1902 - 1987
Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an American psychologist who was one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was known especially for his person-centered psychotherapy. Rogers is widely considered one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1956. The person-centered approach, Rogers's approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains, such as psychotherapy and counseling (client-centered therapy), education (student-centered learning), organizations, and other group settings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Rogers has received more than 2,781,356 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Rogers is the 14th most popular psychologist (down from 13th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from United States (up from 124th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Psychologist.
Carl Rogers is most famous for his theory of humanistic psychology. This theory emphasizes the importance of the individual and their self-actualization. Rogers believed that people are inherently good and have the ability to change themselves and their environment.
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Among psychologists, Carl Rogers ranks 14 out of 183. Before him are Erich Fromm, John Dewey, Jacques Lacan, William James, Erik Erikson, and Viktor Frankl. After him are Gustave Le Bon, Albert Bandura, John B. Watson, Kurt Lewin, B. F. Skinner, and Edward Thorndike.
1900 - 1980
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 8
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 9
1901 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 10
1842 - 1910
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 11
1902 - 1994
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 12
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 13
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 14
1841 - 1931
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 15
1925 - 2021
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 16
1878 - 1958
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 17
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 18
1904 - 1990
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 19
1874 - 1949
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 20
Among people born in 1902, Carl Rogers ranks 5. Before him are Karl Popper, Charles Lindbergh, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Erik Erikson. After him are Paul Dirac, Leni Riefenstahl, Georgy Malenkov, John Steinbeck, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Talcott Parsons, and Halldór Laxness. Among people deceased in 1987, Carl Rogers ranks 4. Before him are Andy Warhol, Rudolf Hess, and Dalida. After him are Louis de Broglie, Rita Hayworth, Primo Levi, Lawrence Kohlberg, Fred Astaire, Marguerite Yourcenar, Pola Negri, and Andrey Kolmogorov.
1902 - 1994
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 1
1902 - 1974
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 2
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 3
1902 - 1994
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 4
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 5
1902 - 1984
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 6
1902 - 2003
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 7
1902 - 1988
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 8
1902 - 1968
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 9
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 10
1902 - 1979
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 11
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 12
1928 - 1987
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 1
1894 - 1987
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 2
1933 - 1987
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 3
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 4
1892 - 1987
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
1918 - 1987
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 6
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 7
1927 - 1987
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 8
1899 - 1987
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 9
1903 - 1987
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 10
1897 - 1987
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 11
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Carl Rogers ranks 117 out of 18,182. Before him are Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Jackson Pollock (1912), and Frank Lloyd Wright (1867). After him are Madonna (1958), Vince McMahon (1945), James Watson (1928), Ray Charles (1930), Sitting Bull (1831), and Brad Pitt (1963).
1927 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 111
1908 - 1973
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 112
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 113
1907 - 2003
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 114
1912 - 1956
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 115
1867 - 1959
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 116
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 117
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 118
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 119
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 120
1930 - 2004
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 121
1831 - 1890
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 122
1963 - Present
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 123
Among psychologists born in United States, Carl Rogers ranks 4. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908), John Dewey (1859), and William James (1842). After him are John B. Watson (1878), B. F. Skinner (1904), Edward Thorndike (1874), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), Lawrence Kohlberg (1927), Jerome Bruner (1915), Paul Ekman (1934), and Howard Gardner (1943).
1908 - 1970
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 1
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 2
1842 - 1910
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 3
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 4
1878 - 1958
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 5
1904 - 1990
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 6
1874 - 1949
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 7
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 8
1927 - 1987
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 9
1915 - 2016
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 10
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 11
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 12