posted by Tim McGinnis @ 5:05 PM
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Sunday, April 09, 2006
MBTI Type Descriptions (Funny)
ENFJ: "Busybody"
Life's backseat drivers. They seem to know just what's wrong with everybody else's life and have a plan to fix it.
INFJ: "Messiah"
Characterized by the burning desire to change the world, which desperately needs everyone to be NF.
ENFP: "Muckraker"
Creator of hype, distortion, and the perversion of media of information to be wallows of mindless emotionalism.
INFP: "Fanatic"
Always searching for an Answer with a capital A. Unlike the INFJ, they are usually openminded enough to realize the current one isn't good enough after a few years.
ENTJ: "Tyrant"
Knows better than everyone how things should be done and works tirelessly to obtain the power to make it happen that way.
INTJ: "Crackpot"
All facts which don't fit their theories are just wrong. The more all-encompassing and less applicable to reality the theories, the better.
ENTP: "Frankenstein"
The salvation of the world is to be found in this new nanotronic frannistan, of which he just happens to have an almost-working model...
INTP: "Nerd"
What? you mean people actually talk to each other using mouths and ears instead of keyboards????
ESTJ: "Stuffed Shirt"
No imagination, no flexibility, no common sense, no capacity for tolerance of others with different priorities.
ISTJ: "Bean Counter"
Like the ESTJ but with less vision.
ESFJ: "Gossip"
Like the Busybody, but characterized by the urge to backstab instead of trying to help.
ISFJ: "Sidekick"
Doesn't need much meaning in life, just a person (or baby or pet or car) to spend all their time ministering to.
ESTP: "Beer Drinker"
Loud, crude, plays team sports, kisses and tells. These are the people beer commercials are made for.
ESFP: "Clown"
Always the class troublemaker, they have no respect for anybody or anything. Good at snide wisecracks.
ISTP: "Assasin"
Hates people, and is good at killing them. Young ISTP's are good at killing pictures of people in video games.
ISFP: "Snob"
Revels in the elaborate sensations of wine and paintings and music that are completely indistinguishable to ordinary people. Likes flowers.
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 9:23 AM
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Greetings, type enthusiasts:
The following list was initially compiled from type profiles written by
Marina Heiss, Brian Yamauchi and myself. Quite a bit of new material has
been added: there are now approximately 500 entries.
This venture is not intended as scientific research in personality. It is
more descriptive than definitive in nature. The utility of typing famous
persons in this manner is in providing examples which literally flesh out
the type profiles. Some comparison by the reader of the constituents should
readily illustrate the variety as well as the similarities within types.
Concerning the accuracy of the types, some of them are most probably
wrong. (Brian and I, for example, continue to disagree over Calvin of
Calvin and Hobbes. We would at least agree that he is an NP.) Those
types surmised from written sources alone are arguably the less sure. I
have no quarrel with honest skepticism; on occasion I've been known to
recant.
This list, along with the sixteen type profiles, are available via
ftp, gopher or www (lynx) from the a.p.p archives at sunsite.unc.edu.
Thanks to Brian and Marina for their input, and again to Marina for
organizing and refining the list into its present form.
Enjoy,
--Joe
Famous ENFJs:
William Aramony, former president of United Way
Mario Cuomo, governor of New York
David, psalmist, King of Israel
Elizabeth Hanford Dole, President of the American Red Cross
Dick Van Dyke, actor ("The Dick Van Dyke Show")
James Garner (James Baumgardner), actor ("The Rockford Files")
Andy Griffith, actor ("The Andy Griffith Show", "Matlock")
Abraham Maslow, psychologist and proponent of 'self-actualization'
Francois Mitterand, French Prime Minister
Wayne Newton, entertainer
Ross Perot, politician, millionaire
Bob Saget emcee ("America's Funniest Home Videos", "Full House")
Brenda Vaccaro, actress
U.S. Presidents:
Abraham Lincoln
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Famous ENFPs:
Julie Andrews, actress (_Mary Poppins_, _The Sound of Music_)
Tom Bosley, actor ("Happy Days")
Candice Cameron, actress (D.J. on "Full House")
Dave Coulier, emcee )"America's Funniest People")
James Dobson ("Focus on the Family")
Theodor "Dr." Seuss Geisel, childrens' book author (_The Cat in the Hat_)
Lewis Grizzard, author, journalist (_Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You_)
Burl Ives, actor, singer
I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet University
Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo)
Hayley Mills, actress (_The Parent Trap_)
Elizabeth Montgomery, actress ("Bewitched")
Geraldo Rivera, journalist
Andy Rooney, author
Mickey Rooney (Joe Yule, Jr.), actor
Ben Savage, actor ("Boy Meets World")
Yakov Smirnoff, comedian
John Stossel, investigative reporter ("20/20")
Dave Thomas, owner of Wendy's hamburger chain
Robin Williams, actor, comedian ("Mork and Mindy", _Mrs. Doubtfire_)
Fictional:
Laertes (_Hamlet_)
Balkie ("Perfect Strangers")
Cathy (comic strip character)
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Famous ENTJs:
Alan Alda, actor ("M.A.S.H.")
