ECONOMIST
William Petty
1623 - 1687
William Petty
Sir William Petty (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Petty has received more than 357,461 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). William Petty is the 32nd most popular economist (down from 26th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 312th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Economist.
William Petty was a British economist and statistician who is most famous for his contributions to the field of political economy. He was the first person to develop a system of national income accounting.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
10.50
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, William Petty ranks 32 out of 414. Before him are Henri Fayol, Carl Menger, Simon Kuznets, Michael Porter, Herbert A. Simon, and Barack Obama Sr.. After him are Elinor Ostrom, Ragnar Frisch, Jan Tinbergen, Léon Walras, Wassily Leontief, and Karl Polanyi.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenri Fayol
1841 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 26
Carl Menger
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 27
Simon Kuznets
1901 - 1985
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 28
Michael Porter
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 29
Herbert A. Simon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 30
Barack Obama Sr.
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 31
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 32
Elinor Ostrom
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 33
Ragnar Frisch
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 34
Jan Tinbergen
1903 - 1994
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 35
Léon Walras
1834 - 1910
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 36
Wassily Leontief
1906 - 1999
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 37
Karl Polanyi
1886 - 1964
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1623, William Petty ranks 2. Before him is Blaise Pascal. After him are Ferdinand Verbiest, Antonio Cesti, Zhu Youlang, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, François de Laval, Christian Louis I, Reinier Nooms, and Algernon Sidney. Among people deceased in 1687, William Petty ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Johannes Hevelius. After him are René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Constantijn Huygens, Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Nicholas Mercator, Henry More, Nell Gwyn, Laura Martinozzi, Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, and François de Créquy.
Others Born in 1623
Go to all RankingsBlaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 1
William Petty
ECONOMIST
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 2
Ferdinand Verbiest
ASTRONOMER
1623 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 3
Antonio Cesti
SINGER
1623 - 1669
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 4
Zhu Youlang
POLITICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 5
Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1623 - 1683
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 6
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PHILOSOPHER
1623 - 1673
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 7
François de Laval
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1623 - 1708
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 8
Christian Louis I
NOBLEMAN
1623 - 1692
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 9
Reinier Nooms
PAINTER
1623 - 1664
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 10
Algernon Sidney
POLITICIAN
1623 - 1683
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1687
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Lully
COMPOSER
1632 - 1687
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 1
Johannes Hevelius
ASTRONOMER
1611 - 1687
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 2
William Petty
ECONOMIST
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
EXPLORER
1643 - 1687
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 4
Constantijn Huygens
WRITER
1596 - 1687
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 5
Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPANION
1612 - 1687
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 6
Nicholas Mercator
MATHEMATICIAN
1620 - 1687
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
Henry More
PHILOSOPHER
1614 - 1687
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8
Nell Gwyn
ACTOR
1650 - 1687
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 9
Laura Martinozzi
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1687
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 10
Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1687
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 11
François de Créquy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1625 - 1687
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Petty ranks 334 out of 8,785. Before him are Robbie Coltrane (1950), Halford Mackinder (1861), Graham Greene (1904), Morrissey (1959), William Hogarth (1697), and John Galsworthy (1867). After him are Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887), Norman Haworth (1883), Margaret Tudor (1489), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Ian McShane (1942), and William Baffin (1584).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRobbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 328
Halford Mackinder
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 329
Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 330
Morrissey
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 331
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 332
John Galsworthy
WRITER
1867 - 1933
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 333
William Petty
ECONOMIST
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 334
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
COMPANION
1887 - 1969
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 335
Norman Haworth
CHEMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 336
Margaret Tudor
COMPANION
1489 - 1541
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 337
Ecgberht, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
800 - 839
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 338
Ian McShane
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 339
William Baffin
EXPLORER
1584 - 1622
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 340
Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom
Among economists born in United Kingdom, William Petty ranks 8. Before him are John Maynard Keynes (1883), David Ricardo (1772), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), John Stuart Mill (1806), Alfred Marshall (1842), and John Law (1671). After him are Ronald Coase (1910), William Stanley Jevons (1835), John Hicks (1904), Benjamin Graham (1894), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), and James Mill (1773).
John Maynard Keynes
1883 - 1946
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 2
David Ricardo
1772 - 1823
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 3
Thomas Robert Malthus
1766 - 1834
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 4
John Stuart Mill
1806 - 1873
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 5
Alfred Marshall
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
John Law
1671 - 1729
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 7
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 8
Ronald Coase
1910 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 9
William Stanley Jevons
1835 - 1882
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 10
John Hicks
1904 - 1989
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 11
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12
Arthur Cecil Pigou
1877 - 1959
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 13
James Mill
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 14