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Irvin D. Yalom

1931 - Today

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Irvin David Yalom (; born June 13, 1931) is an American existential psychiatrist who is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irvin D. Yalom is the 22nd most popular psychologist (down from 20th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from United States (down from 261st in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Psychologist.

Irvin D. Yalom is a psychiatrist who has written extensively on the subject of existential psychotherapy. He is most famous for his book, "Existential Psychotherapy," which was published in 1980.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Irvin D. Yalom ranks 22 out of 235. Before him are Albert Bandura, Anna Freud, Kurt Lewin, Jordan Peterson, John B. Watson, and Daniel Kahneman. After him are B. F. Skinner, Edward Thorndike, Melanie Klein, Wilhelm Reich, Gustav Fechner, and Hermann Ebbinghaus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Irvin D. Yalom ranks 13. Before him are Tomas Tranströmer, James Dean, Chun Doo-hwan, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Mário Zagallo, and Robert Duvall. After him are Raymond Kopa, Riccardo Giacconi, Philip Kotler, Leslie Caron, Roger Penrose, and Anita Ekberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irvin D. Yalom ranks 363 out of 20,380. Before him are Demi Moore (1962), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856), John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960), Susan Sarandon (1946), Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904), and Rita Hayworth (1918). After him are Bernie Sanders (1941), Margaret Hamilton (1936), Ed White (1930), Willis Lamb (1913), Robert E. Lee (1807), and Jimmy Wales (1966).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Irvin D. Yalom ranks 6. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908), John Dewey (1859), William James (1842), Carl Rogers (1902), and John B. Watson (1878). After him are B. F. Skinner (1904), Edward Thorndike (1874), Aaron T. Beck (1921), Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), and Paul Ekman (1934).

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