MATHEMATICIAN
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
Kunihiko Kodaira
Kunihiko Kodaira (小平 邦彦, Kodaira Kunihiko, Japanese pronunciation: [kodaꜜiɾa kɯɲiꜜçi̥ko], 16 March 1915 – 26 July 1997) was a Japanese mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, and as the founder of the Japanese school of algebraic geometers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kunihiko Kodaira has received more than 134,881 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Kunihiko Kodaira is the 284th most popular mathematician (up from 328th in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 627th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Kunihiko Kodaira ranks 284 out of 1,004. Before him are Jacques Charles François Sturm, George Atwood, Edward Waring, Lloyd Shapley, Abraham bar Hiyya, and John Edensor Littlewood. After him are Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Marino Ghetaldi, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Viktor Bunyakovsky, Michael Maestlin, and Pavel Alexandrov.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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HPI: 57.18
Rank: 278
George Atwood
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HPI: 57.17
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HPI: 57.16
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Lloyd Shapley
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HPI: 57.13
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Abraham bar Hiyya
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HPI: 57.12
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John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 283
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 284
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
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HPI: 56.98
Rank: 285
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HPI: 56.87
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Kunihiko Kodaira ranks 73. Before him are Geraldine of Albania, Tadeusz Kantor, Gretl Braun, Don Budge, Joseph Greenberg, and Georgy Sviridov. After him are Hanns Martin Schleyer, Kiyosi Itô, Thomas Merton, Arsenio Erico, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Alicia Rhett. Among people deceased in 1997, Kunihiko Kodaira ranks 87. Before him are Manfred von Ardenne, Stig Anderson, Samuel Fuller, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Hastings Banda, and François Furet. After him are Giuseppe De Santis, Michael Hutchence, Kang Song-san, Andrés Rodríguez, Jacinto Quincoces, and Chiang Wei-kuo.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsGeraldine of Albania
COMPANION
1915 - 2002
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 67
Tadeusz Kantor
PAINTER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 68
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 69
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 70
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 71
Georgy Sviridov
COMPOSER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 72
Kunihiko Kodaira
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 73
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 74
Kiyosi Itô
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2008
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 75
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 76
Arsenio Erico
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 77
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1973
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 78
Alicia Rhett
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsManfred von Ardenne
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1997
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 81
Stig Anderson
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1997
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 82
Samuel Fuller
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1997
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 83
Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 84
Hastings Banda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1997
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 85
François Furet
HISTORIAN
1927 - 1997
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 86
Kunihiko Kodaira
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 87
Giuseppe De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 88
Michael Hutchence
MUSICIAN
1960 - 1997
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 89
Kang Song-san
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1997
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 90
Andrés Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1997
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 91
Jacinto Quincoces
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 92
Chiang Wei-kuo
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 93
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kunihiko Kodaira ranks 542 out of 6,245. Before him are Tsukasa Hosaka (1937), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Yoshio Nishina (1890), Shotaro Ishinomori (1938), Chōsokabe Motochika (1539), and Arawa Kimura (1931). After him are Shumpei Inoue (null), Emperor Go-Murakami (1328), Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Seiichi Itō (1890), and Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 536
Hiranuma Kiichirō
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 537
Yoshio Nishina
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1951
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 538
Shotaro Ishinomori
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 1998
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 539
Chōsokabe Motochika
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1599
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 540
Arawa Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 541
Kunihiko Kodaira
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 542
Shumpei Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 543
Emperor Go-Murakami
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1368
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 544
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2024
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 545
Masaoka Shiki
WRITER
1867 - 1902
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 546
Seiichi Itō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 547
Emperor Go-Ichijō
POLITICIAN
1008 - 1036
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 548
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Japan
Among mathematicians born in Japan, Kunihiko Kodaira ranks 2. Before him are Seki Takakazu (1642). After him are Kiyosi Itô (1915), Heisuke Hironaka (1931), Goro Shimura (1930), Yutaka Taniyama (1927), Mikio Sato (1928), Shigefumi Mori (1951), Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917), Yasumasa Kanada (1948), Shinichi Mochizuki (1969), and Christopher Zeeman (1925).
Seki Takakazu
1642 - 1708
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 2
Kiyosi Itô
1915 - 2008
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3
Heisuke Hironaka
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4
Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 5
Yutaka Taniyama
1927 - 1958
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 6
Mikio Sato
1928 - 2023
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 7
Shigefumi Mori
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 8
Kenkichi Iwasawa
1917 - 1998
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 9
Yasumasa Kanada
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 10
Shinichi Mochizuki
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 11
Christopher Zeeman
1925 - 2016
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 12