PSYCHOLOGIST
Charles Spearman
1863 - 1945
Charles Spearman
Charles Edward Spearman, FRS (10 September 1863 – 17 September 1945) was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Spearman has received more than 431,713 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Charles Spearman is the 102nd most popular psychologist (down from 95th in 2019), the 1,120th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,042nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Psychologist.
Charles Spearman is most famous for his work on the general intelligence factor, or g. Spearman found that people who are good at one kind of mental activity are good at other kinds of mental activities. He also found that people who are good at one kind of mental activity are good at other kinds of mental activities.
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6.85
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Charles Spearman ranks 102 out of 235. Before him are Marie-Louise von Franz, Benjamin Bloom, Émile Coué, Otto Gross, Clark L. Hull, and René Spitz. After him are Harry Stack Sullivan, Michael Balint, Auguste Forel, Jon Kabat-Zinn, R. D. Laing, and Édouard Claparède.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarie-Louise von Franz
1915 - 1998
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 96
Benjamin Bloom
1913 - 1999
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 97
Émile Coué
1857 - 1926
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 98
Otto Gross
1877 - 1920
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 99
Clark L. Hull
1884 - 1952
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 100
René Spitz
1887 - 1974
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 101
Charles Spearman
1863 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 102
Harry Stack Sullivan
1892 - 1949
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 103
Michael Balint
1896 - 1970
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 104
Auguste Forel
1848 - 1931
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 105
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 106
R. D. Laing
1927 - 1989
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 107
Édouard Claparède
1873 - 1940
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 108
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Charles Spearman ranks 45. Before him are Abdul Karim, Albert Calmette, Felix Weingartner, Archduke Eugen of Austria, Émile Friant, and Henry Royce. After him are Leopold Berchtold, John Charles Fields, Ludwig Borchardt, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Alexander Siloti, and Manuel Gomes da Costa. Among people deceased in 1945, Charles Spearman ranks 106. Before him are Anton Dostler, Walter Krüger, Else Lasker-Schüler, Fritz Klein, Wolfgang Lüth, and Takeichi Nishi. After him are Helmuth James von Moltke, Franz Hössler, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Werner Ostendorff, Lord Alfred Douglas, and Richard Glücks.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsAbdul Karim
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1909
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 39
Albert Calmette
PHYSICIAN
1863 - 1933
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 40
Felix Weingartner
CONDUCTOR
1863 - 1942
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 41
Archduke Eugen of Austria
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1954
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 42
Émile Friant
PAINTER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 43
Henry Royce
ENGINEER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 44
Charles Spearman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1863 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 45
Leopold Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 46
John Charles Fields
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 47
Ludwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 48
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1919
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 49
Alexander Siloti
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 50
Manuel Gomes da Costa
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1929
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsAnton Dostler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 100
Walter Krüger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 101
Else Lasker-Schüler
WRITER
1869 - 1945
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 102
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 103
Wolfgang Lüth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1945
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 104
Takeichi Nishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 105
Charles Spearman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1863 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 106
Helmuth James von Moltke
LAWYER
1907 - 1945
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 107
Franz Hössler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 108
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1945
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 109
Werner Ostendorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1945
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 110
Lord Alfred Douglas
WRITER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 111
Richard Glücks
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 112
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Spearman ranks 1,120 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederic Leighton (1830), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Colin McRae (1968), Hugh Griffith (1912), Henry Royce (1863), and Joseph Wright of Derby (1734). After him are Samuel Bellamy (1689), Bob Paisley (1919), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Taron Egerton (1989), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), and Flinders Petrie (1853).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrederic Leighton
PAINTER
1830 - 1896
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,114
Sydney Chaplin
ACTOR
1885 - 1965
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,115
Colin McRae
RACING DRIVER
1968 - 2007
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,116
Hugh Griffith
ACTOR
1912 - 1980
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,117
Henry Royce
ENGINEER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,118
Joseph Wright of Derby
PAINTER
1734 - 1797
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,119
Charles Spearman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1863 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,120
Samuel Bellamy
PIRATE
1689 - 1717
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,121
Bob Paisley
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,122
Johannes de Sacrobosco
MATHEMATICIAN
1195 - 1256
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,123
Taron Egerton
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 1,124
Elizabeth Siddal
WRITER
1829 - 1862
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 1,125
Flinders Petrie
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,126
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, Charles Spearman ranks 5. Before him are Donald Winnicott (1896), John Bowlby (1907), Raymond Cattell (1905), and Edward B. Titchener (1867). After him are R. D. Laing (1927), William McDougall (1871), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Havelock Ellis (1859), Alexander Bain (1818), Ernest Jones (1879), and Brenda Milner (1918).
Donald Winnicott
1896 - 1971
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 1
John Bowlby
1907 - 1990
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 2
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 3
Edward B. Titchener
1867 - 1927
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 4
Charles Spearman
1863 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 5
R. D. Laing
1927 - 1989
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 6
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 7
Frederic Bartlett
1886 - 1969
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 8
Havelock Ellis
1859 - 1939
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 9
Alexander Bain
1818 - 1903
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 10
Ernest Jones
1879 - 1958
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 11
Brenda Milner
1918 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 12