ECONOMIST
Diego Abad de Santillán
1897 - 1983

Diego Abad de Santillán
Sinesio Baudillo García Fernández (20 May 1897 – 18 October 1983), commonly known by his pseudonym Diego Abad de Santillán, was a Spanish Argentine anarcho-syndicalist economist. Born in León, his family moved to Argentina while he was young. He returned to Spain for his higher education and became involved in the Spanish anarchist movement. After his studies, he went back to Argentina and became involved with the Argentine Regional Workers' Federation (FORA), co-founding the International Workers' Association (IWA). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Abad de Santillán is the 269th most popular economist (up from 289th in 2019), the 1,308th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,394th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Diego Abad de Santillán ranks 269 out of 414. Before him are Roy Harrod, Joshua Angrist, Leopold von Wiese, Alfred Müller-Armack, Wilhelm Lexis, and Alexander Chayanov. After him are Maurice Dobb, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Alexander Gerschenkron, Deirdre McCloskey, and Philip H. Dybvig.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoy Harrod
1900 - 1978
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 263
Joshua Angrist
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 264
Leopold von Wiese
1876 - 1969
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 265
Alfred Müller-Armack
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 266
Wilhelm Lexis
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 267
Alexander Chayanov
1888 - 1937
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 268
Diego Abad de Santillán
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 269
Maurice Dobb
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 270
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 271
Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui
1798 - 1854
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 272
Alexander Gerschenkron
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 273
Deirdre McCloskey
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 274
Philip H. Dybvig
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 275
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Diego Abad de Santillán ranks 208. Before him are Géza von Bolváry, Kazimierz Nowak, Joe Profaci, Isaías Medina Angarita, Antonio Riberi, and Francisco Mignone. After him are Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Shovkat Mammadova, Fletcher Henderson, Higinio Morínigo, and Fausto Acke. Among people deceased in 1983, Diego Abad de Santillán ranks 156. Before him are Burrill Bernard Crohn, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Bart Bok, Earl Hines, Carlo Orlandi, and George Hodgson. After him are Gyula Illyés, Paavo Johansson, Émile Veinante, Miquel Crusafont i Pairó, Rudolf Wolters, and Marguerite Broquedis.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsGéza von Bolváry
ACTOR
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 202
Kazimierz Nowak
JOURNALIST
1897 - 1937
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 203
Joe Profaci
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 204
Isaías Medina Angarita
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1953
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 205
Antonio Riberi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1967
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 206
Francisco Mignone
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 207
Diego Abad de Santillán
ECONOMIST
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 208
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
WRITER
1897 - 1976
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 209
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 210
Shovkat Mammadova
SINGER
1897 - 1981
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 211
Fletcher Henderson
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1952
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 212
Higinio Morínigo
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 213
Fausto Acke
ATHLETE
1897 - 1967
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 214
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsBurrill Bernard Crohn
PHYSICIAN
1884 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 150
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 151
Bart Bok
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 152
Earl Hines
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 153
Carlo Orlandi
BOXER
1910 - 1983
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 154
George Hodgson
SWIMMER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 155
Diego Abad de Santillán
ECONOMIST
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 156
Gyula Illyés
WRITER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 157
Paavo Johansson
ATHLETE
1895 - 1983
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 158
Émile Veinante
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 159
Miquel Crusafont i Pairó
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1983
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 160
Rudolf Wolters
ARCHITECT
1903 - 1983
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 161
Marguerite Broquedis
TENNIS PLAYER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 162
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Diego Abad de Santillán ranks 1,308 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Martín Díez (1775), Jesús María Satrústegui (1954), Sígfrid Gràcia (1932), Arcadio Larraona Saralegui (1887), Manuel Portela Valladares (1867), and Francisco Rizi (1614). After him are Amadeo García (1887), Carlos Sastre (1975), Jon Sobrino (1938), Juan Pacheco (1419), Manuel Olivares (1909), and Rosa Maria Sardà (1941).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsJuan Martín Díez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1825
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,302
Jesús María Satrústegui
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,303
Sígfrid Gràcia
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2005
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,304
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1973
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,305
Manuel Portela Valladares
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 1,306
Francisco Rizi
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 1,307
Diego Abad de Santillán
ECONOMIST
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,308
Amadeo García
COACH
1887 - 1947
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,309
Carlos Sastre
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,310
Jon Sobrino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,311
Juan Pacheco
ATHLETE
1419 - 1474
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,312
Manuel Olivares
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,313
Rosa Maria Sardà
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,314
Among ECONOMISTS In Spain
Among economists born in Spain, Diego Abad de Santillán ranks 1. After him are Jesús Huerta de Soto (1956), Pedro Solbes (1942), José Luis Sampedro (1917), and Clara Ponsatí (1957).
Diego Abad de Santillán
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1
Jesús Huerta de Soto
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 2
Pedro Solbes
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 3
José Luis Sampedro
1917 - 2013
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 4
Clara Ponsatí
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 5