ECONOMIST
Henri Fayol
1841 - 1925

Henri Fayol
Henri Fayol (29 July 1841 – 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism. He and his colleagues developed this theory independently of scientific management. Like his contemporary Frederick Winslow Taylor, he is widely acknowledged as a founder of modern management methods. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Fayol is the 31st most popular economist (down from 26th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 190th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Economist.
Henri Fayol is most famous for his theory of management, which he developed in the early 20th century. Fayol's theory is also known as "administrative management."
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Henri Fayol ranks 31 out of 414. Before him are Paul Samuelson, Alexander Hamilton, Jean-Baptiste Say, Joseph Stiglitz, Amartya Sen, and Gunnar Myrdal. After him are Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Elinor Ostrom, Charles Cooley, Maurice Allais, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, and Simon Kuznets.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Samuelson
1915 - 2009
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 25
Alexander Hamilton
1755 - 1804
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 26
Jean-Baptiste Say
1767 - 1832
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 27
Joseph Stiglitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 28
Amartya Sen
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 29
Gunnar Myrdal
1898 - 1987
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 30
Henri Fayol
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 31
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
1727 - 1781
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 32
Elinor Ostrom
1933 - 2012
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 33
Charles Cooley
1864 - 1929
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 34
Maurice Allais
1911 - 2010
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 35
Eugen Böhm von Bawerk
1851 - 1914
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 36
Simon Kuznets
1901 - 1985
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1841, Henri Fayol ranks 13. Before him are Georges Clemenceau, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Itō Hirobumi, Otto Wagner, Emil Theodor Kocher, and Frédéric Bazille. After him are Henry Morton Stanley, Félix Faure, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Armand Fallières, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, and Ferdinand Buisson. Among people deceased in 1925, Henri Fayol ranks 13. Before him are Maria Sophie of Bavaria, William Jennings Bryan, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Georgy Lvov, Johann Palisa, and Sergei Yesenin. After him are Władysław Reymont, Josef Breuer, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Mikhail Frunze, Camille Flammarion, and Felix Klein.
Others Born in 1841
Go to all RankingsGeorges Clemenceau
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1929
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 7
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1925
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 8
Itō Hirobumi
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1909
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 9
Otto Wagner
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1918
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 10
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 11
Frédéric Bazille
PAINTER
1841 - 1870
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 12
Henri Fayol
ECONOMIST
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 13
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 14
Félix Faure
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1899
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 15
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
LAWYER
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 16
Armand Fallières
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1931
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 17
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
Ferdinand Buisson
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1932
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsMaria Sophie of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1925
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 7
William Jennings Bryan
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 8
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1925
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 9
Georgy Lvov
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1925
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 10
Johann Palisa
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 11
Sergei Yesenin
WRITER
1895 - 1925
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 12
Henri Fayol
ECONOMIST
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 13
Władysław Reymont
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 14
Josef Breuer
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 15
Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1925
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 16
Mikhail Frunze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1925
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 17
Camille Flammarion
WRITER
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 18
Felix Klein
MATHEMATICIAN
1849 - 1925
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 19
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Henri Fayol ranks 221 out of 1,347. Before him are Pope John VI (655), Mehmet Ali Ağca (1958), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Michael II (770), and Dragut (1485). After him are Alexios V Doukas (1140), Constantine VIII (960), Xenocrates (-396), Şah Sultan (1509), Memnon (null), and Isaac I Komnenos (1007).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsPope John VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
655 - 705
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 215
Mehmet Ali Ağca
EXTREMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 216
Theodore I Laskaris
POLITICIAN
1174 - 1221
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 217
Dorothea of Caesarea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
279 - 311
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 218
Michael II
POLITICIAN
770 - 829
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 219
Dragut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1565
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 220
Henri Fayol
ECONOMIST
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 221
Alexios V Doukas
POLITICIAN
1140 - 1204
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 222
Constantine VIII
POLITICIAN
960 - 1028
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 223
Xenocrates
PHILOSOPHER
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 224
Şah Sultan
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1572
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 225
Memnon
POLITICIAN
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 226
Isaac I Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1007 - 1060
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 227
Among ECONOMISTS In Türkiye
Among economists born in Türkiye, Henri Fayol ranks 1. After him are Tansu Çiller (1946), Cornelius Castoriadis (1922), Dani Rodrik (1957), Daron Acemoglu (1967), Nouriel Roubini (1958), and Fatih Birol (1958).
Henri Fayol
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 1
Tansu Çiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 2
Cornelius Castoriadis
1922 - 1997
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 3
Dani Rodrik
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
Daron Acemoglu
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 5
Nouriel Roubini
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6
Fatih Birol
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 7