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John Money

1921 - 2006

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John William Money (8 July 1921 – 7 July 2006) was a New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University known for his research on human sexual behavior and gender. Money advanced the use of more accurate terminology in sex research, coining the terms gender role and sexual orientation. Despite widespread popular belief, Money did not coin the term gender identity. Money pioneered drug treatment for sex offenders to extinguish their sex drives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Money is the 135th most popular psychologist (down from 110th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, John Money ranks 135 out of 235. Before him are Robert Cialdini, Helene Deutsch, Henri Wallon, Clark L. Hull, Ovide Decroly, and Jonathan Haidt. After him are Ernest Jones, Elizabeth Loftus, Charlotte Bühler, Steven Pinker, Franz Alexander, and J. P. Guilford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Money ranks 138. Before him are Branko Stanković, Jean Behra, Paulo Evaristo Arns, Alan Hale Jr., Vasco Gonçalves, and Sena Jurinac. After him are Dinko Šakić, Neslişah Sultan, Shin Kyuk-ho, Georgy Beregovoy, Darío Moreno, and Ann Savage. Among people deceased in 2006, John Money ranks 114. Before him are June Allyson, Nadira, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Ali Farka Touré, Te Atairangikaahu, and Elizabeth Bolden. After him are Coretta Scott King, Marie Tharp, Faas Wilkes, Billy Preston, Allen Carr, and Marek Grechuta.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Money ranks 26 out of 303. Before him are Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), Thomas Williams (1930), Martin Campbell (1943), Karl Urban (1972), and Te Atairangikaahu (1931). After him are John Dew (1948), Nancy Wake (1912), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Clive Revill (1930), and Helen Clark (1950).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In New Zealand

Among psychologists born in New Zealand, John Money ranks 1. 

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