1819 - 1912
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 119,367 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gustave de Molinari is the 186th most popular economist (up from 187th in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 339th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Economist.
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Among economists, Gustave de Molinari ranks 186 out of 315. Before him are Henry Sidgwick, Myron Scholes, Raymond Barre, Daniel Ellsberg, Israel Kirzner, and Eli Heckscher. After him are Pierre Leroux, Lujo Brentano, Paul Romer, Henry George, Chester Barnard, and John A. Hobson.
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
1839 - 1897
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 190
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 191
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 192
Among people born in 1819, Gustave de Molinari ranks 44. Before him are Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Alfred Escher, Estanislao Figueras, Narcís Monturiol, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, and Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Franz Abt, Thomas A. Hendricks, Panteleimon Kulish, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, William A. Wheeler, and Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke. Among people deceased in 1912, Gustave de Molinari ranks 51. Before him are Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Georg Heym, Julius Maggi, Herman Bang, and Archibald Gracie IV. After him are Ernest Duchesne, Giovanni Pascoli, James S. Sherman, Jacques Futrelle, Clara Barton, and Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal.
1819 - 1874
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 38
1819 - 1882
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 39
1819 - 1882
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 40
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 41
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 42
1819 - 1904
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 43
1819 - 1912
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 44
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 45
1819 - 1885
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 46
1819 - 1897
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 47
1819 - 1889
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 48
1819 - 1887
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 49
1819 - 1892
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 50
1878 - 1912
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 45
1882 - 1912
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 46
1887 - 1912
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 47
1846 - 1912
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 48
1857 - 1912
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 49
1858 - 1912
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 50
1819 - 1912
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 51
1874 - 1912
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 52
1855 - 1912
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 53
1855 - 1912
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 54
1875 - 1912
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 55
1821 - 1912
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 56
1854 - 1912
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 57
Among people born in Belgium, Gustave de Molinari ranks 304 out of 1,019. Before him are John Berchmans (1599), Enzo Scifo (1966), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), Guy Thys (1922), George Sarton (1884), and Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217). After him are José van Dam (1940), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Johnny Galecki (1975), Jan Porcellis (1583), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), and Frans Hogenberg (1535).
1599 - 1621
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 298
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 299
1060 - 1139
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 300
1922 - 2003
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 301
1884 - 1956
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 302
1217 - 1281
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 303
1819 - 1912
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 304
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 305
967 - 1044
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 306
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 307
1583 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 308
1784 - 1871
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 309
1535 - 1590
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 310
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).
1862 - 1930
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1
1819 - 1912
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 3
1942 - 2019
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 5