Lamar Alexander, former governor of TN, US Secretary of Education
Cleveland Amory, author
Beatrice Arthur (Bernice Frankel), actress ("Maude", "Golden Girls")
Les Aspen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Candace Bergen, actress (_The Wind and the Lion_, "Murphy Brown")
Anita Bryant
(Gaius) Julius Caesar
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman
Sean Connery, actor (James Bond--Agent 007, _Hunt for the Red October_)
Howard Cosell (Howard William Cohen)
Elizabeth I, Queen of England
Harrison Ford, actor (_Star Wars_, _Patriot Games_)
Whoopi Goldberg, actress (_Sister Act_, "Star Trek--The Next Generation")
Al Gore, U.S. Vice President, 1993-
Judd Hirsch, actor ("Taxi")
Garrison Keillor, storyteller ("Prairie Home Companion")
John F. Kerry, U.S. senator--D Mass.
Ted Koppel, host of "Night Line"
Jay Leno, comedian, "Tonight Show" host
Dave Letterman (Leno's competition)
Rush Limbaugh, talk show host
Steve Martin, actor (_The Jerk_), comedian
George Mitchell, U.S. senator--D Maine
Tony Orlando (Michael Orlando Cassivitis) (" ~ and Dawn")
Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army General
Patrick Stewart, actor ("Star Trek--The Next Generation")
Margaret (Hilda Roberts) Thatcher, former British Prime Minister
Robert James Waller, author (_The Bridges of Madison County_)
Sigourney Weaver, actress (_Alien_, _Ghost Busters_, _Working Girl_)
U.S. Presidents:
Richard M. Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fictional:
Daffy Duck
Seigfried Farnon (_All Creatures Great and Small_)
The King (_Hamlet_)
Yogi Bear
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Famous ENTPs:
Alexander the Great
Gary Burghoff, actor ("M.A.S.H.")
Samuel Butler, author (_Erewhon_, _The Way of All Flesh_)
John Candy, actor, comedian
Lewis Carrol, mathematician, author (_Alice in Wonderland_)
Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain
Bill Cosby, actor, comedian
Bob Costas (Robert Quinlan), sports commentator
Thomas Edison, inventor
Valerie Harper, actress ("Rhoda")
Alfred Hitchcock, author, master of suspense
John Malkovich, actor (_In the Line of Fire_)
Groucho Marx, comedian (_Duck Soup_)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horatio Nelson, British admiral in the Napoleonic Wars
Suzanne Pleshette, actress ("The Bob Newhart Show")
Paula Poundstone, talk show host
Francois Rabelaise, author
Sir Walter Raleigh
Marilyn Vos Savant, "world's smartest human?"
Dorothy Sayers, mystery writer
George Bernard Shaw, playwright (_Pygmalion_)
Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart
John Sununu, former U.S. White House chief-of-staff
Lily Tomlin, actress, comedian
Mary Travers, folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
Oscar Wilde, playwright (_The Importance of Being Ernest_)
Gene Wilder, actor (_Young Frankenstein_)
Weird Al Yankovic, comedian, parodist
Peter Yarrow, folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
U.S. Presidents:
John Adams
James A. Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Fictional:
Bugs Bunny
Wile E. Coyote
Tristan Farnon (_All Creatures Great and Small_)
Fortinbras (_Hamlet_)
Garfield
Mercutio (_Romeo_and_Juliet_)
'Q' ("Star Trek--the Next Generation")
Horace Rumpole (John Mortimer's _Rumpole_of_the_Bailey_ series)
Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers' detective)
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Famous ESFJs:
Desi Arnaz, singer, actor ("I Love Lucy")
Jack Benny, comedian
Carol Burnett, actress, comedienne
LeVar Burton ('Giordi LeForge,' "Star Trek--The Next Generation")
John Connally, former Gov. of Texas, wounded during JFK assassination
Sally Field, actress (_Mrs. Doubtfire_)
Danny Glover, actor (_Lethal Weapon_)
Phil Gramm, U.S. Senator--R TX
Nancy Kerrigan, U.S. olympic figureskater
Don Knotts, television actor ("The Andy Griffith Show", "Three's Company")
Reba McIntire, R&B singer
Vincent Price, actor
Marilyn Quayle, former second lady
Phylicia Rashad, actress ("The Cosby Show")
Julia Roberts, actress (_The Pelican Brief_, _Pretty Woman_)
Steve Spurrier, Heismann trophy winner, Univ. of Fla. football coach
Jimmie Stewart, actor (_It's a Wonderful Life_)
Elvis Stojko, Canadian olympic figureskater
Sally Struthers, actress ("All in the Family")
Loretta Swit, actress ("M.A.S.H.")
