EloRater: Greatest Economist of All Time
Nominate and vote for the most influential economist in history, considering their contributions to economic theory, policy, and global impact.
| Rank | Elo Rating | Economist Name | Economic Theory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1066 | Paul Samuelson (1915-2009) | A Nobel laureate who profoundly shaped modern economics, this economist was instrumental in applyin… |
| 2 | 1051 | Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) | An Italian engineer, sociologist, and economist, this thinker made significant contributions to mic… |
| 3 | 1045 | John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) | A prominent classical economist and philosopher, this thinker refined and expanded upon the ideas o… |
| 4 | 1043 | Carl Menger (1840-1921) | As the founder of the Austrian School of Economics, this economist was a key figure in the Marginal… |
| 5 | 1036 | Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992) | A leading figure of the Austrian School of Economics and a Nobel laureate, this economist made prof… |
| 6 | 1027 | Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) | An Austrian-born economist, this thinker is celebrated for theories on innovation and entrepreneurs… |
| 7 | 1026 | David Ricardo (1772-1834) | A key figure in classical economics, this economist is best known for the theory of comparative adv… |
| 8 | 1017 | Adam Smith (1723-1790) | This economist, considered the father of modern economics, in works like The Wealth of Nations, int… |
| 9 | 1015 | John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) | A prominent classical economist and philosopher, this thinker refined and expanded upon the ideas o… |
| 10 | 1013 | Joseph Stiglitz | A Nobel laureate and New Keynesian economist, this thinker is renowned for pioneering work in the e… |
| 11 | 1004 | Léon Walras (1834-1910) | A founder of the neoclassical school and a pioneer of mathematical economics, this economist is ren… |
| 12 | 1002 | Milton Friedman (1912-2006) | A Nobel laureate and the most influential leader of the Chicago School of economics, this economist… |
| 13 | 995 | Amartya Sen | A Nobel laureate economist and philosopher, this thinker has made groundbreaking contributions to w… |
| 14 | 990 | Irving Fisher (1867-1947) | An American economist and statistician, this thinker made seminal contributions to monetary theory,… |
| 15 | 979 | Alfred Marshall (1842-1924) | A dominant figure in neoclassical economics, whose Principles of Economics became a standard textbo… |
| 16 | 978 | William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882) | An English economist and logician, this thinker was, alongside others, a principal figure in the Ma… |
| 17 | 972 | John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) | Widely regarded as the founder of modern macroeconomics. The magnum opus, The General Theory of Emp… |
| 18 | 965 | Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) | An American economist and sociologist, this individual was the founder of institutional economics. … |
| 19 | 960 | Joan Robinson (1903-1983) | A prominent British economist and a key figure in Post-Keynesian economics, this thinker made signi… |
| 20 | 911 | Karl Marx (1818-1883) | A profound critique of capitalism was offered, detailed in works like Das Kapital. This economic th… |
| 21 | 905 | Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) | A Nobel laureate psychologist, this individual, in collaboration with Amos Tversky, laid the founda… |