ECONOMIST

James Wolfensohn

1933 - 2020

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Sir James David Wolfensohn (1 December 1933 – 25 November 2020) was an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005). During his tenure at the World Bank, he is credited with the focus on poverty alleviation and a rethink on development financing, earning him recognition as a banker to the world's poor. In his other roles, he is credited with actions that brought Chrysler Corporation back from the brink of bankruptcy, and also improving the finances of major United States cultural institutions, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He served two terms as President of the World Bank on the nomination of U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Wolfensohn has received more than 349,997 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). James Wolfensohn is the 266th most popular economist (up from 269th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Australia (up from 144th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Economist.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.38

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  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, James Wolfensohn ranks 266 out of 414. Before him are Dennis Meadows, Wilhelm Lexis, Nouriel Roubini, Colin Clark, Kenichi Ohmae, and Haruhiko Kuroda. After him are Petr Aven, Andreas Kaplan, Evsei Liberman, Boediono, Joshua Angrist, and John R. Commons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, James Wolfensohn ranks 279. Before him are Eldar Shengelaia, Henry Darrow, Máté Fenyvesi, Javier Lozano Barragán, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, and Tete Montoliu. After him are Charlie Wilson, Bill Hayden, Bill Nieder, Tsuneko Okazaki, Georgi Atanasov, and Suchinda Kraprayoon. Among people deceased in 2020, James Wolfensohn ranks 313. Before him are Rosa Maria Sardà, Litokwa Tomeing, Frederick Ballantyne, Justus Dahinden, Irrfan Khan, and Irena Veisaitė. After him are Tengiz Sigua, János Göröcs, Wes Unseld, Hamed Karoui, Robert Herbin, and Mark Blum.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Wolfensohn ranks 135 out of 1,143. Before him are Raewyn Connell (1944), Yagan (1800), Albert Namatjira (1902), William Jones (null), Russell Mulcahy (1953), and Camila (null). After him are Bill Hayden (1933), Joan Lindsay (1896), Peter Scully (1963), Radha Mitchell (1973), Tim Schenken (1943), and John Winter (1924).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Australia

Among economists born in Australia, James Wolfensohn ranks 1. After him are Steve Keen (1953).

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