Economist

James Heckman

1944 - today

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James Heckman

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). James Heckman is the 139th most popular economist (up from 143rd in 2024), the 2,003rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,001st in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Economist.

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Among Economists

Among economists, James Heckman ranks 139 out of 414. Before him are Michael Spence, Stanley Fischer, Eugene Fama, Rudolf Hilferding, Jeremy Rifkin, and William Nordhaus. After him are Alan Greenspan, Adolph Wagner, Kristalina Georgieva, Carlo M. Cipolla, Robert J. Shiller, and Paul Krugman.

Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia

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Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 133
Stanley Fischer
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 134
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 135
Rudolf Hilferding
1877 - 1941
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 136
Jeremy Rifkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 137
William Nordhaus
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 138
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 139
Alan Greenspan
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 140
Adolph Wagner
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 141
Kristalina Georgieva
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 142
Carlo M. Cipolla
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 143
Robert J. Shiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 144
Paul Krugman
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 145

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, James Heckman ranks 139. Before him are Robert Powell, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Roger Daltrey, Patrice Chéreau, Aguila Saleh Issa, and Chico Mendes. After him are Norodom Ranariddh, Lucía Topolansky, Agnes Baltsa, Gary Busey, Tsuyoshi Kunieda, and Alice Walker.

Others Born in 1944

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Robert Powell
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 133
Luis Ladaria Ferrer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 134
Roger Daltrey
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 135
Patrice Chéreau
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 136
Aguila Saleh Issa
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 137
Chico Mendes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - 1988
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 138
James Heckman
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 139
Norodom Ranariddh
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 140
Lucía Topolansky
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 141
Agnes Baltsa
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 142
Gary Busey
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 143
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 144
Alice Walker
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 145