U.S. Presidents:
William J. Clinton
William Henry 'Tippecanoe' Harrison
William McKinley
Ronald M. Reagan
Fictional:
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis character)
Hoss Cartwright ("The Virginian")
Donald Duck
Jim 'Bones' McCoy ("Star Trek")
Miles O'Brien ("Star Trek--The Next Generation", "Deep Space 9")
Rabbit (_Winnie the Pooh_)
Ricky Ricardo ("I Love Lucy")
Felix Unger ("The Odd Couple")
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Famous ESFPs:
Gracie Allen, comedienne (Burns and Allen)
Peggy Cass, actress
Carol Channing, comedienne
Dale Evans, actress
Eva Gabor, actress ("Green Acres")
Kathy Lee Griffith, talk show co-host
Arsenio Hall, comedian
Woody Harrelson, actor (_White Men Can't Jump_, "Cheers")
Goldie Hawn, actress (_Private Benjamin_)
Bob Hope (Lesile Townes), comedian, actor
Cloris Leachman, comedienne
Saint Mark, disciple of Christ, author
Mary (Stewart), Queen of Scots
Jim Nabors, actor ("Gomer Pyle, USMC")
Dolly Parton, C&W singer, actress (_Nine to Five_)
Kyle Petty, stock car driver
Mary Lou Retton, US olympic gymnast
Will Rogers, comedian
Meg Ryan, actress (_Top Gun_, _Prelude to a Kiss_)
Willard Scott, television reporter
Red Skelton, comedian
Suzanne Somers, actress ("Step by Step", "Three's Company")
Marne Stanier ("The Weather Channel")
Jim Varney, comedian (_Ernest_ movies)
U.S. Presidents:
Warren G. Harding
Fictional:
Cody ("Step By Step")
Gertrude (the Queen in _Hamlet_)
Mrs. Pumphrey (James Herriot, _All Creatures Great and Small_)
Tigger (_Winnie the Pooh_)
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Famous ESTJs:
Bonnie Blair, U.S. olympic skater
Tempestt Bledsoe, actress ("The Bill Cosby Show")
Lloyd Bridges, actor ("Sea Hunt," _Honey, I Blew Up the Kids_)
Dale Bumpers, U.S. Senator--D Arkansas
Bette Davis, actress (_Jezebel_)
Phil Fulmer, head football coach of the Univ. of Tenn. Vols
Rev. Billy Graham, evangelist
John Heywood (c.1497-c.1580, collector of English colloquial sayings)
Carl Lewis, U.S. olympian--track
Gordon McRae, actor, singer
Carrie Nation, prohibitionist
Keisha Knight Pulliam ("The Cosby Show")
John D. Rockefeller, industrialist
Barbara Stanwyck, actress ("The Big Valley")
Robert A. Taft (U.S. senator, son of Pres. Wm. H. Taft)
U.S. Presidents:
Grover Cleveland
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Monroe
Harry S. Truman
Fictional:
Mrs. Harbottle (Herriott, _All Creatures Great and Small_)
Lucy (Charles Schultz's _Peanuts_ character)
Mrs. Rachel Lynde (_Anne of Green Gables_)
The Mayor (_The Music Man_)
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Famous ESTPs:
Lucille Ball, actress ("I Love Lucy")
Jimmy Conners, tennis player
Michael J. Fox, actor (_Doc Hollywood_, "Family Ties")
W. C. Fields, actor, comedian
Joe Garagiola, former major league baseball player, sportscaster
"Marvelous" Marvin Haglar, heavyweight boxer
Larry Hagman, actor ("Dallas", "I Dream of Jeannie")
Henry VIII, King of England
Reggie Jackson, former major league baseball player
Jacob, Esau's brother, namesake of Israel
Ann Jillian, actress
Evel Knievel (Robert Craig), daredevil motorcyclist
John Madden, sports commentator
Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone), singer
Eddie Murphy, actor, comedian (_Beverly Hills Cop_)
Jack Nicholson, actor (_The Shining_, _Batman_)
Jack Palance, actor (_City Slickers_)
Colin Luther Powell, chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Don Rickles, comedian
Joan Rivers, comedienne, talk show host
Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye), actor, singer, cowboy
Kurt Russel, actor (_Backdraft_)
Simon Peter, Christ's disciple
Wesley Snipes, actor (_Demolition Man_)
Mr. T (Laurence Tero/Laurence Turead), actor ("The A-Team"), former bodyguard
Bob Uecker, former major league baseball player
John Wayne (Marion Michael Morrison), actor
Mae West, actress
Chuck Yeager, X-15 pilot, 1st to break sound barrier
U.S. Presidents:
James Buchanan
Andrew Jackson
Franklin Pierce
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Fictional:
Heathcliffe (_Wuthering Heights_)
Scarlett O'Hara (_Gone with the Wind_)
Polonius (_Hamlet_)
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Famous INFJs:
Woody Allen, actor (Allen Stewart Konigsburg)
Aristophanes, ancient Athenian dramatist
Clara Barton, pioneer in nursing
