Mathematician
William Jones
Welsh mathematician who named 'pi'
1675 - 1749
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William Jones
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. William Jones is the 456th most popular mathematician (down from 383rd in 2024), the 2,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,783rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Mathematician.
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#1
William Jones is the most memorable of the 3 notable people born in Anglesey, in what is now modern-day United Kingdom.
#31,775
More than 2 centuries after death, William Jones still holds rank #31,775 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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William Jones shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.
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Among Mathematicians
Among mathematicians, William Jones ranks 456 out of 1,004. Before him are Goro Shimura, Yves Meyer, Gerd Faltings, Erhard Schmidt, Yutaka Taniyama, and Sam Loyd. After him are Enrico Betti, Mary Cartwright, Vladimir Smirnov, Johann Friedrich Pfaff, Adriaan van Roomen, and Klaus Roth.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 450
Yves Meyer
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 451
Gerd Faltings
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 452
Erhard Schmidt
1876 - 1959
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 453
Yutaka Taniyama
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 454
Sam Loyd
1841 - 1911
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 455
William Jones
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 456
Enrico Betti
1823 - 1892
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 457
Mary Cartwright
1900 - 1998
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 458
Vladimir Smirnov
1887 - 1974
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 459
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
1765 - 1825
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 460
Adriaan van Roomen
1561 - 1615
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 461
Klaus Roth
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 462
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1675, William Jones ranks 6. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV, Emperor Higashiyama, Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, and Tarabai. After him are Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, Vakhtang VI of Kartli, Guillaume Delisle, Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Samuel Clarke, and Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg. Among people deceased in 1749, William Jones ranks 10. Before him are Alessandro Magnasco, Shahu I, Adel Shah, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Mkhitar Sebastatsi, and Jan van Huysum. After him are Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Matthias Bel, Jan Frans van Bloemen, André Cardinal Destouches, Mark Catesby, and Catharine Trotter Cockburn.
Others Born in 1675
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Pope Benedict XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1675 - 1758
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 1
Emperor Higashiyama
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1710
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 2
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco
COMPOSER
1675 - 1742
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 3
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
WRITER
1675 - 1755
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 4
Tarabai
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1761
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 5
William Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 6
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1675 - 1747
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 7
Vakhtang VI of Kartli
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1737
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 8
Guillaume Delisle
GEOGRAPHER
1675 - 1726
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 9
Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1713
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 10
Samuel Clarke
PHILOSOPHER
1675 - 1729
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 11
Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1733
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1749
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Alessandro Magnasco
PAINTER
1667 - 1749
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 4
Shahu I
POLITICIAN
1682 - 1749
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 5
Adel Shah
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1749
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 6
Claudine Guérin de Tencin
WRITER
1682 - 1749
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 7
Mkhitar Sebastatsi
WRITER
1676 - 1749
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 8
Jan van Huysum
PAINTER
1682 - 1749
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 9
William Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 10
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
COMPOSER
1690 - 1749
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 11
Matthias Bel
PHILOSOPHER
1684 - 1749
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 12
Jan Frans van Bloemen
PAINTER
1662 - 1749
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 13
André Cardinal Destouches
COMPOSER
1672 - 1749
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 14
Mark Catesby
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 15
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
WRITER
1674 - 1749
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Jones ranks 2,215 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Jones (1955), Liam Gallagher (1972), Mary Dyer (1611), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836), and Geri Halliwell (1972). After him are John Stevens Henslow (1796), David Platt (1966), David Edward Hughes (1831), Cliff Jones (1935), Mary Cartwright (1900), and Olivia Colman (1974).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Steve Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,209
Liam Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,210
Mary Dyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1611 - 1660
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2,211
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1871 - 1936
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2,212
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2,213
Geri Halliwell
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 2,214
William Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 2,215
John Stevens Henslow
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1861
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 2,216
David Platt
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 2,217
David Edward Hughes
INVENTOR
1831 - 1900
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 2,218
Cliff Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 2,219
Mary Cartwright
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1998
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 2,220
Olivia Colman
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 2,221
Among Mathematicians In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, William Jones ranks 47. Before him are Thomas Simpson (1710), William George Horner (1786), Peter Barlow (1776), Edmund Gunter (1581), Roger Cotes (1682), and Thomas Henderson (1798). After him are Mary Cartwright (1900), Eric Temple Bell (1883), William Sealy Gosset (1876), W. V. D. Hodge (1903), James Stirling (1692), and Ian Stewart (1945).
Thomas Simpson
1710 - 1761
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 41
William George Horner
1786 - 1837
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 42
Peter Barlow
1776 - 1862
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 43
Edmund Gunter
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 44
Roger Cotes
1682 - 1716
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 45
Thomas Henderson
1798 - 1844
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 46
William Jones
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 47
Mary Cartwright
1900 - 1998
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 48
Eric Temple Bell
1883 - 1960
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 49
William Sealy Gosset
1876 - 1937
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 50
W. V. D. Hodge
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 51
James Stirling
1692 - 1770
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 52
Ian Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 53
