PSYCHOLOGIST
John B. Watson
1878 - 1958
John B. Watson
John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878 – September 25, 1958) was an American psychologist who popularized the scientific theory of behaviorism, establishing it as a psychological school. Watson advanced this change in the psychological discipline through his 1913 address at Columbia University, titled Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It. Through his behaviorist approach, Watson conducted research on animal behavior, child rearing, and advertising, as well as conducting the controversial "Little Albert" experiment and the Kerplunk experiment. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John B. Watson has received more than 2,451,109 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). John B. Watson is the 17th most popular psychologist, the 207th most popular biography from United States (down from 157th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Psychologist.
John B. Watson was most famous for his work with Little Albert. He conducted a study in which he conditioned a child to fear a white rat by pairing it with a loud noise.
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2.5M
Page Views (PV)
71.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
10.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, John B. Watson ranks 17 out of 235. Before him are Viktor Frankl, William James, Erik Erikson, Carl Rogers, Gustave Le Bon, and Albert Bandura. After him are Kurt Lewin, Daniel Kahneman, Irvin D. Yalom, Wilhelm Reich, Edward Thorndike, and B. F. Skinner.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViktor Frankl
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 11
William James
1842 - 1910
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 12
Erik Erikson
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 13
Carl Rogers
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 14
Gustave Le Bon
1841 - 1931
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 15
Albert Bandura
1925 - 2021
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 16
John B. Watson
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 17
Kurt Lewin
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 18
Daniel Kahneman
1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 19
Irvin D. Yalom
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 21
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 22
B. F. Skinner
1904 - 1990
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, John B. Watson ranks 4. Before him are Lise Meitner, Janusz Korczak, and Reza Shah. After him are Martin Buber, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Pancho Villa, Werner von Blomberg, Gustav Stresemann, André Citroën, Pyotr Wrangel, and Lucien Febvre. Among people deceased in 1958, John B. Watson ranks 6. Before him are Pope Pius XII, Wolfgang Pauli, Imre Nagy, Rosalind Franklin, and Frédéric Joliot-Curie. After him are Ernest Lawrence, Roger Martin du Gard, Clinton Davisson, Kurt Alder, Faisal II of Iraq, and Milutin Milanković.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsLise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 1
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 3
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 4
Martin Buber
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 5
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Gustav Stresemann
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 9
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
Pyotr Wrangel
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1928
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1958
Go to all RankingsPope Pius XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 1
Wolfgang Pauli
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 2
Imre Nagy
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1958
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 3
Rosalind Franklin
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1958
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 4
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 5
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 6
Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 7
Roger Martin du Gard
WRITER
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 8
Clinton Davisson
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 9
Kurt Alder
CHEMIST
1902 - 1958
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 10
Faisal II of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1958
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 11
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, John B. Watson ranks 207 out of 20,380. Before him are Herman Melville (1819), Buster Keaton (1895), Johnny Cash (1932), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Steve McQueen (1930), and Thomas Kuhn (1922). After him are John Williams (1932), Carl Sagan (1934), Cameron Diaz (1972), Buzz Aldrin (1930), Benjamin Harrison (1833), and Richard Gere (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHerman Melville
WRITER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 201
Buster Keaton
ACTOR
1895 - 1966
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 202
Johnny Cash
SINGER
1932 - 2003
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 203
Ralph Waldo Emerson
WRITER
1803 - 1882
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 204
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 205
Thomas Kuhn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 206
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 207
John Williams
COMPOSER
1932 - Present
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 208
Carl Sagan
ASTRONOMER
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 209
Cameron Diaz
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 210
Buzz Aldrin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 211
Benjamin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1901
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 212
Richard Gere
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 213
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, John B. Watson ranks 5. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908), John Dewey (1859), William James (1842), and Carl Rogers (1902). After him are Irvin D. Yalom (1931), Edward Thorndike (1874), B. F. Skinner (1904), Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), Paul Ekman (1934), and Jerome Bruner (1915).
Abraham Maslow
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
John Dewey
1859 - 1952
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 2
William James
1842 - 1910
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 3
Carl Rogers
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 4
John B. Watson
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 5
Irvin D. Yalom
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 6
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 7
B. F. Skinner
1904 - 1990
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 8
Howard Gardner
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 9
Gordon Allport
1897 - 1967
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 10
Paul Ekman
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 11
Jerome Bruner
1915 - 2016
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 12