ECONOMIST
Tansu Çiller
1946 - Today

Tansu Çiller
Tansu Çiller (Turkish: [ˈtansu ˈtʃilːæɾ]; born 24 May 1946) is a Turkish academic, economist, and politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996. She was Turkey's first and only female prime minister. As the leader of the True Path Party, she went on to concurrently serve as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996 and 1997. As a Professor of Economics, Çiller was appointed Minister of State for the economy by Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tansu Çiller is the 49th most popular economist (up from 52nd in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 296th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Economist.
Tansu Çiller was most famous for being the first female Prime Minister of Turkey.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Tansu Çiller ranks 49 out of 414. Before her are Leonid Hurwicz, John Hicks, Jacques Delors, Walt Whitman Rostow, William Petty, and Bertil Ohlin. After her are Edmund Phelps, Ronald Coase, Gary Becker, Trygve Haavelmo, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Karl Polanyi.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Hurwicz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 43
John Hicks
1904 - 1989
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 44
Jacques Delors
1925 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 45
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 46
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 47
Bertil Ohlin
1899 - 1979
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 48
Tansu Çiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 49
Edmund Phelps
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 50
Ronald Coase
1910 - 2013
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 51
Gary Becker
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 52
Trygve Haavelmo
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 53
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 54
Karl Polanyi
1886 - 1964
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Tansu Çiller ranks 63. Before her are Bolo Yeung, Naoto Kan, Danny Glover, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Marisa Paredes, and Laura Bush. After her are Tim Curry, Charles Dance, Demetris Christofias, Nicos Anastasiades, Dolly Parton, and Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsBolo Yeung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 57
Naoto Kan
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 58
Danny Glover
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 59
N. R. Narayana Murthy
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 60
Marisa Paredes
ACTOR
1946 - 2024
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 61
Laura Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 62
Tansu Çiller
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 63
Tim Curry
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 64
Charles Dance
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 65
Demetris Christofias
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2019
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 66
Nicos Anastasiades
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 67
Dolly Parton
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 68
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 69
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Tansu Çiller ranks 280 out of 1,347. Before her are Dardanus (null), Priscus (410), Aratus (-315), Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Flavian of Constantinople (380), and Lydia of Thyatira (100). After her are Ctesias (-440), Seleucus II Callinicus (-265), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Vitiges (475), Celâl Bayar (1883), and Eumenes (-362).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsDardanus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 274
Priscus
PHILOSOPHER
410 - 471
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 275
Aratus
WRITER
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 276
Michael IX Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1320
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 277
Flavian of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
380 - 449
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 278
Lydia of Thyatira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 279
Tansu Çiller
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 280
Ctesias
PHYSICIAN
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 281
Seleucus II Callinicus
POLITICIAN
265 BC - 225 BC
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 282
Alexander of Aphrodisias
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 215
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 283
Vitiges
POLITICIAN
475 - 542
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 284
Celâl Bayar
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1986
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 285
Eumenes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
362 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 286
Among ECONOMISTS In Türkiye
Among economists born in Türkiye, Tansu Çiller ranks 2. Before her are Henri Fayol (1841). After her are Cornelius Castoriadis (1922), Dani Rodrik (1957), Daron Acemoglu (1967), Nouriel Roubini (1958), and Fatih Birol (1958).
Henri Fayol
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 1
Tansu Çiller
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 2
Cornelius Castoriadis
1922 - 1997
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 3
Dani Rodrik
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
Daron Acemoglu
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 5
Nouriel Roubini
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6
Fatih Birol
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 7