Economist

Jon Elster

1940 - today

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Jon Elster

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Elster is the 227th most popular economist (down from 206th in 2024), the 201st most popular biography from Norway (down from 160th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Economist.

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Among Economists

Among economists, Jon Elster ranks 227 out of 414. Before him are William Baumol, Martín de Azpilcueta, Bertrand de Jouvenel, E. F. Schumacher, Ferdinando Galiani, and Gian Domenico Romagnosi. After him are Paul Romer, Peter Senge, Hyman Minsky, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, Thomas Sowell, and Paul Volcker.

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William Baumol
1922 - 2017
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 221
Martín de Azpilcueta
1492 - 1586
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 222
Bertrand de Jouvenel
1903 - 1987
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 223
E. F. Schumacher
1911 - 1977
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 224
Ferdinando Galiani
1728 - 1787
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 225
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
1761 - 1835
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 226
Jon Elster
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 227
Paul Romer
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 228
Peter Senge
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 229
Hyman Minsky
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 230
Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 231
Thomas Sowell
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 232
Paul Volcker
1927 - 2019
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 233

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jon Elster ranks 232. Before him are Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Robert Walker, Charles Robert Jenkins, John Havlicek, Roger Ailes, and Michel Micombero. After him are Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Stan Mikita, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Bob Hewitt, Thelma Schoonmaker, and Nicola Di Bari.

Others Born in 1940

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Jaime Roldós Aguilera
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1981
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 226
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 227
Charles Robert Jenkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 228
John Havlicek
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 229
Roger Ailes
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2017
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 230
Michel Micombero
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1983
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 231
Jon Elster
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 232
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
SINGER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 233
Stan Mikita
HOCKEY PLAYER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 234
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 235
Bob Hewitt
TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 236
Thelma Schoonmaker
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 237
Nicola Di Bari
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 238