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Aryabhata

476 - 550

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Aryabhata ( ISO: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (which mentions that in 3600 Kali Yuga, 499 CE, he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta. For his explicit mention of the relativity of motion, he also qualifies as a major early physicist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aryabhata is the 22nd most popular astronomer (down from 16th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from India (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Astronomer.

Aryabhata was a mathematician and astronomer who is most famous for developing the concept of zero and the number system that is used today.

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Among astronomers, Aryabhata ranks 22 out of 644. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Ole Rømer, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Carl Sagan, and Avempace. After him are Caroline Herschel, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Charles Messier, Giuseppe Piazzi, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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Among people born in 476, Aryabhata ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 550, Aryabhata ranks 1. After him are Damascius, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Albinus of Angers, John Troglita, and Buddhapālita.

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    Aryabhata

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    476 - 550

    HPI: 75.26

    Rank: 1

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In India

Among people born in India, Aryabhata ranks 46 out of 1,861. Before him are Chandragupta Maurya (-340), Valmiki (-80), Buddhaghosa (401), Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Adi Shankara (788), and Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895). After him are Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Jaggi Vasudev (1957), Raja Ravi Varma (1848), Aishwarya Rai (1973), Hyder Ali (1720), and Ram Mohan Roy (1772).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In India

Among astronomers born in India, Aryabhata ranks 1. After him are Varāhamihira (505), and Philip Herbert Cowell (1870).

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