PSYCHOLOGIST
Paul Ekman
1934 - Today
Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman (born February 15, 1934) is an American psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco who is a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He was ranked 59th out of the 100 most cited psychologists of the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Ekman has received more than 1,287,018 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ekman is the 34th most popular psychologist (down from 32nd in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from United States (down from 399th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Psychologist.
Paul Ekman is most famous for his work on facial expressions. He was a pioneer in the study of facial expressions and developed the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) that allows researchers to categorize facial expressions into six basic emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and surprise.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
67.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
10.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Paul Ekman ranks 34 out of 235. Before him are Alfred Binet, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Hermann Rorschach, Howard Gardner, and Gordon Allport. After him are Jerome Bruner, Eric Berne, Lawrence Kohlberg, Hans Eysenck, Donald Winnicott, and John Bowlby.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfred Binet
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 28
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 29
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 30
Hermann Rorschach
1884 - 1922
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 31
Howard Gardner
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 32
Gordon Allport
1897 - 1967
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 33
Paul Ekman
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 34
Jerome Bruner
1915 - 2016
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 35
Eric Berne
1910 - 1970
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 36
Lawrence Kohlberg
1927 - 1987
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 37
Hans Eysenck
1916 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 38
Donald Winnicott
1896 - 1971
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 39
John Bowlby
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 40
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Paul Ekman ranks 27. Before him are Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Pierre Richard, Stjepan Mesić, Shirley MacLaine, Empress Michiko, and Manuel Noriega. After him are Alan Bates, Sydney Pollack, Alexei Leonov, Niklaus Wirth, Larisa Latynina, and Ronald Wayne.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsMihaly Csikszentmihalyi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 21
Pierre Richard
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 22
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 23
Shirley MacLaine
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 24
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 25
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 26
Paul Ekman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 27
Alan Bates
ACTOR
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 28
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 29
Alexei Leonov
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 30
Niklaus Wirth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 31
Larisa Latynina
GYMNAST
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 32
Ronald Wayne
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 33
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paul Ekman ranks 478 out of 20,380. Before him are Jodie Foster (1962), John Tyler (1790), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Paul Walker (1973), Kevin Spacey (1959), and Shirley Temple (1928). After him are John Kerry (1943), Chuck Jones (1912), Jerome Bruner (1915), Gwen Stefani (1969), David Duke (1950), and George Foreman (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJodie Foster
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 472
John Tyler
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1862
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 473
Rutherford B. Hayes
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1893
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 474
Paul Walker
ACTOR
1973 - 2013
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 475
Kevin Spacey
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 476
Shirley Temple
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 477
Paul Ekman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 478
John Kerry
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 479
Chuck Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2002
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 480
Jerome Bruner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2016
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 481
Gwen Stefani
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 482
David Duke
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 483
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 484
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, Paul Ekman ranks 11. Before him are John B. Watson (1878), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), Edward Thorndike (1874), B. F. Skinner (1904), Howard Gardner (1943), and Gordon Allport (1897). After him are Jerome Bruner (1915), Lawrence Kohlberg (1927), Milton H. Erickson (1901), Alfred Kinsey (1894), Albert Ellis (1913), and Martin Seligman (1942).
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
Lawrence Kohlberg
1927 - 1987
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 13
Milton H. Erickson
1901 - 1980
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 14
Alfred Kinsey
1894 - 1956
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 15
Albert Ellis
1913 - 2007
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 16
Martin Seligman
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 17