ECONOMIST

János Kornai

1928 - 2021

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János Kornai (21 January 1928 – 18 October 2021) was a Hungarian economist noted for his analysis and criticism of the command economies of Eastern European communist states. He also covered macroeconomic aspects in countries undergoing post-Soviet transition. He was emeritus professor at both Harvard University and Corvinus University of Budapest. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of János Kornai has received more than 136,940 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). János Kornai is the 196th most popular economist (down from 94th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 107th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, János Kornai ranks 196 out of 414. Before him are Israel Kirzner, Benjamin Tucker, Thomas Piketty, Paul Romer, Eric Maskin, and Clément Juglar. After him are Abba P. Lerner, John A. Hobson, Stanley Fischer, Michel Camdessus, Douglas Diamond, and Bertrand de Jouvenel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, János Kornai ranks 200. Before him are Stuart Whitman, Frank Wolff, Jack Kevorkian, Lennart Carleson, Friedrich Wetter, and Sid Watkins. After him are Alexis Korner, Eeva Kilpi, Fred Rogers, Gerald Bull, Eunice Gayson, and Mohammad Beheshti. Among people deceased in 2021, János Kornai ranks 170. Before him are Jaan Kaplinski, Ronald Inglehart, Jozef Vengloš, Bob Dole, Andrey Myagkov, and Yuan Longping. After him are DMX, Michael Apted, Pilar Bardem, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Tomoyasu Asaoka.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, János Kornai ranks 273 out of 1,077. Before him are Gabor Maté (1944), Pál Csernai (1932), Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1255), George Friedman (1949), John G. Kemeny (1926), and Ferenc Münnich (1886). After him are Géza Maróczy (1870), Thomas Szasz (1920), Ferenc Nagy (1903), Tivadar Soros (1894), Ferenc Szusza (1923), and Joseph Szigeti (1892).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Hungary

Among economists born in Hungary, János Kornai ranks 3. Before him are John Harsanyi (1920), and Nicholas Kaldor (1908). After him are Eugen Varga (1879), and László Andor (1966).

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