ECONOMIST
Santiago Peña
1978 - Today

Santiago Peña
Santiago Peña Palacios (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈpeɲa paˈlasjos]; born 16 November 1978) is a Paraguayan politician and economist who is the 52nd and current president of Paraguay since 2023. In addition to his political career, Peña has served on leadership boards for the Central Bank of Paraguay and Banco Amambay. He has also taught economics at the Catholic University of Asunción, and has published research papers on monetary policy and finance. Peña is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Paraguay, and former minister of Finance of Paraguay. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Santiago Peña is the 306th most popular economist (up from 356th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Paraguay (up from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular Paraguayan Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Santiago Peña ranks 306 out of 414. Before him are Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Jesús Huerta de Soto, Philippe Van Parijs, Haruhiko Kuroda, Armen Alchian, and Anthony Downs. After him are Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Abdi Farah Shirdon, Charles P. Kindleberger, Richard D. Wolff, Alan Krueger, and Nouriel Roubini.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLadislaus Bortkiewicz
1868 - 1931
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 300
Jesús Huerta de Soto
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 301
Philippe Van Parijs
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 302
Haruhiko Kuroda
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 303
Armen Alchian
1914 - 2013
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 304
Anthony Downs
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 305
Santiago Peña
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 306
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 307
Abdi Farah Shirdon
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 308
Charles P. Kindleberger
1910 - 2003
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 309
Richard D. Wolff
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 310
Alan Krueger
1960 - 2019
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 311
Nouriel Roubini
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 312
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Santiago Peña ranks 110. Before him are Daniel Risch, Namkoong Min, Fede Álvarez, Lila Tretikov, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Tetsu Yamato. After him are Bárbara Mori, Marko Pantelić, Eva Kaili, Briana Banks, Suthida, and Liu Yang.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsDaniel Risch
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 104
Namkoong Min
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 105
Fede Álvarez
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 106
Lila Tretikov
BUSINESSPERSON
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 107
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 108
Tetsu Yamato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 109
Santiago Peña
ECONOMIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 110
Bárbara Mori
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 111
Marko Pantelić
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 112
Eva Kaili
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 113
Briana Banks
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 114
Suthida
COMPANION
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 115
Liu Yang
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 116
In Paraguay
Among people born in Paraguay, Santiago Peña ranks 46 out of 203. Before him are Emilio Aceval (1853), Patricio Escobar (1843), Carlos Gamarra (1971), Juan Carlos Villamayor (1969), Pedro Benítez (1901), and Tomás Romero Pereira (1886). After him are Facundo Machaín (1845), Eduardo Schaerer (1873), Óscar Cardozo (1983), Víctor Pecci (1955), José Patricio Guggiari (1884), and Andrés Héctor Carvallo (1862).
Others born in Paraguay
Go to all RankingsEmilio Aceval
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 40
Patricio Escobar
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1912
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 41
Carlos Gamarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 42
Juan Carlos Villamayor
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 43
Pedro Benítez
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 44
Tomás Romero Pereira
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1982
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 45
Santiago Peña
ECONOMIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 46
Facundo Machaín
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1877
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 47
Eduardo Schaerer
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 48
Óscar Cardozo
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 49
Víctor Pecci
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 50
José Patricio Guggiari
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1957
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 51
Andrés Héctor Carvallo
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 52
Among ECONOMISTS In Paraguay
Among economists born in Paraguay, Santiago Peña ranks 1.