# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-a-niskanen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:39:44.126Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-a-niskanen"
name: "William A. Niskanen"
slug: "william-a-niskanen"
description: "William Arthur Niskanen was an American economist. He was one of the architects of President Ronald Reagan's economic program and contributed to public choice theory. He was also a long-time chairman of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank."
tagline: "American economist (1933–2011)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1933-03-13"
deathDate: "2011-10-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump