MATHEMATICIAN
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932

Giuseppe Peano
Giuseppe Peano (; Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe peˈaːno]; 27 August 1858 – 20 April 1932) was an Italian mathematician and glottologist. The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory, to which he contributed much notation. The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named the Peano axioms in his honor. As part of this effort, he made key contributions to the modern rigorous and systematic treatment of the method of mathematical induction. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe Peano is the 72nd most popular mathematician (down from 69th in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 518th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Mathematician.
Giuseppe Peano was a mathematician who is most famous for his work on the natural numbers.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Giuseppe Peano ranks 72 out of 1,004. Before him are Richard Dedekind, Johann Heinrich Lambert, Hermann Minkowski, Andrey Kolmogorov, Gaspard Monge, and Norbert Wiener. After him are Stanislaw Ulam, Siméon Denis Poisson, Bhāskara II, Regiomontanus, János Bolyai, and Katherine Johnson.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 66
Johann Heinrich Lambert
1728 - 1777
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 67
Hermann Minkowski
1864 - 1909
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 68
Andrey Kolmogorov
1903 - 1987
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 69
Gaspard Monge
1746 - 1818
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 70
Norbert Wiener
1894 - 1964
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 71
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 72
Stanislaw Ulam
1909 - 1984
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 73
Siméon Denis Poisson
1781 - 1840
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 74
Bhāskara II
1114 - 1185
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 75
Regiomontanus
1436 - 1476
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 76
János Bolyai
1802 - 1860
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 77
Katherine Johnson
1918 - 2020
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 78
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Giuseppe Peano ranks 13. Before him are Rudolf Diesel, Gustaf V of Sweden, Georg Simmel, Christiaan Eijkman, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Omar Mukhtar. After him are Emmeline Pankhurst, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Charles de Foucauld, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Franz Boas. Among people deceased in 1932, Giuseppe Peano ranks 8. Before him are Wilhelm Ostwald, Margaret Brown, Sophia of Prussia, Eduard Bernstein, Aristide Briand, and Ronald Ross. After him are Manuel II of Portugal, King C. Gillette, Paul Doumer, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Gustav Meyrink, and Nadezhda Alliluyeva.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsRudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 7
Gustaf V of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1950
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 8
Georg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 9
Christiaan Eijkman
PHYSICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 10
Jagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 11
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 12
Giuseppe Peano
MATHEMATICIAN
1858 - 1932
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 13
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 14
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
LINGUIST
1858 - 1922
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 15
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 16
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 17
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
COMPANION
1858 - 1934
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 18
Franz Boas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1858 - 1942
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Ostwald
CHEMIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 2
Margaret Brown
CELEBRITY
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 3
Sophia of Prussia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 4
Eduard Bernstein
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1932
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 5
Aristide Briand
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1932
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 6
Ronald Ross
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 7
Giuseppe Peano
MATHEMATICIAN
1858 - 1932
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 8
Manuel II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1932
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 9
King C. Gillette
BUSINESSPERSON
1855 - 1932
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 10
Paul Doumer
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 11
Augusta, Lady Gregory
WRITER
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 12
Gustav Meyrink
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 13
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 14
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Peano ranks 562 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Agapetus I (490), Lavinia Fontana (1552), Elena Ferrante (1943), Antonello da Messina (1430), Giosuè Carducci (1835), and Carlo Ponti (1912). After him are Ornella Muti (1955), Alberto Ascari (1918), Petronius Maximus (396), Marcello Lippi (1948), Carlo Gesualdo (1566), and Pope Benedict V (930).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Agapetus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
490 - 536
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 556
Lavinia Fontana
PAINTER
1552 - 1614
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 557
Elena Ferrante
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 558
Antonello da Messina
PAINTER
1430 - 1479
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 559
Giosuè Carducci
WRITER
1835 - 1907
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 560
Carlo Ponti
PRODUCER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 561
Giuseppe Peano
MATHEMATICIAN
1858 - 1932
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 562
Ornella Muti
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 563
Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 564
Petronius Maximus
POLITICIAN
396 - 455
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 565
Marcello Lippi
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 566
Carlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 567
Pope Benedict V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
930 - 965
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 568
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy
Among mathematicians born in Italy, Giuseppe Peano ranks 10. Before him are Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Luca Pacioli (1445), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), Archytas (-428), and Philolaus (-470). After him are Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), Vincenzo Viviani (1622), Aloysius Lilius (1510), Scipione del Ferro (1465), and Vito Volterra (1860).
Gerolamo Cardano
1501 - 1576
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 4
Luca Pacioli
1445 - 1517
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 5
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
1718 - 1799
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 6
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
1499 - 1557
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 7
Archytas
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 8
Philolaus
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 10
Bonaventura Cavalieri
1598 - 1647
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 11
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 12
Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 13
Aloysius Lilius
1510 - 1576
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 14
Scipione del Ferro
1465 - 1526
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 15
Vito Volterra
1860 - 1940
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 16