The Most Famous
ECONOMISTS from Spain
This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Economists. The pantheon dataset contains 414 Economists, 4 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 18th most number of Economists behind Norway, and Hungary.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Economists of all time. This list of famous Spanish Economists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Diego Abad de Santillán (1897 - 1983)
With an HPI of 48.92, Diego Abad de Santillán is the most famous Spanish Economist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Sinesio Baudillo García Fernández (20 May 1897 – 18 October 1983), commonly known by his pseudonym Diego Abad de Santillán, was a Spanish Argentine anarcho-syndicalist economist. Born in León, his family moved to Argentina while he was young. He returned to Spain for his higher education and became involved in the Spanish anarchist movement. After his studies, he went back to Argentina and became involved with the Argentine Regional Workers' Federation (FORA), co-founding the International Workers' Association (IWA). Following the 1930 Argentine coup d'état and the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic, he again went to Spain, becoming involved in the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI). During the Spanish Civil War, he served in the Catalan government as Minister of Economy. After the war, he returned to Argentina and largely ceased political activities, going back to Spain only after the Spanish transition to democracy.
2. Jesús Huerta de Soto (b. 1956)
With an HPI of 48.84, Jesús Huerta de Soto is the 2nd most famous Spanish Economist. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.
Jesús Huerta de Soto Ballester (born December 23, 1956) is a Spanish economist of the Austrian School. He is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at King Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Spain and a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute.
3. Pedro Solbes (1942 - 2023)
With an HPI of 48.50, Pedro Solbes is the 3rd most famous Spanish Economist. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Pedro Solbes Mira (31 August 1942 – 18 March 2023) was a Spanish economist. He was the president of FRIDE, Madrid-based think tank.
4. José Luis Sampedro (1917 - 2013)
With an HPI of 47.39, José Luis Sampedro is the 4th most famous Spanish Economist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
José Luis Sampedro Sáez (Barcelona, 1 February 1917 – Madrid, 8 April 2013) was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia Española since 1990, he was the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2010) and the Spanish Literature National Prize (2011). He became an inspiration for the anti-austerity movement in Spain.
5. Clara Ponsatí (b. 1957)
With an HPI of 44.50, Clara Ponsatí is the 5th most famous Spanish Economist. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Clara Ponsatí i Obiols (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈklaɾə punsəˈti]; born 19 March 1957) is a Catalan economist and politician. She was appointed Minister of Education of the Government of Catalonia by President Carles Puigdemont on 14 July 2017, and was dismissed by the Spanish Government pursuant to Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution on 27 October 2017, due to the organisation of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and the subsequent declaration of independence. On 30 October 2017, she went into exile in Brussels together with Carles Puigdemont and three other members of his government, Lluís Puig, Antoni Comín and Meritxell Serret. In May 2018, she returned to the University of St Andrews (Scotland) as a professor. In the 2019 Spanish municipal elections, she was placed last on the list of the candidacy Barcelona és capital - Primàries, led by Jordi Graupera. Since February 2020, she is a Member of the European Parliament within the Junts i Lliures per Europa grouping.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Spanish economists born between 1897 and 1957. Of these 5, 2 (40.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Spanish economists include Jesús Huerta de Soto, and Clara Ponsatí. The most famous deceased Spanish economists include Diego Abad de Santillán, Pedro Solbes, and José Luis Sampedro. As of April 2024, 1 new Spanish economists have been added to Pantheon including Diego Abad de Santillán.
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Diego Abad de Santillán
1897 - 1983
HPI: 48.92
Pedro Solbes
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.50
José Luis Sampedro
1917 - 2013
HPI: 47.39
Newly Added Spanish Economists (2024)
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Which Economists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Economists since 1700.
