PSYCHOLOGIST
V. S. Ramachandran
1951 - Today
V. S. Ramachandran
Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran (born 10 August 1951) is an Indian-American neuroscientist. He is known for his experiments and theories in behavioral neurology, including the invention of the mirror box. Ramachandran is a distinguished professor in UCSD's Department of Psychology, where he is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition. After earning a medical degree in India, Ramachandran studied experimental neuroscience at Cambridge, obtaining his PhD there in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. V. S. Ramachandran is the 94th most popular psychologist (up from 204th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from India (up from 603rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, V. S. Ramachandran ranks 94 out of 235. Before him are Harry Stack Sullivan, Auguste Forel, Théodule-Armand Ribot, Benjamin Bloom, David McClelland, and Urie Bronfenbrenner. After him are Vladimir Bekhterev, R. D. Laing, Rollo May, Walter Bradford Cannon, Carol Gilligan, and Frederick Herzberg.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
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Harry Stack Sullivan
1892 - 1949
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 88
Auguste Forel
1848 - 1931
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 89
Théodule-Armand Ribot
1839 - 1916
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 90
Benjamin Bloom
1913 - 1999
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 91
David McClelland
1917 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 92
Urie Bronfenbrenner
1917 - 2005
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 93
V. S. Ramachandran
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 94
Vladimir Bekhterev
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 95
R. D. Laing
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 96
Rollo May
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 97
Walter Bradford Cannon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 98
Carol Gilligan
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 99
Frederick Herzberg
1923 - 2000
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 100
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, V. S. Ramachandran ranks 79. Before him are Jarmila Kratochvílová, Jaco Pastorius, Ben Feringa, Michèle Mouton, Ronald DeFeo Jr., and Angelique Rockas. After him are Carl Wieman, Emmanuel Todd, Karekin II, Fatmir Sejdiu, Barry Marshall, and Lou Ferrigno.
Others Born in 1951
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Jarmila Kratochvílová
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 73
Jaco Pastorius
MUSICIAN
1951 - 1987
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 74
Ben Feringa
CHEMIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 75
Michèle Mouton
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 76
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2021
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 77
Angelique Rockas
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 78
V. S. Ramachandran
PSYCHOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 79
Carl Wieman
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 80
Emmanuel Todd
HISTORIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 81
Karekin II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 82
Fatmir Sejdiu
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 83
Barry Marshall
PHYSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 84
Lou Ferrigno
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 85
In India
Among people born in India, V. S. Ramachandran ranks 211 out of 1,861. Before him are M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Sabu Dastagir (1924), Sudha Murty (1950), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), and Henry McMahon (1862). After him are Bharata Muni (-1000), Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Shah Shuja (1616), Vidyapati (1352), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), and Deepak Chopra (1946).
Others born in India
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M. Visvesvaraya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1962
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 205
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 206
Sabu Dastagir
ACTOR
1924 - 1963
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 207
Sudha Murty
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 208
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
WRITER
1838 - 1894
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 209
Henry McMahon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1949
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 210
V. S. Ramachandran
PSYCHOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 211
Bharata Muni
WRITER
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 212
Chandrashekhar Agashe
BUSINESSPERSON
1888 - 1956
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 213
Shah Shuja
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1661
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 214
Vidyapati
WRITER
1352 - 1448
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 215
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 216
Deepak Chopra
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 217
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In India
Among psychologists born in India, V. S. Ramachandran ranks 2. Before him are Wilfred Bion (1897).
