ECONOMIST
Gustave de Molinari
1819 - 1912
Gustave de Molinari
Gustave de Molinari (French: [də mɔlinari]; 3 March 1819 – 28 January 1912) was a Belgian political economist and French Liberal School theorist associated with French laissez-faire economists such as Frédéric Bastiat and Hippolyte Castille. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustave de Molinari has received more than 125,988 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Gustave de Molinari is the 175th most popular economist (up from 184th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 304th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Gustave de Molinari ranks 175 out of 414. Before him are Lionel Robbins, Wilhelm Röpke, Pierre Leroux, George Shultz, Walter Eucken, and Lars Peter Hansen. After him are Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, Nicholas Kaldor, Daniel Ellsberg, Jim Rogers, and Michael Spence.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
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1898 - 1984
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 169
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1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 170
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1797 - 1871
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 171
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 172
Walter Eucken
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 173
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 174
Gustave de Molinari
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 175
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 176
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 177
Nicholas Kaldor
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 178
Daniel Ellsberg
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 179
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 180
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, Gustave de Molinari ranks 42. Before him are Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Franz Abt, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Alfred Escher, and Estanislao Figueras. After him are Tirimüjgan Kadın, Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Christopher Latham Sholes, Eunice Newton Foote, Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, and Narcís Monturiol. Among people deceased in 1912, Gustave de Molinari ranks 48. Before him are Voltairine de Cleyre, Julius Maggi, Jack Phillips, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Thomas Byles, and Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia. After him are Herman Bang, Jacques Futrelle, Eduard Strasburger, Archibald Gracie IV, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, and Giovanni Pascoli.
Others Born in 1819
Go to all RankingsCarlos Manuel de Céspedes
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1874
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 36
Franz Abt
COMPOSER
1819 - 1885
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 37
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
WRITER
1819 - 1909
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 38
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 39
Alfred Escher
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 40
Estanislao Figueras
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 41
Gustave de Molinari
ECONOMIST
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 42
Tirimüjgan Kadın
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1852
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 43
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 44
Christopher Latham Sholes
INVENTOR
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 45
Eunice Newton Foote
INVENTOR
1819 - 1888
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 46
Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
WRITER
1819 - 1887
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 47
Narcís Monturiol
INVENTOR
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 1912
Go to all RankingsVoltairine de Cleyre
WRITER
1866 - 1912
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 42
Julius Maggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 43
Jack Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 44
Infanta María Teresa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1912
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 45
Thomas Byles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1912
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 46
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 47
Gustave de Molinari
ECONOMIST
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 48
Herman Bang
WRITER
1857 - 1912
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 49
Jacques Futrelle
WRITER
1875 - 1912
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 50
Eduard Strasburger
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1912
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 51
Archibald Gracie IV
WRITER
1858 - 1912
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 52
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
COMPANION
1878 - 1912
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 53
Giovanni Pascoli
WRITER
1855 - 1912
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 54
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Gustave de Molinari ranks 298 out of 1,190. Before him are Abraham Janssens (1570), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), Patrick Sercu (1944), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), and Jean Bolland (1596). After him are Michiel Coxie (1499), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Peter Snayers (1592), William of Moerbeke (1215), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), and Frans Janssens (1945).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAbraham Janssens
PAINTER
1570 - 1632
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 292
John III, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1355
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 293
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1958
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 294
Patrick Sercu
CYCLIST
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 295
Sebastiaen Vrancx
PAINTER
1573 - 1647
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 296
Jean Bolland
WRITER
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 297
Gustave de Molinari
ECONOMIST
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 298
Michiel Coxie
PAINTER
1499 - 1592
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 299
Arnold Geulincx
PHILOSOPHER
1624 - 1669
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 300
Peter Snayers
PAINTER
1592 - 1667
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 301
William of Moerbeke
WRITER
1215 - 1286
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 302
Arthur Grumiaux
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1986
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 303
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 304
Among ECONOMISTS In Belgium
Among economists born in Belgium, Gustave de Molinari ranks 2. Before him are Silvio Gesell (1862). After him are Philippe Van Parijs (1951), Bernard Lietaer (1942), and Gunter Pauli (1956).
Silvio Gesell
1862 - 1930
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1
Gustave de Molinari
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2
Philippe Van Parijs
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 3
Bernard Lietaer
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 4
Gunter Pauli
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 5