Shirley Temple Black, child actress, ambassador
Geoffrey Chaucer, medieval literary figure (_Canterbury Tales_)
Agatha Christie (Mallowan), mystery writer
Fanny Crosby, blind hymn writer
Billy Crystal, comedian, actor ("Soap", _When Harry Met Sally_)
Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman), folk singer
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), author (_Middlemarch_, _Silas Marner_)
Carrie Fisher, actress (_Star Wars_)
Nathaniel Hawthorne, U.S. novelist (_The Scarlet Letter_)
Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist
Michael Landon, actor ("Little House on the Prairie")
Angela Lansbury, actress ("Murder, She Wrote")
Shirley MacClaine, actress
Fred McMurray, actor ("My Three Sons", various movies)
U. S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Nathan, prophet (during David's reign)
Florence Nightingale, pioneer in nursing
Ryan O'Neal, actor (_Love Story_, _Paper Moon_)
James Reston, newspaper reporter
Tom Selleck, actor
Paul Stookey, folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
Daniel J. Travanti, actor ("Hill Street Blues")
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Agnes Gonxha Bopjaxhiu)
Oprah Winfrey, talk show host
U.S. Presidents:
Martin Van Buren
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter
Fictional INFJs:
Horatio (_Hamlet_)
Miss (Jane) Marple (Agatha Christie's detective)
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Famous INFPs:
Scott Bakula, actor ("Quantum Leap")
Tom Brokaw, news anchor
Joyce Brothers, psychologist
Dick Clark, television emcee ("American Bandstand")
Neil Diamond, singer
Annie Dillard, author (_Pilgrim at Tinker Creek_)
Erik Erikson, developmental psychologist
Megan Follows, actress ("Anne" of _Anne of Green Gables_)
Anne Frank, holocaust victim (_The Diary of a Young Girl_)
Judy Garland, actress (_The Wizard of Oz_)
Terri Gross, radio talkshow host (PBS's "Fresh Air")
Audrey Hepburn, actress (_Breakfast at Tiffany's_)
James Herriot, veterinarian, author (_All Creatures Great and Small_)
Homer, epic poet (_The Iliad_, _The Odyssey_)
St. John 'the beloved,' disciple of Christ
Helen Keller, deaf/blind author
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (_Evangeline_)
St. Luke, physician, disciple, author
Mary, mother of Jesus
A. A. Milne (_Winnie the Pooh_)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former U.S. first lady
Donna Reed, actress (_It's a Wonderful Life_, "The Donna Reed Show")
Carl Rogers, psychotherapist
Fred ("Mr.") Rogers, children's television friend
Fred Savage, actor ("The Wonder Years")
Amy Tan, author (_The Joy-Luck Club_)
James Taylor, singer
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro), poet (_The Aeneid_)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (_Little House on the Prairie_)
Fictional:
Doctor Julian Bashir on "Star Trek--Deep Space 9"
Calvin ("Calvin and Hobbes")
Wesley Crusher, starship ensign, techie ("Star Trek--The Next Generation")
Doug, cartoon character
E.T.: the ExtraTerrestrial
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Sebastian (_The Neverending Story_)
Deanna Troi, starship counselor ("Star Trek--The Next Generation")
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Famous INTJs:
Dan Akroyd, actor (_The Blues Brothers_)
Susan B. Anthony, suffragist
Arthur Ashe, tennis champion
Augustus Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus), Emperor of Rome
Jane Austen, author (_Pride and Prejudice_)
William J. Bennett, "drug czar"
William F. Buckley, Jr., conservative political advocate
Raymond Burr, actor ("Perry Mason", "Ironsides")
Chevy Chase (Cornelius Crane), actor (_Fletch_)
Phil Donahue, television talk show host
Michael Dukakis, governor of Mass., 1988 U.S. Dem. pres. candidate
Bryant Gumbel, television sportscaster
Hannibal, Carthaginian military leader
Veronica Hamel, actress ("Hill Street Blues")
Orel Leonard Hershiser, IV, major league baseball pitcher
Peter Jennings, television newscaster
Charles Everett Koop, former U.S. surgeon general
Ivan Lendl, tennis champion
C. S. Lewis, author (_The Chronicles of Narnia_)
Joan Lunden, television talk show host
James Longstreet, Confederate Civil War General
Edwin Moses, U.S. olympian (hurdles)
Martina Navratilova, tennis champion
Charles Rangel, U. S. Representative, D-N.Y.
