1886 - 1961
Chester Irving Barnard (November 7, 1886 – June 7, 1961) was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies. His landmark 1938 book, The Functions of the Executive, sets out a theory of organization and of the functions of executives in organizations. The book has been widely assigned in university courses in management theory and organizational sociology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chester Barnard has received more than 360,480 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chester Barnard is the 191st most popular economist (down from 149th in 2019), the 2,993rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,215th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Economist.
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Among economists, Chester Barnard ranks 191 out of 315. Before him are Eli Heckscher, Gustave de Molinari, Pierre Leroux, Lujo Brentano, Paul Romer, and Henry George. After him are John A. Hobson, Roger Myerson, Paul Volcker, Raúl Prebisch, Alvin E. Roth, and Adam Müller.
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 185
1819 - 1912
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 186
1797 - 1871
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 187
1844 - 1931
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 188
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 189
1839 - 1897
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 190
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 191
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 192
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
Among people born in 1886, Chester Barnard ranks 104. Before him are Helen Parkhurst, Paul Lévy, Yehuda Ashlag, Marthe Bibesco, Otto von Knobelsdorff, and Ty Cobb. After him are Salvador de Madariaga, Tarsila do Amaral, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, Ma Rainey, Ğabdulla Tuqay, and Lyuh Woon-hyung. Among people deceased in 1961, Chester Barnard ranks 59. Before him are Domenico Tardini, Paul Ramadier, Robert Garrett, Shigeko Higashikuni, Ty Cobb, and Ludwik Fleck. After him are Vanessa Bell, Mihail Sadoveanu, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Govind Ballabh Pant, and Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi.
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 98
1886 - 1971
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 99
1886 - 1954
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 100
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 101
1886 - 1966
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 102
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 103
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 104
1886 - 1978
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 105
1886 - 1973
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 106
1886 - 1943
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 107
1886 - 1939
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 108
1886 - 1913
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 109
1886 - 1947
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 110
1888 - 1961
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 53
1888 - 1961
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 54
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 55
1925 - 1961
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 56
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 57
1896 - 1961
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 58
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 59
1879 - 1961
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 60
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 61
1890 - 1961
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 62
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 63
1887 - 1961
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 64
1875 - 1961
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 65
Among people born in United States, Chester Barnard ranks 2,993 out of 18,182. Before him are Jennifer Rush (1960), Murray Perahia (1947), Winfield Scott (1786), Edward Bunker (1933), Natalie Cole (1950), and Mel Blanc (1908). After him are Frank Vincent (1939), Lee Haney (1959), John Lasseter (1957), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), Divine (1945), and Al Martino (1927).
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,987
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,988
1786 - 1866
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,989
1933 - 2005
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 2,990
1950 - 2015
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 2,991
1908 - 1989
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 2,992
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 2,993
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 2,994
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2,995
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2,996
1942 - 2008
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2,997
1945 - 1988
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2,998
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2,999
Among economists born in United States, Chester Barnard ranks 61. Before him are Peter Diamond (1940), Ben Bernanke (1953), Hyman Minsky (1919), Daniel Ellsberg (1931), Paul Romer (1955), and Henry George (1839). After him are Roger Myerson (1951), Paul Volcker (1927), Alvin E. Roth (1951), Alvin Hansen (1887), Dennis Meadows (1942), and Lars Peter Hansen (1952).
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 55
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 56
1919 - 1996
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 57
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 58
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