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John Maynard Keynes

1883 - 1946

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John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes ( KAYNZ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist and philosopher whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in mathematics, he built on and greatly refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles. One of the most influential economists of the 20th century, he produced writings that are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, and its various offshoots. His ideas, reformulated as New Keynesianism, are fundamental to mainstream macroeconomics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Maynard Keynes is the 3rd most popular economist, the 74th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Economist.

John Maynard Keynes is most famous for his work on macroeconomics. He believed that the government should take a more active role in managing the economy, which is why he is often called a "Keynesian."

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Among economists, John Maynard Keynes ranks 3 out of 414. Before him are Adam Smith, and Karl Marx. After him are David Ricardo, Thomas Robert Malthus, John Stuart Mill, Herbert A. Simon, Friedrich Hayek, Frédéric Passy, Vilfredo Pareto, Milton Friedman, and François Quesnay.

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Among people born in 1883, John Maynard Keynes ranks 5. Before him are Franz Kafka, Benito Mussolini, Khalil Gibran, and Coco Chanel. After him are Karl Jaspers, Anton Webern, Walter Gropius, Victor Francis Hess, Nikos Kazantzakis, Jaroslav Hašek, and Joseph Schumpeter. Among people deceased in 1946, John Maynard Keynes ranks 3. Before him are H. G. Wells, and Hermann Göring. After him are Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Alfred Jodl, Amon Göth, Ion Antonescu, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Gerhart Hauptmann, and Hans Frank.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, John Maynard Keynes ranks 74 out of 8,785. Before him are Aleister Crowley (1875), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), Edward the Black Prince (1330), Robert Hooke (1635), Lord Byron (1788), and D. H. Lawrence (1885). After him are Daniel Defoe (1660), Cecil Rhodes (1853), Bertrand Russell (1872), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Harold Harefoot (1016), and Owen Willans Richardson (1879).

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Among economists born in United Kingdom, John Maynard Keynes ranks 2. Before him are Adam Smith (1723). After him are David Ricardo (1772), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), John Stuart Mill (1806), Alfred Marshall (1842), John Law (1671), John Hicks (1904), William Petty (1623), Ronald Coase (1910), Lionel Robbins (1898), and Benjamin Graham (1894).

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