ECONOMIST
Robert Solow
1924 - 2023

Robert Solow
Robert Merton Solow, GCIH (; August 23, 1924 – December 21, 2023) was an American economist who received the 1987 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and whose work on the theory of economic growth culminated in the exogenous growth model named after him. He was Institute Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a professor from 1949 on. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1961, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1987, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. Four of his PhD students, George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz, Peter Diamond, and William Nordhaus, later received Nobel Memorial Prizes in Economic Sciences in their own right. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Solow is the 75th most popular economist (down from 40th in 2019), the 1,210th most popular biography from United States (down from 590th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Economist.
Robert Solow is most famous for his work on economic growth. He is most well-known for his 1956 article, "A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth," in which he proposed that economic growth can be explained by technological progress.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Robert Solow ranks 75 out of 414. Before him are Robert Mundell, Benjamin Graham, Friedrich List, Thorstein Veblen, Gérard Debreu, and James Tobin. After him are Murray Rothbard, Finn E. Kydland, Beatrice Webb, Tjalling Koopmans, Oliver E. Williamson, and Albert O. Hirschman.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Mundell
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 69
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 70
Friedrich List
1789 - 1846
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 71
Thorstein Veblen
1857 - 1929
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 72
Gérard Debreu
1921 - 2004
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 73
James Tobin
1918 - 2002
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 74
Robert Solow
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 75
Murray Rothbard
1926 - 1995
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 76
Finn E. Kydland
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 77
Beatrice Webb
1858 - 1943
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 78
Tjalling Koopmans
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 79
Oliver E. Williamson
1932 - 2020
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 80
Albert O. Hirschman
1915 - 2012
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Robert Solow ranks 47. Before him are Antony Hewish, Luigi Nono, Henry Mancini, Dmitry Yazov, Jin Yong, and Francisco Macías Nguema. After him are Carroll O'Connor, Christopher Tolkien, Kim Song-ae, Rauf Denktaş, Charlie Munger, and Georg Ratzinger. Among people deceased in 2023, Robert Solow ranks 52. Before him are Lucile Randon, Antonio Negri, Ferid Murad, Wolfgang Schäuble, Tony Bennett, and Lisa Marie Presley. After him are Ivan Silayev, Miroslav Blažević, Mary Quant, Burt Young, Glenda Jackson, and László Sólyom.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsAntony Hewish
ASTRONOMER
1924 - 2021
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 41
Luigi Nono
COMPOSER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 42
Henry Mancini
COMPOSER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 43
Dmitry Yazov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2020
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 44
Jin Yong
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 45
Francisco Macías Nguema
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1979
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 46
Robert Solow
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 47
Carroll O'Connor
ACTOR
1924 - 2001
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 48
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 49
Kim Song-ae
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 50
Rauf Denktaş
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 51
Charlie Munger
BUSINESSPERSON
1924 - 2023
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 52
Georg Ratzinger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2020
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsLucile Randon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 2023
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 46
Antonio Negri
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 47
Ferid Murad
PHYSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 48
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 49
Tony Bennett
SINGER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 50
Lisa Marie Presley
SINGER
1968 - 2023
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 51
Robert Solow
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 52
Ivan Silayev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 53
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 54
Mary Quant
FASHION DESIGNER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 55
Burt Young
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 56
Glenda Jackson
ACTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 57
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 58
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Solow ranks 1,210 out of 20,380. Before him are Stanley Milgram (1933), Michael Crichton (1942), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Lionel Richie (1949), Shawn Michaels (1965), and Ted Kennedy (1932). After him are Carroll O'Connor (1924), Marco Rubio (1971), Robert Venturi (1925), Linda Hunt (1945), Gerald Edelman (1929), and Mark Milley (1958).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsStanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 1,204
Michael Crichton
WRITER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 1,205
Bill Gates Sr.
LAWYER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 1,206
Lionel Richie
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 1,207
Shawn Michaels
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,208
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,209
Robert Solow
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,210
Carroll O'Connor
ACTOR
1924 - 2001
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,211
Marco Rubio
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 1,212
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 1,213
Linda Hunt
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 1,214
Gerald Edelman
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,215
Mark Milley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,216
Among ECONOMISTS In United States
Among economists born in United States, Robert Solow ranks 21. Before him are Theodore Schultz (1902), Douglass North (1920), Lawrence Klein (1920), Kenneth Arrow (1921), Thorstein Veblen (1857), and James Tobin (1918). After him are Murray Rothbard (1926), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), James M. Buchanan (1919), Irving Fisher (1867), Robert Reich (1946), and Harry Markowitz (1927).
Theodore Schultz
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 15
Douglass North
1920 - 2015
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 16
Lawrence Klein
1920 - 2013
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 17
Kenneth Arrow
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 18
Thorstein Veblen
1857 - 1929
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 19
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