ECONOMIST
Richard Florida
1957 - Today
Richard Florida
Richard L. Florida (born 1957) is an American urban studies theorist focusing on social and economic theory. He is a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's School of Professional Studies. Florida taught at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College in Pittsburgh from 1987 to 2005, before moving to George Mason University's School of Public Policy, where he taught for two years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Florida has received more than 396,274 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Florida is the 365th most popular economist (down from 335th in 2019), the 10,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,149th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Economist.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
50.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Richard Florida ranks 365 out of 414. Before him are Muriel Casals i Couturier, Paul Craig Roberts, Pier Carlo Padoan, Käthe Leichter, Jagdish Bhagwati, and Masaaki Shirakawa. After him are Arkady Dvorkovich, G. D. H. Cole, Ariel Rubinstein, Tatyana Golikova, Martin Feldstein, and Lee Ju-ho.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuriel Casals i Couturier
1945 - 2016
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 359
Paul Craig Roberts
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 360
Pier Carlo Padoan
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 361
Käthe Leichter
1895 - 1942
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 362
Jagdish Bhagwati
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 363
Masaaki Shirakawa
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 364
Richard Florida
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 365
Arkady Dvorkovich
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 366
G. D. H. Cole
1889 - 1959
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 367
Ariel Rubinstein
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 368
Tatyana Golikova
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 369
Martin Feldstein
1939 - 2019
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 370
Lee Ju-ho
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 371
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Richard Florida ranks 460. Before him are Mark Mancina, Katie Couric, Murat Zyazikov, Rui Rio, Martin Luther King III, and Jo Jorgensen. After him are Richard Barbieri, Ulrike Lunacek, Bernd Krauss, Christer Björkman, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, and Jacek Kaczmarski.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsMark Mancina
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 454
Katie Couric
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 455
Murat Zyazikov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 456
Rui Rio
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 457
Martin Luther King III
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 458
Jo Jorgensen
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 459
Richard Florida
ECONOMIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 460
Richard Barbieri
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 461
Ulrike Lunacek
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 462
Bernd Krauss
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 463
Christer Björkman
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 464
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 465
Jacek Kaczmarski
SINGER
1957 - 2004
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 466
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Florida ranks 10,265 out of 20,380. Before him are Josh Homme (1973), John O. Brennan (1955), Gideon Welles (1802), Patricia Barber (1955), Erna Schneider Hoover (1926), and Don Muraco (1949). After him are Samuel Huntington (1731), Richard Fortus (1966), Marilyn White (1944), Bonita Granville (1923), Antonio Tarver (1968), and Horace Grant (1965).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJosh Homme
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 10,259
John O. Brennan
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 10,260
Gideon Welles
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1878
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 10,261
Patricia Barber
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 10,262
Erna Schneider Hoover
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,263
Don Muraco
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,264
Richard Florida
ECONOMIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,265
Samuel Huntington
POLITICIAN
1731 - 1796
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,266
Richard Fortus
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,267
Marilyn White
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,268
Bonita Granville
ACTOR
1923 - 1988
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 10,269
Antonio Tarver
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 10,270
Horace Grant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 10,271
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Richard Florida ranks 115. Before him are Armen Alchian (1914), Don Patinkin (1922), Edith Abbott (1876), John B. Taylor (1946), Frank Fetter (1863), and Paul Craig Roberts (1939). After him are Martin Feldstein (1939), Richard D. Wolff (1942), Kenneth Rogoff (1953), Michael Albert (1947), Paul Douglas (1892), and Eric Lander (1957).
Armen Alchian
1914 - 2013
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 109
Don Patinkin
1922 - 1995
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 110
Edith Abbott
1876 - 1957
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 111
John B. Taylor
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 112
Frank Fetter
1863 - 1949
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 113
Paul Craig Roberts
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 114
Richard Florida
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 115
Martin Feldstein
1939 - 2019
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 116
Richard D. Wolff
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 117
Kenneth Rogoff
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 118
Michael Albert
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 119
Paul Douglas
1892 - 1976
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 120
Eric Lander
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 121