MATHEMATICIAN
Alexander Gelfond
1906 - 1968

Alexander Gelfond
Alexander Osipovich Gelfond (Russian: Алекса́ндр О́сипович Ге́льфонд; 24 October 1906 – 7 November 1968) was a Soviet mathematician. Gelfond's theorem, also known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem, is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Gelfond is the 621st most popular mathematician (up from 631st in 2019), the 1,340th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,490th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Russian Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Alexander Gelfond ranks 621 out of 1,004. Before him are Michael Freedman, Kushyar Gilani, Martin Ohm, Eduard Čech, Ilia Vekua, and Francesco Faà di Bruno. After him are Heinrich Martin Weber, René de Saussure, Alfred Pringsheim, Leonard Eugene Dickson, Serge Lang, and Willem 's Gravesande.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichael Freedman
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 615
Kushyar Gilani
971 - 1029
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 616
Martin Ohm
1792 - 1872
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 617
Eduard Čech
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 618
Ilia Vekua
1907 - 1977
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 619
Francesco Faà di Bruno
1825 - 1888
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 620
Alexander Gelfond
1906 - 1968
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 621
Heinrich Martin Weber
1842 - 1913
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 622
René de Saussure
1868 - 1943
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 623
Alfred Pringsheim
1850 - 1941
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 624
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874 - 1954
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 625
Serge Lang
1927 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 626
Willem 's Gravesande
1688 - 1742
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 627
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Alexander Gelfond ranks 216. Before him are Dmitry Likhachov, Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, Charles Malik, Karl Sesta, František Svoboda, and Laurens van der Post. After him are Juan Modesto, Bernhard Britz, V. J. Sukselainen, A. J. P. Taylor, Friz Freleng, and René David. Among people deceased in 1968, Alexander Gelfond ranks 132. Before him are J. L. B. Smith, Rose Wilder Lane, Segismundo Casado, Ibrahim Moustafa, Mercedes de Acosta, and Panagiotis Pavlidis. After him are Joseph Keilberth, Dorothy Garrod, Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Leo Huberman, Harold D. Babcock, and Jón Leifs.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsDmitry Likhachov
WRITER
1906 - 1999
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 210
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 211
Charles Malik
WRITER
1906 - 1987
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 212
Karl Sesta
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1974
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 213
František Svoboda
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1948
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 214
Laurens van der Post
WRITER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 215
Alexander Gelfond
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 216
Juan Modesto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1969
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 217
Bernhard Britz
CYCLIST
1906 - 1935
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 218
V. J. Sukselainen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 219
A. J. P. Taylor
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 220
Friz Freleng
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1995
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 221
René David
LAWYER
1906 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 222
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsJ. L. B. Smith
CHEMIST
1897 - 1968
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 126
Rose Wilder Lane
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 127
Segismundo Casado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 128
Ibrahim Moustafa
WRESTLER
1904 - 1968
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 129
Mercedes de Acosta
WRITER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 130
Panagiotis Pavlidis
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1968
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 131
Alexander Gelfond
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 132
Joseph Keilberth
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1968
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 133
Dorothy Garrod
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1968
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 134
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 135
Leo Huberman
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1968
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 136
Harold D. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1968
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 137
Jón Leifs
COMPOSER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 138
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Gelfond ranks 1,340 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Isakovsky (1900), Tatyana Kazankina (1951), Pavel Chistyakov (1832), Alexander Ovechkin (1985), Khariton Laptev (1700), and Anton Delvig (1798). After him are Vladimir Potanin (1961), Simon Vratsian (1882), Bernd Kannenberg (1942), Daniil Granin (1919), Nikolay Beketov (1827), and Albert Shesternyov (1941).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Isakovsky
WRITER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,334
Tatyana Kazankina
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,335
Pavel Chistyakov
PAINTER
1832 - 1919
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,336
Alexander Ovechkin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,337
Khariton Laptev
EXPLORER
1700 - 1763
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,338
Anton Delvig
WRITER
1798 - 1831
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,339
Alexander Gelfond
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,340
Vladimir Potanin
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,341
Simon Vratsian
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1969
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,342
Bernd Kannenberg
ATHLETE
1942 - 2021
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,343
Daniil Granin
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,344
Nikolay Beketov
CHEMIST
1827 - 1911
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,345
Albert Shesternyov
COACH
1941 - 1994
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,346
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Russia
Among mathematicians born in Russia, Alexander Gelfond ranks 39. Before him are Solomon Lefschetz (1884), Evgraf Fedorov (1853), Stanisław Leśniewski (1886), Boris Delaunay (1890), Efim Zelmanov (1955), and Jürgen Moser (1928). After him are Dmitri Egorov (1869), Aleksey Krylov (1863), Svetlana Gannushkina (1942), Vladimir Levenshtein (1935), Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924), and Carl Neumann (1832).
Solomon Lefschetz
1884 - 1972
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 33
Evgraf Fedorov
1853 - 1919
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 34
Stanisław Leśniewski
1886 - 1939
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 35
Boris Delaunay
1890 - 1980
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 36
Efim Zelmanov
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 37
Jürgen Moser
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 38
Alexander Gelfond
1906 - 1968
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 39
Dmitri Egorov
1869 - 1931
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 40
Aleksey Krylov
1863 - 1945
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 41
Svetlana Gannushkina
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 42
Vladimir Levenshtein
1935 - 2017
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 43
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
1924 - 2016
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 44
Carl Neumann
1832 - 1925
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 45