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Alvin Hansen

1887 - 1975

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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

Among economists, Alvin Hansen ranks 199 out of 315Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Alvin Hansen ranks 106Before 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 88Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvin Hansen ranks 3,238 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Alvin Hansen ranks 65Before 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).