PSYCHOLOGIST
Robert Sternberg
1949 - Today

Robert Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg (born December 8, 1949) is an American psychologist and psychometrician. He is a professor of Human Development at Cornell University. Sternberg received his BA from Yale University and a PhD from Stanford University under advisor Gordon Bower. He is a distinguished associate of the Psychometrics Centre at the University of Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Sternberg is the 111th most popular psychologist (up from 116th in 2019), the 2,499th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,212th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Psychologist. Learn more about Robert Sternberg's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Robert Sternberg ranks 111 out of 235. Before him are Muzafer Sherif, Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Frans de Waal, Otto Gross, Michael Balint, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. After him are Édouard Claparède, Havelock Ellis, Marie-Louise von Franz, William McDougall, James McKeen Cattell, and Bluma Zeigarnik.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuzafer Sherif
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 105
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay
1846 - 1888
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 106
Frans de Waal
1948 - 2024
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 107
Otto Gross
1877 - 1920
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 108
Michael Balint
1896 - 1970
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 109
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 110
Robert Sternberg
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 111
Édouard Claparède
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 112
Havelock Ellis
1859 - 1939
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 113
Marie-Louise von Franz
1915 - 1998
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 114
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 115
James McKeen Cattell
1860 - 1944
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 116
Bluma Zeigarnik
1900 - 1988
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Robert Sternberg ranks 148. Before him are Manuel Marín, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Vera Wang, Horst Seehofer, Émerson Leão, and Geezer Butler. After him are Tom Pryce, Alexander Godunov, David Strathairn, Massimo D'Alema, John Savage, and Clodoaldo.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsManuel Marín
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2017
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 142
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 143
Vera Wang
FASHION DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 144
Horst Seehofer
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 145
Émerson Leão
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 146
Geezer Butler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 147
Robert Sternberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 148
Tom Pryce
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1977
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 149
Alexander Godunov
DANCER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 150
David Strathairn
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 151
Massimo D'Alema
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 152
John Savage
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 153
Clodoaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 154
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Sternberg ranks 2,499 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Dunleavy (1961), Sundance Kid (1867), William H. Seward (1801), Justin Timberlake (1981), Curtis LeMay (1906), and Patricia Cornwell (1956). After him are Bob Fosse (1927), Joe Pantoliano (1951), Michael Jeter (1952), Sam Houston (1793), Cindy Sherman (1954), and Charles Bachman (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2,493
Sundance Kid
MAFIOSO
1867 - 1908
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 2,494
William H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 2,495
Justin Timberlake
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 2,496
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 2,497
Patricia Cornwell
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 2,498
Robert Sternberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,499
Bob Fosse
ACTOR
1927 - 1987
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,500
Joe Pantoliano
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,501
Michael Jeter
ACTOR
1952 - 2003
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,502
Sam Houston
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1863
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 2,503
Cindy Sherman
PAINTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2,504
Charles Bachman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2,505
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, Robert Sternberg ranks 37. Before him are David McClelland (1917), Rollo May (1909), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Carol Gilligan (1936), Frederick Herzberg (1923), and Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944). After him are James McKeen Cattell (1860), Jean Tatlock (1914), Thomas Gordon (1918), Robert Plutchik (1927), Benjamin Spock (1903), and Robert Cialdini (1945).
David McClelland
1917 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 31
Rollo May
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 32
Walter Bradford Cannon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 33
Carol Gilligan
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 34
Frederick Herzberg
1923 - 2000
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 35
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 36
Robert Sternberg
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 37
James McKeen Cattell
1860 - 1944
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 38
Jean Tatlock
1914 - 1944
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 39
Thomas Gordon
1918 - 2002
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 40
Robert Plutchik
1927 - 2006
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 41
Benjamin Spock
1903 - 1998
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 42
Robert Cialdini
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 43