ECONOMIST
Oliver Hart
1948 - Today

Oliver Hart
Sir Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart (born October 9, 1948) is a British-American economist, currently the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. Together with Bengt R. Holmström, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Hart is the 177th most popular economist (up from 187th in 2019), the 1,782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,707th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Oliver Hart ranks 177 out of 414. Before him are Robert B. Wilson, Michał Kalecki, Harriet Martineau, Henry Sidgwick, Henry George, and Jim Rogers. After him are Piero Sraffa, Eli Heckscher, János Kornai, Wilhelm Röpke, Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, and Myron Scholes.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert B. Wilson
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 171
Michał Kalecki
1899 - 1970
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 172
Harriet Martineau
1802 - 1876
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 173
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 174
Henry George
1839 - 1897
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 175
Jim Rogers
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 176
Oliver Hart
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 177
Piero Sraffa
1898 - 1983
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 178
Eli Heckscher
1879 - 1952
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 179
János Kornai
1928 - 2021
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 180
Wilhelm Röpke
1899 - 1966
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 181
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
1712 - 1759
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 182
Myron Scholes
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Oliver Hart ranks 177. Before him are Mate Parlov, Michael Kamen, Cassandra Harris, Rosemary Casals, Jürgen Sparwasser, and Kemal Monteno. After him are John Noble, Jan Hammer, Marcia Barrett, Christa McAuliffe, T Bone Burnett, and Kate Jackson.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsMate Parlov
BOXER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 171
Michael Kamen
COMPOSER
1948 - 2003
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 172
Cassandra Harris
ACTOR
1948 - 1991
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 173
Rosemary Casals
TENNIS PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 174
Jürgen Sparwasser
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 175
Kemal Monteno
SINGER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 176
Oliver Hart
ECONOMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 177
John Noble
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 178
Jan Hammer
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 179
Marcia Barrett
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 180
Christa McAuliffe
ASTRONAUT
1948 - 1986
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 181
T Bone Burnett
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 182
Kate Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 183
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Oliver Hart ranks 1,782 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Scofield (1922), Edward Blyth (1810), Robert Stevenson (1905), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Vera Lynn (1917), and Robert Pattinson (1986). After him are Nora Stanton Barney (1883), Christopher Hitchens (1949), Woodes Rogers (1679), John Bevis (1695), Scott Adkins (1976), and William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPaul Scofield
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,776
Edward Blyth
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1873
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,777
Robert Stevenson
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,778
Joseph Boxhall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1967
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,779
Vera Lynn
SINGER
1917 - 2020
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,780
Robert Pattinson
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,781
Oliver Hart
ECONOMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,782
Nora Stanton Barney
ARCHITECT
1883 - 1971
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 1,783
Christopher Hitchens
JOURNALIST
1949 - 2011
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1,784
Woodes Rogers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1679 - 1732
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1,785
John Bevis
ASTRONOMER
1695 - 1771
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1,786
Scott Adkins
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1,787
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 1,788
Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom
Among economists born in United Kingdom, Oliver Hart ranks 27. Before him are James Mill (1773), Clive Granger (1934), Tony Atkinson (1944), Angus Deaton (1945), Harriet Martineau (1802), and Henry Sidgwick (1838). After him are Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Joan Robinson (1903), Israel Kirzner (1930), James Steuart (1712), and Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury (1948).
James Mill
1773 - 1836
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 21
Clive Granger
1934 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 22
Tony Atkinson
1944 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 23
Angus Deaton
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 24
Harriet Martineau
1802 - 1876
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 25
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 26
Oliver Hart
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 27
Kenneth E. Boulding
1910 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 28
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 29
Joan Robinson
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 30
Israel Kirzner
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 31
James Steuart
1712 - 1780
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 32
Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 33