Umberto Eco

researcher | Aljebra: teoria eta ariketak. Mathematica programaren aplikazioa, Ekuazio diferentzial arruntak askatzeko zenbakizko metodoak | University of the

American philosopher | University of Pittsburgh, Western University, University of British Columbia | January 5, 1973 - February 9, 2003 | Alexander Pruss

American materials scientist and science communicator | Stanford University School of Engineering | New York City: January 5, 1969 - Paris: April 12, 1898

scientist | January 5, 1969 - April 12, 1934 | A. A. Khlevov | January 5, 1969 - April 12, 1934

Ecuadorian professor born in Chile | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Chile: January 5, 1968 - Jakob and Johannes parish: January 28, 1768

researcher | Narcís Monturiol Medal (2018) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Autonomous University of Madrid | Madrid: January 5, 1964 - January 1, -0249

Canadian geneticist and genomicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Clarivate Citation Laureates (2014), Fellow of the

Pakistani politician | Forman Christian College, University of the Punjab | Lalamusa: January 5, 1960 - Karachi: January 27, 1979 | Qamar Zaman Kaira

Scientist in civil engineering | Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Commander's Award

Austrian biologist (1955-2018) | Parndorf: January 5, 1955 - Vienna: June 6, 2018 | Franz M. Wuketits | Parndorf: January 5, 1955 - Vienna: June 6, 2018

American mathematician and academic | Noether Lecture (2005), Rolf Schock Prizes (2024), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), Ruth

crossword constructor (1950–2015) | Catalina Magnet High School | Audubon: January 5, 1950 - Tampa: August 22, 2015 | Merl Reagle | Audubon: January 5, 1950

Azerbaijan chemist | Jubilee medal of 90th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Service Bodies of Azerbaijan, Commander of the Order of Faithful Service, Honored

Russian scientist | Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field

inventor | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Kyiv: January 5, 1949 - Kazan: July 15, 2015 | Leonid Fainzilberg | Kyiv: January 5, 1949 - Kazan: July 15, 2015

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham Young University | January 5, 1948 - Rome: August 8, 1959 | Roger E. Billings | January 5, 1948 - Rome

Polish mathematician | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1991), Bronze Cross of Merit (1984) | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University | Kodeń: January 5

Russian mathematics historian | Soros Prize (2000), Soros Prize (1999), Honoured Higher education employee of the Russian Federation (2004) | Faculty of

Dutch-American sociologist | honorary doctorate from ENS (2014), honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia (2014), honorary doctor of the University of

British mathematician and computer scientist | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2010) | University of Oxford | Glasgow: January 5

Italian physicist and former communist militant | University of Pisa | Catanzaro: January 5, 1943 - January 13, 2025 | Franco Piperno | Catanzaro: January 5

Russian scientist | Institute of Oriental Languages, MSU The Institute of Asian and African Studies | Moscow: January 5, 1943 - Irvington: May 25, 1919

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching

British astronomer | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | January 5, 1942 - Helsinki: June 2, 1844 | Paul Murdin | January 5, 1942 - Helsinki: June 2

Ukrainian scientist | Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Russian scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Russian government prize for science and technology, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd

Italian inventor, entrepreneur, explorer of the deep sea | Polytechnic University of Milan | Pinerolo: January 5, 1939 - Freiburg im Breisgau: June 9, 1977

Soviet geologist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | Perm State University | Krasnoyarsk: January 5, 1939 - Petrozavodsk: September 24, 2005

Belarusian physicist and politician | Order of the "Commonwealth", Order of Francisc Skorina (1998), Order of the Badge of Honour | Faculty of Physics of the

Kenyan writer (1938–2025) | honorary doctor of the University of Auckland (2005), Lotus Prize for Literature (1973), International Nonino Prize (2001)

Azerbaijani scientist | Baku State University | Fuzuli: January 5, 1938 - Burlington: February 12, 1789 | Anvar Xudiyev | Fuzuli: January 5, 1938 - Burlington

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Guggenheim Fellowship | Columbia University, New York University Tandon School of

