1652 - 1719
Michel Rolle (21 April 1652 – 8 November 1719) was a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Rolle has received more than 115,803 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Rolle is the 133rd most popular mathematician (up from 144th in 2019), the 990th most popular biography from France (up from 1,037th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Mathematician.
Michel Rolle is most famous for being the first black player to play in the French National Football team.
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Among mathematicians, Michel Rolle ranks 133 out of 823. Before him are Herbert A. Hauptman, Menelaus of Alexandria, Oliver Heaviside, Andrey Markov, Simplicius of Cilicia, and Alexis Clairaut. After him are Liu Hui, Robert Grosseteste, Jacques Hadamard, Joseph Liouville, Giambattista della Porta, and William Oughtred.
1917 - 2011
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 127
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 128
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 129
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 130
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 131
1713 - 1765
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 132
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 133
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 134
1175 - 1253
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 135
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 136
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 137
1535 - 1615
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 138
1574 - 1660
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 139
Among people born in 1652, Michel Rolle ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement XII and Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine. After him are Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Boris Sheremetev, Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, Cornelis de Bruijn, Johann Ernst Glück, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Pavao Ritter Vitezović. Among people deceased in 1719, Michel Rolle ranks 4. Before him are Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, and John Flamsteed. After him are Benjamin Hornigold, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Joseph Addison, Boris Sheremetev, and Farrukhsiyar.
1652 - 1740
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 1
1652 - 1722
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 2
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 3
1652 - 1708
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4
1652 - 1719
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 5
1652 - 1730
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 6
1652 - 1697
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 7
1652 - 1727
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 8
1652 - 1705
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 9
1652 - 1718
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 10
1652 - 1712
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 11
1652 - 1713
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 12
1635 - 1719
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 1
1651 - 1719
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2
1646 - 1719
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 3
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 4
1680 - 1719
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 5
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 6
1695 - 1719
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 7
1682 - 1719
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 8
1659 - 1719
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 9
1672 - 1719
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 10
1652 - 1719
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
1685 - 1719
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Michel Rolle ranks 990 out of 6,011. Before him are Alexis Clairaut (1713), Horace Vernet (1789), Alphonse Bertillon (1853), Jacques Cassini (1677), Pierre Augereau (1757), and Eleanor of Provence (1223). After him are Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847), Theodore Beza (1519), Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Jacques Demy (1931), and Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817).
1713 - 1765
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 984
1789 - 1863
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 985
1853 - 1914
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 986
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 987
1757 - 1816
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 988
1223 - 1291
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 989
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 990
1847 - 1923
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 991
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 992
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 993
1156 - 1222
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 994
1931 - 1990
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 995
1817 - 1907
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 996
Among mathematicians born in France, Michel Rolle ranks 28. Before him are Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), Girard Desargues (1591), Charles Hermite (1822), Émile Borel (1871), Henri Lebesgue (1875), and Alexis Clairaut (1713). After him are Jacques Hadamard (1865), Joseph Liouville (1809), Gabriel Lamé (1795), Étienne Bézout (1730), Jean Gaston Darboux (1842), and André Weil (1906).
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 22
1591 - 1661
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 23
1822 - 1901
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 24
1871 - 1956
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 25
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 26
1713 - 1765
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 27
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 28
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 29
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 30
1795 - 1870
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 31
1730 - 1783
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 32
1842 - 1917
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 33
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 34