PSYCHOLOGIST
Giacomo Rizzolatti
1937 - Today
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Giacomo Rizzolatti (born 28 April 1937) is an Italian neurophysiologist who works at the University of Parma. Born in Kyiv, UkSSR, he is the Senior Scientist of the research team that discovered mirror neurons in the frontal and parietal cortex of the macaque monkey, and has written many scientific articles on the topic. He also proposed the premotor theory of attention. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giacomo Rizzolatti has received more than 95,536 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giacomo Rizzolatti is the 165th most popular psychologist (down from 147th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 334th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Psychologist.
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5.20
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Giacomo Rizzolatti ranks 165 out of 183. Before him are Charlotte Bühler, Alexander Bain, Michael Gazzaniga, Jean Laplanche, Emma Eckstein, and Arthur Janov. After him are Elizabeth Loftus, Georgi Lozanov, Dimitri Uznadze, Edvard Moser, Brenda Milner, and John C. Lilly.
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Charlotte Bühler
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HPI: 52.62
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Alexander Bain
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HPI: 52.39
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Michael Gazzaniga
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HPI: 52.33
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Jean Laplanche
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Emma Eckstein
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Arthur Janov
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HPI: 52.05
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Giacomo Rizzolatti
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 165
Elizabeth Loftus
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HPI: 51.67
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Georgi Lozanov
1926 - 2012
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 167
Dimitri Uznadze
1886 - 1950
HPI: 51.27
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Edvard Moser
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 169
Brenda Milner
1918 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 170
John C. Lilly
1915 - 2001
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 171
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Giacomo Rizzolatti ranks 205. Before him are Otto Pfister, Yukio Endo, Valentin Rasputin, Charlie Haden, Eduard Artemyev, and Wanda Jackson. After him are Guy Marchand, Jaime Lerner, Harri Holkeri, Giovanni Arrighi, María Kodama, and Gaston Roelants.
Others Born in 1937
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Otto Pfister
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 199
Yukio Endo
1937 - 2009
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 200
Valentin Rasputin
1937 - 2015
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 201
Charlie Haden
1937 - 2014
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 202
Eduard Artemyev
1937 - 2022
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 203
Wanda Jackson
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 204
Giacomo Rizzolatti
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 205
Guy Marchand
1937 - 2023
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 206
Jaime Lerner
1937 - 2021
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 207
Harri Holkeri
1937 - 2011
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 208
Giovanni Arrighi
1937 - 2009
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 209
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 210
Gaston Roelants
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 211
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Giacomo Rizzolatti ranks 415 out of 1,083. Before him are Nonna Mordyukova (1925), Nikolay Nosov (1908), Yakov Malik (1906), Aleksei Kapler (1904), Gabriela Zapolska (1857), and Hugo Kołłątaj (1750). After him are Manès Sperber (1905), Yevhen Marchuk (1941), Pinhas Lavon (1904), Mischa Elman (1891), Sydir Kovpak (1887), and Alexander Trepov (1862).
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Nonna Mordyukova
1925 - 2008
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 409
Nikolay Nosov
1908 - 1976
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 410
Yakov Malik
1906 - 1980
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 411
Aleksei Kapler
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 412
Gabriela Zapolska
1857 - 1921
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 413
Hugo Kołłątaj
1750 - 1812
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 414
Giacomo Rizzolatti
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 415
Manès Sperber
1905 - 1984
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 416
Yevhen Marchuk
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 417
Pinhas Lavon
1904 - 1976
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 418
Mischa Elman
1891 - 1967
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 419
Sydir Kovpak
1887 - 1967
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 420
Alexander Trepov
1862 - 1928
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 421
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Ukraine
Among psychologists born in Ukraine, Giacomo Rizzolatti ranks 2. Before him are Wilhelm Reich (1897).
