PSYCHOLOGIST
Wilfred Bion
1897 - 1979

Wilfred Bion
Wilfred Ruprecht Bion (; 8 September 1897 – 8 November 1979) was an influential English psychoanalyst, who became president of the British Psychoanalytical Society from 1962 to 1965. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfred Bion is the 76th most popular psychologist (up from 155th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from India (up from 340th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Wilfred Bion ranks 76 out of 235. Before him are Margaret Mahler, Karl Abraham, Otto Rank, Ernst Kretschmer, Mary Ainsworth, and Geert Hofstede. After him are Stanislav Grof, Edward B. Titchener, Alexander Bain, David Wechsler, George Armitage Miller, and Timothy Leary.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMargaret Mahler
1897 - 1985
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 70
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 71
Otto Rank
1884 - 1939
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 72
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 73
Mary Ainsworth
1913 - 1999
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 74
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 75
Wilfred Bion
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 76
Stanislav Grof
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 77
Edward B. Titchener
1867 - 1927
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 78
Alexander Bain
1818 - 1903
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 79
David Wechsler
1896 - 1981
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 80
George Armitage Miller
1920 - 2012
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 81
Timothy Leary
1920 - 1996
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Wilfred Bion ranks 54. Before him are Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Margaret Mahler, Kirill Meretskov, Vasily Sokolovsky, Joseph Berchtold, and Leonid Govorov. After him are Vito Genovese, Vlado Chernozemski, Emil Maurice, Gershom Scholem, Ye Jianying, and I. I. Chundrigar. Among people deceased in 1979, Wilfred Bion ranks 42. Before him are Abul A'la Maududi, Francisco Macías Nguema, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Rachele Mussolini, Giulio Natta, and Edvard Kardelj. After him are Mamie Eisenhower, Dimitri Tiomkin, Otto Robert Frisch, Jean-Marie Villot, Alfredo Ottaviani, and Peggy Guggenheim.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsMary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
COMPANION
1897 - 1965
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 48
Margaret Mahler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 49
Kirill Meretskov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 50
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 51
Joseph Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1962
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 52
Leonid Govorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1955
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 53
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 54
Vito Genovese
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1969
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 55
Vlado Chernozemski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1934
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 56
Emil Maurice
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 57
Gershom Scholem
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 58
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 59
I. I. Chundrigar
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1960
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsAbul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 36
Francisco Macías Nguema
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1979
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 37
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1979
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 38
Rachele Mussolini
COMPANION
1890 - 1979
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 39
Giulio Natta
CHEMIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 40
Edvard Kardelj
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1979
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 41
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 42
Mamie Eisenhower
COMPANION
1896 - 1979
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 43
Dimitri Tiomkin
COMPOSER
1894 - 1979
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 44
Otto Robert Frisch
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1979
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 45
Jean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 46
Alfredo Ottaviani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1979
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 47
Peggy Guggenheim
CELEBRITY
1898 - 1979
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 48
In India
Among people born in India, Wilfred Bion ranks 160 out of 1,861. Before him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Sushruta (-620), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Bindusara (-320), and Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936). After him are Ashok Kumar (1911), Guru Angad (1504), Vikramaditya (-102), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), and Anna Mani (1918).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsLata Mangeshkar
SINGER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 154
Sushruta
PHYSICIAN
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 155
Sher Shah Suri
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1545
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 156
Kasturba Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 157
Bindusara
POLITICIAN
320 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 158
Abdul Qadeer Khan
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 159
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 160
Ashok Kumar
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 161
Guru Angad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1552
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 162
Vikramaditya
POLITICIAN
102 BC - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 163
Ravi Shankar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 164
George Alencherry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 165
Anna Mani
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2001
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 166
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In India
Among psychologists born in India, Wilfred Bion ranks 1. After him are V. S. Ramachandran (1951).