PSYCHOLOGIST

Daniel Kahneman

1934 - 2024

Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman (; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli-American psychologist best known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences together with Vernon L. Smith. Kahneman's published empirical findings challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory. Kahneman became known as the "grandfather of behavioral economics." With Amos Tversky and others, Kahneman established a cognitive basis for common human errors that arise from heuristics and biases, and developed prospect theory. In 2011, Kahneman was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its list of top global thinkers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Kahneman is the 21st most popular psychologist (down from 19th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Israel (down from 50th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Psychologist. Learn more about Daniel Kahneman's academic impact at Rankless.

Daniel Kahneman is most famous for his work in behavioral economics. He is a psychologist and economist who has spent his career studying human judgment and decision-making. His research shows that people are not the rational, self-interested actors they are often assumed to be.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Daniel Kahneman ranks 21 out of 235. Before him are Gustave Le Bon, Albert Bandura, Anna Freud, Kurt Lewin, Jordan Peterson, and John B. Watson. After him are Irvin D. Yalom, B. F. Skinner, Edward Thorndike, Melanie Klein, Wilhelm Reich, and Gustav Fechner.

Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia

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Gustave Le Bon
1841 - 1931
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 15
Albert Bandura
1925 - 2021
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 16
Anna Freud
1895 - 1982
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 17
Kurt Lewin
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 18
Jordan Peterson
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 19
John B. Watson
1878 - 1958
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 20
Daniel Kahneman
1934 - 2024
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 21
Irvin D. Yalom
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 22
B. F. Skinner
1904 - 1990
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 23
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 24
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 26
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 27

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Daniel Kahneman ranks 21. Before him are Leonid Kravchuk, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Giovanni Battista Re, Nana Mouskouri, Judi Dench, and Jane Goodall. After him are Shirley MacLaine, Tarcisio Bertone, William F. Sharpe, Manuel Noriega, Stjepan Mesić, and Sydney Pollack. Among people deceased in 2024, Daniel Kahneman ranks 16. Before him are Mário Zagallo, Ismail Kadare, William Anders, Alberto Fujimori, Peter Higgs, and Maria Branyas. After him are Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Anouk Aimée, Arno Allan Penzias, Ram Narayan, Hassan Nasrallah, and Akira Toriyama.

Others Born in 1934

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Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 15
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 16
Giovanni Battista Re
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 17
Nana Mouskouri
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 18
Judi Dench
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 19
Jane Goodall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 20
Daniel Kahneman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 21
Shirley MacLaine
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 22
Tarcisio Bertone
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 23
William F. Sharpe
ECONOMIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 24
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 25
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 26
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 27