ECONOMIST
Anna Schwartz
1915 - 2012

Anna Schwartz
Anna Jacobson Schwartz (pronounced SHWORTS; November 11, 1915 – June 21, 2012) was an American economist who worked at the National Bureau of Economic Research in New York City and a writer for The New York Times. Paul Krugman has said that Schwartz is "one of the world's greatest monetary scholars." Schwartz collaborated with Nobel laureate Milton Friedman on A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, which was published in 1963. This book placed the blame for the Great Depression at the door of the Federal Reserve System. Robert J. Shiller describes the book as the "most influential account" of the Great Depression. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Schwartz is the 329th most popular economist (down from 305th in 2019), the 8,569th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,666th in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Anna Schwartz ranks 329 out of 414. Before her are José Ángel Gurría, Ludwig Lachmann, Anne Osborn Krueger, David Landes, Käthe Leichter, and Robert Rubin. After her are Paul A. Baran, Bernard Lietaer, John Lipsky, Dambisa Moyo, Jacob Viner, and John R. Commons.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé Ángel Gurría
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 323
Ludwig Lachmann
1906 - 1990
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 324
Anne Osborn Krueger
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 325
David Landes
1924 - 2013
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 326
Käthe Leichter
1895 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 327
Robert Rubin
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 328
Anna Schwartz
1915 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 329
Paul A. Baran
1909 - 1964
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 330
Bernard Lietaer
1942 - 2019
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 331
John Lipsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 332
Dambisa Moyo
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 333
Jacob Viner
1892 - 1970
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 334
John R. Commons
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 335
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Anna Schwartz ranks 231. Before her are Brenda Marshall, Ray Evans, Aníbal Ciocca, Hellmuth Marx, Jan Twardowski, and Lamberto Gardelli. After her are Olavi Virta, Barnard Hughes, Billy Strayhorn, Norman Cousins, Nicholas Metropolis, and Cornelius Warmerdam. Among people deceased in 2012, Anna Schwartz ranks 350. Before her are Jorge Illueca, Jacques Dupin, Gerry Anderson, Brigitte Engerer, Igor Kvasha, and Norman Joseph Woodland. After her are Oswaldo Payá, James Mellaart, Richard Rodney Bennett, Maeve Binchy, Juan Francisco Lombardo, and Antonio Cubillo.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsBrenda Marshall
ACTOR
1915 - 1992
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 225
Ray Evans
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 226
Aníbal Ciocca
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1981
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 227
Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 228
Jan Twardowski
WRITER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 229
Lamberto Gardelli
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 230
Anna Schwartz
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 231
Olavi Virta
SINGER
1915 - 1972
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 232
Barnard Hughes
ACTOR
1915 - 2006
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 233
Billy Strayhorn
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1967
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 234
Norman Cousins
WRITER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 235
Nicholas Metropolis
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 236
Cornelius Warmerdam
ATHLETE
1915 - 2001
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 237
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsJorge Illueca
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 344
Jacques Dupin
WRITER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 345
Gerry Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 346
Brigitte Engerer
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 347
Igor Kvasha
ACTOR
1933 - 2012
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 348
Norman Joseph Woodland
INVENTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 349
Anna Schwartz
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 350
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 351
James Mellaart
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 352
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 353
Maeve Binchy
WRITER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 354
Juan Francisco Lombardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 355
Antonio Cubillo
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 356
In United States
Among people born in United States, Anna Schwartz ranks 8,571 out of 20,380. Before her are Katherine Dunham (1909), Saoirse Ronan (1994), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), Vera-Ellen (1921), David Dastmalchian (1977), and Gary Johnson (1953). After her are Nick Young (1985), Ally Walker (1961), Arliss Howard (1954), Robert John Burke (1960), Chelsea Clinton (1980), and Jiah Khan (1988).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKatherine Dunham
DANCER
1909 - 2006
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,565
Saoirse Ronan
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,566
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1889
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8,567
Vera-Ellen
ACTOR
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8,568
David Dastmalchian
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8,569
Gary Johnson
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8,570
Anna Schwartz
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8,571
Nick Young
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 8,572
Ally Walker
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 8,573
Arliss Howard
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 8,574
Robert John Burke
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 8,575
Chelsea Clinton
PUBLIC WORKER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 8,576
Jiah Khan
ACTOR
1988 - 2013
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 8,577
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Anna Schwartz ranks 109. Before her are Michael Kremer (1964), Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Walter Block (1941), Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), David Landes (1924), and Robert Rubin (1938). After her are John Lipsky (1947), John R. Commons (1862), Don Patinkin (1922), Fischer Black (1938), Edith Abbott (1876), and Henry Charles Carey (1793).
Michael Kremer
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 103
Wesley Clair Mitchell
1874 - 1948
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 104
Walter Block
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 105
Anne Osborn Krueger
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 106
David Landes
1924 - 2013
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 107
Robert Rubin
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 108
Anna Schwartz
1915 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 109
John Lipsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 110
John R. Commons
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 111
Don Patinkin
1922 - 1995
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 112
Fischer Black
1938 - 1995
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 113
Edith Abbott
1876 - 1957
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 114
Henry Charles Carey
1793 - 1879
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 115