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20th-century economists

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Alexander BardAuthor · BooksAlexander Bengt Magnus Bard (born 17 March 1961) is a Swedish musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of…
Amintore FanfaniArtist · PaintingsAmintore Fanfani (Italian pronunciation: [aˈmintore faɱˈfaːni]; 6 February 1908 – 20 November 1999) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as 32nd prime minister of Italy for…
Amy ChuaAuthor · BooksAmy Lynn Chua (Chinese: 蔡美儿; born October 26, 1962) is an American legal scholar, corporate lawyer, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr.
André GorzAuthor · BooksGérard Horst (lang; Gerhart Hirsch; 9 February 1923 – 22 September 2007), more commonly known by his pen names André Gorz (lang) and Michel Bosquet (lang), was an Austrian-French social…
Andre Gunder FrankAuthor · BooksAndré Gunder Frank, born Andreas Frank; (February 24, 1929 – April 23, 2005) was a German-American sociologist and economic historian who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and…
Angus DeatonAuthor · BooksSir Angus Stewart Deaton (born 19 October 1945) is a British-American economist and academic. Deaton is a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D.
Anselm GrünAuthor · BooksAnselm Grün (in English also: Anselm Gruen), OSB (born 14 January 1945 in Junkershausen, Germany) is a German Benedictine monk.
Arno PetersAuthor · Maps and atlasesArno Peters (22 May 1916 – 2 December 2002) was a German historian who developed the Peters world map, based on the Gall–Peters projection.
Ashraf GhaniAuthor · BooksMohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (born 19 May 1949) is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his government was…
Aurelio PecceiAuthor · BooksAurelio Peccei (4 July 1908 – 14 March 1984), was an Italian industrialist and philanthropist, who co-founded with Alexander King and first president of the Club of Rome, an organisation…
Ben McKenziePerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor, author, and commentator.
Benoit MandelbrotAuthor · BooksBenoit B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding…
Bjørn LomborgAuthor · BooksEnvironmental Assessment Institute, Hoover Institution, Copenhagen Consensus Center
Boualem SansalAuthor · BooksBoualem Sansal (Tamazight: Buɛlam Senṣal; Tifinagh: ⴱⵓⴰⵍⴰⵎ ⵙⴻⵏⵚⴰⵍ; bwalɛm sɑ̃sal; born 15 October 1944) is a French-Algerian author who writes in French.
Brian HallisayPerson · Film memorabiliaBrian Gleidson Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Will Davis in The CW drama series Privileged and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series The…
Burton MalkielAuthor · BooksBurton Gordon Malkiel (born August 28, 1932) is an American economist, financial executive, and writer most noted for his classic finance book A Random Walk Down Wall Street (first…
C. K. PrahaladAuthor · BooksCoimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad (8 August 1941 – 16 April 2010) was an Indian-American entrepreneur and author.
Charles HandyAuthor · BooksCharles Brian Handy, CBE (25 July 1932 – 13 December 2024) was an Irish author and philosopher who specialised in organisational behaviour and management.
Christiane TaubiraAuthor · BooksChristiane Marie Taubira (born 2 February 1952) is a French politician who served as Minister of Justice of France in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls…
Dan ArielyAuthor · BooksDan Ariely (born April 29, 1967) is an Israeli-American author and professor of business administration at Duke University.
Don TapscottAuthor · BooksDon Tapscott (born June 1, 1947) is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and public speaker.
Douglas McGregorAuthor · BooksDouglas Murray McGregor (September 6, 1906 – October 1, 1964) was an American management professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and president of Antioch College from 1948 to 1954.
Edward GlaeserAuthor · BooksEdward Ludwig Glaeser (born May 1, 1967) is an American economist and the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Elena KotovaDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Elena Kotova (2011)
Eliyahu M. GoldrattmmnjAuthor · BooksEliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli business management guru.
Éric de Moulins-BeaufortAuthor · BooksÉric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 30 January 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018.
Ernest MandelAuthor · BooksErnest Ezra Mandel (lang; 5 April 1923 – 20 July 1995), also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter, was a Belgian Marxian economist,…
Etyen MahçupyanAuthor · BooksEtyen Mahçupyan (born 9 March 1950) is a Turkish journalist, writer, columnist and politician of Armenian descent who served as the senior adviser to Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet…
Ferenc GyurcsányAuthor · Books
Fernando del PasoArtist · PaintingsFernando del Paso Morante (1 April 1935 – 14 November 2018) was a Mexican novelist, essayist, and poet.
Francis FukuyamaPhotographer · PhotographyFrancis Yoshihiro Fukuyama (born October 27, 1952) is an American political scientist, political economist, and international relations scholar.
George SorosAuthor · BooksGeorge Soros (born Schwartz György; August 12, 1930) is a Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist. Soros has donated more than $32 billion
Gérard KleinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gérard Klein, Utopiales 2011
Gizem SakaArtist · PaintingsGizem Saka (born 9 April 1978, Istanbul) is a contemporary Turkish artist and an economist.
Helmut SchmidtPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of…
Hernando de SotoAuthor · BooksHe was born in Arequipa.
Igor MirovićAuthor · BooksIgor Mirović (Игор Мировић; born 12 July 1968) is a Serbian politician, economist, and poet who served as the president of the Government of Vojvodina from 2016 to 2024.
Immanuel WallersteinAuthor · BooksImmanuel Maurice Wallerstein (also; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian.
Jane JacobsAuthor · BooksJane Isabel Jacobs (Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.
