MATHEMATICIAN
Kātyāyana
200 BC - 159 BC
Kātyāyana
Kātyāyana (कात्यायन) also spelled as Katyayana (c. 3rd century BCE) was a Sanskrit grammarian, mathematician and Vedic priest who lived in ancient India. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kātyāyana has received more than 191,264 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kātyāyana is the 646th most popular mathematician (up from 677th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from India and the 12th most popular Indian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
49.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Kātyāyana ranks 646 out of 1,004. Before him are Georg Stiernhielm, Vera T. Sós, Claude Chevalley, Ludwig Bieberbach, David Gregory, and Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt. After him are Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, Johann Karl Burckhardt, Efim Zelmanov, Fritz Noether, Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, and Charles Dupin.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorg Stiernhielm
1598 - 1672
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 640
Vera T. Sós
1930 - 2023
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 641
Claude Chevalley
1909 - 1984
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 642
Ludwig Bieberbach
1886 - 1982
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 643
David Gregory
1659 - 1708
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 644
Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt
1854 - 1925
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 645
Kātyāyana
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 646
Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi
920 - 980
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 647
Johann Karl Burckhardt
1773 - 1825
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 648
Efim Zelmanov
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 649
Fritz Noether
1884 - 1941
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 650
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
1584 - 1667
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 651
Charles Dupin
1784 - 1873
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 652
Contemporaries
Among people born in 200 BC, Kātyāyana ranks 80. Before him are Heliocles I, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Titus Didius, Eucratides II, and Publius Rutilius Lupus. After him are Aulus Postumius Albinus, Sames II Theosebes Dikaios, Aristobulus of Alexandria, Laodice, Lucius Cornelius Merula, and Antimachus I. Among people deceased in 159 BC, Kātyāyana ranks 6. Before him are Terence, Eumenes II, Artaxias I, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Sauromaces I of Iberia.
Others Born in 200 BC
Go to all RankingsHeliocles I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 74
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 82 BC
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 75
Lucius Aurelius Cotta
POLITICIAN
200 BC - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 76
Titus Didius
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 77
Eucratides II
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 78
Publius Rutilius Lupus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 79
Kātyāyana
MATHEMATICIAN
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 80
Aulus Postumius Albinus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 81
Sames II Theosebes Dikaios
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 109 BC
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 82
Aristobulus of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 83
Laodice
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 84
Lucius Cornelius Merula
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 85
Antimachus I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 159 BC
Go to all RankingsTerence
WRITER
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 1
Eumenes II
POLITICIAN
221 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 2
Artaxias I
POLITICIAN
230 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3
Pharnaces I of Pontus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4
Sauromaces I of Iberia
POLITICIAN
250 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 5
Kātyāyana
MATHEMATICIAN
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 6
In India
Among people born in India, Kātyāyana ranks 531 out of 1,861. Before him are Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Boney Kapoor (1955), Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), Alivardi Khan (1671), Sabu Dastagir (1924), and Jyoti Basu (1914). After him are Amjad Khan (1940), Krishan Chander (1914), Mohan Bhagwat (1950), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), Mohammad Ali Jauhar (1878), and Nirmal Verma (1929).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsMrinalini Sarabhai
DANCER
1918 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 525
Boney Kapoor
PRODUCER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 526
Vyjayanthimala Bali
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 527
Alivardi Khan
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1756
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 528
Sabu Dastagir
ACTOR
1924 - 1963
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 529
Jyoti Basu
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2010
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 530
Kātyāyana
MATHEMATICIAN
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 531
Amjad Khan
ACTOR
1940 - 1992
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 532
Krishan Chander
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 533
Mohan Bhagwat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 534
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 535
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1931
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 536
Nirmal Verma
WRITER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 537
Among MATHEMATICIANS In India
Among mathematicians born in India, Kātyāyana ranks 12. Before him are Madhava of Sangamagrama (1350), Bhāskara I (600), Jai Singh II (1688), D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), and Harish-Chandra (1923). After him are Sulochana Gadgil (1944), S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), Radhanath Sikdar (1813), Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930), J. H. C. Whitehead (1904), and Bhama Srinivasan (1935).
Madhava of Sangamagrama
1350 - 1425
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 6
Bhāskara I
600 - 680
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 7
Jai Singh II
1688 - 1743
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 8
D. R. Kaprekar
1905 - 1986
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 9
Nilakantha Somayaji
1444 - 1544
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Harish-Chandra
1923 - 1983
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 11
Kātyāyana
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 12
Sulochana Gadgil
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 13
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 14
Radhanath Sikdar
1813 - 1870
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 15
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
1930 - 2012
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 16
J. H. C. Whitehead
1904 - 1960
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 17
Bhama Srinivasan
1935 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 18