ECONOMIST

Knut Wicksell

1851 - 1926

Knut Wicksell

Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell (December 20, 1851 – May 3, 1926) was a leading 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 165,065 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Knut Wicksell is the 127th most popular economist (down from 124th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 212th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Knut Wicksell ranks 127 out of 315. Before him are Franz Oppenheimer, Klaus Schwab, Walt Whitman Rostow, Robert Fogel, William Nordhaus, and Kristalina Georgieva. After him are Eugene Fama, Jim Rogers, Thomas J. Sargent, William Vickrey, Jean Tirole, and Robert Reich.

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Franz Oppenheimer
1864 - 1943
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 121
Klaus Schwab
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 122
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 123
Robert Fogel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 68.09
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William Nordhaus
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.01
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Kristalina Georgieva
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.00
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Knut Wicksell
1851 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 127
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 128
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 129
Thomas J. Sargent
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 130
William Vickrey
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 131
Jean Tirole
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 132
Robert Reich
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 133

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Knut Wicksell ranks 19. Before him are Martinus Beijerinck, Adolf von Harnack, Vincent d'Indy, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Friedrich von Wieser, and Doc Holliday. After him are Isabella, Princess of Asturias, Asa Griggs Candler, Torakusu Yamaha, Charles Dow, Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Guillaume Bigourdan. Among people deceased in 1926, Knut Wicksell ranks 33. Before him are Kim Hyong-jik, Constantin Fehrenbach, William Bateson, Ellen Key, Friedrich von Wieser, and Ugyen Wangchuck. After him are Annie Oakley, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Alphonse Borrelly, Émile Coué, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Robert Todd Lincoln.

Others Born in 1851

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Martinus Beijerinck
1851 - 1931
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 13
Adolf von Harnack
1851 - 1930
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 14
Vincent d'Indy
1851 - 1931
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 15
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1851 - 1897
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 16
Friedrich von Wieser
1851 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 17
Doc Holliday
1851 - 1887
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 18
Knut Wicksell
1851 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 19
Isabella, Princess of Asturias
1851 - 1931
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 20
Asa Griggs Candler
1851 - 1929
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 21
Torakusu Yamaha
1851 - 1916
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 22
Charles Dow
1851 - 1902
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 23
Alexander, Prince of Orange
1851 - 1884
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 24
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 25