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Robert Jay Lifton

1926 - 2025

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Robert Jay Lifton (May 16, 1926 – September 4, 2025) was an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of wars and political violence, and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Jay Lifton is the 481st most popular historian (down from 440th in 2019), the 8,653rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,162nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Robert Jay Lifton ranks 481 out of 561. Before him are David Abulafia, Craterus, Niall Ferguson, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Sheila Fitzpatrick, and William Robertson. After him are William Dalrymple, Walter Jens, Thomas Fuller, Lothrop Stoddard, Simon Janashia, and Timofey Granovsky.

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Among people born in 1926, Robert Jay Lifton ranks 408. Before him are Rafael Azcona, Alison Lurie, Robert Bly, Georgi Yumatov, Ken Olsen, and Bob Benny. After him are James Best, Charlotte Rae, Bernard Nathanson, Roberto Goyeneche, A. N. R. Robinson, and Bob Richards. Among people deceased in 2025, Robert Jay Lifton ranks 299. Before him are Natalya Shikolenko, Tom Lehrer, Andrija Delibašić, Frank Mill, Peter Yarrow, and Rinchen Barsbold. After him are Nicholas Grimshaw, Alexander Mitta, Martin Cruz Smith, Dick Barnett, Chuck Mangione, and Niilo Halonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Jay Lifton ranks 8,655 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Donlon (1906), Sarah Shahi (1980), Margaret Dumont (1882), Joanna Moore (1934), Shawn Weatherly (1959), and Damon Wayans Jr. (1982). After him are Archie Mayo (1891), Nikki Haley (1972), Joseph Polchinski (1954), William Livingston (1723), Willard Metcalf (1858), and James Best (1926).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Robert Jay Lifton ranks 34. Before him are Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), Charles A. Beard (1874), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), John King Fairbank (1907), and Charles Homer Haskins (1870). After him are Lothrop Stoddard (1883), Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), Daniel Pipes (1949), and American Horse (1840).

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