MATHEMATICIAN
Évariste Galois
1811 - 1832
Évariste Galois
Évariste Galois (; French: [evaʁist ɡalwa]; 25 October 1811 – 31 May 1832) was a French mathematician and political activist. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, thereby solving a problem that had been open for 350 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Évariste Galois has received more than 1,748,988 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Évariste Galois is the 27th most popular mathematician (down from 26th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from France (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Mathematician.
Évariste Galois is most famous for his work in the field of mathematics. He was a French mathematician who is best known for his work in group theory and for being killed in a duel at the age of 20.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
74.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
88
Languages Editions (L)
10.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Évariste Galois ranks 27 out of 1,004. Before him are Hero of Alexandria, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Luca Pacioli, John von Neumann, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, and John Forbes Nash Jr.. After him are Apollonius of Perga, John Napier, François Viète, Diophantus, Gerolamo Cardano, and Georg Cantor.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHero of Alexandria
10 - 75
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 21
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 22
Luca Pacioli
1445 - 1517
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 23
John von Neumann
1903 - 1957
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 24
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
1736 - 1813
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 25
John Forbes Nash Jr.
1928 - 2015
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 26
Évariste Galois
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 27
Apollonius of Perga
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 28
John Napier
1550 - 1617
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 29
François Viète
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 30
Diophantus
201 - 300
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 31
Gerolamo Cardano
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 32
Georg Cantor
1845 - 1918
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1811, Évariste Galois ranks 3. Before him are Napoleon II, and Franz Liszt. After him are Théophile Gautier, Robert Bunsen, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Urbain Le Verrier, Isaac Singer, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Makepeace Thackeray, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Vissarion Belinsky. Among people deceased in 1832, Évariste Galois ranks 4. Before him are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Napoleon II, and Jean-François Champollion. After him are Walter Scott, Jeremy Bentham, Georges Cuvier, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Jean-Baptiste Say, Muzio Clementi, Rasmus Rask, and Friedrich Kuhlau.
Others Born in 1811
Go to all RankingsNapoleon II
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 1
Franz Liszt
MUSICIAN
1811 - 1886
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 2
Évariste Galois
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 3
Théophile Gautier
WRITER
1811 - 1872
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 4
Robert Bunsen
CHEMIST
1811 - 1899
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 5
Maximilian II of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 6
Urbain Le Verrier
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1877
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 7
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 8
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1811 - 1890
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 9
William Makepeace Thackeray
WRITER
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 10
Harriet Beecher Stowe
WRITER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 11
Vissarion Belinsky
CRITIC
1811 - 1848
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1832
Go to all RankingsJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
WRITER
1749 - 1832
HPI: 88.54
Rank: 1
Napoleon II
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 2
Jean-François Champollion
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1790 - 1832
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 3
Évariste Galois
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 4
Walter Scott
WRITER
1771 - 1832
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 5
Jeremy Bentham
PHILOSOPHER
1748 - 1832
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 6
Georges Cuvier
BIOLOGIST
1769 - 1832
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 7
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
ENGINEER
1796 - 1832
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Say
ECONOMIST
1767 - 1832
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 9
Muzio Clementi
COMPOSER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 10
Rasmus Rask
LINGUIST
1787 - 1832
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 11
Friedrich Kuhlau
COMPOSER
1786 - 1832
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Évariste Galois ranks 155 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Braque (1882), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Pope John XXII (1244), Zinedine Zidane (1972), Henry II of England (1133), and Petronius (27). After him are Jean-François Millet (1814), Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Georges Pompidou (1911), Pierre Bourdieu (1930), François Viète (1540), and Jacques Cartier (1491).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGeorges Braque
PAINTER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 149
Eugène de Beauharnais
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1781 - 1824
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 150
Pope John XXII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1244 - 1334
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 151
Zinedine Zidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 152
Henry II of England
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1189
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 153
Petronius
WRITER
27 - 66
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 154
Évariste Galois
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 155
Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 156
Alfred Dreyfus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1935
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 157
Georges Pompidou
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1974
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 158
Pierre Bourdieu
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 159
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 160
Jacques Cartier
EXPLORER
1491 - 1557
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 161
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Évariste Galois ranks 7. Before him are Blaise Pascal (1623), Pierre de Fermat (1601), Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), Henri Poincaré (1854), Joseph Fourier (1768), and Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717). After him are François Viète (1540), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), Pope Sylvester II (938), Sophie Germain (1776), Marin Mersenne (1588), and Gaspard Monge (1746).
Blaise Pascal
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 1
Pierre de Fermat
1601 - 1665
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 2
Pierre-Simon Laplace
1749 - 1827
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 3
Henri Poincaré
1854 - 1912
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 4
Joseph Fourier
1768 - 1830
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 5
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 6
Évariste Galois
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 7
François Viète
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 8
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 - 1857
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 9
Pope Sylvester II
938 - 1003
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 10
Sophie Germain
1776 - 1831
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 11
Marin Mersenne
1588 - 1648
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 12
Gaspard Monge
1746 - 1818
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 13