ECONOMIST
Ragnar Nurkse
1907 - 1959
Ragnar Nurkse
Ragnar Wilhelm Nurkse (5 October 1907, Käru, Estonia – 6 May 1959, Le Mont-Pèlerin, Switzerland) was an Estonian-American economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic development. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ragnar Nurkse has received more than 91,229 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ragnar Nurkse is the 242nd most popular economist (down from 221st in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Economist.
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5.21
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Ragnar Nurkse ranks 242 out of 315. Before him are Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher, Eugen Varga, Jules Dupuit, Greg Mankiw, John R. Commons, and Leopold von Wiese. After him are William Phillips, Edward Chamberlin, Georg Friedrich Knapp, Theodore Levitt, Olivier Blanchard, and Tony Atkinson.
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Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
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HPI: 50.79
Rank: 236
Eugen Varga
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.77
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Jules Dupuit
1804 - 1866
HPI: 50.77
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Greg Mankiw
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 239
John R. Commons
1862 - 1945
HPI: 50.50
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Leopold von Wiese
1876 - 1969
HPI: 50.40
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Ragnar Nurkse
1907 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 242
William Phillips
1914 - 1975
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 243
Edward Chamberlin
1899 - 1967
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 244
Georg Friedrich Knapp
1842 - 1926
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 245
Theodore Levitt
1925 - 2006
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 246
Olivier Blanchard
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 247
Tony Atkinson
1944 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 248
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Ragnar Nurkse ranks 176. Before him are William Steig, Ramon Magsaysay, John G. Trump, Janusz Kusociński, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, and Mariam Aslamazian. After him are Guido Masetti, Amedeo Nazzari, Edwige Feuillère, Polina Osipenko, Varian Fry, and Ramón de la Fuente Leal. Among people deceased in 1959, Ragnar Nurkse ranks 93. Before him are Charles Vidor, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Starkweather, Bernard Berenson, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa. After him are Ernst Fast, Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Benjamin Christensen, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Alfonso Reyes, and Ion Gigurtu.
Others Born in 1907
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William Steig
1907 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 170
Ramon Magsaysay
1907 - 1957
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 171
John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 172
Janusz Kusociński
1907 - 1940
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 173
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
1907 - 2004
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 174
Mariam Aslamazian
1907 - 2006
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 175
Ragnar Nurkse
1907 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 176
Guido Masetti
1907 - 1993
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 177
Amedeo Nazzari
1907 - 1979
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 178
Edwige Feuillère
1907 - 1998
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 179
Polina Osipenko
1907 - 1939
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 180
Varian Fry
1907 - 1967
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 181
Ramón de la Fuente Leal
1907 - 1973
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 182
Others Deceased in 1959
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Charles Vidor
1900 - 1959
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 87
Edmund Gwenn
1877 - 1959
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 88
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 89
Bernard Berenson
1865 - 1959
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 90
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 91
Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
1890 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 92
Ragnar Nurkse
1907 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 93
Ernst Fast
1881 - 1959
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 94
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
1880 - 1959
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 95
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 96
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
1869 - 1959
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 97
Alfonso Reyes
1889 - 1959
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 98
Ion Gigurtu
1886 - 1959
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 99
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Ragnar Nurkse ranks 82 out of 310. Before him are Alexei Lvov (1798), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), August Kork (1887), Alfons Rebane (1908), Eduard Pütsep (1898), and Eduard Vilde (1865). After him are August Rei (1886), Juhan Aavik (1884), Friedrich Akel (1871), Kaarel Eenpalu (1888), Ester Mägi (1922), and Ita Ever (1931).
Others born in Estonia
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Alexei Lvov
1798 - 1870
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 76
Carl Robert Jakobson
1841 - 1882
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 77
August Kork
1887 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 78
Alfons Rebane
1908 - 1976
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 79
Eduard Pütsep
1898 - 1960
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 80
Eduard Vilde
1865 - 1933
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 81
Ragnar Nurkse
1907 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 82
August Rei
1886 - 1963
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 83
Juhan Aavik
1884 - 1982
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 84
Friedrich Akel
1871 - 1941
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 85
Kaarel Eenpalu
1888 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 86
Ester Mägi
1922 - 2021
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 87
Ita Ever
1931 - 2023
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 88
Among ECONOMISTS In Estonia
Among economists born in Estonia, Ragnar Nurkse ranks 1.
