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Urjit Patel

1963 - Today

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Urjit Patel (born 28 October 1963) is a Kenyan-born Indian economist, who formerly served as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and also Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, looking after monetary policy, economic research, financial markets, statistics and information management. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Urjit Patel has received more than 3,158,125 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Urjit Patel is the 411th most popular economist (down from 371st in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 85th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kenyan Economist.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Urjit Patel ranks 411 out of 414. Before him are Rebecca Blank, Kate Raworth, Cecilia Rouse, Bina Agarwal, Dambisa Moyo, and Steven Levitt. After him are Tyler Cowen, Thomas DiLorenzo, Susan Athey, Robin Hanson, and Kshama Sawant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Urjit Patel ranks 923. Before him are Dick Costolo, Regina Belle, Elizabeth Smylie, Lester Speight, Shigeo Sawairi, and Tracey E. Bregman. After him are Sanjay Mishra, Debbie Armstrong, Satoru Sakuma, Rick Carey, Jahangir Khan, and Beezie Madden.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Urjit Patel ranks 98 out of 150. Before him are Jemima Sumgong (1984), Peres Jepchirchir (1993), Priscah Jeptoo (1984), Ismael Kirui (1975), Faith Kipyegon (1994), and Amina Mohamed (1961). After him are Reuben Kosgei (1979), Nancy Langat (1981), Luke Kibet (1983), Erick Wainaina (1973), Geoffrey Kamworor (1992), and Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Kenya

Among economists born in Kenya, Urjit Patel ranks 2. Before him are Barack Obama Sr. (1936).

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