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Kenneth Rogoff was born on March 22, 1953 in Rochester, New York, United States and is credited as an economist, chess player and university teacher. As of 2026, Kenneth Rogoff is 73 years old. Schooling on record includes East High School and Yale University. Awards on record include Guggenheim Fellowship, Adam Smith Award (2011), Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics (2011) and 4 more.
My Take
What draws me to Kenneth Rogoff is the rare double life: a chess Grandmaster who became Harvard's professor of international economics. I find that combination telling, because both fields reward pattern recognition and the patience to think several moves ahead. He earned the Grandmaster title back in 1978, then built a career as one of the most-cited economists alive, capped by the 2021 Clarivate Citation honors. His vocal support for austerity during the Great Recession made him a polarizing figure, and I respect that he stayed in the argument rather than ducking it. To me he embodies the strategist who never really left the board.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenneth Rogoff
- Name (Japanese)
- ケネス・ロゴフ
- Reading
- けねす・ろごふ
- Born
- March 22, 1953 (age 73)
- Origin
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Occupation
- economist / chess player / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
2. Background
- High school
- East High School
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2011 Adam Smith Award
- 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics
- 1991 Fellow of the Econometric Society
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1978 Grandmaster
- 2021 Clarivate Citation Laureates
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenneth Rogoff born?
Born March 22, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Kenneth Rogoff from?
Kenneth Rogoff is from Rochester, New York, United States.
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Kenneth Rogoff works as economist, chess player, university teacher.
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