Danish far-right psychologist, politician, writer and former Olympic canoeist | Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen | January 5, 1937 - Bad Cannstatt

American recording engineer, record producer and violinist (1934-2013) | Technical Grammy Award (2005), Grammy Trustees Award (2001), Grammy Award for Album of

Chinese-American physicist and mathematician | Fellow of the American Physical Society | China: January 5, 1932 - Newton: January 21, 2020 | Fa-Yueh Wu

wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999) | Medal of Krupskaya | Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow University's Department of Philosophy

Cameroonian philosopher (1931–2014) | Cameroon: January 5, 1931 - Yaoundé: July 2, 2014 | Marcien Towa | Cameroon: January 5, 1931 - Yaoundé: July 2, 2014

Belarusian physicist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1981), Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich

Italian mathematician (1930-1995) | Bonavera Prize (1961) | Sapienza University of Rome | Formia: January 5, 1930 - Rome: April 4, 1995 | Giuseppe Tallini

Polish botanist | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the National Education Commission | Warsaw University of Life Sciences | Warsaw: January

German mathematician and historian of mathematics (1929-2019) | Leibniz University Hannover | Hanover: January 5, 1929 - Hildesheim: January 27, 2019

British physicist and father of molecular astrophysics (1928–2015) | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1986), Fellow of the American Geophysical

Japanese chemist (1927-2018) | Person of Cultural Merit (1992), Tetrahedron Prize (1998), Sir Derek Barton Gold medal (2006), Imperial Prize of Japan Academy

Canadian medical physicist | Officer of the Order of Canada | University of Saskatchewan | January 5, 1927 - Calgary: January 4, 2020 | John R. Cunningham

American civil rights leader and activist | Purple Heart | Morris Brown College, Clark Atlanta University | Attapulgus: January 5, 1926 - Atlanta: November 16, 2000

American mathematician | Allen University, University of Michigan, New York University | Bucksport: January 5, 1917 - Dover: January 16, 1989 | Luna Mishoe

Hungarian biochemist, the last Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council (1914-1996) | Order of Labour (1960), Commander with Star of the Order of Merit

German American engineer (1913–1996) | Guggenheim Fellowship, ASME Medal (1988), Timoshenko Medal (1973) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technische

scientist | Lankaran: January 5, 1912 - Baku: February 8, 1983 | Südeyf Rəhimov (Sudeyf Rəhimov) | Lankaran: January 5, 1912 - Baku: February 8, 1983

American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist (1909–1994) | National Medal of Science (1990), Guggenheim Fellowship (1949), Leroy P. Steele Prize (1983)

chemist | Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | New Bedford: January 5, 1904 - Newton: July 9, 1995 | William Jacob Knox Jr. | New

Japanese philosopher | Kyoto University | Hyōgo Prefecture: January 5, 1897 - September 26, 1945 | Kiyoshi Miki | Hyōgo Prefecture: January 5, 1897

Finnish philosopher, Dr. phil. Helsingin yliopisto 1935 | University of Helsinki, University of Turku | Turku: January 5, 1896 - Helsinki: April 14, 1977

German chemist (1896–1985) | honorary doctor of the University of Lille (1967), honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (1965), Centenary Prize (1958)

American physicist (1895–1978) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1926), Frederic Ives Medal (1963) | University of Chicago | Atkinson: January 5, 1895 - Ann Arbor

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952) | Autobiography of a Yogi | Scottish Church College, Senate of Serampore College

Italian physicist, painter and journalist (1886-1937) | Carouge: January 5, 1886 - Paris: October 15, 1937 | René Paresce (Rene Paresce) | Carouge: January 5

Polish engineer | Warsaw: January 5, 1885 - Dachau concentration camp: January 18, 1945 | Tadeusz Biskupski | Warsaw: January 5, 1885 - Dachau concentration

Medal In memory of the 200th anniversary of Gangut battle, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of Romanov dynasty"

French mathematician (1884-1974) | National Order of Honour and Merit, Lomonosov Gold Medal (1970), Saintour Prize (1925), Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault

