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Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury

1948 - Today

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Mervyn Allister King, Baron King of Lothbury, (born 30 March 1948), is a British economist and public servant, who was Governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2013. Emeritus Professor of the London School of Economics and Chairman of the Philharmonia since 2020, Lord King serves as President of Marylebone Cricket Club for 2024/25. Born in Buckinghamshire, King was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Staffordshire, before going up to read economics at King's College, Cambridge, and Harvard University. Elected a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, working as a researcher on the Cambridge Growth Project he then taught at the University of Birmingham, Harvard and MIT, before becoming a Professor of economics at the London School of Economics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury is the 231st most popular economist (up from 396th in 2019), the 2,575th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,460th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury ranks 231 out of 414Before him are Ferdinando Galiani, Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Jon Elster, Paul Romer, Peter Senge, and Hyman Minsky. After him are Thomas Sowell, Paul Volcker, Douglas Diamond, Colin Clark, Olivier Blanchard, and Chester Barnard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury ranks 298Before him are Peggy March, Luis Caffarelli, Gérard Darmon, Phil Hartman, Tony Ramos, and Ray Clemence. After him are Galina Prozumenshchikova, Winfried Kretschmann, Chris Squire, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, José José, and Bernard Thévenet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury ranks 2,576 out of 8,785Before him are Robert Morley (1908), John Kemp Starley (1854), John Burgoyne (1722), William Congreve (1670), Rebecca Clarke (1886), and Francis Pym (1922). After him are John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Jonathan Wild (1683), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), and Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210).

Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury ranks 33Before him are Oliver Hart (1948), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Joan Robinson (1903), Israel Kirzner (1930), and James Steuart (1712). After him are Colin Clark (1905), Harold Laski (1893), Roy Harrod (1900), Maurice Dobb (1900), G. D. H. Cole (1889), and Nassau William Senior (1790).