PSYCHOLOGIST
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
William McDougall
William McDougall FRS (; 22 June 1871 – 28 November 1938) was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William McDougall has received more than 10,639 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). William McDougall is the 109th most popular psychologist (up from 121st in 2019), the 1,239th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,341st in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Psychologist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
7.47
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, William McDougall ranks 109 out of 235. Before him are Harry Stack Sullivan, Michael Balint, Auguste Forel, Jon Kabat-Zinn, R. D. Laing, and Édouard Claparède. After him are John Money, Heinz Kohut, Robert Cialdini, Frederic Bartlett, Adolf Bastian, and Aleksei N. Leontiev.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarry Stack Sullivan
1892 - 1949
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 103
Michael Balint
1896 - 1970
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 104
Auguste Forel
1848 - 1931
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 105
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 106
R. D. Laing
1927 - 1989
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 107
Édouard Claparède
1873 - 1940
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 108
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 109
John Money
1921 - 2006
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 110
Heinz Kohut
1913 - 1981
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 111
Robert Cialdini
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 112
Frederic Bartlett
1886 - 1969
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 113
Adolf Bastian
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 114
Aleksei N. Leontiev
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, William McDougall ranks 39. Before him are Princess Hélène of Orléans, Lyonel Feininger, Willem Mengelberg, Gerardo Machado, Sergei Bulgakov, and Zhang Jinghui. After him are Fedor Tokarev, Christian Morgenstern, Stephen Crane, Doppo Kunikida, Jovan Dučić, and Ovide Decroly. Among people deceased in 1938, William McDougall ranks 64. Before him are Alexandru Averescu, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, Axel Paulsen, Ludwig Borchardt, Edmund Landau, and Nicola Romeo. After him are Fayzulla Khodzhayev, Cao Kun, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Jukums Vācietis, Reginald Johnston, and Valery Chkalov.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsPrincess Hélène of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1951
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 33
Lyonel Feininger
PAINTER
1871 - 1956
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 34
Willem Mengelberg
COMPOSER
1871 - 1951
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 35
Gerardo Machado
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1939
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 36
Sergei Bulgakov
PHILOSOPHER
1871 - 1944
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 37
Zhang Jinghui
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1959
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 38
William McDougall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 39
Fedor Tokarev
ENGINEER
1871 - 1968
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 40
Christian Morgenstern
WRITER
1871 - 1914
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 41
Stephen Crane
WRITER
1871 - 1900
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 42
Doppo Kunikida
WRITER
1871 - 1908
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 43
Jovan Dučić
WRITER
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 44
Ovide Decroly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1932
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsAlexandru Averescu
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1938
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 58
Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 59
Axel Paulsen
SKATER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 60
Ludwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 61
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 62
Nicola Romeo
ENGINEER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 63
William McDougall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 64
Fayzulla Khodzhayev
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1938
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 65
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 66
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
WRITER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 67
Jukums Vācietis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1938
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 68
Reginald Johnston
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1938
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 69
Valery Chkalov
PILOT
1904 - 1938
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 70
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William McDougall ranks 1,239 out of 8,785. Before him are James Faulkner (1948), Joseph Banks (1743), Robert Faurisson (1929), John Entwistle (1944), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883). After him are Ebenezer Howard (1850), Anthony Daniels (1946), Gildas (500), Jack Bruce (1943), Glenn Tipton (1947), and Frank Lampard (1978).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJames Faulkner
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,233
Joseph Banks
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1820
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,234
Robert Faurisson
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,235
John Entwistle
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2002
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,236
Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1926
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,237
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1981
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,238
William McDougall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,239
Ebenezer Howard
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1928
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,240
Anthony Daniels
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,241
Gildas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 570
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,242
Jack Bruce
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,243
Glenn Tipton
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,244
Frank Lampard
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,245
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, William McDougall ranks 7. Before him are Donald Winnicott (1896), John Bowlby (1907), Raymond Cattell (1905), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Charles Spearman (1863), and R. D. Laing (1927). After him are Frederic Bartlett (1886), Havelock Ellis (1859), Alexander Bain (1818), Ernest Jones (1879), Brenda Milner (1918), and Ronald Fairbairn (1889).
Donald Winnicott
1896 - 1971
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1
John Bowlby
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 2
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 3
Edward B. Titchener
1867 - 1927
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 4
Charles Spearman
1863 - 1945
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
R. D. Laing
1927 - 1989
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 7
Frederic Bartlett
1886 - 1969
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 8
Havelock Ellis
1859 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 9
Alexander Bain
1818 - 1903
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 10
Ernest Jones
1879 - 1958
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 11
Brenda Milner
1918 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 12
Ronald Fairbairn
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 13