In fact, in the eyes of most people, the most familiar mathematicians are Hua and Chen Jingrun. Hua, a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a great mathematician who has made outstanding achievements in mathematical analysis and exposition, and is also the founder and pioneer of these studies. Hua is the first foreign academician from China awarded by the American Academy of Sciences, which is the pride of China people. Hua was lucky enough to study in Britain in his early years and was officially hired as a professor by the University of Illinois. However, after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Hua resolutely chose to return to China to serve the motherland and became the head of the department of mathematics in Tsinghua University.
Chen Jingrun, a native of Fuzhou, Fujian, is a contemporary mathematician. He is recognized as a great contribution to Goldbach's conjecture by mathematical circles. Chen Jingrun once taught in Beijing No.4 Middle School, and was transferred to the Mathematics Department of Xiamen University as a teaching assistant. Chen Jingrun is a mathematician that China attaches great importance to. He was also transferred to the Institute of Mathematics of China Academy of Sciences as a research intern, and was promoted by Hua. Visible Chen Jingrun's talent and strength in mathematics is also very strong.
Qiu Chengtong is a Chinese American and an internationally renowned mathematician. He won the Fields Medal and was the first person from China to win it. Winning this prize represents the highest honor in mathematics. Qiu Chengtong also won the veblen Prize from the American Mathematical Society, which is one of the highest prizes in calculus and geometry.
These people are very famous mathematicians, and their mathematical achievements are unparalleled. We cannot say who is the strongest mathematician. But if we have to say who is the most popular mathematician in China, perhaps Hua and Chen Jingrun are the most popular.