PSYCHOLOGIST
Steven Pinker
1954 - Today

Steven Pinker
Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954) is a cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. He is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker is also the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Steven Pinker specializes in visual cognition and developmental linguistics, as well as a number of experimental topics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Pinker is the 139th most popular psychologist (down from 132nd in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Canada (down from 124th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Steven Pinker ranks 139 out of 235. Before him are Ovide Decroly, Jonathan Haidt, John Money, Ernest Jones, Elizabeth Loftus, and Charlotte Bühler. After him are Franz Alexander, J. P. Guilford, Serge Moscovici, Edvard Moser, Brian Weiss, and Roberto Assagioli.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOvide Decroly
1871 - 1932
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 133
Jonathan Haidt
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 134
John Money
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 135
Ernest Jones
1879 - 1958
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 136
Elizabeth Loftus
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 137
Charlotte Bühler
1893 - 1974
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 138
Steven Pinker
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 139
Franz Alexander
1891 - 1964
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 140
J. P. Guilford
1897 - 1987
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 141
Serge Moscovici
1925 - 2014
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 142
Edvard Moser
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 143
Brian Weiss
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 144
Roberto Assagioli
1888 - 1974
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Steven Pinker ranks 140. Before him are Al Di Meola, Elvis Costello, Dieter Müller, Uli Jon Roth, Annie Sprinkle, and Francisco Guterres. After him are Robert W. McElroy, Herbert Hainer, Branko Ivanković, Cindy Breakspeare, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Brad Little.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAl Di Meola
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 134
Elvis Costello
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 135
Dieter Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 136
Uli Jon Roth
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 137
Annie Sprinkle
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 138
Francisco Guterres
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 139
Steven Pinker
PSYCHOLOGIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 140
Robert W. McElroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 141
Herbert Hainer
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 142
Branko Ivanković
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 143
Cindy Breakspeare
COMPANION
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 144
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 145
Brad Little
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 146
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Steven Pinker ranks 154 out of 1,622. Before him are Antonine Maillet (1929), Napoleon Sarony (1821), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Louis Nirenberg (1925), Myron Scholes (1941), and Rick Moranis (1953). After him are Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Maud Lewis (1903), Tom Cavanagh (1963), and Shania Twain (1965).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsAntonine Maillet
WRITER
1929 - 2025
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 148
Napoleon Sarony
PHOTOGRAPHER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 149
Nancy Greene Raine
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 150
Louis Nirenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2020
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 151
Myron Scholes
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 152
Rick Moranis
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 153
Steven Pinker
PSYCHOLOGIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 154
Peter Cullen
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 155
Nathan Fillion
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 156
Cindy Breakspeare
COMPANION
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 157
Maud Lewis
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 158
Tom Cavanagh
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 159
Shania Twain
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 160
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Canada
Among psychologists born in Canada, Steven Pinker ranks 5. Before him are Albert Bandura (1925), Jordan Peterson (1962), Eric Berne (1910), and Donald O. Hebb (1904). After him are Robert D. Hare (1934), and Gordon Neufeld (1947).
Albert Bandura
1925 - 2021
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 1
Jordan Peterson
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 2
Eric Berne
1910 - 1970
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 3
Donald O. Hebb
1904 - 1985
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 4
Steven Pinker
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 5
Robert D. Hare
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
Gordon Neufeld
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7