ECONOMIST
Piero Sraffa
1898 - 1983
Piero Sraffa
Piero Sraffa FBA (5 August 1898 – 3 September 1983) was an influential Italian economist who served as lecturer of economics at the University of Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Piero Sraffa has received more than 359,412 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Piero Sraffa is the 163rd most popular economist (down from 161st in 2019), the 1,939th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,873rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Economist.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
62.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
6.03
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Piero Sraffa ranks 163 out of 414. Before him are Ernst Engel, John Bates Clark, Oskar R. Lange, William F. Sharpe, Daniel McFadden, and Roger Myerson. After him are Myron Scholes, Raymond Barre, Henry George, Henry Sidgwick, Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, and Lionel Robbins.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnst Engel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 157
John Bates Clark
1847 - 1938
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 158
Oskar R. Lange
1904 - 1965
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 159
William F. Sharpe
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 160
Daniel McFadden
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 161
Roger Myerson
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 162
Piero Sraffa
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 163
Myron Scholes
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 164
Raymond Barre
1924 - 2007
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 165
Henry George
1839 - 1897
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 166
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 167
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
1712 - 1759
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 168
Lionel Robbins
1898 - 1984
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Piero Sraffa ranks 84. Before him are Leo McCarey, Hastings Banda, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Desanka Maksimović, Luigi Fagioli, and Helmuth von Pannwitz. After him are Berenice Abbott, Michel de Ghelderode, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Hans Globke, Grace Moore, and Randolph Scott. Among people deceased in 1983, Piero Sraffa ranks 62. Before him are Dennis Wilson, Walter Stennes, Igor Markevitch, Arno Babajanian, Jean Rey, and Tino Rossi. After him are Sharof Rashidov, Erich Juskowiak, Shizo Kanakuri, László Budai, William Walton, and Arturo Umberto Illia.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsLeo McCarey
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1969
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 78
Hastings Banda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1997
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 79
Fyodor Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1961
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 80
Desanka Maksimović
WRITER
1898 - 1993
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 81
Luigi Fagioli
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1952
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 82
Helmuth von Pannwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1947
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 83
Piero Sraffa
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 84
Berenice Abbott
PHOTOGRAPHER
1898 - 1991
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 85
Michel de Ghelderode
WRITER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 86
Tawfiq al-Hakim
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 87
Hans Globke
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1973
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 88
Grace Moore
ACTOR
1898 - 1947
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 89
Randolph Scott
ACTOR
1898 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsDennis Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 56
Walter Stennes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1983
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 57
Igor Markevitch
COMPOSER
1912 - 1983
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 58
Arno Babajanian
COMPOSER
1921 - 1983
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 59
Jean Rey
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 60
Tino Rossi
SINGER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 61
Piero Sraffa
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 62
Sharof Rashidov
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1983
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 63
Erich Juskowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 64
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 65
László Budai
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1983
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 66
William Walton
COMPOSER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 67
Arturo Umberto Illia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 68
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Piero Sraffa ranks 1,939 out of 5,161. Before him are Edoardo Agnelli (1892), Stefano Pioli (1965), Giuseppe Gazzaniga (1743), Mario Roatta (1887), Gianluca Pagliuca (1966), and Alberto Grimaldi (1925). After him are Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma (1847), Marco Antonio Bragadin (1523), Margaret of Durazzo (1347), Paolo Veneziano (1300), Angelo Moriondo (1851), and John of Montecorvino (1246).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsEdoardo Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1935
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,933
Stefano Pioli
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,934
Giuseppe Gazzaniga
COMPOSER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,935
Mario Roatta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,936
Gianluca Pagliuca
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,937
Alberto Grimaldi
PRODUCER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,938
Piero Sraffa
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,939
Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1847 - 1893
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,940
Marco Antonio Bragadin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1523 - 1571
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,941
Margaret of Durazzo
POLITICIAN
1347 - 1412
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1,942
Paolo Veneziano
PAINTER
1300 - 1365
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1,943
Angelo Moriondo
INVENTOR
1851 - 1914
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 1,944
John of Montecorvino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1246 - 1328
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1,945
Among ECONOMISTS In Italy
Among economists born in Italy, Piero Sraffa ranks 4. Before him are Mario Draghi (1947), Franco Modigliani (1918), and Carlo M. Cipolla (1922). After him are Ferdinando Galiani (1728), Giovanni Arrighi (1937), Gian Domenico Romagnosi (1761), Pietro Verri (1728), Mariana Mazzucato (1968), Daniele Archibugi (1958), Pier Carlo Padoan (1950), and Alberto Alesina (1957).
Mario Draghi
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1
Franco Modigliani
1918 - 2003
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 2
Carlo M. Cipolla
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
Piero Sraffa
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 4
Ferdinando Galiani
1728 - 1787
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 5
Giovanni Arrighi
1937 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 6
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
1761 - 1835
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 7
Pietro Verri
1728 - 1797
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Mariana Mazzucato
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 9
Daniele Archibugi
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 10
Pier Carlo Padoan
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 11
Alberto Alesina
1957 - 2020
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 12