1851 - 1926
Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell (December 20, 1851 – May 3, 1926) was a Swedish economist of the Stockholm school. His economic contributions would influence both the Keynesian and Austrian schools of economic thought. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Knut Wicksell has received more than 199,163 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Knut Wicksell is the 107th most popular economist (up from 127th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 209th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Economist.
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Among economists, Knut Wicksell ranks 107 out of 315. Before him are Alan Greenspan, Alfred Weber, William Nordhaus, Vernon L. Smith, Dale T. Mortensen, and Eugene Fama. After him are Tjalling Koopmans, Robert J. Shiller, Jean Tirole, Lorenz von Stein, Kristalina Georgieva, and Robert B. Wilson.
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 101
1868 - 1958
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 102
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 103
1927 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 104
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 105
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 106
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 107
1910 - 1985
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 108
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 109
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 110
1815 - 1890
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 111
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 112
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 113
Among people born in 1851, Knut Wicksell ranks 17. Before him are Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Léon Bourgeois, Martinus Beijerinck, Friedrich von Wieser, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Adolf von Harnack. After him are Vincent d'Indy, Isabella, Princess of Asturias, Torakusu Yamaha, Asa Griggs Candler, Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Among people deceased in 1926, Knut Wicksell ranks 32. Before him are Mikao Usui, Victor, Prince Napoléon, William Bateson, Constantin Fehrenbach, Ellen Key, and Friedrich von Wieser. After him are Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Ugyen Wangchuck, Théo van Rysselberghe, Émile Coué, John Louis Emil Dreyer, and Alphonse Borrelly.
1851 - 1914
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 11
1851 - 1925
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
1851 - 1931
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 13
1851 - 1926
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 14
1851 - 1897
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 15
1851 - 1930
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 17
1851 - 1931
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 18
1851 - 1931
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 19
1851 - 1916
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 20
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 21
1851 - 1884
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 22
1851 - 1938
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 23
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 26
1862 - 1926
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 27
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 28
1852 - 1926
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 29
1849 - 1926
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 30
1851 - 1926
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 31
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 32
1869 - 1926
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 33
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 34
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 35
1857 - 1926
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 36
1852 - 1926
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 37
1842 - 1926
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 38
Among people born in Sweden, Knut Wicksell ranks 180 out of 1,612. Before him are Gunnar Asplund (1885), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), John I of Sweden (1201), Tage Erlander (1901), Oscar Montelius (1843), and Britt Ekland (1942). After him are PewDiePie (1989), Franz Berwald (1796), Markus Persson (1979), Hugo Alfvén (1872), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), and Per Albin Hansson (1885).
1885 - 1940
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 174
1493 - 1520
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 175
1201 - 1222
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 176
1901 - 1985
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 177
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 178
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 179
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 180
1989 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 181
1796 - 1868
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 182
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 183
1872 - 1960
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 184
1801 - 1865
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 185
1885 - 1946
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 186
Among economists born in Sweden, Knut Wicksell ranks 3. Before him are Gunnar Myrdal (1898) and Bertil Ohlin (1899). After him are Eli Heckscher (1879), Gustav Cassel (1866), and Erik Lindahl (1891).
1898 - 1987
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1
1899 - 1979
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 2
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 4
1866 - 1945
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 5
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 6