MATHEMATICIAN
Oronce Finé
1494 - 1555

Oronce Finé
Oronce Fine (or Finé; Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician, cartographer, editor and book illustrator. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oronce Finé is the 298th most popular mathematician (up from 316th in 2019), the 1,886th most popular biography from France (up from 2,216th in 2019) and the 55th most popular French Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Oronce Finé ranks 298 out of 1,004. Before him are Hugo Steinhaus, Pierre Deligne, Adolf Hurwitz, Jesse Douglas, Shing-Tung Yau, and Abraham Zacuto. After him are Simon Newcomb, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Yakov Sinai, Robert Axelrod, Michael Stifel, and Hillel Furstenberg.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHugo Steinhaus
1887 - 1972
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 292
Pierre Deligne
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 293
Adolf Hurwitz
1859 - 1919
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 294
Jesse Douglas
1897 - 1965
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 295
Shing-Tung Yau
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 296
Abraham Zacuto
1452 - 1515
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 297
Oronce Finé
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 298
Simon Newcomb
1835 - 1909
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 299
Lorenzo Mascheroni
1750 - 1800
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 300
Yakov Sinai
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 301
Robert Axelrod
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 302
Michael Stifel
1487 - 1567
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 303
Hillel Furstenberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 304
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1494, Oronce Finé ranks 15. Before him are Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, Antoinette de Bourbon, Hans Sachs, and William Tyndale. After him are Antonio de Mendoza, Francesco Maurolico, Christina Gyllenstierna, Saitō Dōsan, Domingo de Soto, and Hans Tausen. Among people deceased in 1555, Oronce Finé ranks 11. Before him are Henry II of Navarre, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Pedro Mascarenhas, and Gemma Frisius. After him are Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Thomas of Villanova, Heinrich Aldegrever, Agnes of Hesse, Herri met de Bles, and Bartolomeo Veneto.
Others Born in 1494
Go to all RankingsJean Parisot de Valette
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1568
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 9
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 10
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 11
Antoinette de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1583
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 12
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
William Tyndale
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1536
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 14
Oronce Finé
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 15
Antonio de Mendoza
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1552
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 16
Francesco Maurolico
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1575
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 17
Christina Gyllenstierna
NOBLEMAN
1494 - 1559
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 18
Saitō Dōsan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1494 - 1556
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 19
Domingo de Soto
PHILOSOPHER
1494 - 1560
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 20
Hans Tausen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1561
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1555
Go to all RankingsHenry II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1555
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 5
Kara Ahmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1555
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 6
Jacob Clemens non Papa
COMPOSER
1510 - 1555
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 7
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1485 - 1555
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Pedro Mascarenhas
EXPLORER
1484 - 1555
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 9
Gemma Frisius
MATHEMATICIAN
1508 - 1555
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 10
Oronce Finé
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 11
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1555
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 12
Thomas of Villanova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1486 - 1555
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 13
Heinrich Aldegrever
PAINTER
1502 - 1555
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 14
Agnes of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1555
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 15
Herri met de Bles
PAINTER
1480 - 1555
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 16
Bartolomeo Veneto
PAINTER
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 17
In France
Among people born in France, Oronce Finé ranks 1,886 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713), Jean Dujardin (1972), Guibert of Nogent (1055), Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756), Jacques Amyot (1513), and Youri Djorkaeff (1968). After him are Eva Green (1980), Max Decugis (1882), Henry Corbin (1903), Rodulfus Glaber (985), Benedict Joseph Labre (1748), and Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJacques-Germain Soufflot
ARCHITECT
1713 - 1780
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,880
Jean Dujardin
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,881
Guibert of Nogent
HISTORIAN
1055 - 1124
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,882
Jean-Baptiste Carrier
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1794
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,883
Jacques Amyot
WRITER
1513 - 1593
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1,884
Youri Djorkaeff
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1,885
Oronce Finé
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1,886
Eva Green
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1,887
Max Decugis
TENNIS PLAYER
1882 - 1978
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 1,888
Henry Corbin
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 1,889
Rodulfus Glaber
WRITER
985 - 1047
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 1,890
Benedict Joseph Labre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1748 - 1783
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 1,891
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
PAINTER
1803 - 1847
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1,892
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Oronce Finé ranks 55. Before him are Michel Chasles (1793), Henri Cartan (1904), Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816), Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (1735), Paul Lévy (1886), and Édouard Roche (1820). After him are Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923), Alain Connes (1947), Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (1797), René-Louis Baire (1874), Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771), and Paul Émile Appell (1855).
Michel Chasles
1793 - 1880
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 49
Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 50
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
1816 - 1872
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 51
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
1735 - 1796
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 52
Paul Lévy
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 53
Édouard Roche
1820 - 1883
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 54
Oronce Finé
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 55
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 56
Alain Connes
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 57
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
1797 - 1886
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 58
René-Louis Baire
1874 - 1932
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 59
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 60
Paul Émile Appell
1855 - 1930
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 61