List of Chinese mathematicians

This is a list of Chinese mathematicians. With a history spanning over three millennia, Chinese mathematics is believed to have initially developed largely independently of other cultures.

Classical Chinese mathematicians

• Jing Fang: 78 – 37 BC
• Liu Xin: c. 50 BC – 23 AD
• Zhang Heng: 78 – 139 AD
• Liu Hong: 129 – 210 AD
• Cai Yong: 132 – 192 AD
• Liu Hui: 225 – 295 AD
• Wang Fan: 228 – 266 AD
• Sun Tzu
  : c. 3rd – 5th century AD
• Zu Chongzhi: 429 – 500 AD
• Zu Gengzhi: c. 450 – c. 520 AD

Middle Imperial Chinese mathematicians

• Zhen Luan: 535–566
• Wang Xiaotong: 580–640
• Li Chunfeng: 602–670
• Yi Xing: 683–727
• Wei Pu: 11th century
• Jia Xian: 1010–1070
• Su Song: 1020–1101
• Shen Kuo: 1031–1095
• Li Zhi
  : 1192–1279
• Qin Jiushao: c. 1202–1261
• Guo Shoujing: 1231–1316
• Yang Hui: c. 1238–1298
• Zhu Shijie: 1249–1314

Late Imperial Chinese mathematicians

16th century

• Cheng Dawei: 1533–1606
• Zhu Zaiyu: 1536–1611

17th century

• Xu Guangqi: 1562–1633
• Minggatu: 1692–1763

18th century

• Li Rui: 1768–1817

19th century

• Li Shanlan: 1810–1882
• Xiong Qinglai: 1893–1969

Modern Chinese mathematicians

20th century

• Su Buqing: 1902–2003
• Pao-Lu Hsu: 1910–1970
• Hua Luogeng: 1910–1985
• Ke Zhao: 1910–2002
• Wei-Liang Chow: 1911–1995
• Shiing-Shen Chern: 1911–2004
• Chien Wei-zang
  : 1912–2010
• Ky Fan: 1914–2010
• Chia-Chiao Lin: 1916–2013
• Wu Wenjun: 1919–2017
• Yuan-Shih Chow: 1924–2022
• Gu Chaohao: 1926–2012
• Daoxing Xia: b. 1930
• Wang Yuan: 1930–2021
• Chen Jingrun: 1933–1996
• Pan Chengdong: 1934–1997
• Yum-Tong Siu: b. 1943
• Peng Shige: b. 1947
• Fields medal
  recipient
• Yitang Zhang: b. 1955
• Gang Tian
  : b. 1958
• Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest: b. 1959
• Huai-Dong Cao: b. 1959
• Shou-Wu Zhang: b. 1962
• Weinan E: b. 1963
• Kefeng Liu: b. 1965
• Terence Tao: b.1975
• Wei Zhang: b. 1981
• Zhiwei Yun: b. 1982
• Chenyang Xu: b. 1981
• Eddie Woo: b. 1985