ECONOMIST
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
Walt Whitman Rostow
Walt Whitman Rostow (rahs-TOU; October 7, 1916 – February 13, 2003) was an American economist, professor and political theorist who served as national security advisor to president of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1969. Rostow worked in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and later was a foreign policy adviser and speechwriter for presidential candidate and then President John F. Kennedy; he is often credited with writing Kennedy's famous "New Frontier" speech. Prominent for his role in shaping US foreign policy in Southeast Asia during the 1960s, he was a staunch anti-communist, noted for a belief in the efficacy of capitalism and free enterprise, and strongly supported US involvement in the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walt Whitman Rostow has received more than 420,625 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Walt Whitman Rostow is the 152nd most popular economist (down from 133rd in 2019), the 2,130th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,782nd in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Economist.
Memorability Metrics
420k
Page Views (PV)
57.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
5.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Walt Whitman Rostow ranks 152 out of 414. Before him are Christopher A. Pissarides, Bengt Holmström, Jeffrey Sachs, William Beveridge, Robert F. Engle, and Benedetto Cotrugli. After him are Peter Diamond, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Michał Kalecki, Kenneth E. Boulding, Ernst Engel, and John Bates Clark.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher A. Pissarides
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 146
Bengt Holmström
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 147
Jeffrey Sachs
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 148
William Beveridge
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 149
Robert F. Engle
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 150
Benedetto Cotrugli
1416 - 1469
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 151
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 152
Peter Diamond
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 153
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 154
Michał Kalecki
1899 - 1970
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 155
Kenneth E. Boulding
1910 - 1993
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 156
Ernst Engel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 157
John Bates Clark
1847 - 1938
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 158
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Walt Whitman Rostow ranks 77. Before him are Betty Grable, Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, Giorgio Bassani, Archduke Felix of Austria, Pietro Rava, and Mika Špiljak. After him are Pérez Prado, Ray Conniff, Vladimir Demikhov, José Manuel Moreno, Ramón José Velásquez, and Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann. Among people deceased in 2003, Walt Whitman Rostow ranks 72. Before him are John Schlesinger, Ilan Ramon, Vasil Bykaŭ, Miloš Milutinović, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Michael Jeter. After him are Eizo Yuguchi, Valeriy Brumel, Fritz Fischer, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Guy Thys, and Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsBetty Grable
ACTOR
1916 - 1973
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 71
Zein Al-Sharaf Talal
COMPANION
1916 - 1994
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 72
Giorgio Bassani
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 73
Archduke Felix of Austria
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2011
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 74
Pietro Rava
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 75
Mika Špiljak
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 76
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 77
Pérez Prado
SINGER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 78
Ray Conniff
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 79
Vladimir Demikhov
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 1998
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 80
José Manuel Moreno
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 81
Ramón José Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 82
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2010
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsJohn Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 66
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 67
Vasil Bykaŭ
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 68
Miloš Milutinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 69
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 70
Michael Jeter
ACTOR
1952 - 2003
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 71
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 72
Eizo Yuguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2003
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 73
Valeriy Brumel
ATHLETE
1942 - 2003
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 74
Fritz Fischer
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 75
Ramón Serrano Suñer
POLITICIAN
1901 - 2003
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 76
Guy Thys
COACH
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 77
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2003
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 78
In United States
Among people born in United States, Walt Whitman Rostow ranks 2,130 out of 20,380. Before him are Ricky Nelson (1940), Bill Withers (1938), Thomas Cech (1947), Jim Parsons (1973), Jennifer Beals (1963), and John Cusack (1966). After him are Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Chris Pratt (1979), Will Eisner (1917), George Smith (1941), Richard Bull (1924), and Vera Farmiga (1973).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRicky Nelson
SINGER
1940 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,124
Bill Withers
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,125
Thomas Cech
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,126
Jim Parsons
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,127
Jennifer Beals
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,128
John Cusack
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,129
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,130
Andrea M. Ghez
ASTRONOMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,131
Chris Pratt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,132
Will Eisner
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,133
George Smith
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,134
Richard Bull
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,135
Vera Farmiga
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,136
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Walt Whitman Rostow ranks 49. Before him are Robert C. Merton (1944), Robert Fogel (1926), James Heckman (1944), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Jeffrey Sachs (1954), and Robert F. Engle (1942). After him are Peter Diamond (1940), John Bates Clark (1847), William F. Sharpe (1934), Daniel McFadden (1937), Roger Myerson (1951), and Henry George (1839).
Robert C. Merton
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 43
Robert Fogel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 44
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 45
Vernon L. Smith
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 46
Jeffrey Sachs
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 47
Robert F. Engle
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 48
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 49
Peter Diamond
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 50
John Bates Clark
1847 - 1938
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 51
William F. Sharpe
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 52
Daniel McFadden
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 53
Roger Myerson
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 54
Henry George
1839 - 1897
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 55