Economist
William Nordhaus
American economist
1941 - today
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William Nordhaus
His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. William Nordhaus is the 138th most popular economist (down from 113th in 2024), the 1,992nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,494th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Economist.
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Among Economists
Among economists, William Nordhaus ranks 138 out of 414. Before him are Zhou Youguang, Michael Spence, Stanley Fischer, Eugene Fama, Rudolf Hilferding, and Jeremy Rifkin. After him are James Heckman, Alan Greenspan, Adolph Wagner, Kristalina Georgieva, Carlo M. Cipolla, and Robert J. Shiller.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
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Zhou Youguang
1906 - 2017
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 132
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 133
Stanley Fischer
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 134
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 135
Rudolf Hilferding
1877 - 1941
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 136
Jeremy Rifkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 137
William Nordhaus
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 138
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 139
Alan Greenspan
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 140
Adolph Wagner
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 141
Kristalina Georgieva
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 142
Carlo M. Cipolla
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 143
Robert J. Shiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, William Nordhaus ranks 129. Before him are Dag Solstad, Kim Hye-ja, Bertrand Tavernier, Jorge Solari, Aimé Jacquet, and Beniamino Stella. After him are Hage Geingob, Sérgio Mendes, Liamine Zéroual, Stephen Jay Gould, Pat Patterson, and Roger Lemerre.
Others Born in 1941
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Dag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 123
Kim Hye-ja
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 124
Bertrand Tavernier
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 125
Jorge Solari
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 126
Aimé Jacquet
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 127
Beniamino Stella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 128
William Nordhaus
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 129
Hage Geingob
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 130
Sérgio Mendes
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 131
Liamine Zéroual
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2026
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 132
Stephen Jay Gould
BIOLOGIST
1941 - 2002
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 133
Pat Patterson
WRESTLER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 134
Roger Lemerre
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 135
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Nordhaus ranks 1,992 out of NaN. Before him are Albert Gore Sr. (1907), David Graf (1950), Cloris Leachman (1926), Michael Dudikoff (1954), Michael Moore (1954), and Jeremy Rifkin (1945). After him are Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Ward Cunningham (1949), Joseph Greenberg (1915), Henry A. Wallace (1888), Rollo May (1909), and Jean Arthur (1900).
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Albert Gore Sr.
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,986
David Graf
ACTOR
1950 - 2001
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 1,987
Cloris Leachman
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,988
Michael Dudikoff
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,989
Michael Moore
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,990
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,991
William Nordhaus
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,992
Madam C. J. Walker
BUSINESSPERSON
1867 - 1919
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,993
Ward Cunningham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,994
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,995
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,996
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,997
Jean Arthur
ACTOR
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,998
Among Economists In United States
Among economists born in United States, William Nordhaus ranks 43. Before him are Thomas Schelling (1921), Thomas J. Sargent (1943), Douglas McGregor (1906), Michael Spence (1943), Eugene Fama (1939), and Jeremy Rifkin (1945). After him are James Heckman (1944), Alan Greenspan (1926), Robert J. Shiller (1946), Paul Krugman (1953), Ben Bernanke (1953), and Peter Diamond (1940).
Thomas Schelling
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 37
Thomas J. Sargent
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 38
Douglas McGregor
1906 - 1964
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 39
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 40
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 41
Jeremy Rifkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 42
William Nordhaus
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 43
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 44
Alan Greenspan
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 45
Robert J. Shiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 46
Paul Krugman
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 47
Ben Bernanke
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 48
Peter Diamond
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 49
