arthur Cayley (1821), and James Joseph Sylvester (1814). After him are Colin Maclaurin (1698), Michael Atiyah (1929), Henry Briggs (1561), John Horton Conway (1937), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), and Robert Recorde (1512).
Brook Taylor
1685 - 1731
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 13
Oliver Heaviside
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 14
Robert Grosseteste
1175 - 1253
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 15
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 16
Arthur Cayley
1821 - 1895
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 17
James Joseph Sylvester
1814 - 1897
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 18
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 19
Colin Maclaurin
1698 - 1746
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 20
Michael Atiyah
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 21
Henry Briggs
1561 - 1630
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 22
John Horton Conway
1937 - 2020
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 23
Johannes de Sacrobosco
1195 - 1256
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 24
Robert Recorde
1512 - 1558
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 25
