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Alan Greenspan

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Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist who served as the 13th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He worked as a private adviser and provided consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC. First nominated to the Federal Reserve by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, Greenspan was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006, after the second-longest tenure in the position, behind only William McChesney Martin. President George W. Bush appointed Ben Bernanke as his successor. Greenspan came to the Federal Reserve Board from a consulting career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Greenspan is the 140th most popular economist (down from 127th in 2019), the 2,008th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,735th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Economist.

Alan Greenspan is most famous for being the chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. During his tenure, he oversaw an era of economic prosperity in the United States and was instrumental in the development of the "Greenspan Put," which refers to the Federal Reserve's willingness to intervene in the economy to protect against stock market declines.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Alan Greenspan ranks 140 out of 414. Before him are Stanley Fischer, Eugene Fama, Rudolf Hilferding, Jeremy Rifkin, William Nordhaus, and James Heckman. After him are Adolph Wagner, Kristalina Georgieva, Carlo M. Cipolla, Robert J. Shiller, Paul Krugman, and Ben Bernanke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Alan Greenspan ranks 104. Before him are David C. H. Austin, Francisco Rabal, László Papp, Cloris Leachman, Kim Jong-pil, and James Stirling. After him are Gus Grissom, Joshua Fishman, Shohei Imamura, John Berger, Joachim Fest, and Poul Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Greenspan ranks 2,008 out of 20,380. Before him are James Heckman (1944), River Phoenix (1970), Janet Gaynor (1906), Scott Hall (1958), James Patterson (1947), and XXXTentacion (1998). After him are Erskine Caldwell (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), Scott Wilson (1942), Percy Spencer (1894), Henry Hathaway (1898), and Gillian Anderson (1968).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Alan Greenspan ranks 45. Before him are Douglas McGregor (1906), Michael Spence (1943), Eugene Fama (1939), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), and James Heckman (1944). After him are Robert J. Shiller (1946), Paul Krugman (1953), Ben Bernanke (1953), Peter Diamond (1940), Robert F. Engle (1942), and Christopher A. Sims (1942).

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