ECONOMIST
Michel Camdessus
1933 - Today
Michel Camdessus
Michel Camdessus (born 1 May 1933) is a French economist who served as the seventh managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1987 to 2000, the longest serving in that position. He previously served as the Governor of the Banque de France from 1984 to 1987. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Camdessus has received more than 104,174 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Michel Camdessus is the 200th most popular economist (up from 203rd in 2019), the 2,780th most popular biography from France (up from 2,822nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Economist.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
54.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.91
Effective Languages (L*)
1.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Michel Camdessus ranks 200 out of 414. Before him are Eric Maskin, Clément Juglar, János Kornai, Abba P. Lerner, John A. Hobson, and Stanley Fischer. After him are Douglas Diamond, Bertrand de Jouvenel, Raúl Prebisch, Alvin Hansen, Gustav Cassel, and Jon Elster.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEric Maskin
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 194
Clément Juglar
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 195
János Kornai
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 196
Abba P. Lerner
1903 - 1982
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 197
John A. Hobson
1858 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 198
Stanley Fischer
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 199
Michel Camdessus
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 200
Douglas Diamond
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 201
Bertrand de Jouvenel
1903 - 1987
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 202
Raúl Prebisch
1901 - 1986
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 203
Alvin Hansen
1887 - 1975
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 204
Gustav Cassel
1866 - 1945
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 205
Jon Elster
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 206
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Michel Camdessus ranks 171. Before him are Françoise Fabian, Guido Crepax, Donald E. Westlake, Will Sampson, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, and Egil Danielsen. After him are Aleksandr Privalov, Frits Bolkestein, Joachim Meisner, Alan Stacey, Christian Ferras, and Sabah Fakhri.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsFrançoise Fabian
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 165
Guido Crepax
COMIC ARTIST
1933 - 2003
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 166
Donald E. Westlake
WRITER
1933 - 2008
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 167
Will Sampson
PAINTER
1933 - 1987
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 168
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 169
Egil Danielsen
ATHLETE
1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 170
Michel Camdessus
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 171
Aleksandr Privalov
ATHLETE
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 172
Frits Bolkestein
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 173
Joachim Meisner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 174
Alan Stacey
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1960
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 175
Christian Ferras
MUSICIAN
1933 - 1982
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 176
Sabah Fakhri
SINGER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 177
In France
Among people born in France, Michel Camdessus ranks 2,780 out of 6,770. Before him are Bathilde d'Orléans (1750), Alexis Bouvard (1767), Georges Catroux (1877), Pierre Brasseur (1905), Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607), and Vladimir Posner (1934). After him are Paul Tortelier (1914), Olivier Martinez (1966), Bob Sinclar (1969), Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903), Hippolyte Bayard (1801), and Ernest Duchesne (1874).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsBathilde d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 2,774
Alexis Bouvard
ASTRONOMER
1767 - 1843
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,775
Georges Catroux
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1969
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,776
Pierre Brasseur
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,777
Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1607 - 1611
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,778
Vladimir Posner
JOURNALIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,779
Michel Camdessus
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,780
Paul Tortelier
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1990
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,781
Olivier Martinez
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 2,782
Bob Sinclar
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,783
Bertrand de Jouvenel
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1987
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,784
Hippolyte Bayard
PHOTOGRAPHER
1801 - 1887
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,785
Ernest Duchesne
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1912
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,786
Among ECONOMISTS In France
Among economists born in France, Michel Camdessus ranks 20. Before him are Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806), Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712), Pierre Leroux (1797), Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715), Thomas Piketty (1971), and Clément Juglar (1819). After him are Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903), Olivier Blanchard (1948), Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert (1646), Esther Duflo (1972), Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui (1798), and Muriel Casals i Couturier (1945).
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
1806 - 1882
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 14
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
1712 - 1759
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 15
Pierre Leroux
1797 - 1871
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 16
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
1715 - 1789
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 17
Thomas Piketty
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 18
Clément Juglar
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 19
Michel Camdessus
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 20
Bertrand de Jouvenel
1903 - 1987
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 21
Olivier Blanchard
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 22
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert
1646 - 1714
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 23
Esther Duflo
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 24
Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui
1798 - 1854
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 25
Muriel Casals i Couturier
1945 - 2016
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 26