ECONOMIST
Zbigniew Messner
1929 - 2014

Zbigniew Messner
Zbigniew Stefan Messner (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈmɛsnɛr] ; 13 March 1929 – 10 January 2014) was a Polish communist politician and economist. His ancestors were of German Polish descent who had assimilated into Polish society. In 1972, he became Professor of Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice. In the 1980s, Messner held numerous high ranking posts within communist party apparatus. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zbigniew Messner is the 295th most popular economist (down from 292nd in 2019), the 717th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 705th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ukrainian Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Zbigniew Messner ranks 295 out of 414. Before him are Mark Blaug, Nassau William Senior, Max O. Lorenz, Bruno de Finetti, Petr Aven, and Paul Sweezy. After him are Abhijit Banerjee, Gordon Tullock, Inger Andersen, Kenichi Ohmae, Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, and Jesús Huerta de Soto.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
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1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 289
Nassau William Senior
1790 - 1864
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 290
Max O. Lorenz
1876 - 1959
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 291
Bruno de Finetti
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 292
Petr Aven
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 293
Paul Sweezy
1910 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 294
Zbigniew Messner
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 295
Abhijit Banerjee
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 296
Gordon Tullock
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 297
Inger Andersen
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 298
Kenichi Ohmae
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 299
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz
1868 - 1931
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 300
Jesús Huerta de Soto
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 301
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Zbigniew Messner ranks 352. Before him are Ray Barretto, Klausjürgen Wussow, Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Birgitta Trotzig, Dmytro Pavlychko, and Eberhard Jäckel. After him are Shozo Sasahara, Keijo Liinamaa, Jane Powell, Carlo Clerici, Terry Moore, and Bazilio Olara-Okello. Among people deceased in 2014, Zbigniew Messner ranks 309. Before him are Gordon Willis, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Dave Legeno, William Guarnere, Helen Johns, and Urs Widmer. After him are Leonid Stadnyk, Gordon Tullock, Licia Albanese, Stefan Bozhkov, Milan Horvat, and Dorothy Tyler-Odam.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsRay Barretto
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 346
Klausjürgen Wussow
ACTOR
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 347
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 348
Birgitta Trotzig
WRITER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 349
Dmytro Pavlychko
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 350
Eberhard Jäckel
HISTORIAN
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 351
Zbigniew Messner
ECONOMIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 352
Shozo Sasahara
WRESTLER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 353
Keijo Liinamaa
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1980
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 354
Jane Powell
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 355
Carlo Clerici
CYCLIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 356
Terry Moore
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 357
Bazilio Olara-Okello
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1929 - 1990
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 358
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsGordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 303
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 304
Dave Legeno
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 305
William Guarnere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 306
Helen Johns
SWIMMER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 307
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 308
Zbigniew Messner
ECONOMIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 309
Leonid Stadnyk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - 2014
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 310
Gordon Tullock
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 311
Licia Albanese
SINGER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 312
Stefan Bozhkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 313
Milan Horvat
CONDUCTOR
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 314
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
ATHLETE
1920 - 2014
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 315
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Zbigniew Messner ranks 717 out of 1,365. Before him are Dmytro Pavlychko (1929), Anatoly Artsebarsky (1956), Valentina Rastvorova (1933), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (1963), Dmitry Bogrov (1887), and Alfred Eisenbeisser (1908). After him are Yekaterina Zelenko (1916), Mykola Zerov (1890), Leonid Stadnyk (1969), Vladimír Syrovátka (1908), Volodymyr Lytvyn (1956), and Panas Myrny (1849).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsDmytro Pavlychko
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 711
Anatoly Artsebarsky
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 712
Valentina Rastvorova
FENCER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 713
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 714
Dmitry Bogrov
LAWYER
1887 - 1911
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 715
Alfred Eisenbeisser
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 716
Zbigniew Messner
ECONOMIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 717
Yekaterina Zelenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1941
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 718
Mykola Zerov
WRITER
1890 - 1937
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 719
Leonid Stadnyk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - 2014
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 720
Vladimír Syrovátka
ATHLETE
1908 - 1973
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 721
Volodymyr Lytvyn
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 722
Panas Myrny
WRITER
1849 - 1920
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 723
Among ECONOMISTS In Ukraine
Among economists born in Ukraine, Zbigniew Messner ranks 5. Before him are Ludwig von Mises (1881), Abba P. Lerner (1903), Grigory Yavlinsky (1952), and Alexander Gerschenkron (1904). After him are Paul A. Baran (1909), and Rose Friedman (1910).
Ludwig von Mises
1881 - 1973
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 1
Abba P. Lerner
1903 - 1982
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2
Grigory Yavlinsky
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 3
Alexander Gerschenkron
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4
Zbigniew Messner
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 5
Paul A. Baran
1909 - 1964
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 6
Rose Friedman
1910 - 2009
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 7