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Rebecca Blank

1955 - 2023

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Rebecca Margaret Blank (September 19, 1955 – February 17, 2023) was an American economist and academic administrator. She was the ninth chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2013 to 2022. She served in several senior roles in the United States Department of Commerce during the presidency of Barack Obama, including more than a year as acting United States Secretary of Commerce. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rebecca Blank is the 416th most popular economist (down from 405th in 2024), the 16,385th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,076th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Rebecca Blank ranks 416 out of 414. Before her are Akinwumi Adesina, Raghuram Rajan, Olga Golodets, Yochai Benkler, Gita Gopinath, and Kate Raworth. After her are Emmanuel Saez, Epsy Campbell Barr, Rola Dashti, Cecilia Rouse, Peter Boettke, and Stephanie Kelton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Rebecca Blank ranks 709. Before her are Penn Jillette, Ann Grant, Lusia Harris, Steve Wooddin, Geraldine Brooks, and Hariharan. After her are John Baldacci, John H. Cox, Flip Saunders, Sanal Edamaruku, Gail Neall, and Mary Landrieu. Among people deceased in 2023, Rebecca Blank ranks 591. Before her are Zia Mohyeddin, Phyllis Coates, Gita Mehta, Gino Mäder, Eddie Bernice Johnson, and Walewska Oliveira. After her are Elena Pampoulova, Lieuwe Westra, Zahara, Bishan Singh Bedi, Satish Kaushik, and Amy Fuller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rebecca Blank ranks 16,392 out of 20,380. Before her are Tina Smith (1958), Will Lee (1908), Kenneth J. Lawrence (null), Justin Whalin (1974), Ryan Kelley (1986), and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998). After her are Treat Huey (1985), Natasha Rothwell (1980), Burton C. Bell (1969), Robert Buckley (1981), Norman Bellingham (1964), and Griffin Bell (1918).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Rebecca Blank ranks 128. Before her are Michael Albert (1947), Natalie Jaresko (1965), Laura Tyson (1947), Eric Lander (1957), Christina Romer (1958), and Winona LaDuke (1959). After her are Cecilia Rouse (1963), Peter Boettke (1960), Stephanie Kelton (1969), Tyler Cowen (1962), Steven Levitt (1967), and Ardo Hansson (1958).

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