PSYCHOLOGIST
Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
Elton Mayo
George Elton Mayo (26 December 1880 – 7 September 1949) was an Australian born psychologist, industrial researcher, and organizational theorist. Mayo was formally trained at the University of Adelaide, acquiring a Bachelor of Arts Degree graduating with First Class Honours, majoring in philosophy and psychology, and was later awarded an honorary Master of Arts Degree from the University of Queensland (UQ). While in Queensland, Mayo served on the University's war committee and pioneered research into the psychoanalytic treatment of shell-shock. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elton Mayo has received more than 734,368 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Elton Mayo is the 44th most popular psychologist (up from 47th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Australia (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Psychologist.
Elton Mayo is most famous for his contributions to the Hawthorne Studies. The Hawthorne Studies were a series of experiments that were conducted at the Hawthorne Plant in Cicero, Illinois. The experiments were based on the idea that workers would be more productive if they felt like they were being treated as individuals.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
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8.06
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Elton Mayo ranks 44 out of 183. Before him are Hermann Rorschach, Eric Berne, Albert Ellis, Aaron T. Beck, Donald Winnicott, and Alfred Kinsey. After him are Princess Marie Bonaparte, Philip Zimbardo, Max Wertheimer, Stanley Milgram, Geert Hofstede, and Solomon Asch.
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HPI: 66.35
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Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 44
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HPI: 65.43
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HPI: 65.21
Rank: 46
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HPI: 64.74
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HPI: 64.70
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Geert Hofstede
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HPI: 64.40
Rank: 49
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HPI: 64.38
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Elton Mayo ranks 19. Before him are André Derain, Paul Hausser, Manuel Azaña, Wilhelm List, Werner von Fritsch, and Premchand. After him are Otto Weininger, Max Wertheimer, H. L. Mencken, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Alexander Blok, and Bruno Taut. Among people deceased in 1949, Elton Mayo ranks 13. Before him are Margaret Mitchell, Hassan al-Banna, Charles Ponzi, James Ensor, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Friedrich Bergius. After him are August Krogh, Victor Fleming, Axel Munthe, Kim Jong-suk, Kim Koo, and Sarojini Naidu.
Others Born in 1880
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André Derain
1880 - 1954
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 13
Paul Hausser
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 14
Manuel Azaña
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 15
Wilhelm List
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 16
Werner von Fritsch
1880 - 1939
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 17
Premchand
1880 - 1936
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 18
Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 19
Otto Weininger
1880 - 1903
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 20
Max Wertheimer
1880 - 1943
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 21
H. L. Mencken
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 22
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 23
Alexander Blok
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 24
Bruno Taut
1880 - 1938
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1949
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Margaret Mitchell
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 7
Hassan al-Banna
1906 - 1949
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 8
Charles Ponzi
1882 - 1949
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 9
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 10
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
1870 - 1949
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 11
Friedrich Bergius
1884 - 1949
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 12
Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 13
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 14
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 15
Axel Munthe
1857 - 1949
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 16
Kim Jong-suk
1919 - 1949
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 17
Kim Koo
1876 - 1949
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 18
Sarojini Naidu
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 19
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Elton Mayo ranks 7 out of 925. Before him are George Lazenby (1939), Lawrence Bragg (1890), Rod Laver (1938), Geoffrey Rush (1951), Cate Blanchett (1969), and Rupert Murdoch (1931). After him are Errol Flynn (1909), Truganini (1812), Heath Ledger (1979), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Hugh Jackman (1968), and Jack Brabham (1926).
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George Lazenby
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 1
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 2
Rod Laver
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 3
Geoffrey Rush
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
Cate Blanchett
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 5
Rupert Murdoch
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 6
Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 7
Errol Flynn
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 8
Truganini
1812 - 1876
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 9
Heath Ledger
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
Chris Hemsworth
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 11
Hugh Jackman
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 12
Jack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 13
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Australia
Among psychologists born in Australia, Elton Mayo ranks 1.
