1900 - 1993
William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He is also known as the father of the quality movement and was hugely influential in post-WWII Japan, credited with revolutionizing Japan's industry and making it one of the most dominant economies in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. Edwards Deming has received more than 2,960,332 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. W. Edwards Deming is the 55th most popular economist (down from 50th in 2019), the 740th most popular biography from United States (down from 717th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Economist.
W. Edwards Deming is most famous for his 14 points of quality management. These points are: 1) Create constancy of purpose, 2) Adopt the new philosophy, 3) Cease dependence on mass inspection, 4) End the practice of awarding business on price alone, 5) Improve constantly and forever the system of production and service, 6) Institute training on the job, 7) Adopt and institute leadership, 8) Drive out fear, 9) Break down barriers between staff areas, 10) Eliminate slogans, 11) Eliminate numerical quotas, 12) Eliminate management by objective, 13) Eliminate work standards, 14) Remove barriers that hinder knowledge flow.
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Among economists, W. Edwards Deming ranks 55 out of 315. Before him are Douglass North, Werner Sombart, Kenneth Arrow, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Maurice Allais, and Robert Mundell. After him are Irving Fisher, John Kenneth Galbraith, Franco Modigliani, Bertil Ohlin, Robert Solow, and Theodore Schultz.
1920 - 2015
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 49
1863 - 1941
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 50
1921 - 2017
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 51
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 52
1911 - 2010
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 53
1932 - 2021
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 54
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 55
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 56
1908 - 2006
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 57
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 58
1899 - 1979
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 59
1924 - 2023
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 60
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 61
Among people born in 1900, W. Edwards Deming ranks 33. Before him are Jan Oort, Thomas Wolfe, Richard Kuhn, Edith Frank, Mahavatar Babaji, and Chiune Sugihara. After him are Karl Wolff, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Ragnar Granit, Choe Yong-gon, Pak Hon-yong, and Walther Wenck. Among people deceased in 1993, W. Edwards Deming ranks 21. Before him are André the Giant, Inge Lehmann, Hans Jonas, Brandon Lee, Polykarp Kusch, and Bobby Moore. After him are Dizzy Gillespie, Kōbō Abe, Lillian Gish, Bill Bixby, Wolfgang Paul, and Albert Sabin.
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 27
1900 - 1938
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 28
1900 - 1967
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 29
1900 - 1945
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 30
1900 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 31
1900 - 1986
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 32
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 33
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 34
1900 - 1948
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 35
1900 - 1991
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 36
1900 - 1976
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 37
1900 - 1955
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 38
1900 - 1982
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 39
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 15
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 17
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 18
1911 - 1993
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 19
1941 - 1993
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 20
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 21
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 22
1924 - 1993
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 23
1893 - 1993
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 24
1934 - 1993
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 25
1913 - 1993
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 26
1906 - 1993
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 27
Among people born in United States, W. Edwards Deming ranks 740 out of 18,182. Before him are Gloria Swanson (1899), George Eastman (1854), Nellie Bly (1864), George Cukor (1899), Keith Haring (1958), and David Fincher (1962). After him are Eliot Ness (1903), Gene Wilder (1933), Irving Fisher (1867), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Tippi Hedren (1930), and Edward Norton (1969).
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 734
1854 - 1932
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 735
1864 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 736
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 737
1958 - 1990
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 738
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 739
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 740
1903 - 1957
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 741
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 742
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 743
1941 - 2023
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 744
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 745
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 746
Among economists born in United States, W. Edwards Deming ranks 11. Before him are Herbert A. Simon (1916), Elinor Ostrom (1933), Thorstein Veblen (1857), Gary Becker (1930), Douglass North (1920), and Kenneth Arrow (1921). After him are Irving Fisher (1867), Robert Solow (1924), Theodore Schultz (1902), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), Robert Lucas Jr. (1937), and James Tobin (1918).
1916 - 2001
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 5
1933 - 2012
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 6
1857 - 1929
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 7
1930 - 2014
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 8
1920 - 2015
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 9
1921 - 2017
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 10
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 11
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 12
1924 - 2023
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 13
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 14
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 15
1937 - 2023
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 16
1918 - 2002
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 17