Jared BernsteinAuthor · BooksJared Bernstein (born December 26, 1955) is an American economist and government official, who was the chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers from July 2023 until the end…
Jean FourastiéAuthor · BooksJean Fourastié (15 April 190725 July 1990) was a French civil servant, economist, professor and public intellectual.
Jean-Pierre Van RossemAuthor · Books
Jeffrey SachsAuthor · BooksJeffrey David Sachs (born November 5, 1954) is an American economist and public policy analyst.
Jo NesbøAuthor · BooksJon "Jo" Nesbø (lang; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author…
John PerkinsAuthor · Books
Joop den UylAuthor · BooksJohannes Marten den Uijl (9 August 1919 – 24 December 1987), better known as Joop den Uyl, was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to…
José Luis SampedroAuthor · Books
Joseph DeissPhotographer · PhotographyJoseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006.
Justine GreeningAuthor · BooksJustine Greening (born 30 April 1969) is an English former politician who was the Secretary of State for Education from 2016 to 2018.
Kenneth E. BouldingAuthor · BooksKenneth Ewart Boulding (January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.
Kukrit PramojAuthor · BooksMom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj (pron; 20 April 1911 – 9 October 1995) was a Thai politician, author, scholar and professor.
Michael AlbertAuthor · BooksMichael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is an American economist, speaker, writer, and political critic. Since the late 1970s, he has published on a variety of subjects.
Mikhail GutseriyevPerson · Music memorabiliaFinancial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Miren EtxezarretaAuthor · BooksMiren Etxezarreta Zubizarreta (born 23 March 1936) is a Spanish Basque economist and intellectual of the left who is linked to social movements.
Mohammad ShtayyehAuthor · BooksMohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh (born 17 January 1958) is a Palestinian politician, academic, and economist who served as the Prime Minister of Palestine from 2019 to 2024.
Moisés NaímAuthor · BooksMoisés Naím (born July 5, 1952) is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Murray RothbardAuthor · BooksMurray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School, economic historian, political theorist, and activist.
Nenad ČanakPerson · Music memorabiliaNenad Čanak (Ненад Чанак, pron; born 2 November 1959) is a Serbian politician. He is the co-founder and former leader of the centre-left League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.
Nitasha KaulAuthor · BooksNitasha Kaul is a British academic, writer and poet based in London. In addition to fiction, she writes and speaks about topics that cover the political economy, Bhutan, Kashmir,…
Norbert SchmelzerPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer (22 March 1921 – 14 November 2008) was a Dutch politician and economist who served as party leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) from 1963 to 1971 and…
Ota ŠikArtist · PaintingsOta Šik (11 September 1919 – 22 August 2004) was a Czech economist and politician.
Pat NixonPerson · Film memorabiliaThelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (Ryan; March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president.
Paul SamuelsonAuthor · BooksPaul Anthony Samuelson (May 15, 1915 – December 13, 2009) was an American economist who was the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Peter DruckerArtist · SculpturePeter Ferdinand Drucker (19 November 1909 – 11 November 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and…
Peter SengeAuthor · BooksPeter Michael Senge (born 1947) is an American systems scientist who is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute, and…
Philip KotlerAuthor · BooksPhilip Kotler (born May 27, 1931) is an American marketing author, consultant, and professor emeritus. From 1962 to 2018, he was the S. C.
Philip M. ParkerAuthor · Books
Rebecca BlankAuthor · BooksRebecca Margaret Blank (September 19, 1955 – February 17, 2023) was an American economist and academic administrator.
Robert James WallerPhotographer · PhotographyRobert James Waller (August 1, 1939 – March 10, 2017) was an American author best known for The Bridges of Madison County. He was also a professor, photographer, and musician.
Robert KeohaneAuthor · BooksRobert Owen Keohane (born October 3, 1941) is an American political scientist working in the fields of international relations and international political economy.
Robert McNamaraAuthor · BooksRobert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009), also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary…
Robin WellsAuthor · BooksRobin Elizabeth Wells (born 1959) is an American economist. She is the co-author of several economics texts, mostly with her husband Paul Krugman.
Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of LymmAuthor · BooksRuth Jane Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm, (born 22 September 1947) is a British parliamentarian and political economist.
Sebastião SalgadoPhotographer · PhotographySebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (8 February 1944 – 23 May 2025) was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.
Stephen HarperAuthor · BooksStephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015.
Steven D. LevittAuthor · BooksSteven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner).
Takis FotopoulosAuthor · BooksTakis Fotopoulos (born 14 October 1940) is a Greek political philosopher, economist and writer who founded the Inclusive Democracy movement, aiming at a synthesis of classical democracy…
Thomas J. PetersAuthor · BooksThomas J. Peters (born November 7, 1942), an American writer on business-management practices, became best-known for his 1982 book In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H.
Varujan VosganianAuthor · BooksNational Liberal Party (2003–2015, Senator during 2004–2016)
W. Edwards DemingPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer.
Walt Whitman RostowAuthor · BooksWalt Whitman Rostow (October 7, 1916 – February 13, 2003)[1] was an American economist, professor and political theorist who served as national security advisor to president of the United…
Winona LaDukeAuthor · BooksWinona LaDuke (born August 18, 1959) is a Native American environmentalist, writer, and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as…
Xavier Sala-i-MartinAuthor · BooksXavier X. Sala i Martín (also Sala-i-Martin in English) is a Catalan economist and professor of economics at Columbia University.
Yannis KondosAuthor · BooksYannis Kondos (1943 – January 2015) was a Greek poet. He read Economics at the University of Piraeus (then Higher School for Industrial Studies).
Zecharia SitchinAuthor · BooksZecharia Sitchin (11 July 1920 – 9 October 2010) was an author of a number of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts.

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