PSYCHOLOGIST
Erich Fromm
1900 - 1980
Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm (; German: [fʁɔm]; March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erich Fromm has received more than 2,139,784 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Erich Fromm is the 6th most popular psychologist (up from 8th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Psychologist.
Erich Fromm is most famous for his book "The Art of Loving," which was published in 1956. The book explores the nature of love, and argues that love is not a feeling but rather an act of will.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
76.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
13.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Erich Fromm ranks 6 out of 235. Before him are Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Jean Piaget, Alfred Adler, and Abraham Maslow. After him are Lev Vygotsky, Wilhelm Wundt, Jacques Lacan, John Dewey, Viktor Frankl, and William James.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSigmund Freud
1856 - 1939
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 1
Carl Jung
1875 - 1961
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 2
Jean Piaget
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 3
Alfred Adler
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 4
Abraham Maslow
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 5
Erich Fromm
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 6
Lev Vygotsky
1896 - 1934
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 - 1920
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
Jacques Lacan
1901 - 1981
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 9
John Dewey
1859 - 1952
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 10
Viktor Frankl
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 11
William James
1842 - 1910
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Erich Fromm ranks 4. Before him are Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Heinrich Himmler, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. After him are Martin Bormann, Luis Buñuel, Wolfgang Pauli, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hans Frank, Heinrich Müller, and Adolf Dassler. Among people deceased in 1980, Erich Fromm ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, Karl Dönitz, Alfred Hitchcock, John Lennon, Jean Piaget, and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. After him are Roland Barthes, Bon Scott, Oskar Kokoschka, Steve McQueen, Jesse Owens, and Colonel Sanders.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1900 - 1944
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 1
Heinrich Himmler
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 2
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
NOBLEMAN
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 3
Erich Fromm
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 4
Martin Bormann
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 5
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 6
Wolfgang Pauli
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 8
Hans-Georg Gadamer
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 9
Hans Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1946
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 10
Heinrich Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 11
Adolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsJean-Paul Sartre
WRITER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 2
Karl Dönitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 3
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 4
John Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 5
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 6
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
Erich Fromm
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 8
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 9
Bon Scott
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 10
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 11
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 12
Jesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 13
Colonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Erich Fromm ranks 66 out of 7,253. Before him are Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Eva Braun (1912), Gerd Müller (1945), Ambrose (340), Jacques Offenbach (1819), and Konrad Adenauer (1876). After him are Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), Albertus Magnus (1206), Clara Schumann (1819), and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsReinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 60
Eva Braun
COMPANION
1912 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 61
Gerd Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 62
Ambrose
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
340 - 397
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 63
Jacques Offenbach
COMPOSER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 64
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 65
Erich Fromm
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 66
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
PHILOSOPHER
1762 - 1814
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 67
Ludwig Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1804 - 1872
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 68
Christoph Willibald Gluck
COMPOSER
1714 - 1787
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 69
Albertus Magnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 70
Clara Schumann
MUSICIAN
1819 - 1896
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 71
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1854
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 72
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Germany
Among psychologists born in Germany, Erich Fromm ranks 1. After him are Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Erik Erikson (1902), Karen Horney (1885), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), Hans Eysenck (1916), Kurt Koffka (1886), Fritz Perls (1893), Karl Abraham (1877), Ernst Kretschmer (1888), Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), and Karl Bühler (1879).
Erich Fromm
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 - 1920
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 2
Erik Erikson
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 3
Karen Horney
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 5
Hans Eysenck
1916 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 7
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 8
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 9
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 10
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 11
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 12