PSYCHOLOGIST
Alice Miller
1923 - 2010

Alice Miller
Alice Miller (Swiss Standard German: [ˈmɪlər]; born Alicja Englard; 12 January 1923 – 14 April 2010) was a Polish-Swiss psychologist, psychoanalyst and philosopher of Jewish origin, who is noted for her books on parental child abuse, translated into several languages. She was also a noted public intellectual. Her 1979 book The Drama of the Gifted Child caused a sensation and became an international bestseller upon the English publication in 1981. Her views on the consequences of child abuse became highly influential in the fields of child development, psychotherapy, and trauma. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alice Miller is the 61st most popular psychologist (up from 65th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 197th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Psychologist.
Alice Miller is most famous for her book, The Drama of the Gifted Child.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Alice Miller ranks 61 out of 235. Before her are Antonio Damasio, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Raymond Cattell, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Pierre Janet, and Stanley Milgram. After her are Fritz Perls, Leon Festinger, William Stern, Raymond Moody, Philip Zimbardo, and Bruno Bettelheim.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonio Damasio
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 55
Roger Wolcott Sperry
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 56
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 57
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
1934 - 2021
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 58
Pierre Janet
1859 - 1947
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 59
Stanley Milgram
1933 - 1984
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 60
Alice Miller
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 61
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 62
Leon Festinger
1919 - 1989
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 63
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 64
Raymond Moody
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 65
Philip Zimbardo
1933 - 2024
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 66
Bruno Bettelheim
1903 - 1990
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Alice Miller ranks 40. Before her are Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Antoni Tàpies, Anne Baxter, Carroll Shelby, Masao Ono, and René Girard. After her are Dev Anand, Markus Wolf, Nizar Qabbani, Diana Douglas, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Linda Christian. Among people deceased in 2010, Alice Miller ranks 34. Before her are Harry Mulisch, Algirdas Brazauskas, Gennady Yanayev, Bruno Cremer, Viktor Chernomyrdin, and Jean Simmons. After her are Dino De Laurentiis, Miep Gies, Vladimir Arnold, Joan Sutherland, Francisco Varallo, and Henryk Górecki.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsPope Shenouda III of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 34
Antoni Tàpies
PAINTER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 35
Anne Baxter
ACTOR
1923 - 1985
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 36
Carroll Shelby
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 37
Masao Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 38
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 39
Alice Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 40
Dev Anand
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 41
Markus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 42
Nizar Qabbani
WRITER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 43
Diana Douglas
ACTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 44
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2001
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 45
Linda Christian
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsHarry Mulisch
WRITER
1927 - 2010
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 28
Algirdas Brazauskas
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 29
Gennady Yanayev
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 30
Bruno Cremer
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 31
Viktor Chernomyrdin
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2010
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 32
Jean Simmons
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 33
Alice Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 34
Dino De Laurentiis
PRODUCER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 35
Miep Gies
WRITER
1909 - 2010
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 36
Vladimir Arnold
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 37
Joan Sutherland
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 38
Francisco Varallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 39
Henryk Górecki
COMPOSER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 40
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Alice Miller ranks 182 out of 1,694. Before her are Jerzy Grotowski (1933), Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), Günther Anders (1902), John I Albert (1459), Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030), and Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860). After her are Robert Lewandowski (1988), Miroslav Klose (1978), Piast the Wheelwright (800), Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776), Cymburgis of Masovia (1394), and Casimir I the Restorer (1016).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsJerzy Grotowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1999
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 176
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1945
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 177
Günther Anders
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1992
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 178
John I Albert
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1501
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 179
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1079
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 180
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
INVENTOR
1860 - 1940
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 181
Alice Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 182
Robert Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 183
Miroslav Klose
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 184
Piast the Wheelwright
POLITICIAN
800 - 870
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 185
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
CHEMIST
1776 - 1810
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 186
Cymburgis of Masovia
NOBLEMAN
1394 - 1429
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 187
Casimir I the Restorer
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1058
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 188
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Poland
Among psychologists born in Poland, Alice Miller ranks 4. Before her are Kurt Lewin (1890), Gustav Fechner (1801), and Solomon Asch (1907). After her are Hugo Münsterberg (1863), Helene Deutsch (1884), Kurt Goldstein (1878), and Abraham Brill (1874).
Kurt Lewin
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 1
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 2
Solomon Asch
1907 - 1996
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 3
Alice Miller
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 4
Hugo Münsterberg
1863 - 1916
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 5
Helene Deutsch
1884 - 1982
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 6
Kurt Goldstein
1878 - 1965
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 7
Abraham Brill
1874 - 1948
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8