1858 - 1940
John Atkinson Hobson (6 July 1858 – 1 April 1940) was an English economist and social scientist. Hobson is best known for his writing on imperialism, which influenced Vladimir Lenin, and his theory of underconsumption.His principal and earliest contribution to economics was the theory of underconsumption, a scathing criticism of Say's law and classical economics' emphasis on thrift. However, this discredited Hobson among the professional economics community from which he was ultimately excluded. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John A. Hobson has received more than 195,740 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John A. Hobson is the 192nd most popular economist (down from 176th in 2019), the 1,810th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,733rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Economist.
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Among economists, John A. Hobson ranks 192 out of 315. Before him are Gustave de Molinari, Pierre Leroux, Lujo Brentano, Paul Romer, Henry George, and Chester Barnard. After him are Roger Myerson, Paul Volcker, Raúl Prebisch, Alvin E. Roth, Adam Müller, and Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen.
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
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 193
1927 - 2019
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 194
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 195
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 196
1779 - 1829
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 197
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 198
Among people born in 1858, John A. Hobson ranks 63. Before him are Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Archibald Gracie IV, William Henry Pickering, John L. Sullivan, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and P. J. Kennedy. After him are Hans Rott, E. Nesbit, Gustaf Kossinna, Mélanie Bonis, Medardo Rosso, and Vincas Kudirka. Among people deceased in 1940, John A. Hobson ranks 74. Before him are Phan Bội Châu, Arthur Rostron, Oliver Lodge, Henri Desgrange, Nedo Nadi, and Madeleine Astor. After him are Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, Albert Kahn, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Olga Boznańska, Marcel Granet, and Alfred Fowler.
1858 - 1943
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 57
1858 - 1912
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 58
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 59
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 60
1858 - 1928
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 61
1858 - 1929
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 62
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 63
1858 - 1884
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 64
1858 - 1924
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 65
1858 - 1931
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 66
1858 - 1937
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 67
1858 - 1928
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 68
1858 - 1899
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 69
1867 - 1940
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 68
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 69
1851 - 1940
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 70
1865 - 1940
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 71
1894 - 1940
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 72
1893 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 73
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 74
1883 - 1940
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 75
1860 - 1940
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 76
1889 - 1940
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 77
1865 - 1940
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 78
1884 - 1940
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 79
1868 - 1940
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 80
Among people born in United Kingdom, John A. Hobson ranks 1,810 out of 7,765. Before him are Sadiq Khan (1970), Louis Harold Gray (1905), Clive Barker (1952), David A. Stewart (1952), Reginald Johnston (1874), and Taron Egerton (1989). After him are Edward Walter Maunder (1851), Michael Jackson (1942), Eric Woolfson (1945), Spencer Perceval (1762), John Lydon (1956), and Stephen Langton (1150).
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,804
1905 - 1965
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,805
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,806
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,807
1874 - 1938
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,808
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,809
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,810
1851 - 1928
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 1,811
1942 - 2007
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,812
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,813
1762 - 1812
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,814
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,815
1150 - 1228
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,816
Among economists born in United Kingdom, John A. Hobson ranks 29. Before him are Oliver Hart (1948), Lionel Robbins (1898), Harriet Martineau (1802), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Henry Sidgwick (1838), and Israel Kirzner (1930). After him are Harold Laski (1893), Roy Harrod (1900), Nassau William Senior (1790), Colin Clark (1905), Tony Atkinson (1944), and Antony C. Sutton (1925).
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 23
1898 - 1984
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 24
1802 - 1876
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 25
1859 - 1947
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 26
1838 - 1900
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 27
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 28
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 29
1893 - 1950
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 30
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 31
1790 - 1864
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 32
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 33
1944 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 34
1925 - 2002
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 35