1882-1953) | Kreis 8: January 5, 1882 - August 25, 1953 | Hans Eduard Fierz | Kreis 8: January 5, 1882 - August 25, 1953

German historian and theologian (1875-1949) | Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America (1928) | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas

French mathematician and engineer (1871-1943) | Montyon Science Award (1911), Commander of the Legion of Honour, Poncelet Prize (1921) | École polytechnique

Italian mathematician (1871-1952) | Fano variety, Fano plane, Fano fibration, Fano surface | University of Turin | Mantua: January 5, 1871 - Verona: November 8, 1952

Italian mathematician (1871-1946) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1895) | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze

Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1865-1920) | National University of Colombia, St. Bartholomew Major College | Bogotá: January 5, 1865 - Bogotá: March 11, 1920

Finnish secondary school teacher, civil servant and politician | University of Helsinki | Vaasa: January 5, 1858 - Helsinki: October 26, 1937 | Onni Hallsten

Japanese chemist | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class | University of Tokyo | January 5, 1856 - November 21, 1919

Brazilian philosopher and mathematician (1855–1927) | Caxias: January 5, 1855 - Rio de Janeiro: January 1, 1927 | Teixeira Mendes | Caxias: January 5, 1855

American entrepreneur | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007) | Gillette, double-edge razor blade, double-edge safety razor | Fond du Lac: January 5, 1855

historian | Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class

South African educational chemical analyst | Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa | Bethanie: January 5, 1849 - Cape Town: September 9, 1918 | Paul

1846-1926) German philosopher | Nobel Prize in Literature (1908) | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Göttingen | Aurich: January 5, 1846 - Jena

Peruvian politician (1844-1918) | Real Convictorio de San Carlos, National University of San Marcos | Lima: January 5, 1844 - Lima: July 22, 1918 | Manuel

German chemist (1842-1925) | Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin (1911), honorary doctor of the University of Munich | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

French mathematician | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1919), Poncelet Prize (1870), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1890) | École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech

United States inventor (photo-engraving) | Bentleyville: January 5, 1838 - April 8, 1892 | John C. Moss | Bentleyville: January 5, 1838 - April 8, 1892

German-American geologist (1833-1916) | Heidelberg University | Zweibrücken: January 5, 1833 - Berkeley: January 8, 1916 | Eugene W. Hilgard | Zweibrücken

American geologist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Hanover Township: January 5, 1818

Austrian Roman Catholic priest (1808-1881) | University of Vienna | Radovljica: January 5, 1808 - Vienna: March 12, 1881 | Anton Füster (Anton Fuster)

Italian physicist (1790-1866) | Zeme: January 5, 1790 - Modena: June 9, 1866 | Stefano Marianini | Zeme: January 5, 1790 - Modena: June 9, 1866

American mechanical engineer (1771-1852) | Smithfield: January 5, 1771 - Caledonia Springs: February 3, 1852 | David Wilkinson | Smithfield: January 5, 1771

Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744-1811) | Royal Monastery of St. Thomas | Gijón: January 5, 1744 - Puerto de Vega: November 27, 1811

French physicist | Bourges: January 5, 1730 - Bourges: January 26, 1810 | Joseph-Aignan Sigaud de Lafond (M *** | A. J. S. D. | L' Auteur de L'"École du bonheur")

French astronomer (1723-1788) | Paris: January 5, 1723 - Paris: December 6, 1788 | Nicole-Reine Lepaute - Nicole-Reine Etable de Labrière | Paris: January 5

German philosopher | Mühlacker: January 5, 1713 - Tübingen: January 1, 1748 | Simon Friedrich Rueß (Simon Friedrich Ruess) | Mühlacker: January 5, 1713

Spanish mathematician and naval officer | Fellow of the Royal Society (1749) | Observaciones astronomicas y phisicas hechas en los Reynos del Perú, Relación

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705) | binomial distribution, Bernoulli distribution, Bernoulli process, Bernoulli number, logarithmic spiral, Bernoulli's