John Reynolds, Union Civil War General
Pernell Roberts, actor ("Bonanza")
Maria Owens Shriver, television newscaster
Josephine Tey (Elizabeth Mackintosh), mystery writer (_Brat Farrar_)
U.S. Presidents:
Chester A. Arthur
Thomas Jefferson
John F. Kennedy
James K. Polk
Woodrow Wilson
Fictional:
Cassius (_Julius Caesar_)
Mr. Darcy (_Pride and Prejudice_)
Gandalf the Grey (J. R. R. Tolkein's Middle Earth books)
Hannibal Lecter (_Silence of the Lambs_)
Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' nemesis
Ensign Ro ("Star Trek--the Next Generation")
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (_Hamlet_)
George Smiley, John le Carre's master spy
Clarice Starling (_Silence of the Lambs_)
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Famous INTPs:
Macauley Culkin, actor (_Home Alone_)
Charles Darwin, scientist (_Origin of the Species_)
Rene Descartes, mathematician and philosopher
Albert Einstein, physicist
Tom Foley (Speaker of the House--U.S. House of Representatives)
William Harvey, pioneer in human physiology
Thor Heyerdahl, explorer, author (_Kon Tiki_)
Ron Howard, child actor (Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show"), director
Midori Ito, ice skater, Olympic silver medalist
William James, psychologist
C. G. Jung, (Freudian defector, author of _Psychological Types_, &c.)
Henry Mancini, song writer (_Breakfast at Tiffany's_)
Matthew, Christ's disciple
Rick Moranis, actor (_Honey, I Shrunk The Kids_)
Bob Newhart, actor ("Newhart")
Sir Isaac Newton, physicist
Leonard Nimoy, actor ("Star Trek")
Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen, actresses (The "Full House" twins)
Blaise Pascal, mathematician and philosopher
Rob Reiner, director, actor ("All in the Family")
Socrates, philosopher
Brent Spiner, actor (Commander Data, "Star Trek--The Next Generation")
Meryl Streep, actress (_Death Becomes Her_, _Out of Africa_)
U.S. Presidents:
John Quincy Adams
Gerald Ford
James Madison
John Tyler
Fictional INTPs:
Lilith ("Cheers")
Linus ("Peanuts")
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Famous ISFJs:
Louisa May Alcott, author (_Little Women_)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet (_Idylls of the King_, _The Lady of Shalott_)
Barbara Bush, former U.S. first lady
Princess (of Wales) Diana
Charles Dickens, author (_A Christmas Carol_, _David Copperfield_)
Queen Elizabeth II of England
Terri Garr, actress
Michael Jordan, former professional basketball player
Robert E. Lee, Confederate Civil War Commander-in-Chief
Queen Mary I ("Bloody Mary") of England
Ed McMahon, co-host ("The Tonight Show")
Mary Tyler Moore, actress ("Dick Van Dyke Show", "Mary Tyler Moore Show")
Marie Osmond, singer
Connie Selleca, actress
O. J. Simpson, former professional football player
Kristi Yamaguchi, US Olympic figure skater
U.S. Presidents:
William Howard Taft
Fictional:
Bianca (_Taming_of_the_Shrew_)
David Copperfield
Hero (_Much_Ado_About_Nothing_)
Melanie (_Gone_With_The_Wind_)
Ophelia (_Hamlet_)
Porky Pig
Dr. John H. Watson, M.D. (Sherlock Holmes' faithful sidekick)
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Famous ISFPs:
Paula Abdul, singer
Andre Agassi, professional tennis player
Fred Astaire, dancer, actor
Yogi Berra, professional baseball player ("It's deja vu all over again.")
