MATHEMATICIAN
Johann Radon
1887 - 1956
Johann Radon
Johann Karl August Radon ([ˈʁaːdɔn]; 16 December 1887 – 25 May 1956) was an Austrian mathematician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Radon has received more than 105,439 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Johann Radon is the 343rd most popular mathematician (up from 555th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 434th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Mathematician.
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8.78
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Johann Radon ranks 343 out of 1,004. Before him are Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin, Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, Frank P. Ramsey, Gaston Julia, and Gemma Frisius. After him are Zhu Shijie, Peter Barlow, Karl Menger, Jean Dieudonné, Ignazio Danti, and Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Proteus Steinmetz
1865 - 1923
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 337
Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin
900 - 960
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 338
Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi
980 - 1037
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 339
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 340
Gaston Julia
1893 - 1978
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 341
Gemma Frisius
1508 - 1555
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 342
Johann Radon
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 343
Zhu Shijie
1249 - 1314
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 344
Peter Barlow
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 345
Karl Menger
1902 - 1985
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 346
Jean Dieudonné
1906 - 1992
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 347
Ignazio Danti
1536 - 1586
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 348
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
1135 - 1213
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 349
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Johann Radon ranks 99. Before him are Hitoshi Ashida, Annette Kellermann, Roscoe Arbuckle, François Faber, Walter Ruttmann, and Samuil Marshak. After him are Miklós Kállay, Kurt Atterberg, James Finlayson, Antanas Merkys, Frigyes Karinthy, and Charles Galton Darwin. Among people deceased in 1956, Johann Radon ranks 75. Before him are Ludwig Klages, Hermann Abendroth, Jean Metzinger, Julien Benda, Jimmie Angel, and Ernst Robert Curtius. After him are Guido Cantelli, Mikheil Gelovani, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, George Sarton, Felix Bernstein, and Aino Kallas.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsHitoshi Ashida
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1959
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 93
Annette Kellermann
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 94
Roscoe Arbuckle
ACTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 95
François Faber
CYCLIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 96
Walter Ruttmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1941
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 97
Samuil Marshak
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 98
Johann Radon
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 99
Miklós Kállay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 100
Kurt Atterberg
COMPOSER
1887 - 1974
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 101
James Finlayson
ACTOR
1887 - 1953
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 102
Antanas Merkys
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1955
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 103
Frigyes Karinthy
WRITER
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 104
Charles Galton Darwin
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1962
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 105
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsLudwig Klages
PHILOSOPHER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 69
Hermann Abendroth
COMPOSER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 70
Jean Metzinger
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 71
Julien Benda
PHILOSOPHER
1867 - 1956
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 72
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 73
Ernst Robert Curtius
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 74
Johann Radon
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 75
Guido Cantelli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1956
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 76
Mikheil Gelovani
ACTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 77
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
WRITER
1868 - 1956
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 78
George Sarton
CHEMIST
1884 - 1956
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 79
Felix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 80
Aino Kallas
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 81
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Johann Radon ranks 270 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Stráský (1940), Pavel Kohout (1928), Lubomír Štrougal (1924), Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia (1100), Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1696), and Rudolf Weigl (1883). After him are Leopold Koželuch (1747), Franz Xaver Richter (1709), Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia (1075), Dominik Duka (1943), Václav Vorlíček (1930), and Alois Jirásek (1851).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJan Stráský
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 264
Pavel Kohout
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 265
Lubomír Štrougal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2023
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 266
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1109
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 267
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 268
Rudolf Weigl
BIOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 269
Johann Radon
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 270
Leopold Koželuch
COMPOSER
1747 - 1818
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 271
Franz Xaver Richter
COMPOSER
1709 - 1789
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 272
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1075 - 1140
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 273
Dominik Duka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 274
Václav Vorlíček
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 275
Alois Jirásek
WRITER
1851 - 1930
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 276
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Czechia
Among mathematicians born in Czechia, Johann Radon ranks 4. Before him are Kurt Gödel (1906), Leo Perutz (1882), and Johannes Widmann (1460). After him are Olga Taussky-Todd (1906), and Eduard Čech (1893).
Kurt Gödel
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 1
Leo Perutz
1882 - 1957
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 2
Johannes Widmann
1460 - 1505
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 3
Johann Radon
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4
Olga Taussky-Todd
1906 - 1995
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 5
Eduard Čech
1893 - 1960
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6