Economist
Leonid Hurwicz
1917 - 2008
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Leonid Hurwicz
His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Leonid Hurwicz is the 43rd most popular economist (up from 72nd in 2024), the 203rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 304th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Economist.
Leonid Hurwicz is most famous for his work in welfare economics. He developed the concept of Pareto efficiency and showed that a competitive equilibrium is Pareto efficient.
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Among Economists
Among economists, Leonid Hurwicz ranks 43 out of 414. Before him are Simon Kuznets, Carl Menger, Michael Porter, Barack Obama Sr., Léon Walras, and Wassily Leontief. After him are John Hicks, Jacques Delors, Walt Whitman Rostow, William Petty, Bertil Ohlin, and Tansu Çiller.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
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Simon Kuznets
1901 - 1985
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 37
Carl Menger
1840 - 1921
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 38
Michael Porter
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 39
Barack Obama Sr.
1936 - 1982
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 40
Léon Walras
1834 - 1910
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 41
Wassily Leontief
1906 - 1999
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 42
Leonid Hurwicz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 43
John Hicks
1904 - 1989
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 44
Jacques Delors
1925 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 45
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 46
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 47
Bertil Ohlin
1899 - 1979
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 48
Tansu Çiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 49
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Leonid Hurwicz ranks 29. Before him are John Cornforth, Robert Burns Woodward, Kenan Evren, Anthony Burgess, Donald Davidson, and Sidney Sheldon. After him are Óscar Romero, Andrew Huxley, William Standish Knowles, Otto Günsche, Nur Muhammad Taraki, and Barry Nelson. Among people deceased in 2008, Leonid Hurwicz ranks 27. Before him are Jørn Utzon, Richard Wright, Henry Molaison, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael DeBakey, and Harold Pinter. After him are William F. Buckley Jr., Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, Yma Sumac, Mel Ferrer, and Gary Gygax.
Others Born in 1917
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John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 23
Robert Burns Woodward
CHEMIST
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 24
Kenan Evren
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 25
Anthony Burgess
WRITER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 26
Donald Davidson
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 27
Sidney Sheldon
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 28
Leonid Hurwicz
ECONOMIST
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 29
Óscar Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1980
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 30
Andrew Huxley
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 31
William Standish Knowles
CHEMIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 32
Otto Günsche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 33
Nur Muhammad Taraki
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 34
Barry Nelson
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 2008
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Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 21
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 22
Henry Molaison
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2008
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 23
Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 24
Michael DeBakey
PHYSICIAN
1908 - 2008
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 25
Harold Pinter
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 26
Leonid Hurwicz
ECONOMIST
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 27
William F. Buckley Jr.
WRITER
1925 - 2008
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 28
Roy Scheider
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 29
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 30
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 31
Mel Ferrer
ACTOR
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 32
Gary Gygax
GAME DESIGNER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 33
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Leonid Hurwicz ranks 203 out of NaN. Before him are Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690), Ivan I of Moscow (1288), Vasily II of Moscow (1415), Nicholas Roerich (1874), Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875), and Pyotr Kapitsa (1894). After him are Grigori Perelman (1966), Alexei Leonov (1934), Vladimir Propp (1895), Alexej von Jawlensky (1864), Mikhail Suslov (1902), and Leonid Kantorovich (1912).
Others born in Russia
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Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1718
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 197
Ivan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 198
Vasily II of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1462
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 199
Nicholas Roerich
PAINTER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 200
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 201
Pyotr Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 202
Leonid Hurwicz
ECONOMIST
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 203
Grigori Perelman
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 204
Alexei Leonov
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 205
Vladimir Propp
CRITIC
1895 - 1970
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 206
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 207
Mikhail Suslov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1982
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 208
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 209
Among Economists In Russia
Among economists born in Russia, Leonid Hurwicz ranks 1. After him are Nikolai Kondratiev (1892), Nikolay Danilevsky (1822), Sergey Karaganov (1952), Eugen Slutsky (1880), Alexander Chayanov (1888), Leonid Abalkin (1930), Petr Aven (1955), Ladislaus Bortkiewicz (1868), Tatyana Golikova (1966), Arkady Dvorkovich (1972), and Andrei Shleifer (1961).
Leonid Hurwicz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 1
Nikolai Kondratiev
1892 - 1938
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 2
Nikolay Danilevsky
1822 - 1885
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3
Sergey Karaganov
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4
Eugen Slutsky
1880 - 1948
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 5
Alexander Chayanov
1888 - 1937
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 6
Leonid Abalkin
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 7
Petr Aven
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 8
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz
1868 - 1931
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 9
Tatyana Golikova
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 10
Arkady Dvorkovich
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 11
Andrei Shleifer
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 12
