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Gordon Allport

1897 - 1967

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Gordon William Allport (November 11, 1897 – October 9, 1967) was an American psychologist. Allport was one of the first psychologists to focus on the study of the personality, and is often referred to as one of the founding figures of personality psychology. He contributed to the formation of values scales and rejected both a psychoanalytic approach to personality, which he thought often was too deeply interpretive, and a behavioral approach, which he thought did not provide deep enough interpretations from their data. Instead of these popular approaches, he developed an eclectic theory based on traits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Allport is the 34th most popular psychologist (down from 33rd in 2019), the 651st most popular biography from United States (down from 470th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Psychologist.

Gordon Allport was an American psychologist who is famous for his contributions to the field of personality psychology. He is particularly known for his development of the trait theory of personality, which emphasized the importance of individual differences in human behavior and cognition. Allport was also a prominent advocate for the study of social attitudes and the role of prejudice and discrimination in society.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Gordon Allport ranks 34 out of 235. Before him are Hermann Ebbinghaus, Aaron T. Beck, Alfred Binet, Karen Horney, Princess Marie Bonaparte, and Howard Gardner. After him are Paul Ekman, Hermann Rorschach, Jerome Bruner, Hans Eysenck, Albert Ellis, and Eric Berne.

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Among people born in 1897, Gordon Allport ranks 26. Before him are Georges Bataille, Odd Hassel, Louis Aragon, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Ferenc Szálasi, and Frank Capra. After him are Kurt Schuschnigg, Norbert Elias, Enid Blyton, Pola Negri, Georg Wittig, and Kurt Daluege. Among people deceased in 1967, Gordon Allport ranks 24. Before him are Claude Rains, Ilse Koch, André Maurois, Jack Ruby, Richard Kuhn, and Ilya Ehrenburg. After him are Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Rodion Malinovsky, Johannes Itten, Casimir Funk, and Felix Yusupov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Allport ranks 651 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Bautista (1969), Tiny Tim (1932), Goldie Hawn (1945), King C. Gillette (1855), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), and David Carradine (1936). After him are Dian Fossey (1932), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), William Lipscomb (1919), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914), and Paul Berg (1926).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Gordon Allport ranks 11. Before him are John B. Watson (1878), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), B. F. Skinner (1904), Edward Thorndike (1874), Aaron T. Beck (1921), and Howard Gardner (1943). After him are Paul Ekman (1934), Jerome Bruner (1915), Albert Ellis (1913), Lawrence Kohlberg (1927), Alfred Kinsey (1894), and Milton H. Erickson (1901).

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