1487 - 1567
Michael Stifel or Styfel (1487 – April 19, 1567) was a German monk, Protestant reformer and mathematician. He was an Augustinian who became an early supporter of Martin Luther. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Stifel has received more than 86,370 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Michael Stifel is the 254th most popular mathematician (down from 252nd in 2019), the 1,708th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,628th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, Michael Stifel ranks 254 out of 823. Before him are Pierre Varignon, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Thomas Simpson, Jabir ibn Aflah, William George Horner, and Viktor Bunyakovsky. After him are Andreas Osiander, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, Antoine Gombaud, Abraham Zacuto, Abraham bar Hiyya, and Jean-Robert Argand.
1654 - 1722
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 248
1695 - 1726
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 249
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 250
1100 - 1150
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 251
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 252
1804 - 1889
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 253
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 254
1498 - 1552
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 255
746 - 806
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 256
1607 - 1684
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 257
1452 - 1515
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 258
1070 - 1145
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 259
1768 - 1822
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 260
Among people born in 1487, Michael Stifel ranks 8. Before him are Pope Julius III, John Zápolya, Pedro de Mendoza, Bernard van Orley, Petru Rareș, and William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. After him are Anna of Brandenburg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Petar Hektorović, Macropedius, and Cristóbal de Olid. Among people deceased in 1567, Michael Stifel ranks 6. Before him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Jiajing Emperor, Myeongjong of Joseon, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, and Anne de Montmorency. After him are Marin Držić, Girolamo Priuli, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Ligier Richier, and Gómez Pereira.
1487 - 1555
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 2
1487 - 1540
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 3
1487 - 1537
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4
1487 - 1541
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5
1487 - 1546
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 6
1487 - 1559
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 7
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 8
1487 - 1514
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 9
1487 - 1527
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 10
1487 - 1550
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 11
1487 - 1572
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 12
1487 - 1558
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 13
1487 - 1524
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 14
1545 - 1567
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 1
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2
1534 - 1567
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 3
1504 - 1567
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 4
1493 - 1567
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 6
1508 - 1567
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 7
1486 - 1567
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 8
1519 - 1567
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 9
1515 - 1567
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 10
1500 - 1567
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 11
1500 - 1567
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Michael Stifel ranks 1,708 out of 6,142. Before him are Hinrich Lohse (1896), Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787), Dietmar Hopp (1940), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), and Walter Röhrl (1947). After him are Richenza of Northeim (1087), Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), Manfred von Ardenne (1907), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), Matilda of Frisia (1024), and Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739).
1896 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,702
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,703
1787 - 1875
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,704
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,705
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,706
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,707
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,708
1087 - 1141
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,709
1891 - 1957
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,710
1907 - 1997
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,711
1720 - 1785
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,712
1024 - 1044
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,713
1739 - 1807
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,714
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Michael Stifel ranks 28. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Maria Reiche (1903), Constantin Carathéodory (1873), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Thomas Abbt (1738), and Eduard Heine (1821). After him are Andreas Osiander (1498), Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), Adolf Hurwitz (1859), Julius Plücker (1801), Nicholas Mercator (1620), and Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856).
1013 - 1054
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 22
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 23
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 24
1849 - 1917
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 25
1738 - 1766
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 26
1821 - 1881
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 28
1498 - 1552
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 29
1823 - 1852
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 30
1859 - 1919
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 31
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 32
1620 - 1687
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 33
1856 - 1927
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 34