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 184,394 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John A. Hobson is the 176th most popular economist (up from 213th in 2019), the 1,734th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 25th most popular British Economist.
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Among economists, John A. Hobson ranks 176 out of 315. Before him are John Bates Clark, Henry Sidgwick, Ben Bernanke, Israel Kirzner, Bertrand de Jouvenel, and Henry George. After him are Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, Lionel Robbins, Walter Eucken, Lujo Brentano, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Oliver Hart.
1847 - 1938
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 170
1838 - 1900
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 171
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 172
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 173
1903 - 1987
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 174
1839 - 1897
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 175
1858 - 1940
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 176
1859 - 1947
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 177
1898 - 1984
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 178
1891 - 1950
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 179
1844 - 1931
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 180
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 181
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 182
Among people born in 1858, John A. Hobson ranks 60. Before him are John L. Sullivan, Wilhelm Fliess, Maximilien Luce, Joséphin Péladan, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and Bonar Law. After him are P. J. Kennedy, Medardo Rosso, Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Anthon van Rappard, Pandita Ramabai, and Mikimoto Kōkichi. Among people deceased in 1940, John A. Hobson ranks 67. Before him are Madeleine Astor, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Albert Kahn, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Henri Desgrange, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. After him are Jan Kubelík, Robert Hichens, Marie Krøyer, Phan Bội Châu, Oliver Lodge, and Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz.
1858 - 1918
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 54
1858 - 1928
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 55
1858 - 1941
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 56
1858 - 1918
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 57
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 58
1858 - 1923
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 59
1858 - 1940
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 60
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 61
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 62
1858 - 1946
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 63
1858 - 1892
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 64
1858 - 1922
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 65
1858 - 1954
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 66
1893 - 1940
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 61
1878 - 1940
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 62
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 63
1856 - 1940
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 64
1865 - 1940
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 65
1882 - 1940
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 66
1858 - 1940
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 67
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 68
1882 - 1940
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 69
1867 - 1940
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 70
1867 - 1940
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 71
1851 - 1940
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 72
1883 - 1940
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 73
Among people born in United Kingdom, John A. Hobson ranks 1,734 out of 6,924. Before him are John Smeaton (1724), John Hannah (1962), Ken Tyrrell (1924), Emily Blunt (1983), Black (1962), and Amy Johnson (1903). After him are John Toshack (1949), David Gemmell (1948), Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886), Rebecca West (1892), Charles Kay Ogden (1889), and James Glaisher (1809).
1724 - 1792
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,728
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,729
1924 - 2001
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,730
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,731
1962 - 2016
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,732
1903 - 1941
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,733
1858 - 1940
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,734
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,735
1948 - 2006
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,736
1886 - 1974
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,737
1892 - 1983
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1,738
1889 - 1957
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1,739
1809 - 1903
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 1,740
Among economists born in United Kingdom, John A. Hobson ranks 25. Before him are Clive Granger (1934), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), James Mirrlees (1936), Angus Deaton (1945), Henry Sidgwick (1838), and Israel Kirzner (1930). After him are Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Lionel Robbins (1898), Oliver Hart (1948), Harriet Martineau (1802), Roy Harrod (1900), and Harold Laski (1893).
1934 - 2009
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 19
1910 - 1993
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 20
1936 - 2018
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 21
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 22
1838 - 1900
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 23
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 24
1858 - 1940
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 25
1859 - 1947
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 26
1898 - 1984
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 27
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 28
1802 - 1876
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 29
1900 - 1978
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 30
1893 - 1950
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 31