1946 - Today
Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist serving as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury since January 26, 2021. She previously served as the 15th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She is the first woman to hold either post, and has also led the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Yellen graduated from Brown University in 1967 and earned a Ph.D. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janet Yellen has received more than 7,699,249 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Janet Yellen is the 4,569th most popular politician (up from 5,808th in 2019), the 1,533rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,018th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Janet Yellen ranks 4,569 out of 15,577. Before her are Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Fruela I of Asturias, Wallace Fard Muhammad, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, and Nicholas J. Spykman. After her are Kersti Kaljulaid, Louis I, Count of Flanders, Khabul Khan, Franz Ritter von Epp, Peter II of Sicily, and Sahib I Giray.
1709 - 1785
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,563
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,564
722 - 768
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,565
1893 - 1934
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,566
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,567
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,568
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,569
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,570
1304 - 1346
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,571
1100 - 1147
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,572
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,573
1305 - 1342
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,574
1501 - 1551
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,575
Among people born in 1946, Janet Yellen ranks 107. Before her are Steve Biko, Marilyn vos Savant, Aziz Sancar, Brian Cox, Robert J. Shiller, and Semion Mogilevich. After her are Marisa Paredes, Paul L. Modrich, Xanana Gusmão, François Bozizé, Alan Jones, and Gerard 't Hooft.
1946 - 1977
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 101
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 102
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 103
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 104
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 105
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 106
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 107
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 108
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 109
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 110
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 112
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 113
Among people born in United States, Janet Yellen ranks 1,533 out of 18,182. Before her are Steve Ditko (1927), Peter Weller (1947), Fats Domino (1928), Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), and Beyoncé (1981). After her are Dorothy Malone (1924), Carson McCullers (1917), Richard F. Heck (1931), Robert B. Wilson (1937), Brad Dourif (1950), and Jennifer Garner (1972).
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,527
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,528
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,529
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,530
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,531
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,532
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,533
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,534
1917 - 1967
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,535
1931 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,536
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,537
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,538
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,539
Among politicians born in United States, Janet Yellen ranks 102. Before her are Red Cloud (1822), Charles G. Dawes (1865), Allen Dulles (1893), John Dickinson (1732), George Papandreou (1952), and Conrad Hilton (1887). After her are Chief Seattle (1786), William Walker (1824), Samuel Adams (1722), George Clinton (1739), Elijah Muhammad (1897), and Hiram Bingham III (1875).
1822 - 1909
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 96
1865 - 1951
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 97
1893 - 1969
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 98
1732 - 1808
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 99
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 100
1887 - 1979
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 101
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 102
1786 - 1866
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 103
1824 - 1860
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 104
1722 - 1803
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 105
1739 - 1812
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 106
1897 - 1975
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 107
1875 - 1956
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 108