Mathematician

Nilakantha Somayaji

Indian mathematician

1444 - 1544

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Nilakantha Somayaji

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Nilakantha Somayaji is the 682nd most popular mathematician (down from 580th in 2024), the 558th most popular biography from India (down from 464th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Mathematician.

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Among Mathematicians

Among mathematicians, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 682 out of 1,004. Before him are Pierre-Louis Lions, Arend Heyting, John Hadley, Jean Bourgain, Thoralf Skolem, and Julius Petersen. After him are Egon Pearson, Edmond Laguerre, Johann Karl Burckhardt, Ken Ribet, Friedrich Waismann, and Roy Kerr.

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Pierre-Louis Lions
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 676
Arend Heyting
1898 - 1980
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 677
John Hadley
1682 - 1744
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 678
Jean Bourgain
1954 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 679
Thoralf Skolem
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 680
Julius Petersen
1839 - 1910
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 681
Nilakantha Somayaji
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 682
Egon Pearson
1895 - 1980
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 683
Edmond Laguerre
1834 - 1886
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 684
Johann Karl Burckhardt
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 685
Ken Ribet
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 686
Friedrich Waismann
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 687
Roy Kerr
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 688

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1444, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 3. Before him are Galeazzo Maria Sforza, and Gaston, Prince of Viana. After him is Dionisius. Among people deceased in 1544, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 15. Before him are Ruy López de Villalobos, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Bonaventure des Périers, Antonio de Guevara, Teofilo Folengo, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz.

Others Born in 1444

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Galeazzo Maria Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1444 - 1476
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 1
Gaston, Prince of Viana
NOBLEMAN
1444 - 1470
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2
Nilakantha Somayaji
MATHEMATICIAN
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 3
Dionisius
PAINTER
1444 - 1502
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4

Others Deceased in 1544

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Ruy López de Villalobos
EXPLORER
1500 - 1544
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 9
Louis V, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1544
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 10
Bonaventure des Périers
WRITER
1510 - 1544
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 11
Antonio de Guevara
WRITER
1480 - 1544
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 12
Teofilo Folengo
WRITER
1491 - 1544
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 13
Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz
NOBLEMAN
1506 - 1544
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 14
Nilakantha Somayaji
MATHEMATICIAN
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 15

In India

Among people born in India, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 558 out of NaN. Before him are Jagjivan Ram (1908), Rekha (1954), Anupam Kher (1955), Supriya Pathak (1961), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), and Surdas (1478). After him are MS Dhoni (1981), Meena Kumari (1933), Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805), Shiva Rajkumar (1961), Shammi Kapoor (1931), and M. F. Husain (1915).

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Jagjivan Ram
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 552
Rekha
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 553
Anupam Kher
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 554
Supriya Pathak
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 555
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
PHYSICIST
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 556
Surdas
WRITER
1478 - 1583
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 557
Nilakantha Somayaji
MATHEMATICIAN
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 558
MS Dhoni
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 559
Meena Kumari
ACTOR
1933 - 1972
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 560
Kuriakose Elias Chavara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1871
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 561
Shiva Rajkumar
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 562
Shammi Kapoor
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 563
M. F. Husain
PAINTER
1915 - 2011
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 564