PSYCHOLOGIST
Brenda Milner
1918 - Today

Brenda Milner
Brenda Milner (née Langford; born 15 July 1918) is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology. Milner is a professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and a professor of Psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute. As of 2020, she holds more than 25 honorary degrees and she continued to work in her nineties. Her work covers many aspects of neuropsychology including her lifelong interest in the involvement of the temporal lobes in episodic memory. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brenda Milner is the 163rd most popular psychologist (up from 174th in 2019), the 2,473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,337th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Brenda Milner ranks 163 out of 235. Before her are Jacques-Alain Miller, Victor Skumin, Aleksei N. Leontiev, James J. Gibson, Stanley Schachter, and Walter Mischel. After her are Harry Harlow, Arnold Gesell, Henri Nouwen, Emma Eckstein, Rensis Likert, and Dimitri Uznadze.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques-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
James J. Gibson
1904 - 1979
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 160
Stanley Schachter
1922 - 1997
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 161
Walter Mischel
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 162
Brenda Milner
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 163
Harry Harlow
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 164
Arnold Gesell
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 165
Henri Nouwen
1932 - 1996
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 166
Emma Eckstein
1865 - 1924
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 167
Rensis Likert
1903 - 1981
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 168
Dimitri Uznadze
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Brenda Milner ranks 144. Before her are Abraham Robinson, Joseph Wiseman, Mickey Spillane, Émile Derlin Zinsou, Gottfried von Einem, and Suzanne Flon. After her are Venetia Burney, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Jelle Zijlstra, Iryna Melnykova, Abdul Haris Nasution, and Martin Lundström.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsAbraham Robinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 1974
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 138
Joseph Wiseman
ACTOR
1918 - 2009
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 139
Mickey Spillane
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 140
Émile Derlin Zinsou
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 141
Gottfried von Einem
COMPOSER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 142
Suzanne Flon
ACTOR
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 143
Brenda Milner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 144
Venetia Burney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 145
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2000
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 146
Jelle Zijlstra
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2001
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 147
Iryna Melnykova
HISTORIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 148
Abdul Haris Nasution
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2000
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 149
Martin Lundström
ATHLETE
1918 - 2016
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 150
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brenda Milner ranks 2,474 out of 8,785. Before her are John Robertson (1953), John Aubrey (1626), Divina Galica (1944), John Oliver (1977), Eddie Irvine (1965), and John Smeaton (1724). After her are Edward Colston (1636), Shakin' Stevens (1948), John Illsley (1949), William Hudson (1730), Siegfried Sassoon (1886), and Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Robertson
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 2,468
John Aubrey
WRITER
1626 - 1697
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 2,469
Divina Galica
RACING DRIVER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 2,470
John Oliver
PRESENTER
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 2,471
Eddie Irvine
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 2,472
John Smeaton
ENGINEER
1724 - 1792
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2,473
Brenda Milner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2,474
Edward Colston
BUSINESSPERSON
1636 - 1721
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2,475
Shakin' Stevens
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 2,476
John Illsley
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 2,477
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,478
Siegfried Sassoon
WRITER
1886 - 1967
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,479
Demetrios Petrokokkinos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1942
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,480
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, Brenda Milner ranks 12. Before her are R. D. Laing (1927), Charles Spearman (1863), Havelock Ellis (1859), William McDougall (1871), Frederic Bartlett (1886), and Ernest Jones (1879). After her are Ronald Fairbairn (1889), Anne Treisman (1935), Robin Dunbar (1947), Richard Lynn (1930), Alan Baddeley (1934), and Simon Baron-Cohen (1958).
R. D. Laing
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 6
Charles Spearman
1863 - 1945
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 7
Havelock Ellis
1859 - 1939
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 8
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 9
Frederic Bartlett
1886 - 1969
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 10
Ernest Jones
1879 - 1958
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 11
Brenda Milner
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 12
Ronald Fairbairn
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 13
Anne Treisman
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 14
Robin Dunbar
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 15
Richard Lynn
1930 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 16
Alan Baddeley
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 17
Simon Baron-Cohen
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 18