Economist
Robert C. Merton
1944 - today
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Robert C. Merton
His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Robert C. Merton is the 163rd most popular economist (down from 134th in 2024), the 2,458th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,817th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Economist. Learn more about Robert C. Merton's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Economists
Among economists, Robert C. Merton ranks 163 out of 414. Before him are Eric Maskin, Vernon L. Smith, Daniel McFadden, Richard Cantillon, Greg Mankiw, and Hans-Hermann Hoppe. After him are Gustav von Schmoller, Ernest Mandel, William Beveridge, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ernst Engel, and Raymond Barre.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
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Eric Maskin
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 157
Vernon L. Smith
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 158
Daniel McFadden
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 159
Richard Cantillon
1680 - 1734
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 160
Greg Mankiw
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 161
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 162
Robert C. Merton
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 163
Gustav von Schmoller
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 164
Ernest Mandel
1923 - 1995
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 165
William Beveridge
1879 - 1963
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 166
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 167
Ernst Engel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 168
Raymond Barre
1924 - 2007
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Robert C. Merton ranks 175. Before him are Mick Jones, Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Odd Nerdrum, Herbert Wimmer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, and Adriano Galliani. After him are Mauro Piacenza, Leif Segerstam, Karen Armstrong, Pattie Boyd, Albert Hammond, and Kiri Te Kanawa.
Others Born in 1944
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Mick Jones
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 169
Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 170
Odd Nerdrum
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 171
Herbert Wimmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 172
Jon Kabat-Zinn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 173
Adriano Galliani
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 174
Robert C. Merton
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 175
Mauro Piacenza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 176
Leif Segerstam
CONDUCTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 177
Karen Armstrong
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 178
Pattie Boyd
MODEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 179
Albert Hammond
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 180
Kiri Te Kanawa
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 181
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert C. Merton ranks 2,458 out of NaN. Before him are John Cusack (1966), Thomas Eakins (1844), Vera Wang (1949), Jeff Kinney (1971), Marg Helgenberger (1958), and Stephen Smale (1930). After him are Dean Koontz (1945), Richard Sennett (1943), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), James Oliver Curwood (1878), George Roy Hill (1921), and Bonnie Bedelia (1948).
Others born in United States
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John Cusack
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,452
Thomas Eakins
PAINTER
1844 - 1916
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,453
Vera Wang
FASHION DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,454
Jeff Kinney
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,455
Marg Helgenberger
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,456
Stephen Smale
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,457
Robert C. Merton
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,458
Dean Koontz
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,459
Richard Sennett
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,460
Roger Y. Tsien
CHEMIST
1952 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,461
James Oliver Curwood
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,462
George Roy Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,463
Bonnie Bedelia
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,464
Among Economists In United States
Among economists born in United States, Robert C. Merton ranks 57. Before him are Christopher A. Sims (1942), Roger Myerson (1951), Eric Maskin (1950), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Daniel McFadden (1937), and Greg Mankiw (1958). After him are Robert B. Wilson (1937), Henry George (1839), Jim Rogers (1942), Peter Navarro (1949), Daniel Ellsberg (1931), and Benjamin Tucker (1854).
Christopher A. Sims
1942 - 2026
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 51
Roger Myerson
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 52
Eric Maskin
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 53
Vernon L. Smith
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 54
Daniel McFadden
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 55
Greg Mankiw
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 56
Robert C. Merton
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 57
Robert B. Wilson
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 58
Henry George
1839 - 1897
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 59
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 60
Peter Navarro
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 61
Daniel Ellsberg
1931 - 2023
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 62
Benjamin Tucker
1854 - 1939
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 63