Doris Day (Doris VonKappelhoff), actress
Patrick Duffey, actor ("Dallas", "Step by Step")
Michael Jackson, singer
Ervin "Magic" Johnson, NBA basketball star
Greg Louganis, U.S. Olympic gold medalist--diving
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
Marilyn Monroe, actress
Olivia Newton-John, singer, actress (_Grease_)
Dan Quayle, U.S. Vice President, 1988-1992
Debbie Reynolds, actress
Doc Severinson, musician
William Shatner, actor ("Star Trek")
Brooke Shields, actress (_Blue Lagoon_)
Donald Sutherland, actor/dancer
Elizabeth Taylor, actress (_National Velvet_, _Cleopatra_)
U.S. Presidents:
Ulysses S. Grant
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Famous ISTJs:
Sparky Anderson, major league baseball coach
Wilford Brimley, actor
Rosalynn Carter, former U.S. first lady
Paul Coverdale, U.S. Senator--R GA
Sam Donaldson, news reporter
Jesse Helms, U.S. Senator--R NC
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, U.S. olympian (heptathlon)
Harry Morgan (Harry Bratsburg), actor ("Dragnet", "M.A.S.H")
Cathy Rigby, U.S. olympian (gymnastics)
Thomas (Christ's disciple)
Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday in "Dragnet")
U.S. Presidents: (most frequent type)
George H. W. Bush
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Johnson
George Washington
Fictional:
Cliff ("Cheers")
Eeyore (_Winnie the Pooh_)
Mr. Martin (hero of James Thurber's _Sitting in the Catbird Seat_)
Puddleglum, the marshwiggle (_Chronicles of Narnia_)
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Famous ISTPs:
Humphrey Bogart, actor (_Casablanca_, _The Big Sleep_, _The Maltese Falcon_)
Charles Bronson (Charles Buchinsky), actor
Johnny Cash, singer
Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian), singer, actress (_Moonstruck_)
Robert Conrad, actor ("Cannon")
Tom Cruise, actor (_A Few Good Men_, _Top Gun_)
James Dean, actor (_Rebel Without a Cause_)
Bruce Dern, actor
Clint Eastwood, actor (_Dirty Harry_, _Heartbreak Ridge_)
Esau, twin brother of Jacob
Peter Fonda, actor
Charles Haid, actor ("Hill Street Blues")
Ernest Hemingway, author (_For Whom the Bell Tolls_, _The Sun Also Rises_)
Jack Klugman, actor ("The Odd Couple", "Quincy")
Kris Kristofferson, actor, singer
Nancy McKeon, actress
Willie Nelson, R&B singer
Burt Reynolds, actor (_Cannonball Run_, "Eveningshade")
Keith Richards, guitarist
Frank Sinatra, singer
Sylvester Stallone, actor (_Rocky_)
Patrick Swayze, actor, dancer (_Dirty Dancing_)
Frank Zappa, singer/songwriter
U.S. Presidents:
Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Fictional:
"The Fonz" ("Happy Days")
Hagar the Horrible
Hedda Gabler in Ibsen's play of the same name
John Miller (_American Graffiti_)
Popeye the Sailor
Archibald "Harry" Tuttle (_Brazil_)
Willy, the killer whale
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posted by Tim McGinnis @ 9:14 AM
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Demographics from The Personality Questionnaire
We gather voluntary demographic information from individuals who take The Personality Questionnaire. We have generated some interesting statistical information from data we have gathered thus far. Data presented on this page is derived from a sample size of 6,000 individuals who took The Personality Questionnaire and offered voluntary information.
All of the data presented here has been gathered from people who have taken The Personality Questionnaire on this website. Consequently, it reflects data about the internet community, rather than the public at large.
Personality Type Frequency
(From highest to lowest, gathered from results of 22,000 questionnaires)- ISFJ (11.9%)
- INFP (11.4%)
- ENFP (11.3%)
- ISTJ (8.8%)
- ESFJ (8.6%)
- ESTJ (7.1%)
- ISFP (5.9%)
- INFJ (5.9%)
- ESFP (5.4%)
- ENFJ (4.3%)
- INTP (4.0%)
- ENTP (3.6%)
- ISTP (3.1%)
- INTJ (2.9%)
- ESTP (2.8%)
- ENTJ (2.2%)
Personality Temperament Frequency
(From highest to lowest)- The SJ "Guardian" Temperament (36%)
- The NF "Idealist" Temperament (33%)
- The SP "Artisan" Temperament (18%)
- The NT "Rational" Temperament (13%)
Highest Education Level
(From highest to lowest)The scale used to compute these statistics is from 1 to 6, with 1 being lowest (did not graduate high school) and 6 being highest (PhD or equivalent).
- ENTJ (4.12)
- INTJ (3.93)
- ESTJ (3.83)
- ISTJ (3.78)
- ESTP (3.73)
- INFJ (3.72)
- ENFP (3.69)
- INTP (3.69)
- INFP (3.67)
- ESFP (3.63)
- ENFJ (3.60)
- ESFJ (3.62)
- ISTP (3.59)
- ISFJ (3.58)
- ENTP (3.54)
- ISFP (3.52)
Highest Average Annual Household Income
(From highest to lowest)- ENTJ (84,434)
- ESTJ (76,238)
- ESFJ (74,882)
- INTJ (72,043)
- ENFJ (71,060)
- ISTJ (71,020)
- ESTP (69,323)
- ISTP (67,349)
- ENFP (66,210)
- INTP (64,872)
- INFJ (64,372)
- ISFP (64,166)
- ISFJ (63,870)
- ESFP (63,281)
- ENTP (62,960)
- INFP (61,565)
Highest Percentage Married
(From highest to lowest)- ESFJ (53%)
- ISTJ (51%)
- ENTJ (51%)
- ESTJ (50%)
- ISFJ (48%)
- INTJ (44%)
- ISTP (43%)
- ENFJ (40%)
- ISFP (38%)
- INFJ (37%)
- ENTP (37%)
- ENFP (36%)
- INTP (35%)
- ESFP (34%)
- ESTP (31%)
- INFP (30%)
More statistics will be coming online when we have them compiled accurately.
