Popularity:
The name Blaise ranked 876th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics.
Science and Philosophy
Blaise Pascal (born 1623, died 1662)
French scientist and philosopher.
Mathematical prodigy as a child; carried out experiments on the equilibrium of fluids and barometric pressure (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)