1887 - 1975
Alvin Harvey Hansen (August 23, 1887 – June 6, 1975) was an American economist who taught at the University of Minnesota and was later a chair professor of economics at Harvard University. Often referred to as "the American Keynes", he was a widely read popular author on economic issues, and an influential advisor to the government on economic policy. Hansen helped create the Council of Economic Advisors and the Social Security system. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alvin Hansen has received more than 153,194 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alvin Hansen is the 199th most popular economist (up from 203rd in 2019), the 3,238th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,638th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Economist.
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Among economists, Alvin Hansen ranks 199 out of 315. Before him are Roger Myerson, Paul Volcker, Raúl Prebisch, Alvin E. Roth, Adam Müller, and Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen. After him are Dennis Meadows, Lars Peter Hansen, Harold Laski, Mancur Olson, Jeffrey Sachs, and Michel Camdessus.
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 193
1927 - 2019
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 194
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 195
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 196
1779 - 1829
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 197
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 198
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 199
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 200
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 201
1893 - 1950
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 202
1932 - 1998
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 203
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 204
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 205
Among people born in 1887, Alvin Hansen ranks 106. Before him are Frigyes Karinthy, Hanns Kerrl, Arthur Percival, Walter Ruttmann, Octave Lapize, and M. N. Roy. After him are Jorge Chávez, Govind Ballabh Pant, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Edelmiro Julián Farrell, Otto Schniewind, and Jean Patou. Among people deceased in 1975, Alvin Hansen ranks 88. Before him are Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Lennart Skoglund, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Georg Ots, Achille Van Acker, and Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. After him are Boris Blacher, Jan Mukařovský, Mina Witkojc, Kazimierz Fajans, William Hartnell, and Sven Rydell.
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 100
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 101
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 102
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 104
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 105
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 106
1887 - 1910
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 107
1887 - 1961
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 108
1887 - 1953
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 109
1887 - 1980
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 110
1887 - 1964
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 111
1887 - 1936
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 112
1893 - 1975
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 82
1929 - 1975
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 83
1944 - 1975
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 84
1920 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 85
1898 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 86
1900 - 1975
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 87
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 88
1903 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 89
1891 - 1975
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 90
1893 - 1975
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 91
1887 - 1975
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 92
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 93
1905 - 1975
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 94
Among people born in United States, Alvin Hansen ranks 3,238 out of 18,182. Before him are Chuck Lorre (1952), Del Shannon (1934), Horace Silver (1928), Warren Weaver (1894), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), and William Peter Blatty (1928). After him are Brenda Lee (1944), Chris Gardner (1954), Josh Hartnett (1978), Tia Carrere (1967), Anne McCaffrey (1926), and Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964).
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3,232
1934 - 1990
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 3,233
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 3,234
1894 - 1978
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 3,235
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 3,236
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 3,237
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,238
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,239
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,240
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,241
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,242
1926 - 2011
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,243
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,244
Among economists born in United States, Alvin Hansen ranks 65. Before him are Paul Romer (1955), Henry George (1839), Chester Barnard (1886), Roger Myerson (1951), Paul Volcker (1927), and Alvin E. Roth (1951). After him are Dennis Meadows (1942), Lars Peter Hansen (1952), Mancur Olson (1932), Jeffrey Sachs (1954), Peter Senge (1947), and Arthur Melvin Okun (1928).
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 59
1839 - 1897
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 60
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 61
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 62
1927 - 2019
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 63
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 64
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 65
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 66
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 67
1932 - 1998
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 68
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 69
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 70
1928 - 1980
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 71