PSYCHOLOGIST
Richard Lynn
1930 - 2023

Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn (20 February 1930 – July 2023) was a controversial English psychologist and self-described "scientific racist" who advocated for a genetic relationship between race and intelligence. He was the editor-in-chief of Mankind Quarterly, a white supremacist journal. He was lecturer in psychology at the University of Exeter and professor of psychology at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, and at the University of Ulster at Coleraine. Lynn was a professor emeritus of psychology at Ulster University, but had the title withdrawn by the university in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Lynn is the 210th most popular psychologist (up from 214th in 2019), the 3,953rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,079th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Richard Lynn ranks 210 out of 235. Before him are Nancy Chodorow, Endel Tulving, Christina Maslach, Sandra Bem, Marie Jahoda, and Karl Lashley. After him are Gordon Neufeld, Natalia Bekhtereva, Julian Jaynes, Alan Baddeley, Anatol Rapoport, and Neal E. Miller.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNancy Chodorow
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 204
Endel Tulving
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 205
Christina Maslach
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 206
Sandra Bem
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 207
Marie Jahoda
1907 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 208
Karl Lashley
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 209
Richard Lynn
1930 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 210
Gordon Neufeld
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 211
Natalia Bekhtereva
1924 - 2008
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 212
Julian Jaynes
1920 - 1997
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 213
Alan Baddeley
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 214
Anatol Rapoport
1911 - 2007
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 215
Neal E. Miller
1909 - 2002
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 216
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Richard Lynn ranks 432. Before him are Michael J. Adams, Kjell Espmark, Jacqueline du Bief, Oleg Anofriyev, Polly Bergen, and Chuck Daly. After him are Štefan Uher, Alakbar Mammadov, Estela de Carlotto, Kei Kumai, Marisol Escobar, and Eino Tamberg. Among people deceased in 2023, Richard Lynn ranks 380. Before him are Bob Barker, Fay Weldon, Aracy Balabanian, Peter Brötzmann, Bernard Morel, and Heinrich Messner. After him are Pedro Solbes, Zdeněk Mácal, Nikica Valentić, Michael Lerner, Irma Serrano, and Richard Murphy.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsMichael J. Adams
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1967
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 426
Kjell Espmark
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 427
Jacqueline du Bief
SKATER
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 428
Oleg Anofriyev
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 429
Polly Bergen
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 430
Chuck Daly
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 431
Richard Lynn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 432
Štefan Uher
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1993
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 433
Alakbar Mammadov
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 434
Estela de Carlotto
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 435
Kei Kumai
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2007
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 436
Marisol Escobar
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 437
Eino Tamberg
COMPOSER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 438
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsBob Barker
PRESENTER
1923 - 2023
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 374
Fay Weldon
WRITER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 375
Aracy Balabanian
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 376
Peter Brötzmann
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 377
Bernard Morel
ATHLETE
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 378
Heinrich Messner
SKIER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 379
Richard Lynn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 380
Pedro Solbes
ECONOMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 381
Zdeněk Mácal
CONDUCTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 382
Nikica Valentić
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2023
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 383
Michael Lerner
ACTOR
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 384
Irma Serrano
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 385
Richard Murphy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 386
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Lynn ranks 3,954 out of 8,785. Before him are Fred Frith (1949), Mary Garden (1874), Mortimer Wheeler (1890), Georges Passerieu (1885), Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), and Leo Sayer (1948). After him are William Fothergill Cooke (1806), Zac Goldsmith (1975), Reginald Punnett (1875), Ben Davies (1993), Anna Lee (1913), and Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFred Frith
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 3,948
Mary Garden
SINGER
1874 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 3,949
Mortimer Wheeler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1890 - 1976
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 3,950
Georges Passerieu
CYCLIST
1885 - 1928
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 3,951
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 3,952
Leo Sayer
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 3,953
Richard Lynn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 3,954
William Fothergill Cooke
INVENTOR
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 3,955
Zac Goldsmith
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 3,956
Reginald Punnett
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1967
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 3,957
Ben Davies
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 3,958
Anna Lee
ACTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 3,959
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1765
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 3,960
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, Richard Lynn ranks 16. Before him are Frederic Bartlett (1886), Ernest Jones (1879), Brenda Milner (1918), Ronald Fairbairn (1889), Anne Treisman (1935), and Robin Dunbar (1947). After him are Alan Baddeley (1934), Simon Baron-Cohen (1958), Cyril Burt (1883), and Richard Wiseman (1966).
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
Ronald Fairbairn
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 13
Anne Treisman
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 14
Robin Dunbar
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 15
Richard Lynn
1930 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 16
Alan Baddeley
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 17
Simon Baron-Cohen
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 18
Cyril Burt
1883 - 1971
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 19
Richard Wiseman
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 20