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Thomas Sowell

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Thomas Sowell ( SOHL; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, economic historian, and social and political commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known voice in the American conservative movement as a prominent black conservative. He was a recipient of the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Sowell is the 232nd most popular economist (down from 228th in 2019), the 4,578th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,149th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Thomas Sowell ranks 232 out of 414. Before him are Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Jon Elster, Paul Romer, Peter Senge, Hyman Minsky, and Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury. After him are Paul Volcker, Douglas Diamond, Colin Clark, Olivier Blanchard, Chester Barnard, and Arthur Melvin Okun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Thomas Sowell ranks 256. Before him are Jim Rohn, Jordi Pujol, Albert S. Ruddy, Josef Hügi, José María Zárraga, and Taina Elg. After him are Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonja Edström, Lothar Wolleh, The Big Bopper, Paul Mazursky, and Donald Moffat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Sowell ranks 4,578 out of 20,380. Before him are Milton Glaser (1929), Marlee Matlin (1965), Pernell Roberts (1928), Michael Dukakis (1933), La Monte Young (1935), and John Henninger Reagan (1818). After him are Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Joe Viterelli (1937), Edwin Catmull (1945), Chris Hardwick (1971), and James Forrestal (1892).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Thomas Sowell ranks 78. Before him are Mancur Olson (1932), Henry Hazlitt (1894), William Baumol (1922), Paul Romer (1955), Peter Senge (1947), and Hyman Minsky (1919). After him are Paul Volcker (1927), Douglas Diamond (1953), Chester Barnard (1886), Arthur Melvin Okun (1928), Ellen Swallow Richards (1842), and Dennis Meadows (1942).

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