Economist
G. D. H. Cole
British historian, economist, writer
1889 - 1959
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G. D. H. Cole
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). G. D. H. Cole is the 278th most popular economist (up from 367th in 2024), the 3,414th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,077th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Economist.
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G. D. H. Cole climbed 20,071 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #69,511 to #49,527.
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Among Economists
Among economists, G. D. H. Cole ranks 278 out of 432. Before him are Maurice Dobb, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Alexander Gerschenkron, Deirdre McCloskey, and Philip H. Dybvig. After him are Arthur Laffer, James Wolfensohn, Shoshana Zuboff, Hernando de Soto Polar, Herman Daly, and Robert Barro.
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Maurice Dobb
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 272
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 273
Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui
1798 - 1854
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 274
Alexander Gerschenkron
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 275
Deirdre McCloskey
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 276
Philip H. Dybvig
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 277
G. D. H. Cole
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 278
Arthur Laffer
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 279
James Wolfensohn
1933 - 2020
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 280
Shoshana Zuboff
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 281
Hernando de Soto Polar
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 282
Herman Daly
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 283
Robert Barro
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 284
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, G. D. H. Cole ranks 205. Before him are János Garay, Pearl White, Richard O'Connor, Albert Hill, Clifton Webb, and Anita Malfatti. After him are Erwin Stresemann, Vladimir Sokoloff, Ostap Vyshnya, James L. Peters, Tryggvi Þórhallsson, and Vera Karalli. Among people deceased in 1959, G. D. H. Cole ranks 147. Before him are Friedrich Waismann, Walter Bathe, Max Gerson, Abdul Muis, Pierre Frieden, and Sténio Vincent. After him are Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Duplessis, Adolf Lindfors, Nazik al-Abid, Akaki Chkhenkeli, and Antonio Campolo.
Others Born in 1889
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János Garay
FENCER
1889 - 1945
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 199
Pearl White
ACTOR
1889 - 1938
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 200
Richard O'Connor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1981
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 201
Albert Hill
ATHLETE
1889 - 1969
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 202
Clifton Webb
ACTOR
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 203
Anita Malfatti
PAINTER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 204
G. D. H. Cole
ECONOMIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 205
Erwin Stresemann
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1972
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 206
Vladimir Sokoloff
ACTOR
1889 - 1962
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 207
Ostap Vyshnya
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 208
James L. Peters
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1952
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 209
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1935
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 210
Vera Karalli
DANCER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 211
Others Deceased in 1959
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Friedrich Waismann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 141
Walter Bathe
ATHLETE
1892 - 1959
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 142
Max Gerson
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1959
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 143
Abdul Muis
WRITER
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 144
Pierre Frieden
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 145
Sténio Vincent
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 146
G. D. H. Cole
ECONOMIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 147
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 148
Maurice Duplessis
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 149
Adolf Lindfors
WRESTLER
1879 - 1959
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 150
Nazik al-Abid
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 151
Akaki Chkhenkeli
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 152
Antonio Campolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1959
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 153
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, G. D. H. Cole ranks 3,414 out of 9,870. Before him are Thomas Bewick (1753), Carole Pateman (1940), Edith Evans (1888), Anne Treisman (1935), Thomas Gage (1719), and Pamela Colman Smith (1878). After him are Roy Jenkins (1920), Emil Voigt (1883), Jimmie Nicol (1939), Duncan Grant (1885), Perry Bamonte (1960), and Geoff Bent (1932).
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Thomas Bewick
PAINTER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,408
Carole Pateman
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,409
Edith Evans
ACTOR
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,410
Anne Treisman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,411
Thomas Gage
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1719 - 1787
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,412
Pamela Colman Smith
WRITER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,413
G. D. H. Cole
ECONOMIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,414
Roy Jenkins
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,415
Emil Voigt
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1973
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,416
Jimmie Nicol
MUSICIAN
1939 - 1988
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,417
Duncan Grant
PAINTER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,418
Perry Bamonte
MUSICIAN
1960 - 2025
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,419
Geoff Bent
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1958
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,420
Among Economists In United Kingdom
Among economists born in United Kingdom, G. D. H. Cole ranks 39. Before him are Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury (1948), Colin Clark (1905), Harold Laski (1893), James A. Robinson (1960), Roy Harrod (1900), and Maurice Dobb (1900). After him are Nassau William Senior (1790), Simon Johnson (1963), Thomas Hodgskin (1787), John Neville Keynes (1852), Robert Torrens (1780), and James Wilson (1805).
Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 33
Colin Clark
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 34
Harold Laski
1893 - 1950
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 35
James A. Robinson
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 36
Roy Harrod
1900 - 1978
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 37
Maurice Dobb
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 38
G. D. H. Cole
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 39
Nassau William Senior
1790 - 1864
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 40
Simon Johnson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 41
Thomas Hodgskin
1787 - 1869
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 42
John Neville Keynes
1852 - 1949
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 43
Robert Torrens
1780 - 1864
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 44
James Wilson
1805 - 1860
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 45
