MATHEMATICIAN
Ludolph van Ceulen
1540 - 1610
Ludolph van Ceulen
Ludolph van Ceulen (German: [ˈluːdɔlf fan ˈkɔʏlən], Dutch: [ˈlydɔl(ə) fɑŋ ˈkøːlə(n)]; 28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German-Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludolph van Ceulen has received more than 102,663 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Ludolph van Ceulen is the 68th most popular mathematician (down from 65th in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Germany (up from 340th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Mathematician.
Ludolph van Ceulen is most famous for calculating the value of Pi to over 31 digits.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
68.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
14.29
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Ludolph van Ceulen ranks 68 out of 1,004. Before him are Hermann Minkowski, Bhāskara II, Urbain Le Verrier, Simon Stevin, Friedrich Bessel, and Abraham de Moivre. After him are Giuseppe Peano, Richard Dedekind, Alexander Grothendieck, Nikolai Lobachevsky, Bonaventura Cavalieri, and Zhang Heng.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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1864 - 1909
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 62
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1114 - 1185
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 63
Urbain Le Verrier
1811 - 1877
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 64
Simon Stevin
1548 - 1620
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 65
Friedrich Bessel
1784 - 1846
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 66
Abraham de Moivre
1667 - 1754
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 67
Ludolph van Ceulen
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 68
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 69
Richard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 70
Alexander Grothendieck
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 71
Nikolai Lobachevsky
1792 - 1856
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 72
Bonaventura Cavalieri
1598 - 1647
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 73
Zhang Heng
78 - 139
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1540, Ludolph van Ceulen ranks 3. Before him are Francis Drake, and François Viète. After him are Charles II, Archduke of Austria, John Sigismund Zápolya, Maharana Pratap, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Hümaşah Sultan, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Gasparo da Salò, and José de Acosta. Among people deceased in 1610, Ludolph van Ceulen ranks 4. Before him are Caravaggio, Henry IV of France, and Matteo Ricci. After him are François Ravaillac, Honda Tadakatsu, Adam Elsheimer, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Anna of Sweden, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and Hasegawa Tōhaku.
Others Born in 1540
Go to all RankingsFrancis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 1
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 2
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 3
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1590
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 4
John Sigismund Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1571
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 5
Maharana Pratap
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1597
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 6
Joseph Justus Scaliger
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 7
Hümaşah Sultan
COMPANION
1540 - 1592
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 8
Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1592
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 9
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 10
Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 11
José de Acosta
WRITER
1540 - 1600
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1610
Go to all RankingsCaravaggio
PAINTER
1571 - 1610
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 1
Henry IV of France
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 2
Matteo Ricci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1610
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 4
François Ravaillac
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1610
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 5
Honda Tadakatsu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1610
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 6
Adam Elsheimer
PAINTER
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 7
False Dmitry II
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1610
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 8
Catherine Vasa of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1539 - 1610
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 9
Anna of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1610
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 10
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
Hasegawa Tōhaku
PAINTER
1539 - 1610
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ludolph van Ceulen ranks 335 out of 7,253. Before him are Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Einhard (770), Karl Haushofer (1869), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), and Adolf von Baeyer (1835). After him are Adolf Butenandt (1903), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Emil Nolde (1867), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), and Jürgen Klinsmann (1964).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMayer Amschel Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1812
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 329
Einhard
WRITER
770 - 840
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 330
Karl Haushofer
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 331
Fritz Sauckel
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 332
Albrecht Altdorfer
PAINTER
1480 - 1538
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 333
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 334
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 335
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 336
Ferdinand I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 337
Ferdinand Schörner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1973
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 338
Emil Nolde
PAINTER
1867 - 1956
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 339
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
NOBLEMAN
1652 - 1722
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 340
Jürgen Klinsmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 341
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Ludolph van Ceulen ranks 10. Before him are Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805), Emmy Noether (1882), Gottlob Frege (1848), Karl Weierstrass (1815), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), and Friedrich Bessel (1784). After him are Richard Dedekind (1831), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Regiomontanus (1436), Felix Klein (1849), Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804), and Christopher Clavius (1538).
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 4
Emmy Noether
1882 - 1935
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 5
Gottlob Frege
1848 - 1925
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 6
Karl Weierstrass
1815 - 1897
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 7
August Ferdinand Möbius
1790 - 1868
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Friedrich Bessel
1784 - 1846
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 9
Ludolph van Ceulen
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 10
Richard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 11
Alexander Grothendieck
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 12
Regiomontanus
1436 - 1476
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 13
Felix Klein
1849 - 1925
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 14
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
1804 - 1851
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 15
Christopher Clavius
1538 - 1612
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 16