ECONOMIST
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Today
Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen (born 26 October 1952 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American economist. He is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, and the Booth School of Business, at the University of Chicago and a 2013 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Hansen is best known for his work on the generalized method of moments, he is also a distinguished macroeconomist, focusing on the linkages between the financial sector and the macroeconomy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Peter Hansen has received more than 259,215 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Peter Hansen is the 174th most popular economist (up from 199th in 2019), the 2,652nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,259th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Economist.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
55.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
9.84
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Lars Peter Hansen ranks 174 out of 414. Before him are Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, Lionel Robbins, Wilhelm Röpke, Pierre Leroux, George Shultz, and Walter Eucken. After him are Gustave de Molinari, Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, Nicholas Kaldor, Daniel Ellsberg, and Jim Rogers.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
1712 - 1759
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 168
Lionel Robbins
1898 - 1984
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 169
Wilhelm Röpke
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 170
Pierre Leroux
1797 - 1871
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 171
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 172
Walter Eucken
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 173
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 174
Gustave de Molinari
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 175
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 176
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 177
Nicholas Kaldor
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 178
Daniel Ellsberg
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 179
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 180
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Lars Peter Hansen ranks 136. Before him are David Icke, Vandana Shiva, Graham Greene, Clive Barker, Yuriko Koike, and Uljana Semjonova. After him are Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Dirceu, Chuck Lorre, Roger Y. Tsien, and Yoshitaka Amano.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsDavid Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 130
Vandana Shiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 131
Graham Greene
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 132
Clive Barker
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 133
Yuriko Koike
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 134
Uljana Semjonova
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 135
Lars Peter Hansen
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 136
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 137
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 138
Dirceu
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 1995
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 139
Chuck Lorre
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 140
Roger Y. Tsien
CHEMIST
1952 - 2016
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 141
Yoshitaka Amano
ARTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 142
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lars Peter Hansen ranks 2,652 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Davis (1945), Linda Gray (1940), G. W. Bailey (1944), Marian Anderson (1897), J. J. Abrams (1966), and Kamehameha III (1814). After him are Jane Alexander (1939), Monte Melkonian (1957), John Basilone (1916), Merian C. Cooper (1893), John Kennedy Toole (1937), and David Baltimore (1938).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDaniel Davis
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,646
Linda Gray
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,647
G. W. Bailey
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,648
Marian Anderson
SINGER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,649
J. J. Abrams
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,650
Kamehameha III
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1854
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,651
Lars Peter Hansen
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,652
Jane Alexander
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,653
Monte Melkonian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 1993
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,654
John Basilone
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1945
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,655
Merian C. Cooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,656
John Kennedy Toole
WRITER
1937 - 1969
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,657
David Baltimore
BIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,658
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Lars Peter Hansen ranks 57. Before him are John Bates Clark (1847), William F. Sharpe (1934), Daniel McFadden (1937), Roger Myerson (1951), Henry George (1839), and George Shultz (1920). After him are Daniel Ellsberg (1931), Jim Rogers (1942), Michael Spence (1943), Frank Knight (1885), Robert B. Wilson (1937), and Benjamin Tucker (1854).
John Bates Clark
1847 - 1938
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 51
William F. Sharpe
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 52
Daniel McFadden
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 53
Roger Myerson
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 54
Henry George
1839 - 1897
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 55
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 56
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 57
Daniel Ellsberg
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 58
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 59
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 60
Frank Knight
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 61
Robert B. Wilson
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 62
Benjamin Tucker
1854 - 1939
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 63