ECONOMIST
Franco Modigliani
1918 - 2003
Franco Modigliani
Franco Modigliani (18 June 1918 – 25 September 2003) was an Italian-American economist and the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franco Modigliani has received more than 429,754 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Modigliani is the 63rd most popular economist (down from 57th in 2019), the 949th most popular biography from Italy (down from 847th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Economist.
Franco Modigliani is most famous for his work on the life cycle hypothesis. He argued that the trade-off between consumption and investment is not a trade-off between two goods. Rather, it is a trade-off between present and future consumption.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Franco Modigliani ranks 63 out of 414. Before him are Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Benjamin Graham, Wang Anshi, Theodore Schultz, Oliver E. Williamson, and Irving Fisher. After him are Robert Mundell, Cornelius Castoriadis, Trygve Haavelmo, Ben Bernanke, Kenneth Arrow, and Arthur Cecil Pigou.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Heinrich von Thünen
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 57
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 58
Wang Anshi
1021 - 1086
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 59
Theodore Schultz
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 60
Oliver E. Williamson
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 61
Irving Fisher
1867 - 1947
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 62
Franco Modigliani
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 63
Robert Mundell
1932 - 2021
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 64
Cornelius Castoriadis
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 65
Trygve Haavelmo
1911 - 1999
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 66
Ben Bernanke
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 67
Kenneth Arrow
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 68
Arthur Cecil Pigou
1877 - 1959
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Franco Modigliani ranks 30. Before him are Kai Siegbahn, Billy Graham, Muriel Spark, Ernst Otto Fischer, Jens Christian Skou, and Rosalia Lombardo. After him are Frederick Reines, Yigal Allon, Ahmed Deedat, Bertram Brockhouse, Arthur Kornberg, and James Tobin. Among people deceased in 2003, Franco Modigliani ranks 33. Before him are Bernard Katz, Helmut Rahn, Isser Harel, Alberto Sordi, Compay Segundo, and Leon Uris. After him are Richard Crenna, Leslie Cheung, Bertram Brockhouse, Nǃxau ǂToma, Celia Cruz, and Horst Buchholz.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsKai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 24
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 25
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 26
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 27
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 28
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 29
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 30
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 31
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 32
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 33
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 34
Arthur Kornberg
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 35
James Tobin
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsBernard Katz
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 27
Helmut Rahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 28
Isser Harel
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 29
Alberto Sordi
ACTOR
1920 - 2003
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 30
Compay Segundo
MUSICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 31
Leon Uris
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 32
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 33
Richard Crenna
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 34
Leslie Cheung
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2003
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 35
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 36
Nǃxau ǂToma
ACTOR
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 37
Celia Cruz
SINGER
1925 - 2003
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 38
Horst Buchholz
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 39
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Franco Modigliani ranks 949 out of 5,161. Before him are Cesare Pavese (1908), Ibycus (-600), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Servilia (-104), Nicola Amati (1596), and Umberto Giordano (1867). After him are Pietro Bembo (1470), Nina Ricci (1883), Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569), Gabriele Falloppio (1523), Filippo Maria Visconti (1392), and Hugo Pratt (1927).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsCesare Pavese
WRITER
1908 - 1950
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 943
Ibycus
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 944
Carlo Crivelli
PAINTER
1430 - 1490
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 945
Servilia
POLITICIAN
104 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 946
Nicola Amati
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1684
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 947
Umberto Giordano
COMPOSER
1867 - 1948
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 948
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 949
Pietro Bembo
WRITER
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 950
Nina Ricci
DESIGNER
1883 - 1970
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 951
Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1630
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 952
Gabriele Falloppio
BIOLOGIST
1523 - 1562
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 953
Filippo Maria Visconti
POLITICIAN
1392 - 1447
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 954
Hugo Pratt
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 1995
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 955
Among ECONOMISTS In Italy
Among economists born in Italy, Franco Modigliani ranks 2. Before him are Mario Draghi (1947). After him are Carlo M. Cipolla (1922), Piero Sraffa (1898), Ferdinando Galiani (1728), Giovanni Arrighi (1937), Gian Domenico Romagnosi (1761), Pietro Verri (1728), Mariana Mazzucato (1968), Daniele Archibugi (1958), Pier Carlo Padoan (1950), and Alberto Alesina (1957).
Mario Draghi
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1
Franco Modigliani
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2
Carlo M. Cipolla
1922 - 2000
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 3
Piero Sraffa
1898 - 1983
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4
Ferdinando Galiani
1728 - 1787
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5
Giovanni Arrighi
1937 - 2009
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 6
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
1761 - 1835
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 7
Pietro Verri
1728 - 1797
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 8
Mariana Mazzucato
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 9
Daniele Archibugi
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 10
Pier Carlo Padoan
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 11
Alberto Alesina
1957 - 2020
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 12