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posted by Tim McGinnis @ 9:07 AM
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MBTI Type Summaries
ENFJ: "Pedagogue". Outstanding leader of groups. Can be aggressive at helping others to be the best that they can be. 5% of the total population.
INFJ: "Author". Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1% of the total population.
ENFP: "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 5% of the total population.
INFP: "Questor". High capacity for caring. Calm and pleasant face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 1% of the total population.
ENTJ: "Field Marshall". The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 5% of the total population.
INTJ: "Scientist". Most self-confident and pragmatic of all the types. Decisions come very easily. A builder of systems and the applier of theoretical models. 1% of the total population.
ENTP: "Inventor". Enthusiastic interest in everything and always sensitive to possibilities. Non-conformist and innovative. 5% of the total population.
INTP: "Architect". Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 1% of the total population.
ESTJ: "Administrator". Much in touch with the external environment. Very responsible. Pillar of strength. 13% of the total population.
ISTJ: "Trustee". Decisiveness in practical affairs. Guardian of time- honored institutions. Dependable. 6% of the total population.
ESFJ: "Seller". Most sociable of all types. Nurturer of harmony. Outstanding host or hostesses. 13% of the total population.
ISFJ: "Conservator". Desires to be of service and to minister to individual needs - very loyal. 6% of the total population.
ESTP: "Promotor". Action! When present, things begin to happen. Fiercely competitive. Entrepreneur. Often uses shock effect to get attention. Negotiator par excellence. 13% of the total population.
ESFP: "Entertainer". Radiates attractive warmth and optimism. Smooth, witty, charming, clever. Fun to be with. Very generous. 13% of the total population.
ISTP: "Artisan". Impulsive action. Life should be of impulse rather than of purpose. Action is an end to itself. Fearless, craves excitement, master of tools. 5% of the total population.
ISFP: "Artist". Interested in the fine arts. Expression primarily through action or art form. The senses are keener than in other types. 5% of the total population.
See a humorous view of this stuff
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:30 AM
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Schools of Psychological Type
I like the idea of Schools of Type. There are three major schools: Jungian, MBTI, and Keirsey. But there are others, and of course variations within the schools. Here are some I'm acquainted with, along with their web sites. Many of these have further links. If you would like to add to this list, send mail!
Type Organizations
Association for Psychological Type. http://www.aptcentral.org/
APT Canada. http://www.aptcanada.ca/
Australian Association for Psychological Type. http://www.aapt.org.au/
Jungian
Benzinger Thinking Styles Assessment (Katherine Benzinger, Ph.D.). http://www.benziger.org/
High Performing Systems (Dr. Dick Thompson). http://www.hpsys.com/
The Jung Index. http://www.jungindex.net/
C.G. Jung Institute of Boston. http://www.cgjungboston.com/
MBTI
16Types.com
Center for the Applications of Psychological Type. http://www.capt.org/
Consulting Psychologists Press. http://www.cpp-db.com/
HumanMetrics. http://www.humanmetrics.com/index.htm
Institute for Type Development. http://www.itd.net.au/
Otto Kroeger Associates. http://www.typetalk.com/
PersonalityType.com (Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger). http://www.personalitytype.com/
Psychometrics Canada. http://www.psychometrics.com/
Team Technology (Steve Myers). http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/
Type Logic (Joe Butt and Marina Heiss). http://www.typelogic.com/
Type Resources. http://www.type-resources.com/
Keirsey
David Keirsey. http://www.keirsey.com/
Type Research Institute (Dr. Linda V. Berens). http://www.tri-network.com/
Other, General, Academic
The Personality Project (academic). http://www.personality-project.org/
*** And finally...
Find Your Star Wars Twin (Big Five model): http://www.outofservice.com/starwars/
The ultimate psychological test: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/7834/index.html
A Light Look at Psychological Type
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:26 AM
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Cat Types
ESFP "The Hedonist": The social cat. Inside, outside, contact-oriented. Wallows in petting. Lies in the sun on the driveway. Promiscuously affectionate, even with cat-haters. Meows a lot.
ESTP "The Tomcat": Comes back after three days with scabs on his nose and ears. Fathered too many kittens to count. Will enjoy you while he's there, but not loyal. With other cats, doesn't know when to stop "playing".
ISFP "The Snuggler": Inside lap kitty. Has a favorite lap, a favorite windowsill, but spreads her favors around nonetheless. Warm and loving, but don't try to make her do anything. Purrs a lot.
ISTP "The Problem-Solver": This is the cat that will figure out how to get the giblets out of the bottom of the garbage can without knocking anything over. Appreciates his pleasures but not a glutton. Stand-offish, but will put up with an occasional petting session.
