MATHEMATICIAN
Oliver Heaviside
1850 - 1925
Oliver Heaviside
Oliver Heaviside FRS (; 18 May 1850 – 3 February 1925) was an English self-taught mathematician and physicist who invented a new technique for solving differential equations (equivalent to the Laplace transform), independently developed vector calculus, and rewrote Maxwell's equations in the form commonly used today. He significantly shaped the way Maxwell's equations are understood and applied in the decades following Maxwell's death. His formulation of the telegrapher's equations became commercially important during his own lifetime, after their significance went unremarked for a long while, as few others were versed at the time in his novel methodology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oliver Heaviside has received more than 982,799 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Oliver Heaviside is the 137th most popular mathematician (down from 129th in 2019), the 682nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 666th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Mathematician.
Oliver Heaviside was a British mathematician, physicist, and electrical engineer who is most famous for his work in the field of electricity and electromagnetism.
Memorability Metrics
980k
Page Views (PV)
62.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
6.26
Effective Languages (L*)
4.53
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Oliver Heaviside ranks 137 out of 1,004. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau, Lodovico Ferrari, Jacques Hadamard, Aloysius Lilius, Sophus Lie, and Mikhail Ostrogradsky. After him are Ernst Kummer, William Oughtred, Vincenzo Viviani, Harald Bohr, Andrew Wiles, and Mary Jackson.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 131
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 132
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 133
Aloysius Lilius
1510 - 1576
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 134
Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 135
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
1801 - 1862
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 136
Oliver Heaviside
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 137
Ernst Kummer
1810 - 1893
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 138
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 139
Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 140
Harald Bohr
1887 - 1951
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 141
Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 142
Mary Jackson
1921 - 2005
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1850, Oliver Heaviside ranks 14. Before him are Karl Ferdinand Braun, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Charles Richet, Pierre Loti, Mihai Eminescu, and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. After him are Ignác Goldziher, Luigi Cadorna, Lafcadio Hearn, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Henry Louis Le Chatelier, and Besarion Jughashvili. Among people deceased in 1925, Oliver Heaviside ranks 30. Before him are Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Félix Vallotton, Hjalmar Branting, Eugen Sandow, Aleksey Kuropatkin, and Karl Abraham. After him are Fritz Haarmann, Percy Fawcett, John Singer Sargent, H. Rider Haggard, Pierre Louÿs, and Clément Ader.
Others Born in 1850
Go to all RankingsKarl Ferdinand Braun
INVENTOR
1850 - 1918
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 8
Hermann Ebbinghaus
PSYCHOLOGIST
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 9
Charles Richet
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1935
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 10
Pierre Loti
WRITER
1850 - 1923
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 11
Mihai Eminescu
WRITER
1850 - 1889
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 12
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 13
Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 14
Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 15
Luigi Cadorna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1928
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 16
Lafcadio Hearn
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 17
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1923
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 18
Henry Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1850 - 1936
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 19
Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsDuchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1925
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 24
Félix Vallotton
PAINTER
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 25
Hjalmar Branting
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 26
Eugen Sandow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 27
Aleksey Kuropatkin
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 28
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 29
Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 30
Fritz Haarmann
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 31
Percy Fawcett
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 32
John Singer Sargent
PAINTER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 33
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 34
Pierre Louÿs
WRITER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 35
Clément Ader
INVENTOR
1841 - 1925
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 36
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Oliver Heaviside ranks 682 out of 8,785. Before him are George Porter (1920), Roy Hodgson (1947), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), John Henry Newman (1801), James Clark Ross (1800), and Bruce Chatwin (1940). After him are William Jones (1746), Dua Lipa (1995), Jessica Tandy (1909), Peter Finch (1916), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), and Jim Broadbent (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGeorge Porter
CHEMIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 676
Roy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 677
James Francis Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 678
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 679
James Clark Ross
EXPLORER
1800 - 1862
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 680
Bruce Chatwin
WRITER
1940 - 1989
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 681
Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 682
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 683
Dua Lipa
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 684
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 685
Peter Finch
ACTOR
1916 - 1977
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 686
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 687
Jim Broadbent
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 688
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Oliver Heaviside ranks 14. Before him are Joan Clarke (1917), Thomas Harriot (1560), John Wallis (1616), Brook Taylor (1685), John Couch Adams (1819), and Colin Maclaurin (1698). After him are William Oughtred (1574), Robert Grosseteste (1175), Arthur Cayley (1821), James Joseph Sylvester (1814), James Gregory (1638), and Michael Atiyah (1929).
Joan Clarke
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 8
Thomas Harriot
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 9
John Wallis
1616 - 1703
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 10
Brook Taylor
1685 - 1731
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 11
John Couch Adams
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 12
Colin Maclaurin
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 13
Oliver Heaviside
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 14
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 15
Robert Grosseteste
1175 - 1253
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 16
Arthur Cayley
1821 - 1895
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 17
James Joseph Sylvester
1814 - 1897
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 18
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 19
Michael Atiyah
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 20