Mathematician
S. R. Ranganathan
Indian mathematician and librarian
1892 - 1972
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S. R. Ranganathan
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). S. R. Ranganathan is the 286th most popular mathematician (down from 228th in 2024), the 238th most popular biography from India (down from 180th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Mathematician.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, S. R. Ranganathan ranks 286 out of 1,004. Before him are Édouard Roche, Vitello, George Atwood, Jacques Charles François Sturm, Jacopo Riccati, and Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī. After him are Gemma Frisius, Seki Takakazu, Al-Karaji, Atle Selberg, John G. Thompson, and Edmund Landau.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Édouard Roche
1820 - 1883
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 280
Vitello
1230 - 1275
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 281
George Atwood
1745 - 1807
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 282
Jacques Charles François Sturm
1803 - 1855
HPI: 65.29
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Jacopo Riccati
1676 - 1754
HPI: 65.29
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Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
1135 - 1213
HPI: 65.24
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S. R. Ranganathan
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 286
Gemma Frisius
1508 - 1555
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 287
Seki Takakazu
1642 - 1708
HPI: 65.04
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Al-Karaji
953 - 1029
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Atle Selberg
1917 - 2007
HPI: 64.97
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John G. Thompson
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 291
Edmund Landau
1877 - 1938
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 292
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, S. R. Ranganathan ranks 79. Before him are Marcel Dassault, Günther Blumentritt, César Vallejo, Andrés Nin Pérez, J. B. S. Haldane, and Paul Abraham. After him are Josyf Slipyj, Stanisław Sosabowski, Walther Nehring, Thomas Mitchell, Arnold Hauser, and Guo Moruo. Among people deceased in 1972, S. R. Ranganathan ranks 59. Before him are Harlow Shapley, Martiros Saryan, Ettore Bastico, Mahalia Jackson, Hans Scharoun, and Karl Silberbauer. After him are Clara Campoamor, Hugo Steinhaus, Jules Romains, Henry de Montherlant, Aspasia Manos, and Frans Masereel.
Others Born in 1892
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Marcel Dassault
ENGINEER
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 73
Günther Blumentritt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 74
César Vallejo
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 75
Andrés Nin Pérez
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 76
J. B. S. Haldane
BIOLOGIST
1892 - 1964
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 77
Paul Abraham
COMPOSER
1892 - 1960
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 78
S. R. Ranganathan
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 79
Josyf Slipyj
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1984
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 80
Stanisław Sosabowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 81
Walther Nehring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1983
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 82
Thomas Mitchell
ACTOR
1892 - 1962
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 83
Arnold Hauser
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1978
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 84
Guo Moruo
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1978
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 85
Others Deceased in 1972
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Harlow Shapley
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 53
Martiros Saryan
PAINTER
1880 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 54
Ettore Bastico
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1972
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 55
Mahalia Jackson
SINGER
1911 - 1972
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 56
Hans Scharoun
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1972
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 57
Karl Silberbauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1972
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 58
S. R. Ranganathan
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 59
Clara Campoamor
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 60
Hugo Steinhaus
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1972
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 61
Jules Romains
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 62
Henry de Montherlant
WRITER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 63
Aspasia Manos
COMPANION
1896 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 64
Frans Masereel
PAINTER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 65
In India
Among people born in India, S. R. Ranganathan ranks 238 out of NaN. Before him are Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Ajay Banga (1959), Jayadeva (1170), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), and B. K. S. Iyengar (1918). After him are Amrit Kaur (1889), Namdev (1270), Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Hema Malini (1948), Amjad Khan (1940), and Feroz Khan (1939).
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 232
Ajay Banga
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 233
Jayadeva
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1245
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 234
Kailash Satyarthi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 235
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 236
B. K. S. Iyengar
WRITER
1918 - 2014
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 237
S. R. Ranganathan
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 238
Amrit Kaur
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 239
Namdev
WRITER
1270 - 1350
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 240
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1915
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 241
Hema Malini
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 242
Amjad Khan
ACTOR
1940 - 1992
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 243
Feroz Khan
ACTOR
1939 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 244
Among Mathematicians In India
Among mathematicians born in India, S. R. Ranganathan ranks 6. Before him are Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887), Brahmagupta (598), Bhāskara II (1114), Augustus De Morgan (1806), and Madhava of Sangamagrama (1350). After him are Bhāskara I (600), D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Jai Singh II (1688), Sulochana Gadgil (1944), Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), and S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940).
Srinivasa Ramanujan
1887 - 1920
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 1
Brahmagupta
598 - 670
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 2
Bhāskara II
1114 - 1185
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 3
Augustus De Morgan
1806 - 1871
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 4
Madhava of Sangamagrama
1350 - 1425
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 5
S. R. Ranganathan
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 6
Bhāskara I
600 - 680
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 7
D. R. Kaprekar
1905 - 1986
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 8
Jai Singh II
1688 - 1743
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 9
Sulochana Gadgil
1944 - 2025
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 10
Nilakantha Somayaji
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 11
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 12
