MATHEMATICIAN
John Pell
1611 - 1685

John Pell
John Pell (1 March 1611 – 12 December 1685) was an English mathematician and political agent abroad. He was made Royal Chair of Mathematics at Orange College by the Prince of Orange, and was under the patronage of Sir Charles Cavendish. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Pell has received more than 71,158 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Pell is the 628th most popular mathematician (down from 491st in 2019), the 2,915th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,383rd in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
71k
Page Views (PV)
56.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, John Pell ranks 628 out of 1,004. Before him are William Whiston, Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī, Georg Mohr, Robert Axelrod, Aleksey Krylov, and Leonard Eugene Dickson. After him are Robert Simson, Elias M. Stein, Alexander Gelfond, Ingrid Daubechies, Hilda Geiringer, and Joseph Diez Gergonne.
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1667 - 1752
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 622
Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī
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HPI: 56.92
Rank: 623
Georg Mohr
1640 - 1697
HPI: 56.91
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Rank: 625
Aleksey Krylov
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HPI: 56.91
Rank: 626
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874 - 1954
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 627
John Pell
1611 - 1685
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 628
Robert Simson
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HPI: 56.89
Rank: 629
Elias M. Stein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 630
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1906 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 631
Ingrid Daubechies
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 632
Hilda Geiringer
1893 - 1973
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 633
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 634
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1611, John Pell ranks 21. Before him are James Harrington, Henry Ireton, Willem van de Velde the Elder, Giancarlo de' Medici, Mary Dyer, and Andreas Hammerschmidt. After him is Willem Piso. Among people deceased in 1685, John Pell ranks 14. Before him are Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Michel Le Tellier, Thomas Otway, and Francisco Herrera the Younger. After him is Francisco Rizi.
Others Born in 1611
Go to all RankingsJames Harrington
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1677
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 15
Henry Ireton
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1651
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 16
Willem van de Velde the Elder
PAINTER
1611 - 1693
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 17
Giancarlo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1663
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 18
Mary Dyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1611 - 1660
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 19
Andreas Hammerschmidt
COMPOSER
1611 - 1675
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 20
John Pell
MATHEMATICIAN
1611 - 1685
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 21
Willem Piso
PHYSICIAN
1611 - 1678
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1685
Go to all RankingsLouis Armand I, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1685
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1629 - 1685
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 9
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1685
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 10
Michel Le Tellier
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1685
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 11
Thomas Otway
WRITER
1652 - 1685
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 12
Francisco Herrera the Younger
PAINTER
1622 - 1685
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 13
John Pell
MATHEMATICIAN
1611 - 1685
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 14
Francisco Rizi
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 15
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Pell ranks 2,915 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Addinsell (1904), John Michael Wright (1617), Mick Jackson (1943), Paul Simonon (1955), Fay Weldon (1931), and Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868). After him are Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), Christina Pickles (1935), Maria Edgeworth (1768), Robert Simson (1687), Barry Morse (1918), and Graham Sutherland (1903).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Addinsell
COMPOSER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,909
John Michael Wright
PAINTER
1617 - 1694
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,910
Mick Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,911
Paul Simonon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,912
Fay Weldon
WRITER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,913
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,914
John Pell
MATHEMATICIAN
1611 - 1685
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,915
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
COMPOSER
1892 - 1988
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,916
Christina Pickles
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,917
Maria Edgeworth
WRITER
1768 - 1849
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,918
Robert Simson
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1768
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,919
Barry Morse
ACTOR
1918 - 2008
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 2,920
Graham Sutherland
PAINTER
1903 - 1980
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 2,921
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, John Pell ranks 61. Before him are Harold Jeffreys (1891), Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (1907), G. I. Taylor (1886), William Burnside (1852), Edward Arthur Milne (1896), and William Whiston (1667). After him are Robert Simson (1687), David Gregory (1659), Thomas Digges (1546), John Lennox (1943), Max Newman (1897), and Ian Stewart (1945).
Harold Jeffreys
1891 - 1989
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 55
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
1907 - 2003
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 56
G. I. Taylor
1886 - 1975
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 57
William Burnside
1852 - 1927
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 58
Edward Arthur Milne
1896 - 1950
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 59
William Whiston
1667 - 1752
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 60
John Pell
1611 - 1685
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 61
Robert Simson
1687 - 1768
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 62
David Gregory
1659 - 1708
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 63
Thomas Digges
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 64
John Lennox
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 65
Max Newman
1897 - 1984
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 66
Ian Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 67