MATHEMATICIAN
Oscar Zariski
1899 - 1986
Oscar Zariski
Oscar Zariski (April 24, 1899 – July 4, 1986) was an American mathematician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Zariski has received more than 198,731 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Oscar Zariski is the 449th most popular mathematician (down from 436th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Belarus (down from 90th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belarusian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
53.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.16
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Oscar Zariski ranks 449 out of 1,004. Before him are Jacques Ozanam, Christian Kramp, Whitfield Diffie, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Giovanni Antonio Magini, and Sergei Natanovich Bernstein. After him are Yves Meyer, Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, Francesco Maurolico, Yang Hui, William Thurston, and Richard E. Bellman.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Ozanam
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 443
Christian Kramp
1760 - 1826
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 444
Whitfield Diffie
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 445
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 446
Giovanni Antonio Magini
1555 - 1617
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 447
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
1880 - 1968
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 448
Oscar Zariski
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 449
Yves Meyer
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 450
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
1786 - 1856
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 451
Francesco Maurolico
1494 - 1575
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 452
Yang Hui
1238 - 1298
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 453
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 454
Richard E. Bellman
1920 - 1984
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Oscar Zariski ranks 135. Before him are Qu Qiubai, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Leonid Leonov, Nie Rongzhen, Aleksander Zawadzki, and Rufino Tamayo. After him are Armand Salacrou, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, Johan Grøttumsbråten, Carlos Chávez, and Norman Taurog. Among people deceased in 1986, Oscar Zariski ranks 114. Before him are Scatman Crothers, Megumu Tamura, Vitaly Abalakov, Dick Scobee, Fumiko Enchi, and James H. Wilkinson. After him are Josef Kammhuber, Anatoly Marchenko, Helen B. Taussig, Hoàng Văn Thái, Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, and David Cooper.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsQu Qiubai
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1935
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 129
Peter Wessel Zapffe
WRITER
1899 - 1990
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 130
Leonid Leonov
WRITER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 131
Nie Rongzhen
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1992
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 132
Aleksander Zawadzki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1964
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 133
Rufino Tamayo
PAINTER
1899 - 1991
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 134
Oscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 135
Armand Salacrou
WRITER
1899 - 1989
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 136
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1956
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 137
Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1944
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 138
Johan Grøttumsbråten
ATHLETE
1899 - 1983
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 139
Carlos Chávez
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 140
Norman Taurog
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 141
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsScatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 108
Megumu Tamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1986
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 109
Vitaly Abalakov
ENGINEER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 110
Dick Scobee
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 111
Fumiko Enchi
WRITER
1905 - 1986
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 112
James H. Wilkinson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1919 - 1986
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 113
Oscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 114
Josef Kammhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1986
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 115
Anatoly Marchenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 1986
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 116
Helen B. Taussig
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1986
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 117
Hoàng Văn Thái
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 118
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 119
David Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - 1986
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 120
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Oscar Zariski ranks 91 out of 368. Before him are Itzhak Katzenelson (1886), Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789), Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1898), Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758), Symeon of Polotsk (1629), and Alexander Rybak (1986). After him are Ales Adamovich (1927), Anatoly Chubais (1955), Pola Raksa (1941), Sergei Tumansky (1901), Zivia Lubetkin (1914), and Nahum Goldmann (1895).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsItzhak Katzenelson
WRITER
1886 - 1944
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 85
Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1866
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 86
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 87
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
WRITER
1758 - 1841
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 88
Symeon of Polotsk
WRITER
1629 - 1680
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 89
Alexander Rybak
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 90
Oscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 91
Ales Adamovich
WRITER
1927 - 1994
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 92
Anatoly Chubais
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 93
Pola Raksa
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 94
Sergei Tumansky
ENGINEER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 95
Zivia Lubetkin
WRITER
1914 - 1978
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 96
Nahum Goldmann
WRITER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 97
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Belarus
Among mathematicians born in Belarus, Oscar Zariski ranks 2. Before him are Issai Schur (1875). After him are Sofya Yanovskaya (1896), Lev Schnirelmann (1905), and Boris Galerkin (1871).
Issai Schur
1875 - 1941
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1
Oscar Zariski
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 2
Sofya Yanovskaya
1896 - 1966
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 3
Lev Schnirelmann
1905 - 1938
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 4
Boris Galerkin
1871 - 1945
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 5