ECONOMIST
Robert Reich
1946 - Today

Robert Reich
Robert Bernard Reich ( ; born June 24, 1946) is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and he served as Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He was also a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. Reich has been the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley since January 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Reich is the 90th most popular economist, the 1,447th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,233rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Robert Reich ranks 90 out of 414. Before him are Eugen Dühring, William Stanley Jevons, Irving Fisher, Nikolai Kondratiev, Dani Rodrik, and Johann Heinrich von Thünen. After him are Henry Mintzberg, Harry Markowitz, John Kenneth Galbraith, Richard Stone, Jean-Claude Trichet, and John A. Hobson.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugen Dühring
1833 - 1921
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 84
William Stanley Jevons
1835 - 1882
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 85
Irving Fisher
1867 - 1947
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 86
Nikolai Kondratiev
1892 - 1938
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 87
Dani Rodrik
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 88
Johann Heinrich von Thünen
1783 - 1850
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 89
Robert Reich
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 90
Henry Mintzberg
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 91
Harry Markowitz
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 92
John Kenneth Galbraith
1908 - 2006
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 93
Richard Stone
1913 - 1991
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 94
Jean-Claude Trichet
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 95
John A. Hobson
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 96
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Robert Reich ranks 110. Before him are Jochen Mass, John Paul Jones, Steve Biko, Philip Pullman, John Heard, and Jean Todt. After him are Stan Smith, Howard Shore, Htin Kyaw, Brenda Blethyn, Janet Yellen, and Claudia Goldin.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsJochen Mass
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 104
John Paul Jones
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 105
Steve Biko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 1977
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 106
Philip Pullman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 107
John Heard
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 108
Jean Todt
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 109
Robert Reich
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 110
Stan Smith
TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 111
Howard Shore
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 112
Htin Kyaw
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 113
Brenda Blethyn
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 114
Janet Yellen
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 115
Claudia Goldin
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 116
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Reich ranks 1,447 out of 20,380. Before him are C. Wright Mills (1916), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Lawrence M. Krauss (1954), and John Corbett (1961). After him are Hilary Putnam (1926), Bill de Blasio (1961), Patrick Wilson (1973), Uma Thurman (1970), Groucho Marx (1890), and John Clauser (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsC. Wright Mills
SOCIOLOGIST
1916 - 1962
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 1,441
Cornelius Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1794 - 1877
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 1,442
Robert Rodriguez
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 1,443
Linda Lee Cadwell
MARTIAL ARTS
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 1,444
Lawrence M. Krauss
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1,445
John Corbett
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1,446
Robert Reich
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 1,447
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 1,448
Bill de Blasio
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 1,449
Patrick Wilson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 1,450
Uma Thurman
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 1,451
Groucho Marx
ACTOR
1890 - 1977
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 1,452
John Clauser
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 1,453
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Robert Reich ranks 26. Before him are James Tobin (1918), Robert Solow (1924), Murray Rothbard (1926), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), James M. Buchanan (1919), and Irving Fisher (1867). After him are Harry Markowitz (1927), George Stigler (1911), Claudia Goldin (1946), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Edward C. Prescott (1940), and Robert Fogel (1926).
James Tobin
1918 - 2002
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 20
Robert Solow
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 21
Murray Rothbard
1926 - 1995
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 22
Oliver E. Williamson
1932 - 2020
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 23
James M. Buchanan
1919 - 2013
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 24
Irving Fisher
1867 - 1947
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 25
Robert Reich
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 26
Harry Markowitz
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 27
George Stigler
1911 - 1991
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 28
Claudia Goldin
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 29
Dale T. Mortensen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 30
Edward C. Prescott
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 31
Robert Fogel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 32