ECONOMIST
Mark Blaug
1927 - 2011

Mark Blaug
Mark Blaug FBA (; 3 April 1927 – 18 November 2011) was a Dutch-born British economist (naturalised in 1982), who covered a broad range of topics during his long career. He was married to Ruth Towse. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Blaug is the 289th most popular economist (up from 301st in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 730th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Mark Blaug ranks 289 out of 414. Before him are Leonid Abalkin, Pietro Verri, Boediono, Harold Innis, Theodore Levitt, and Fakhruddin Ahmed. After him are Nassau William Senior, Max O. Lorenz, Bruno de Finetti, Petr Aven, Paul Sweezy, and Zbigniew Messner.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Abalkin
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 283
Pietro Verri
1728 - 1797
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 284
Boediono
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 285
Harold Innis
1894 - 1952
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 286
Theodore Levitt
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 287
Fakhruddin Ahmed
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 288
Mark Blaug
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 289
Nassau William Senior
1790 - 1864
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 290
Max O. Lorenz
1876 - 1959
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 291
Bruno de Finetti
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 292
Petr Aven
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 293
Paul Sweezy
1910 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 294
Zbigniew Messner
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Mark Blaug ranks 304. Before him are Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Robert Guillaume, Tibor Csík, Adrián Escudero, Ad-Diba, and Jerry Schatzberg. After him are Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Janet Moreau, Pasqualino De Santis, Alex Katz, Harold Brown, and Endel Tulving. Among people deceased in 2011, Mark Blaug ranks 276. Before him are John Patrick Foley, John Stott, Andrée Chedid, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and Adrián Escudero. After him are Gunnar Fischer, Radivoje Ognjanović, Geraldine Ferraro, Milivoj Ašner, Andrej Bajuk, and Tura Satana.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsRafael Sánchez Ferlosio
WRITER
1927 - 2019
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 298
Robert Guillaume
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 299
Tibor Csík
BOXER
1927 - 1976
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 300
Adrián Escudero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 301
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 302
Jerry Schatzberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 303
Mark Blaug
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 304
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2000
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 305
Janet Moreau
ATHLETE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 306
Pasqualino De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 307
Alex Katz
PAINTER
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 308
Harold Brown
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 309
Endel Tulving
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 310
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsJohn Patrick Foley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 270
John Stott
WRITER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 271
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 272
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 273
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 274
Adrián Escudero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 275
Mark Blaug
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 276
Gunnar Fischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 2011
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 277
Radivoje Ognjanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 278
Geraldine Ferraro
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 279
Milivoj Ašner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 280
Andrej Bajuk
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 281
Tura Satana
ACTOR
1938 - 2011
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 282
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Mark Blaug ranks 697 out of 1,646. Before him are Willeke Alberti (1945), Nida Senff (1920), Arie van Vliet (1916), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Jaap Bakema (1914), and Roelof Klein (1877). After him are René Pijnen (1946), Ruud Hesp (1965), Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686), Balthasar van der Pol (1889), Abraham Pais (1918), and Jan Lammers (1956).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsWilleke Alberti
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 691
Nida Senff
SWIMMER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 692
Arie van Vliet
ATHLETE
1916 - 2001
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 693
Michaël Dudok de Wit
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 694
Jaap Bakema
ARCHITECT
1914 - 1981
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 695
Roelof Klein
ATHLETE
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 696
Mark Blaug
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 697
René Pijnen
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 698
Ruud Hesp
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 699
Jan Frederik Gronovius
BIOLOGIST
1686 - 1762
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 700
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 701
Abraham Pais
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2000
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 702
Jan Lammers
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 703
Among ECONOMISTS In Netherlands
Among economists born in Netherlands, Mark Blaug ranks 4. Before him are Jan Tinbergen (1903), Bernard Mandeville (1670), and Tjalling Koopmans (1910). After him are Guido Imbens (1963), and Euclid Tsakalotos (1960).
Jan Tinbergen
1903 - 1994
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 1
Bernard Mandeville
1670 - 1733
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 2
Tjalling Koopmans
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 3
Mark Blaug
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
Guido Imbens
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 5
Euclid Tsakalotos
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 6