MATHEMATICIAN
Klára Dán von Neumann
1911 - 1963

Klára Dán von Neumann
Klára Dán von Neumann (née Dán; 18 August 1911 – 10 November 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, self-taught engineer and computer scientist, noted as one of the first computer programmers. She was the first woman to execute modern-style code on a computer. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klára Dán von Neumann is the 346th most popular mathematician (up from 567th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 385th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Klára Dán von Neumann ranks 346 out of 1,004. Before her are Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, Rudolf E. Kálmán, Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana, Felix Bernstein, and Viggo Brun. After her are Viktor Bunyakovsky, Giambattista Benedetti, Gaston Julia, Andreas Osiander, Johannes Widmann, and Kiyosi Itô.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī
746 - 806
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 340
Rudolf E. Kálmán
1930 - 2016
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 341
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
1853 - 1925
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 342
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 343
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 344
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 345
Klára Dán von Neumann
1911 - 1963
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 346
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 347
Giambattista Benedetti
1530 - 1590
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 348
Gaston Julia
1893 - 1978
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 349
Andreas Osiander
1498 - 1552
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 350
Johannes Widmann
1460 - 1505
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 351
Kiyosi Itô
1915 - 2008
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 352
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Klára Dán von Neumann ranks 104. Before her are Zenkō Suzuki, Elizabeth Bishop, Maureen O'Sullivan, Teddy Kollek, Maria Reiter, and Jean-Pierre Aumont. After her are Andor Lilienthal, André Leroi-Gourhan, Shiing-Shen Chern, Simone Simon, Ishirō Honda, and Roberto Matta. Among people deceased in 1963, Klára Dán von Neumann ranks 62. Before her are Otto Struve, William Carlos Williams, Ferenc Fricsay, Ngô Đình Nhu, Robert Stroud, and Georg Lindemann. After her are Jacobus Oud, Gustaf Gründgens, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Seth Barnes Nicholson, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, and Fazlollah Zahedi.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsZenkō Suzuki
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 98
Elizabeth Bishop
WRITER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 99
Maureen O'Sullivan
ACTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 100
Teddy Kollek
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2007
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 101
Maria Reiter
PAINTER
1911 - 1992
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 102
Jean-Pierre Aumont
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 103
Klára Dán von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 104
Andor Lilienthal
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 2010
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 105
André Leroi-Gourhan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 106
Shiing-Shen Chern
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 107
Simone Simon
ACTOR
1911 - 2005
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 108
Ishirō Honda
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1993
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 109
Roberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsOtto Struve
ASTRONOMER
1897 - 1963
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 56
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 57
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 58
Ngô Đình Nhu
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1963
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 59
Robert Stroud
EXTREMIST
1890 - 1963
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 60
Georg Lindemann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1963
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 61
Klára Dán von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 62
Jacobus Oud
ARCHITECT
1890 - 1963
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 63
Gustaf Gründgens
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1963
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 64
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1963
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 65
Seth Barnes Nicholson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1963
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 66
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1963
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 67
Fazlollah Zahedi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1963
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 68
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Klára Dán von Neumann ranks 224 out of 1,077. Before her are Imre Schlosser (1889), Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930), Teddy Kollek (1911), Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870), Arpad Elo (1903), and Ingenuus (200). After her are Lajos Portisch (1937), Paul Lukas (1894), Kálmán Kalocsay (1891), Hans Swarowsky (1899), László Bárdossy (1890), and Chaka of Bulgaria (1210).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsImre Schlosser
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1959
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 218
Rudolf E. Kálmán
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 219
Teddy Kollek
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2007
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 220
Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1870 - 1955
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 221
Arpad Elo
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 222
Ingenuus
POLITICIAN
200 - 260
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 223
Klára Dán von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 224
Lajos Portisch
CHESS PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 225
Paul Lukas
ACTOR
1894 - 1971
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 226
Kálmán Kalocsay
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 227
Hans Swarowsky
COMPOSER
1899 - 1975
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 228
László Bárdossy
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 229
Chaka of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1300
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 230
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Hungary
Among mathematicians born in Hungary, Klára Dán von Neumann ranks 8. Before her are Paul Erdős (1913), John G. Kemeny (1926), George Pólya (1887), Peter Lax (1926), Marcel Grossmann (1878), and Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930). After her are László Lovász (1948), Frigyes Riesz (1880), Paul Halmos (1916), Endre Szemerédi (1940), Rózsa Péter (1905), and Pál Turán (1910).
Paul Erdős
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 2
John G. Kemeny
1926 - 1992
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 3
George Pólya
1887 - 1985
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 4
Peter Lax
1926 - 2025
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 5
Marcel Grossmann
1878 - 1936
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 6
Rudolf E. Kálmán
1930 - 2016
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 7
Klára Dán von Neumann
1911 - 1963
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 8
László Lovász
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 9
Frigyes Riesz
1880 - 1956
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 10
Paul Halmos
1916 - 2006
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 11
Endre Szemerédi
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 12
Rózsa Péter
1905 - 1977
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 13
Pál Turán
1910 - 1976
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 14