ECONOMIST

José Luis Sampedro

1917 - 2013

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José Luis Sampedro Sáez (Barcelona, 1 February 1917 – Madrid, 8 April 2013) was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia Española since 1990, he was the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2010) and the Spanish Literature National Prize (2011). He became an inspiration for the anti-austerity movement in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). José Luis Sampedro is the 317th most popular economist (down from 315th in 2024), the 1,594th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,562nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, José Luis Sampedro ranks 317 out of 414. Before him are Alan Krueger, Nouriel Roubini, Pedro Solbes, Simon Johnson, Branko Milanović, and Seth Godin. After him are Karl Knies, Lawrence Summers, Alice Salomon, Michael Kremer, Wesley Clair Mitchell, and Walter Block.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, José Luis Sampedro ranks 268. Before him are Gonzalo Rojas, Juan Tuñas, Kenkichi Iwasawa, Madeleine Robinson, Birger Rosengren, and James Donald. After him are Ernesto Alonso, Tetsuo Hamuro, Arne Sucksdorff, Larry O'Brien, Virginia Grey, and Eugen Walaschek. Among people deceased in 2013, José Luis Sampedro ranks 337. Before him are Mirja Hietamies, Stanisław Nagy, Kenojuak Ashevak, Danièle Dupré, Józef Kowalski, and Sarah Kirsch. After him are Giovanni Cheli, Alfredo Landa, Olga Aroseva, Kumar Pallana, Stefano Borgonovo, and David R. Ellis.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Luis Sampedro ranks 1,594 out of 3,355. Before him are Concha Piquer (1908), José Bordalás (1964), Simón Lecue (1912), Teresa Ribera (1969), Emilio Arrieta (1823), and Gabri García (1979). After him are Koldo Aguirre (1939), José Luis Panizo (1922), Ana Torrent (1966), Alfredo Landa (1933), Juan Luque de Serrallonga (1882), and Antonio Gamoneda (1931).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Spain

Among economists born in Spain, José Luis Sampedro ranks 4. Before him are Diego Abad de Santillán (1897), Jesús Huerta de Soto (1956), and Pedro Solbes (1942). After him are Clara Ponsatí (1957), and Emmanuel Saez (1972).

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