ECONOMIST
Thomas Piketty
1971 - Today

Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty (French: [tɔmɑ pikɛti]; born 7 May 1971) is a French economist who is a professor of economics at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, associate chair at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Centennial Professor of Economics in the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE). Piketty's work focuses on public economics, in particular income and wealth inequality. He is the author of the best-selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013), which emphasises the themes of his work on wealth concentrations and distribution over the past 250 years. The book argues that the rate of capital return in developed countries is persistently greater than the rate of economic growth, and that this will cause wealth inequality to increase in the future. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Piketty is the 193rd most popular economist (down from 192nd in 2019), the 2,585th most popular biography from France (up from 2,636th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Thomas Piketty ranks 193 out of 414. Before him are Walter Eucken, Peter Navarro, Gustav Cassel, Kenneth E. Boulding, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Daniel Ellsberg. After him are Nikolay Danilevsky, Benjamin Tucker, Clément Juglar, John Bates Clark, Pierre Leroux, and Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalter Eucken
1891 - 1950
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 187
Peter Navarro
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 188
Gustav Cassel
1866 - 1945
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 189
Kenneth E. Boulding
1910 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 190
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 191
Daniel Ellsberg
1931 - 2023
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 192
Thomas Piketty
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 193
Nikolay Danilevsky
1822 - 1885
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 194
Benjamin Tucker
1854 - 1939
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 195
Clément Juglar
1819 - 1905
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 196
John Bates Clark
1847 - 1938
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 197
Pierre Leroux
1797 - 1871
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 198
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
1859 - 1947
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 199
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Thomas Piketty ranks 61. Before him are Christina Applegate, Monica Potter, Paul Bettany, Goran Ivanišević, Nathan Fillion, and James Marape. After him are Andy Whitfield, Demetrio Albertini, Josh Charles, Francesco Toldo, Dido, and Serginho.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsChristina Applegate
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 55
Monica Potter
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 56
Paul Bettany
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 57
Goran Ivanišević
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 58
Nathan Fillion
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 59
James Marape
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 60
Thomas Piketty
ECONOMIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 61
Andy Whitfield
ACTOR
1971 - 2011
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 62
Demetrio Albertini
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 63
Josh Charles
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 64
Francesco Toldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 65
Dido
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 66
Serginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 67
In France
Among people born in France, Thomas Piketty ranks 2,585 out of 6,770. Before him are Géraud Duroc (1772), Odo II, Count of Blois (983), Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), and Guillaume Cale (1350). After him are Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1913), Pōmare IV (1813), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Serge Dassault (1925), Jenny Longuet (1844), and Aleksandar Petrović (1929).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGéraud Duroc
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1813
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 2,579
Odo II, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
983 - 1037
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 2,580
Étienne de Silhouette
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1767
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 2,581
Margaret of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1483
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 2,582
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,583
Guillaume Cale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1350 - 1358
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,584
Thomas Piketty
ECONOMIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,585
Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,586
Pōmare IV
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1877
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,587
Gabriel Hanot
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,588
Serge Dassault
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2018
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2,589
Jenny Longuet
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1883
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2,590
Aleksandar Petrović
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1994
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2,591
Among ECONOMISTS In France
Among economists born in France, Thomas Piketty ranks 17. Before him are Gérard Debreu (1921), Jean-Claude Trichet (1942), Jean Tirole (1953), Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806), Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712), and Michel Camdessus (1933). After him are Clément Juglar (1819), Pierre Leroux (1797), Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715), Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903), Olivier Blanchard (1948), and Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert (1646).
Gérard Debreu
1921 - 2004
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 11
Jean-Claude Trichet
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 12
Jean Tirole
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 13
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
1806 - 1882
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 14
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
1712 - 1759
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 15
Michel Camdessus
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 16
Thomas Piketty
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 17
Clément Juglar
1819 - 1905
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 18
Pierre Leroux
1797 - 1871
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 19
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
1715 - 1789
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 20
Bertrand de Jouvenel
1903 - 1987
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 21
Olivier Blanchard
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 22
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert
1646 - 1714
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 23