Gilles de Roberval

Gilles Personne de Roberval, French mathematician, was born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place of his birth.

10 August 1602

Born on the same birth day (10 August): Albert II of Germany • Aleksandr Stoletov • Alfred Döblin • Andre Drummond • Ben Sahar • Bona of Savoy • Dianne Fromholtz • Dinusha Fernando • Henrik Fisker • Herbert Hoover • Javier Zanetti • Jim Bakkum • Jon Farriss • Keith Duckworth • Lisa Raymond • Luca Marini • Mel Tiangco • Michael Mantler • Red Holzman • Richard J. Hughes • Roy O'Donovan • Thomas Kidd (illustrator) • William Willett • Yannick Schroeder • İlhan Mansız