PSYCHOLOGIST
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998

Raymond Cattell
Raymond Bernard Cattell (20 March 1905 – 2 February 1998) was a British-American psychologist, known for his psychometric research into intrapersonal psychological structure. His work also explored the basic dimensions of personality and temperament, the range of cognitive abilities, the dynamic dimensions of motivation and emotion, the clinical dimensions of abnormal personality, patterns of group syntality and social behavior, applications of personality research to psychotherapy and learning theory, predictors of creativity and achievement, and many multivariate research methods including the refinement of factor analytic methods for exploring and measuring these domains. Cattell authored, co-authored, or edited almost 60 scholarly books, more than 500 research articles, and over 30 standardized psychometric tests, questionnaires, and rating scales. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Cattell is the 57th most popular psychologist (down from 47th in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 519th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Psychologist.
Raymond Cattell is most famous for his 16 personality factors.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Raymond Cattell ranks 57 out of 235. Before him are Kurt Koffka, Solomon Asch, Sándor Ferenczi, Martin Seligman, Antonio Damasio, and Roger Wolcott Sperry. After him are Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Pierre Janet, Stanley Milgram, Alice Miller, Fritz Perls, and Leon Festinger.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 51
Solomon Asch
1907 - 1996
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 52
Sándor Ferenczi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 53
Martin Seligman
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 54
Antonio Damasio
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 55
Roger Wolcott Sperry
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 56
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 57
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
1934 - 2021
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 58
Pierre Janet
1859 - 1947
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 59
Stanley Milgram
1933 - 1984
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 60
Alice Miller
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 61
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 62
Leon Festinger
1919 - 1989
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Raymond Cattell ranks 33. Before him are Władysław Gomułka, Gerard Kuiper, Gertrude Ederle, C. P. Snow, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and George H. Hitchings. After him are Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Max Schmeling, Michael Powell, Marian Rejewski, Helen Wills, and Jean Vigo. Among people deceased in 1998, Raymond Cattell ranks 26. Before him are Frederick Reines, Alan Shepard, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Tameo Ide, Theodore Schultz, and George H. Hitchings. After him are Falco, Shoichi Nishimura, Kenichi Fukui, Nizar Qabbani, Julien Green, and Helen Wills.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsWładysław Gomułka
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 27
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 28
Gertrude Ederle
SWIMMER
1905 - 2003
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 29
C. P. Snow
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 30
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 31
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 32
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 33
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 34
Max Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 35
Michael Powell
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1990
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 36
Marian Rejewski
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1980
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 37
Helen Wills
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 38
Jean Vigo
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1934
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsFrederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 20
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 21
Konstantinos Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 22
Tameo Ide
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 23
Theodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 24
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 25
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 26
Falco
SINGER
1957 - 1998
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 27
Shoichi Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 28
Kenichi Fukui
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 29
Nizar Qabbani
WRITER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 30
Julien Green
WRITER
1900 - 1998
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 31
Helen Wills
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 32
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Raymond Cattell ranks 774 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Nighy (1949), Benjamin Graham (1894), Gerard Butler (1969), Bernard Lewis (1916), Reginald Innes Pocock (1863), and John Barry (1933). After him are William Jackson Hooker (1785), James II of Scotland (1430), Amy Winehouse (1983), Derek Jacobi (1938), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), and Fred Perry (1909).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBill Nighy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 768
Benjamin Graham
ECONOMIST
1894 - 1976
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 769
Gerard Butler
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 770
Bernard Lewis
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 771
Reginald Innes Pocock
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1947
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 772
John Barry
COMPOSER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 773
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 774
William Jackson Hooker
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1865
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 775
James II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1460
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 776
Amy Winehouse
MUSICIAN
1983 - 2011
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 777
Derek Jacobi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 778
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
POLITICIAN
1453 - 1471
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 779
Fred Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 780
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, Raymond Cattell ranks 3. Before him are John Bowlby (1907), and Donald Winnicott (1896). After him are Edward B. Titchener (1867), Alexander Bain (1818), R. D. Laing (1927), Charles Spearman (1863), Havelock Ellis (1859), William McDougall (1871), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Ernest Jones (1879), and Brenda Milner (1918).
John Bowlby
1907 - 1990
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Donald Winnicott
1896 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 2
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 3
Edward B. Titchener
1867 - 1927
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 4
Alexander Bain
1818 - 1903
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
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