ECONOMIST
Gary Becker
1930 - 2014

Gary Becker
Gary Stanley Becker (; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of the third generation of the Chicago school of economics. Becker was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1992 and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. A 2011 survey of economics professors named Becker their favorite living economist over the age of 60, followed by Kenneth Arrow and Robert Solow. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Becker is the 52nd most popular economist (down from 46th in 2019), the 856th most popular biography from United States (down from 653rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Economist.
Gary Becker was an American economist and a professor at the University of Chicago. He is most famous for applying economic principles to other social sciences, such as sociology, criminology, and family studies.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Gary Becker by language
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Gary Becker ranks 52 out of 414. Before him are Walt Whitman Rostow, William Petty, Bertil Ohlin, Tansu Çiller, Edmund Phelps, and Ronald Coase. After him are Trygve Haavelmo, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Karl Polanyi, Jeffrey Sachs, Werner Sombart, and Theodore Schultz.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 46
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 47
Bertil Ohlin
1899 - 1979
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 48
Tansu Çiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 49
Edmund Phelps
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 50
Ronald Coase
1910 - 2013
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 51
Gary Becker
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 52
Trygve Haavelmo
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 53
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 54
Karl Polanyi
1886 - 1964
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 55
Jeffrey Sachs
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 56
Werner Sombart
1863 - 1941
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 57
Theodore Schultz
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Gary Becker ranks 50. Before him are Tony Lip, Hugh Everett III, Pat Robertson, Joanne Woodward, Harold Pinter, and Immanuel Wallerstein. After him are Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Bernie Ecclestone, Akira Suzuki, Biljana Plavšić, Tippi Hedren, and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Among people deceased in 2014, Gary Becker ranks 29. Before him are Virna Lisi, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Alain Resnais, Christopher Hogwood, Maya Angelou, and Richard Attenborough. After him are Jack Brabham, Bob Hoskins, Pete Seeger, Lorin Maazel, Harold Ramis, and Adolfo Suárez.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsTony Lip
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 44
Hugh Everett III
PHYSICIST
1930 - 1982
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 45
Pat Robertson
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 46
Joanne Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 47
Harold Pinter
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 48
Immanuel Wallerstein
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2019
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 49
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 50
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 51
Bernie Ecclestone
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 52
Akira Suzuki
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 53
Biljana Plavšić
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 54
Tippi Hedren
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 55
Armin Mueller-Stahl
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsVirna Lisi
ACTOR
1936 - 2014
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 23
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 24
Alain Resnais
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 25
Christopher Hogwood
COMPOSER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 26
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 27
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 28
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 29
Jack Brabham
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 30
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 31
Pete Seeger
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2014
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 32
Lorin Maazel
CONDUCTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 33
Harold Ramis
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 34
Adolfo Suárez
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 35
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gary Becker ranks 856 out of 20,380. Before him are Lawrence Kohlberg (1927), Laura Bush (1946), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Isaac Singer (1811), Edmund Phelps (1933), and Paul Morphy (1837). After him are Michio Kaku (1947), Larry Fink (1952), John Coltrane (1926), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Lady Gaga (1986), and Lana Turner (1921).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLawrence Kohlberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1987
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 850
Laura Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 851
Monica Lewinsky
CELEBRITY
1973 - Present
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 852
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 853
Edmund Phelps
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 854
Paul Morphy
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1884
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 855
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 856
Michio Kaku
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 857
Larry Fink
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 858
John Coltrane
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1967
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 859
Harriet Beecher Stowe
WRITER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 860
Lady Gaga
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 861
Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 862
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Gary Becker ranks 13. Before him are Joseph Stiglitz (1943), Elinor Ostrom (1933), Charles Cooley (1864), Michael Porter (1947), Walt Whitman Rostow (1916), and Edmund Phelps (1933). After him are Jeffrey Sachs (1954), Theodore Schultz (1902), Douglass North (1920), Lawrence Klein (1920), Kenneth Arrow (1921), and Thorstein Veblen (1857).
Joseph Stiglitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 7
Elinor Ostrom
1933 - 2012
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 8
Charles Cooley
1864 - 1929
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 9
Michael Porter
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 10
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 11
Edmund Phelps
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 12
Gary Becker
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 13
Jeffrey Sachs
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 14
Theodore Schultz
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 15
Douglass North
1920 - 2015
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 16
Lawrence Klein
1920 - 2013
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 17
Kenneth Arrow
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 18
Thorstein Veblen
1857 - 1929
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 19