ECONOMIST
Reinhard Selten
1930 - 2016
Reinhard Selten
Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten (German: [ˈʁaɪnhaʁt ˈzɛltn̩] ; 5 October 1930 – 23 August 2016) was a German economist, who won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with John Harsanyi and John Nash). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reinhard Selten has received more than 220,074 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Reinhard Selten is the 78th most popular economist (down from 70th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Poland (down from 161st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Economist.
Reinhard Selten is a German economist and mathematician. He is most famous for his work in game theory, specifically for inventing the concept of subgame perfect equilibrium.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
62.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
9.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Reinhard Selten ranks 78 out of 414. Before him are Leonid Hurwicz, James Tobin, Henry Mintzberg, John Kenneth Galbraith, W. Edwards Deming, and Eugen Dühring. After him are James Mill, Jean-Claude Trichet, Thomas Mun, Franz Oppenheimer, Richard Thaler, and Edmund Phelps.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Hurwicz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 72
James Tobin
1918 - 2002
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 73
Henry Mintzberg
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 74
John Kenneth Galbraith
1908 - 2006
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 75
W. Edwards Deming
1900 - 1993
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 76
Eugen Dühring
1833 - 1921
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 77
Reinhard Selten
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 78
James Mill
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 79
Jean-Claude Trichet
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 80
Thomas Mun
1571 - 1641
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 81
Franz Oppenheimer
1864 - 1943
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 82
Richard Thaler
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 83
Edmund Phelps
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 84
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Reinhard Selten ranks 62. Before him are Yves Chauvin, Tippi Hedren, Anton LaVey, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Jesús Franco, and Buck Henry. After him are Mary Quant, Joanne Woodward, Choe Yong-rim, Robert Aumann, Stanley Miller, and Gena Rowlands. Among people deceased in 2016, Reinhard Selten ranks 59. Before him are Junko Tabei, Viktor Korchnoi, Ettore Scola, Harry Kroto, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, and Hans-Dietrich Genscher. After him are Patricio Aylwin, Hilary Putnam, Robert Vaughn, Jacques Rivette, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, and Michel Tournier.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsYves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 56
Tippi Hedren
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 57
Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 58
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 59
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 60
Buck Henry
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 61
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 62
Mary Quant
FASHION DESIGNER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 63
Joanne Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 64
Choe Yong-rim
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 65
Robert Aumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 66
Stanley Miller
CHEMIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 67
Gena Rowlands
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsJunko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 53
Viktor Korchnoi
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 54
Ettore Scola
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 55
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 56
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 57
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 58
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 59
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 60
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 61
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 62
Jacques Rivette
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 63
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 64
Michel Tournier
WRITER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 65
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Reinhard Selten ranks 195 out of 1,694. Before him are Bolesław II the Generous (1041), Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776), Otto Kretschmer (1912), Hans Lammers (1879), Carl Wernicke (1848), and Georg Forster (1754). After him are Mieszko II Lambert (990), Alice Miller (1923), Otto von Below (1857), Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788), Frederick I of Württemberg (1754), and Cymburgis of Masovia (1394).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsBolesław II the Generous
POLITICIAN
1041 - 1081
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 189
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
CHEMIST
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 190
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 191
Hans Lammers
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 192
Carl Wernicke
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 193
Georg Forster
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 194
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 195
Mieszko II Lambert
POLITICIAN
990 - 1034
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 196
Alice Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 197
Otto von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1944
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 198
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
WRITER
1788 - 1857
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 199
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 200
Cymburgis of Masovia
NOBLEMAN
1394 - 1429
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 201
Among ECONOMISTS In Poland
Among economists born in Poland, Reinhard Selten ranks 2. Before him are Carl Menger (1840). After him are Michał Kalecki (1899), Oskar R. Lange (1904), Leopold von Wiese (1876), Leszek Balcerowicz (1947), Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (1951), Henryk Grossman (1881), Zyta Gilowska (1949), and Sławomir Skrzypek (1963).
Carl Menger
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1
Reinhard Selten
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2
Michał Kalecki
1899 - 1970
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3
Oskar R. Lange
1904 - 1965
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4
Leopold von Wiese
1876 - 1969
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 5
Leszek Balcerowicz
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 6
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7
Henryk Grossman
1881 - 1950
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 8
Zyta Gilowska
1949 - 2016
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 9
Sławomir Skrzypek
1963 - 2010
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 10