1947 - Today
Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz (pronounced [ˈlɛʂɛk balt͡sɛˈrɔvit͡ʂ] ; born 19 January 1947) is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He served as Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2001–2007) and twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1989–1991, 1997–2001). In 1989, he became Minister of Finance in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's first non-communist government and led the free-market economic reforms, proponents of which say they have transformed Poland into one of Europe's fastest growing economies, but which critics say were followed by a large increase in unemployment. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leszek Balcerowicz has received more than 174,181 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Leszek Balcerowicz is the 252nd most popular economist (down from 244th in 2019), the 730th most popular biography from Poland (up from 752nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Polish Economist.
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Among economists, Leszek Balcerowicz ranks 252 out of 315. Before him are Theodore Levitt, Olivier Blanchard, Tony Atkinson, Leo Huberman, Kenichi Ohmae, and David Card. After him are Ellen Swallow Richards, Wesley Clair Mitchell, Paul Sweezy, Grigory Yavlinsky, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Herman Daly.
1925 - 2006
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 246
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 247
1944 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 248
1903 - 1968
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 249
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 250
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 251
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 252
1842 - 1911
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 253
1874 - 1948
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 254
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 255
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 256
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 257
1938 - 2022
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 258
Among people born in 1947, Leszek Balcerowicz ranks 320. Before him are Michael McKean, Deniz Gezmiş, Billy Hayes, Vladimir Petrov, Gregg Allman, and Hristo Bonev. After him are Kim Campbell, Geoffrey Hinton, Horst Blankenburg, Stephen Collins, Octavia E. Butler, and Roy Raymond.
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 314
1947 - 1972
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 315
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 316
1947 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 317
1947 - 2017
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 318
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 319
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 320
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 321
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 322
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 323
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 324
1947 - 2006
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 325
1947 - 1993
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 326
Among people born in Poland, Leszek Balcerowicz ranks 730 out of 1,454. Before him are Katja Ebstein (1945), Rutka Laskier (1929), Jan Olszewski (1930), Alfred Kerr (1867), Marcin Bielski (1495), and Bronisława Wajs (1908). After him are Stanisław Staszic (1755), Friedrich Gilly (1772), Martin Kutta (1867), Henryk Jabłoński (1909), Rudolf Ramek (1881), and Leszek Miller (1946).
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 724
1929 - 1943
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 725
1930 - 2019
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 726
1867 - 1948
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 727
1495 - 1575
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 728
1908 - 1987
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 729
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 730
1755 - 1826
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 731
1772 - 1800
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 732
1867 - 1944
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 733
1909 - 2003
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 734
1881 - 1941
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 735
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 736
Among economists born in Poland, Leszek Balcerowicz ranks 6. Before him are Carl Menger (1840), Reinhard Selten (1930), Michał Kalecki (1899), Oskar R. Lange (1904), and Leopold von Wiese (1876). After him are Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (1951), Henryk Grossman (1881), and Sławomir Skrzypek (1963).
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 3
1904 - 1965
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4
1876 - 1969
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 7
1881 - 1950
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 8
1963 - 2010
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 9