ECONOMIST
Michael Spence
1943 - Today

Michael Spence
Andrew Michael Spence (born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American economist and Nobel laureate. Spence is the William R. Berkley Professor in Economics and Business at the Stern School of Business at New York University, and the Philip H. Knight Professor of Management, Emeritus, and Dean, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Spence is the 133rd most popular economist (up from 181st in 2019), the 1,965th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,751st in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Michael Spence ranks 133 out of 414. Before him are Oskar Morgenstern, Gottfried Feder, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Clive Granger, William Phillips, and Zhou Youguang. After him are Stanley Fischer, Eugene Fama, Rudolf Hilferding, Jeremy Rifkin, William Nordhaus, and James Heckman.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOskar Morgenstern
1902 - 1977
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 127
Gottfried Feder
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 128
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
1806 - 1882
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 129
Clive Granger
1934 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 130
William Phillips
1914 - 1975
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 131
Zhou Youguang
1906 - 2017
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 132
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 133
Stanley Fischer
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 134
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 135
Rudolf Hilferding
1877 - 1941
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 136
Jeremy Rifkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 137
William Nordhaus
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 138
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Michael Spence ranks 120. Before him are Conchata Ferrell, Akinori Nakayama, Otoya Yamaguchi, Grover Washington Jr., Eric Idle, and Paul Van Himst. After him are Stanley Fischer, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Max Wright, Fouad Siniora, Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, and Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsConchata Ferrell
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 114
Akinori Nakayama
GYMNAST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 115
Otoya Yamaguchi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 116
Grover Washington Jr.
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 117
Eric Idle
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 118
Paul Van Himst
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 119
Michael Spence
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 120
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 121
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 122
Max Wright
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 123
Fouad Siniora
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 124
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 125
Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 126
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Spence ranks 1,965 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Caviezel (1968), Susan Hayward (1917), Ben E. King (1938), James Brolin (1940), Karen Carpenter (1950), and Ike Turner (1931). After him are Arthur Samuel (1901), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Griffin Dunne (1955), Fredric Brown (1906), Georgina Spelvin (1936), and Robert Ryan (1909).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJim Caviezel
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,959
Susan Hayward
ACTOR
1917 - 1975
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,960
Ben E. King
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,961
James Brolin
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,962
Karen Carpenter
SINGER
1950 - 1983
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,963
Ike Turner
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,964
Michael Spence
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,965
Arthur Samuel
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1901 - 1990
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,966
John Armstrong Jr.
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1843
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,967
Griffin Dunne
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1,968
Fredric Brown
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1,969
Georgina Spelvin
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,970
Robert Ryan
ACTOR
1909 - 1973
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,971
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Michael Spence ranks 40. Before him are George Akerlof (1940), Richard Thaler (1945), Merton Miller (1923), Thomas Schelling (1921), Thomas J. Sargent (1943), and Douglas McGregor (1906). After him are Eugene Fama (1939), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), James Heckman (1944), Alan Greenspan (1926), and Robert J. Shiller (1946).
George Akerlof
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 34
Richard Thaler
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 35
Merton Miller
1923 - 2000
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 36
Thomas Schelling
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 37
Thomas J. Sargent
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 38
Douglas McGregor
1906 - 1964
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 39
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 40
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 41
Jeremy Rifkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 42
William Nordhaus
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 43
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 44
Alan Greenspan
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 45
Robert J. Shiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 46