1773 - 1836
James Mill (born James Milne; 6 April 1773 – 23 June 1836) was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher. He is counted among the founders of the Ricardian school of economics. He also wrote The History of British India and was one of the prominent historians to take colonial approach. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Mill has received more than 528,694 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). James Mill is the 79th most popular economist (up from 82nd in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 726th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Economist.
James Mill is most famous for his work with the utilitarianism philosophy. He also wrote a book called "The History of British India" which is a history of the British rule in India.
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Among economists, James Mill ranks 79 out of 315. Before him are Cornelius Castoriadis, Robert Mundell, Trygve Haavelmo, George Akerlof, Reinhard Selten, and Richard Thaler. After him are James M. Buchanan, Edmund Phelps, John Harsanyi, Silvio Gesell, Gottfried Feder, and W. Arthur Lewis.
1922 - 1997
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 73
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 74
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 75
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 76
1930 - 2016
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 77
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 78
1773 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 79
1919 - 2013
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 80
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 81
1920 - 2000
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 82
1862 - 1930
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 83
1883 - 1941
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 84
1915 - 1991
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 85
Among people born in 1773, James Mill ranks 8. Before him are Louis Philippe I, William Henry Harrison, Thomas Young, Ludwig Tieck, Friedrich Mohs, and Robert Brown. After him are Aimé Bonpland, Louis I of Etruria, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, and Thérésa Tallien. Among people deceased in 1836, James Mill ranks 15. Before him are Maria Malibran, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Claude-Louis Navier, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, and Anton Reicha. After him are Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, Anthony of Saxony, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, Maria Cristina of Savoy, and Aaron Burr.
1773 - 1850
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 2
1773 - 1841
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 3
1773 - 1829
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 4
1773 - 1853
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 5
1773 - 1839
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 6
1773 - 1858
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 7
1773 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 8
1773 - 1858
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 9
1773 - 1803
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 10
1773 - 1842
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 11
1773 - 1802
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 12
1773 - 1832
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 13
1773 - 1835
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 14
1808 - 1836
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 9
1788 - 1836
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 10
1785 - 1836
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 11
1748 - 1836
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 12
1777 - 1836
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 13
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 14
1773 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 15
1758 - 1836
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 16
1755 - 1836
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 17
1754 - 1836
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 18
1760 - 1836
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 19
1812 - 1836
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 20
1756 - 1836
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 21
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Mill ranks 760 out of 6,924. Before him are John Cale (1942), Bryan Ferry (1945), Bill Wyman (1936), Chaim Herzog (1918), Kenneth Branagh (1960), and Pete Townshend (1945). After him are Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), Paul Grice (1913), Tim Roth (1961), Arthur Cayley (1821), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), and Stanley Rous (1895).
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 754
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 755
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 756
1918 - 1997
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 757
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 758
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 759
1773 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 760
1764 - 1845
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 761
1913 - 1988
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 762
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 763
1821 - 1895
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 764
1734 - 1797
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 765
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 766
Among economists born in United Kingdom, James Mill ranks 14. Before him are William Petty (1623), Ronald Coase (1910), John Hicks (1904), Benjamin Graham (1894), William Stanley Jevons (1835), and Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877). After him are Thomas Mun (1571), Richard Stone (1913), James Meade (1907), Joan Robinson (1903), Clive Granger (1934), and Kenneth E. Boulding (1910).
1623 - 1687
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 8
1910 - 2013
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 9
1904 - 1989
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 10
1894 - 1976
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 11
1835 - 1882
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 12
1877 - 1959
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 13
1773 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 14
1571 - 1641
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 15
1913 - 1991
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 16
1907 - 1995
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 17
1903 - 1983
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 18
1934 - 2009
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 19
1910 - 1993
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 20