Updated at November 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Russell Roberts |
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Birthdate | September 19, 1954 |
Birth Place | Memphis, TN |
Age (in 2024) | 70 Years Old |
Zodiac | Virgo |
Occupation | Economist |
Russell Roberts is best known as Economist who has born on September 19, 1954 in Memphis, TN. Currently, Russell Roberts is 70 years, 1 months and 25 days old. Russell Roberts will celebrate 71st birthday on Friday, 19th of September 2025. Below the countdown to Russell Roberts upcoming birthday.
Also known professionally as Russ Roberts, he is an economics researcher at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, a non-fiction author, and a podcast host. He strives to make economics more accessible with his successful podcast EconTalk.
He received his Bachelor's degree in economics from the University of North Carolina in 1975. He went on to get his PhD in the subject from the University of Chicago. He later taught at George Mason University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Rochester, Stanford University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He was featured on NPR and in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
His book How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness was published in 2014.
He has two sons and a daughter.
He is one of the creators of the rap battle videos about historic economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek published by EconStories on YouTube.
Russell Roberts is 70 years old today.
Russell Roberts was born on September 19, 1954 in Memphis, TN.
Russell Roberts zodiac sign is Virgo.
Russell Roberts was best known as Economist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Russell Roberts's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1983 | Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence. |
1985 | A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. |
1985 | Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. |
1989 | A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew. |
1991 | Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria. |
1995 | The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber manifesto. |
1997 | The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people. |
2006 | The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared. |
2010 | The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed. |
2011 | Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602. |
2016 | In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police. |
2017 | The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage. |
2019 | A drone strike by the United States kills 30 civilian farmers in Afghanistan. |
2021 | The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13. |
2022 | The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London. |
1985 | The birth of Song Joong-ki, South Korean actor |
1985 | The birth of Nathanael Liminski, German politician |
1986 | The birth of Leon Best, English footballer |
1986 | The birth of Sally Pearson, Australian athlete |
1987 | The birth of Carlos Quintero, Colombian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Kenny Britt, American football player |
1989 | The birth of Tyreke Evans, American basketball player |
1989 | The birth of George Springer, American baseball player |
1990 | The birth of Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress and singer |
1990 | The birth of Savvas Gentsoglou, Greek footballer |
1990 | The birth of Kieran Trippier, English footballer |
1992 | The birth of Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler |
1992 | The birth of Diego Antonio Reyes, Mexican footballer |
1996 | The birth of Dejounte Murray, American basketball player |
1998 | The birth of Trae Young, American basketball player |
2013 | The death of John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (b. 1922) |
2013 | The death of Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Audrey Long, American actress (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Jackie Collins, English novelist (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1966) |
2015 | The death of Masajuro Shiokawa, Japanese economist and politician, 63rd Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1921) |
2015 | The death of Marcin Wrona, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1973) |
2017 | The death of Leonid Kharitonov, Russian bass-baritone (b. 1933) |
2018 | The death of Arthur Mitchell, American ballet dancer & choreographer (b. 1934) |
2018 | The death of Bernard "Bunny" Carr, Irish TV presenter (b. 1927) |
2019 | The death of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936) |
2020 | The death of John Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1929) |
2021 | The death of John Challis, English actor (b. 1942) |
2021 | The death of Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, national team), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup) (b. 1940) |
2021 | The death of Dinky Soliman, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (b. 1953) |
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Website | Russell Roberts's Webiste |
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