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Klaus Schwab

1938 - Today

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Klaus Martin Schwab (German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He acted as the WEF's chairman since founding the organisation from 1971 until 2025 when he was replaced by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Schwab is the 20th most popular economist (down from 15th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Germany (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Klaus Schwab ranks 20 out of 414. Before him are Mario Draghi, George Shultz, Alfred Marshall, John Law, Ludwig von Mises, and W. Arthur Lewis. After him are William F. Sharpe, Jan Tinbergen, Robert Lucas Jr., Ragnar Frisch, Paul Samuelson, and Alexander Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Klaus Schwab ranks 20. Before him are Nico, Jerry Brown, Farah Pahlavi, Christopher Lloyd, Alberto Fujimori, and Albert Fert. After him are Joe Dassin, Luis Aragonés, J. J. Cale, Bob Kahn, Tomas Lindahl, and Giuliano Gemma.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Schwab ranks 338 out of 7,253. Before him are Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791), Gustav Stresemann (1878), Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884), James Franck (1882), Carol I of Romania (1839), and Henry the Lion (1129). After him are Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691), Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (1822), Georgy Lvov (1861), and Karl May (1842).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Klaus Schwab ranks 2. Before him are Karl Marx (1818). After him are Wassily Leontief (1906), Werner Sombart (1863), Friedrich List (1789), Albert O. Hirschman (1915), Eugen Dühring (1833), Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783), Franz Oppenheimer (1864), Alfred Weber (1868), Lorenz von Stein (1815), and Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810).

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