PSYCHOLOGIST
Roger Wolcott Sperry
1913 - 1994
Roger Wolcott Sperry
Roger Wolcott Sperry (August 20, 1913 – April 17, 1994) was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate who, together with David Hunter Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work with split-brain research. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Wolcott Sperry has received more than 425,635 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Wolcott Sperry is the 60th most popular psychologist (down from 59th in 2019), the 967th most popular biography from United States (down from 901st in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Psychologist.
Roger Wolcott Sperry is most famous for his work in the study of split-brain patients. He found that the left and right hemispheres of the brain have different functions.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Roger Wolcott Sperry ranks 60 out of 235. Before him are Aaron T. Beck, Alexander Luria, Fritz Perls, Stanley Milgram, Pierre Janet, and Solomon Asch. After him are Geert Hofstede, Karl Abraham, Stanislav Grof, Leon Festinger, Alice Miller, and Philip Zimbardo.
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Pierre Janet
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Solomon Asch
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Roger Wolcott Sperry ranks 43. Before him are Albert Ellis, Jimmy Hoffa, Artur Axmann, René Clément, Witold Lutosławski, and Erich Priebke. After him are Jacobo Árbenz, Vinicius de Moraes, Muddy Waters, Aimé Césaire, Masanobu Fukuoka, and Charles Trenet. Among people deceased in 1994, Roger Wolcott Sperry ranks 45. Before him are Pierre Boulle, Niels Kaj Jerne, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Witold Lutosławski, Fernando Rey, and Pujie. After him are Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Raul Julia, Jessica Tandy, Roland Ratzenberger, Jack Kirby, and Matt Busby.
Others Born in 1913
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PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 37
Jimmy Hoffa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1975
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 38
Artur Axmann
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 39
René Clément
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 40
Witold Lutosławski
COMPOSER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 41
Erich Priebke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2013
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 42
Roger Wolcott Sperry
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 43
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 44
Vinicius de Moraes
WRITER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 45
Muddy Waters
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 46
Aimé Césaire
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 47
Masanobu Fukuoka
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 48
Charles Trenet
SINGER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 1994
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WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 39
Niels Kaj Jerne
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 40
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 41
Witold Lutosławski
COMPOSER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 42
Fernando Rey
ACTOR
1917 - 1994
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 43
Pujie
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 44
Roger Wolcott Sperry
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 45
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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HPI: 62.77
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ACTOR
1940 - 1994
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 47
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ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 48
Roland Ratzenberger
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 49
Jack Kirby
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 50
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 51
In United States
Among people born in United States, Roger Wolcott Sperry ranks 967 out of 20,380. Before him are Melanie Griffith (1957), Arthur Kornberg (1918), Geena Davis (1956), Barbara Stanwyck (1907), Mickey Rooney (1920), and Angelo Badalamenti (1937). After him are Dashiell Hammett (1894), John Cassavetes (1929), Lynn Margulis (1938), Bette Midler (1945), Mildred Harris (1901), and Joseph Campbell (1904).
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ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 961
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CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 962
Geena Davis
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 963
Barbara Stanwyck
ACTOR
1907 - 1990
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 964
Mickey Rooney
ACTOR
1920 - 2014
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 965
Angelo Badalamenti
COMPOSER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 62.85
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Bette Midler
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Mildred Harris
ACTOR
1901 - 1944
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 972
Joseph Campbell
WRITER
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HPI: 62.78
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, Roger Wolcott Sperry ranks 20. Before him are Milton H. Erickson (1901), Alfred Kinsey (1894), Albert Ellis (1913), Martin Seligman (1942), Aaron T. Beck (1921), and Stanley Milgram (1933). After him are Leon Festinger (1919), Philip Zimbardo (1933), Mary Ainsworth (1913), George Armitage Miller (1920), Edward C. Tolman (1886), and Timothy Leary (1920).
Milton H. Erickson
1901 - 1980
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 14
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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
Aaron T. Beck
1921 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 18
Stanley Milgram
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 19
Roger Wolcott Sperry
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 20
Leon Festinger
1919 - 1989
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 21
Philip Zimbardo
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 22
Mary Ainsworth
1913 - 1999
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 23
George Armitage Miller
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 24
Edward C. Tolman
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Rank: 25
Timothy Leary
1920 - 1996
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