ECONOMIST
Dale T. Mortensen
1939 - 2014

Dale T. Mortensen
Dale Thomas Mortensen (February 2, 1939 – January 9, 2014) was an American economist, a professor at Northwestern University, and a winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dale T. Mortensen is the 101st most popular economist (down from 96th in 2019), the 1,594th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,297th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Dale T. Mortensen ranks 101 out of 414. Before him are Jean-Claude Trichet, John A. Hobson, George Stigler, James Meade, Claudia Goldin, and Arthur Cecil Pigou. After him are Thomas Mun, Bengt Holmström, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, Edward C. Prescott, Robert Fogel, and W. Edwards Deming.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Claude Trichet
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 95
John A. Hobson
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 96
George Stigler
1911 - 1991
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 97
James Meade
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 98
Claudia Goldin
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 99
Arthur Cecil Pigou
1877 - 1959
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 100
Dale T. Mortensen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 101
Thomas Mun
1571 - 1641
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 102
Bengt Holmström
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 103
Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi
1773 - 1842
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 104
Edward C. Prescott
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 105
Robert Fogel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 106
W. Edwards Deming
1900 - 1993
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Dale T. Mortensen ranks 66. Before him are Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Phil Spector, Claude François, Joel Schumacher, Mark Margolis, and Karl-Heinz Schnellinger. After him are Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Joaquim Chissano, Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, Daniel C. Tsui, and Milva. Among people deceased in 2014, Dale T. Mortensen ranks 61. Before him are Jean-Claude Duvalier, Veljko Kadijević, Gyula Grosics, Hans Hollein, Louis Zamperini, and Stephanie Kwolek. After him are Ernesto Laclau, Ernst Albrecht, Richard Møller Nielsen, Rubin Carter, Maurice Duverger, and Vujadin Boškov.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsPrincess Irene of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 60
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 61
Claude François
SINGER
1939 - 1978
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 62
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 63
Mark Margolis
ACTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 64
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 65
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 66
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 67
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 68
Emil Constantinescu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 69
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 70
Daniel C. Tsui
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 71
Milva
SINGER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 72
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsJean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 55
Veljko Kadijević
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 56
Gyula Grosics
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 57
Hans Hollein
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2014
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 58
Louis Zamperini
ATHLETE
1917 - 2014
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 59
Stephanie Kwolek
CHEMIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 60
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 61
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 62
Ernst Albrecht
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 63
Richard Møller Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 64
Rubin Carter
BOXER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 65
Maurice Duverger
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 66
Vujadin Boškov
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 67
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dale T. Mortensen ranks 1,594 out of 20,380. Before him are Clyde Drexler (1962), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Sissy Spacek (1949), John Cheever (1912), Alyson Hannigan (1974), and Stephanie Kwolek (1923). After him are Thomas Curtis (1873), Joseph Nye (1937), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Charley Paddock (1900), Woody Harrelson (1961), and Grace Zabriskie (1941).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsClyde Drexler
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,588
Billy Bob Thornton
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,589
Sissy Spacek
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,590
John Cheever
WRITER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,591
Alyson Hannigan
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,592
Stephanie Kwolek
CHEMIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,593
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,594
Thomas Curtis
ATHLETE
1873 - 1944
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,595
Joseph Nye
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1937 - 2025
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,596
Robert Rauschenberg
PAINTER
1925 - 2008
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,597
Charley Paddock
ATHLETE
1900 - 1943
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,598
Woody Harrelson
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,599
Grace Zabriskie
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 1,600
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Dale T. Mortensen ranks 30. Before him are James M. Buchanan (1919), Irving Fisher (1867), Robert Reich (1946), Harry Markowitz (1927), George Stigler (1911), and Claudia Goldin (1946). After him are Edward C. Prescott (1940), Robert Fogel (1926), W. Edwards Deming (1900), George Akerlof (1940), Richard Thaler (1945), and Merton Miller (1923).
James M. Buchanan
1919 - 2013
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 24
Irving Fisher
1867 - 1947
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 25
Robert Reich
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 26
Harry Markowitz
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 27
George Stigler
1911 - 1991
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 28
Claudia Goldin
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 29
Dale T. Mortensen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 30
Edward C. Prescott
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 31
Robert Fogel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 32
W. Edwards Deming
1900 - 1993
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 33
George Akerlof
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 34
Richard Thaler
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 35
Merton Miller
1923 - 2000
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 36