ECONOMIST
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, (13 July 1859 – 13 October 1947) was a British socialist, economist, supporter of Stalinism, and reformer, who co-founded the London School of Economics. He was an early member of the Fabian Society in 1884, joining, like George Bernard Shaw, three months after its inception. Along with his wife Beatrice Webb and with Annie Besant, Graham Wallas, Edward R. Pease, Hubert Bland and Sydney Olivier, Shaw and Webb turned the Fabian Society into the pre-eminent politico-intellectual society in Edwardian England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield has received more than 209,170 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield is the 177th most popular economist (down from 175th in 2019), the 1,628th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,653rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Economist.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.59
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield ranks 177 out of 414. Before him are Pierre Leroux, George Shultz, Walter Eucken, Lars Peter Hansen, Gustave de Molinari, and Francis Ysidro Edgeworth. After him are Nicholas Kaldor, Daniel Ellsberg, Jim Rogers, Michael Spence, Eli Heckscher, and Frank Knight.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Leroux
1797 - 1871
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 171
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 172
Walter Eucken
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 173
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 174
Gustave de Molinari
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 175
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 176
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 177
Nicholas Kaldor
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 178
Daniel Ellsberg
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 179
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 180
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 181
Eli Heckscher
1879 - 1952
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 182
Frank Knight
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield ranks 56. Before him are Walther von Lüttwitz, Sen Katayama, Kenneth Grahame, Havelock Ellis, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria, and Radko Dimitriev. After him are Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Ernesto Cesàro, Peder Mørk Mønsted, Paja Jovanović, Karl von Stürgkh, and Charles Diehl. Among people deceased in 1947, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield ranks 85. Before him are Victor Goldschmidt, Friedrich Paschen, Karol Świerczewski, Nicholas Murray Butler, Lilly Reich, and Sándor Garbai. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger, Bronisław Huberman, August Eigruber, Constantin Sănătescu, Lyuh Woon-hyung, and Harukichi Hyakutake.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsWalther von Lüttwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1942
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 50
Sen Katayama
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1933
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 51
Kenneth Grahame
WRITER
1859 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 52
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 53
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1859 - 1949
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 54
Radko Dimitriev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1918
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 55
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
ECONOMIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 56
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1859 - 1953
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 57
Ernesto Cesàro
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1906
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 58
Peder Mørk Mønsted
PAINTER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 59
Paja Jovanović
PAINTER
1859 - 1957
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 60
Karl von Stürgkh
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 61
Charles Diehl
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1944
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsVictor Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1888 - 1947
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 79
Friedrich Paschen
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 80
Karol Świerczewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 81
Nicholas Murray Butler
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1947
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 82
Lilly Reich
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1947
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 83
Sándor Garbai
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1947
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 84
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
ECONOMIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 85
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 86
Bronisław Huberman
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 87
August Eigruber
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1947
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 88
Constantin Sănătescu
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1947
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 89
Lyuh Woon-hyung
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1947
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 90
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 91
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield ranks 1,628 out of 8,785. Before him are John Dollond (1706), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Matthew Festing (1949), Philippa Foot (1920), Charles Macintosh (1766), and Chris Martin (1977). After him are Malo (487), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), P. F. Strawson (1919), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), and Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Dollond
PHYSICIST
1706 - 1761
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,622
Albert Ketèlbey
COMPOSER
1875 - 1959
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,623
Matthew Festing
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,624
Philippa Foot
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,625
Charles Macintosh
CHEMIST
1766 - 1843
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,626
Chris Martin
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,627
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
ECONOMIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,628
Malo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 621
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,629
Pasquale Anfossi
COMPOSER
1727 - 1797
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,630
Frank P. Ramsey
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1930
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,631
P. F. Strawson
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,632
Princess Mary of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1772
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,633
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1717 - 1797
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,634
Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom
Among economists born in United Kingdom, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield ranks 26. Before him are Angus Deaton (1945), Clive Granger (1934), James Mirrlees (1936), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Henry Sidgwick (1838), and Lionel Robbins (1898). After him are Oliver Hart (1948), Harold Laski (1893), Israel Kirzner (1930), John A. Hobson (1858), Robert Torrens (1780), and Nassau William Senior (1790).
Angus Deaton
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 20
Clive Granger
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 21
James Mirrlees
1936 - 2018
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 22
Kenneth E. Boulding
1910 - 1993
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 23
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 24
Lionel Robbins
1898 - 1984
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 25
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 26
Oliver Hart
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 27
Harold Laski
1893 - 1950
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 28
Israel Kirzner
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 29
John A. Hobson
1858 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 30
Robert Torrens
1780 - 1864
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 31
Nassau William Senior
1790 - 1864
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 32