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s by nationality, ethnicity, religion, profession and other characteristics. Alphabetical lists are also available (see table to the right).

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List of African-American mathematicians The bestselling book and film, ''Hidden Figures'', celebrated the role of African-American women mathematicians in the space race, and the barriers they had to overcome to study and pursue a career in mathematics and related fields. Although much ...

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List of Greek mathematicians In historical times, Greek civilization has played one of the major roles in the history and development of Greek mathematics. To this day, a number of Greek mathematicians are considered for their innovations and influence on mathematics. Anci ...

Timeline of ancient Greek mathematicians This is a timeline of mathematicians in ancient Greece. Timeline Historians traditionally place the beginning of Greek mathematics proper to the age of Thales of Miletus (ca. 624–548 BC), which is indicated by the at 600 BC. The at ...

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List of Indian mathematicians chronology of Indian mathematicians spans from the Indus Valley civilisation and the Vedas to Modern India. Indian mathematicians have made a number of contributions to mathematics that have significantly influenced scientists and mathematicians ...

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List of Iranian mathematicians The following is a list of Iranian mathematicians including ethnic Iranian mathematicians. A * Abhari (?–1262/1265) * Abu Nasr-e Mansur (c. 960–1036) * Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin (900–971), mathematician and astronomer * Abu al-Wafa' Buzja ...

List of Jewish American mathematicians This is a list of notable Jewish American mathematicians. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans. * Abraham Adrian Albert (1905-1972), abstract algebra * Kenneth Appel (1932-2013), four-color problem * Lipman Bers (1914-1 ...

List of Jewish mathematicians This list of Jewish mathematicians includes mathematicians and statisticians who are or were verifiably Jewish or of Jewish descent. In 1933, when the Nazis rose to power in Germany, one-third of all mathematics professors in the country were Je ...

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List of Polish mathematicians A list of notable Polish mathematicians: References {{Reflist Mathematicians A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concern ...

List of Russian mathematicians A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

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List of Turkish mathematicians This is a list of notable Turkish people, or the Turks, (Turkish: Türkler), who are an ethnic group primarily living in the republic of Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities have been established. They ...

List of Welsh mathematicians This is a list of Welsh mathematicians A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, mathematical ...

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List of actuaries A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...

List of game theorists This is a list of notable economists, mathematicians, political scientists, and computer scientists whose work has added substantially to the field of game theory. * Derek Abbott - quantum game theory and Parrondo's games * Susanne Albers - al ...

List of geometers A geometer is a mathematician whose area of study is geometry. Some notable geometers and their main fields of work, chronologically listed, are: 1000 BCE to 1 BCE * Baudhayana (fl. c. 800 BC) – Euclidean geometry, geometric algebra * ...

List of logicians A logician is a person who studies logic. Some famous logicians are listed below in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surname). __NOTOC__ A * Peter Abelard (France, 1079–1142) * Wilhelm Ackermann (Germany, 1896–1962) * Serge ...

List of mathematical probabilists :''See probabilism for the followers of such a theory in theology or philosophy''. {{ProbabilityTopicsTOC This list contains only probabilists in the sense of mathematicians specializing in probability theory. :''This list is incomplete; please ...

List of statisticians This list of statisticians lists people who have made notable contributions to the theories or application of statistics, or to the related fields of probability or machine learning. Also included are actuaries and demographers. __NOTOC__ A ...

List of quantitative analysts This is a list of ''notable'' quantitative analysts (by ''surname''); see also § Seminal publications there, and List of financial economists. Pioneers * Kenneth Arrow, (1921 – 2017), American economist, Social choice theory. * Louis Bacheli ...

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List of amateur mathematicians This is a list of amateur mathematicians—people whose primary vocation did not involve mathematics (or any similar discipline) yet made notable, and sometimes important, contributions to the field of mathematics. *Ahmes (scribe) *Ashutosh Muk ...

* List of mathematicians born in the 19th century *

List of centenarians (scientists and mathematicians) The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as scientists and mathematicians – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians The following is a list of lists of ...

List of films about mathematicians This is a list of feature films that include mathematicians, scientists who use math or references to mathematicians. About mathematics Films where mathematics is central to the plot: * '' 21'' (2008) – A group of MIT current and former stude ...

List of women in mathematics This is a list of women who have made noteworthy contributions to or achievements in mathematics. These include mathematical research, mathematics education, the history and philosophy of mathematics, public outreach, and mathematics contests. ...

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The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
nbsp;– Extensive list of detailed biographies * Th
Oberwolfach Photo Collection
nbsp;– Photographs of mathematicians from all over the world
Photos of mathematicians
nbsp;– Collection of photos of mathematicians (and computer scientists) made by Andrej Bauer.
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