1931 - 2023
Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931 – June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst. While employed by the RAND Corporation, he precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other newspapers. In January 1973, Ellsberg was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 along with other charges of theft and conspiracy, carrying a maximum sentence of 115 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Ellsberg has received more than 4,035,623 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Daniel Ellsberg is the 183rd most popular economist (down from 148th in 2019), the 2,866th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,204th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Economist.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among economists, Daniel Ellsberg ranks 183 out of 315. Before him are Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, Hyman Minsky, Walter Eucken, Henry Sidgwick, Myron Scholes, and Raymond Barre. After him are Israel Kirzner, Eli Heckscher, Gustave de Molinari, Pierre Leroux, Lujo Brentano, and Paul Romer.
1859 - 1947
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 177
1919 - 1996
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 178
1891 - 1950
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 179
1838 - 1900
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 180
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 181
1924 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 182
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 183
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 184
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
Among people born in 1931, Daniel Ellsberg ranks 143. Before him are Don Walsh, Roman Opałka, Sébastien Japrisot, John Milnor, Marianne Koch, and Antonella Lualdi. After him are Robert Morris, Sven Tumba, Linda Nochlin, Viliam Schrojf, Neil Postman, and Umberto Lenzi. Among people deceased in 2023, Daniel Ellsberg ranks 107. Before him are Vakhtang Kikabidze, Treat Williams, Daisaku Ikeda, Ahmed Qurei, Antonella Lualdi, and Doyle Brunson. After him are Luis Garavito, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Jim Hines, Ben Ferencz, Concha Velasco, and Gaston Glock.
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 137
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 138
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 139
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 140
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 141
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 142
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 143
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 144
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 145
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 146
1931 - 2007
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 147
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 148
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 149
1938 - 2023
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 101
1951 - 2023
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 102
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 103
1938 - 2023
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 104
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 105
1933 - 2023
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 106
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 107
1957 - 2023
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 108
1929 - 2023
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 109
1946 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 110
1920 - 2023
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 111
1939 - 2023
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 112
1929 - 2023
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 113
Among people born in United States, Daniel Ellsberg ranks 2,866 out of 18,182. Before him are Zoe Saldana (1978), Charles Best (1899), Eddie Guerrero (1967), Marg Helgenberger (1958), David Ausubel (1918), and Henry Silva (1928). After him are Dean Norris (1963), Margaret Fuller (1810), Richard Basehart (1914), Mark Granovetter (1943), Melvyn Douglas (1901), and Noah Webster (1758).
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,860
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,861
1967 - 2005
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,862
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,863
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 2,864
1928 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 2,865
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,866
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,867
1810 - 1850
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,868
1914 - 1984
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,869
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,870
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,871
1758 - 1843
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,872
Among economists born in United States, Daniel Ellsberg ranks 58. Before him are Robert F. Engle (1942), Frank Knight (1885), Paul Milgrom (1948), Peter Diamond (1940), Ben Bernanke (1953), and Hyman Minsky (1919). After him are Paul Romer (1955), Henry George (1839), Chester Barnard (1886), Roger Myerson (1951), Paul Volcker (1927), and Alvin E. Roth (1951).
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 52
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 53
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 54
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