PSYCHOLOGIST
Arthur Janov
1924 - 2017

Arthur Janov
Arthur Janov (; August 21, 1924 – October 1, 2017), also known as Art Janov, was an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer. He gained notability as the creator of primal therapy, a treatment for mental illness that involves repeatedly descending into, feeling, and experiencing long-repressed childhood pain. Janov first directed a psychotherapy institute called the Primal Institute on North Almont Dr. in West Hollywood, California and from 1980 at the Janov Primal Center at 1205 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, in Venice, Los Angeles and latterly on Ashland Avenue in Santa Monica, California. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Janov is the 153rd most popular psychologist (up from 160th in 2019), the 3,826th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,513th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Arthur Janov ranks 153 out of 235. Before him are Ulric Neisser, George Kelly, Françoise Dolto, David Ausubel, Kurt Goldstein, and Robert D. Hare. After him are Johannes Heinrich Schultz, Michael Gazzaniga, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Jacques-Alain Miller, Victor Skumin, and Aleksei N. Leontiev.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUlric Neisser
1928 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 147
George Kelly
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 148
Françoise Dolto
1908 - 1988
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 149
David Ausubel
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 150
Kurt Goldstein
1878 - 1965
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 151
Robert D. Hare
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 152
Arthur Janov
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 153
Johannes Heinrich Schultz
1884 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 154
Michael Gazzaniga
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 155
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
1889 - 1957
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 156
Jacques-Alain Miller
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 157
Victor Skumin
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 158
Aleksei N. Leontiev
1903 - 1979
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Arthur Janov ranks 169. Before him are Bayezid Osman, Fud Leclerc, Mohammed Rafi, Margit Sandemo, Zizi Jeanmaire, and Richard Bull. After him are Franco Cristaldi, Grégoire Kayibanda, Daniel Inouye, Rudolf Barshai, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Jean Bartik. Among people deceased in 2017, Arthur Janov ranks 183. Before him are Nadezhda Olizarenko, James Rosenquist, Giulio Angioni, Gilberto Agustoni, Vito Acconci, and John Hillerman. After him are Mildred Dresselhaus, Roger Pingeon, Richard Anderson, Gastone Moschin, Mike Connors, and Peter Berling.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsBayezid Osman
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 163
Fud Leclerc
SINGER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 164
Mohammed Rafi
SINGER
1924 - 1980
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 165
Margit Sandemo
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 166
Zizi Jeanmaire
DANCER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 167
Richard Bull
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 168
Arthur Janov
PSYCHOLOGIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 169
Franco Cristaldi
PRODUCER
1924 - 1992
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 170
Grégoire Kayibanda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 171
Daniel Inouye
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 172
Rudolf Barshai
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 173
Juan Ponce Enrile
POLITICIAN
1924 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 174
Jean Bartik
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 175
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsNadezhda Olizarenko
ATHLETE
1953 - 2017
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 177
James Rosenquist
PAINTER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 178
Giulio Angioni
WRITER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 179
Gilberto Agustoni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 180
Vito Acconci
ARTIST
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 181
John Hillerman
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 182
Arthur Janov
PSYCHOLOGIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 183
Mildred Dresselhaus
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 184
Roger Pingeon
CYCLIST
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 185
Richard Anderson
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 186
Gastone Moschin
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 187
Mike Connors
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 188
Peter Berling
ACTOR
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 189
In United States
Among people born in United States, Arthur Janov ranks 3,826 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed Begley (1901), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Chelsea Manning (1987), Terry Brooks (1944), Robert Davi (1953), and Candice King (1987). After him are Mildred Dresselhaus (1930), Cy Twombly (1928), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Captain Beefheart (1941), Carl Brashear (1931), and Gerard Damiano (1928).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEd Begley
ACTOR
1901 - 1970
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,820
S. S. Van Dine
WRITER
1888 - 1939
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,821
Chelsea Manning
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,822
Terry Brooks
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,823
Robert Davi
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,824
Candice King
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,825
Arthur Janov
PSYCHOLOGIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,826
Mildred Dresselhaus
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,827
Cy Twombly
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,828
Johnny Kitagawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2019
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,829
Captain Beefheart
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2010
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,830
Carl Brashear
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1931 - 2006
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,831
Gerard Damiano
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,832
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, Arthur Janov ranks 51. Before him are Jonathan Haidt (1963), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), J. P. Guilford (1897), Brian Weiss (1944), George Kelly (1905), and David Ausubel (1918). After him are Michael Gazzaniga (1939), James J. Gibson (1904), Stanley Schachter (1922), Harry Harlow (1905), Arnold Gesell (1880), and Rensis Likert (1903).
Jonathan Haidt
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 45
Elizabeth Loftus
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 46
J. P. Guilford
1897 - 1987
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 47
Brian Weiss
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 48
George Kelly
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 49
David Ausubel
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 50
Arthur Janov
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 51
Michael Gazzaniga
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 52
James J. Gibson
1904 - 1979
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 53
Stanley Schachter
1922 - 1997
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 54
Harry Harlow
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 55
Arnold Gesell
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 56
Rensis Likert
1903 - 1981
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 57