PSYCHOLOGIST

Arthur Janov

1924 - 2017

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Arthur Janov (; August 21, 1924 – October 1, 2017), also known as Art Janov, was an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer. He gained notability as the creator of primal therapy, a treatment for mental illness that involves repeatedly descending into, feeling, and experiencing long-repressed childhood pain. Janov first directed a psychotherapy institute called the Primal Institute on North Almont Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Janov has received more than 321,575 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Janov is the 160th most popular psychologist (up from 164th in 2019), the 3,513th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,724th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Psychologist.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Arthur Janov ranks 160 out of 235. Before him are Franz Alexander, Wilfred Bion, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Julian Rotter, James J. Gibson, and Reuven Feuerstein. After him are Edvard Moser, Arnold Gesell, Endel Tulving, Charlotte Bühler, Edgar Rubin, and Nise da Silveira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Arthur Janov ranks 173. Before him are Aman Andom, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Cicely Tyson, Marjorie Boulton, Josef Škvorecký, and Guillermo Rodríguez. After him are István Nyers, Johannes Mario Simmel, Ramón Castro Ruz, Élias Sarkis, Aleksandar Tišma, and Yuri Orlov. Among people deceased in 2017, Arthur Janov ranks 187. Before him are Robert M. Pirsig, Max Gallo, Gustavo Rojo, Marjorie Boulton, Sonny Landham, and Mary Tyler Moore. After him are Peter Berling, Quett Masire, Federico Luppi, Michael Bond, Bengt Gustavsson, and Richard Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Janov ranks 3,513 out of 20,380. Before him are Harrison Dillard (1923), James R. Schlesinger (1929), Amelia Bloomer (1818), Vesto Slipher (1875), Lee Morgan (1938), and Al Green (1946). After him are Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), Steve Bannon (1953), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), James Forrestal (1892), and Aaron Paul (1979).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Arthur Janov ranks 55. Before him are Rensis Likert (1903), Benjamin Spock (1903), David Ausubel (1918), Jonathan Haidt (1963), Julian Rotter (1916), and James J. Gibson (1904). After him are Arnold Gesell (1880), Stanley Schachter (1922), Benjamin Libet (1916), James Hillman (1926), Raymond Moody (1944), and Michael Gazzaniga (1939).

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