The Most Famous
Mathematicians from Germany
This page contains a list of the greatest Germans Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 Mathematicians, 107 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 3rd most number of Mathematicians behind United Kingdom and France.
Top 10
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Germans Mathematicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Mathematicians.
1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 - 1716)
With an HPI of 92.00, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is the most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 156 different languages on wikipedia.
2. Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855)
With an HPI of 91.44, Carl Friedrich Gauss is the 2nd most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 160 different languages.
3. Bernhard Riemann (1826 - 1866)
With an HPI of 85.32, Bernhard Riemann is the 3rd most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 101 different languages.
4. Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805 - 1859)
With an HPI of 80.77, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet is the 4th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 63 different languages.
5. Gottlob Frege (1848 - 1925)
With an HPI of 76.81, Gottlob Frege is the 5th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 75 different languages.
6. Emmy Noether (1882 - 1935)
With an HPI of 76.38, Emmy Noether is the 6th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 84 different languages.
7. August Ferdinand Möbius (1790 - 1868)
With an HPI of 75.81, August Ferdinand Möbius is the 7th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 55 different languages.
8. Friedrich Bessel (1784 - 1846)
With an HPI of 75.63, Friedrich Bessel is the 8th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 64 different languages.
9. Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
With an HPI of 75.41, Karl Weierstrass is the 9th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 71 different languages.
10. Ludolph van Ceulen (1540 - 1610)
With an HPI of 74.79, Ludolph van Ceulen is the 10th most famous Germans Mathematician. biography has been translated into 42 different languages.
People
Pantheon has 107 people classified as Germans mathematicians born between 1013 and 1987. Of these 107, 10 (9.35%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Germans mathematicians include Andrew Wiles, Robert Aumann, and Hillel Furstenberg. The most famous deceased Germans mathematicians include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Carl Friedrich Gauss, and Bernhard Riemann. As of April 2024, 1 new Germans mathematicians have been added to Pantheon including Ulrike Tillmann.
Living Germans Mathematicians
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Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Robert Aumann
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Hillel Furstenberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Gerd Faltings
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Michael Artin
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Wendelin Werner
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Volker Strassen
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Don Zagier
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Peter Scholze
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Ulrike Tillmann
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Deceased Germans Mathematicians
Go to all RankingsGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1646 - 1716
HPI: 92.00
Carl Friedrich Gauss
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Bernhard Riemann
1826 - 1866
HPI: 85.32
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
1805 - 1859
HPI: 80.77
Gottlob Frege
1848 - 1925
HPI: 76.81
Emmy Noether
1882 - 1935
HPI: 76.38
August Ferdinand Möbius
1790 - 1868
HPI: 75.81
Friedrich Bessel
1784 - 1846
HPI: 75.63
Karl Weierstrass
1815 - 1897
HPI: 75.41
Ludolph van Ceulen
1540 - 1610
HPI: 74.79
Richard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 74.59
Regiomontanus
1436 - 1476
HPI: 73.88
Newly Added Germans Mathematicians (2025)
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Which Mathematicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Mathematicians since 1700.