ESTJ "Bossycat": A cat with attitude. He'll hiss at a German shepherd, and the dog will back down. Knows his territory. Catches lots of birds to show he cares, since he won't be openly affectionate.
ESFJ "Mommycat": Even if kittenless or male, adopts everyone, including her "owners". Will groom you until you've got a rash; will groom other cats until they snap at her and run away.
ISTJ "Mr. Fastidious": Won't eat unless the kitchen floor is newly waxed. Will glare at you until you clean his litterbox. Likes to scratch--and it's the same place over and over, so you'd better get a scratching post right away if you want to keep your furniture.
ISFJ "Spoiled Cat": Only the best will do. This is the cat in the "Sheba" ads. Will sink into a depression if you forget to trim her claws, or if her coat is marked. Strategic meowing -- not for conversation, but to get what she wants.
ENTP "The Great White Hunter": King of imaginary bug-chasing. He talks a lot--maybe to you, maybe to something only he can see. Likes to be petted, but only for short periods of time; he's off as soon as the next synapse fires in his brain.
ENTJ "The Little General": Assumes control of the family and house. He'll kick you out of his chair and demand half the bed. Doesn't purr, but glares while being petted as if you're only doing your duty. Yowls rather than meows.
INTP "The Flake": Will play with toys, but bored quickly. If you give in, you'll quickly have a closet full of cat toys he won't touch any more. He'll sit, apparently doing nothing, and then be off on a tear. When walking across a room, will suddenly sit down and start grooming himself.
INTJ "The Limit-Setter": If you have to be around, fine, but he'd prefer that you just showed up once a week to drop off a case of canned food. If you stay home sick, he'll glare at you, since after all it's his scheduled day to have the house to himself.
ENFP "The Happy Slob": Playful cat that will leave food smeared all over the kitchen floor and track litter granules onto the carpet. Favorite game is peek-a-boo. Likes to be petted, but won't sit still for long.
ENFJ "The Ringleader": Will organize the other cats into games. When you get home to find the dining room chandelier swinging back and forth, and all the cats are sitting in the living room looking innocent, it was this cat's idea.
INFP: "The Little Angel": Will look at you sweetly two seconds after she's shredded the new curtains. Can't resist the kitchen counter. Likes some lap time, but only on her terms.
INFJ "Skitty Kitty": Wants to be affectionate, but never quite overcomes nervousness. "Intrepid" is NOT her middle name. Likes to watch the proceedings from a safe spot, such as the top of the staircase.
Thanks to Annette Ellis
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:20 AM
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Illusions of the Unhealthy XXXX
ISTJ "I do everything right"
ISFJ "Nobody can get along without me"
INFJ "I have the best intentions"
INTJ "I am all-knowing"
ISTP "I can make anything work"
ISFP "Nobody has better taste than I do"
INFP "I have the most sensitive conscience"
INTP "I'm brilliant and you'd better bow to my genius"
ESTP "I'm a stud and the world revolves around me"
ESFP "I am the most glamorous"
ENFP "I have the most enthusiasm"
ENTP "I can come up with a solution for anything"
ESTJ "I am in control"
ESFJ "Everyone likes me and wants to be like me"
ENFJ "I can teach anyone anything"
ENTJ "I am all-powerful"
December 1998 issue of TYPEtype, the official newsletter of the New Zealand Association for Psychological Type
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:18 AM
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Acronyms
ISTJ: I Save Things Judiciously
ISTP: I See The Problem
ESTP: Everyone Seems Too Proper
ESTJ: Execution Saves The Job
ISFJ: I Serve Family Joyfully
ISFP: I Seek Fun and Pleasure
ESFP: Extra Special Friendly Person
ESFJ: Extra Special Friendly Joiner
INFJ: Inner Nuances Foster Journeys
INFP: I Never Find Perfection
ENFP: Every day, New Fantastic Possibilities
ENFJ: Everyone Needs Fulfillment and Joy
INTJ: It's Not Thoroughly Justified
INTP: It's Not Theoretically Possible
ENTP: Each New Thought Propels
ENTJ: Executives Need Tough Jobs
From Life Types, by Sandra Krebs Hirsh and Jean Kummerow
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:16 AM
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Is It Half Empty or Half Full?
INTJ thinks: Glass is made from silicon dioxide, heated to a temperature of ...
INTP: The glass is full -- half water, half air!
ENTP: Voila! 0.157 litres of dihydrogen oxide, prepared by micro-gnomes.
ENTJ: Hey! This is a beer glass, not a water glass!
INFJ: This glass of water is a metaphor for my life.
INFP: But look! A crystalline vessel, filled with shimmering, life-giving nectar!
ENFP: Whooeee! Water fight!
ENFJ: There's more than enough for friends to share.
ISFJ thinks: I bet my friend would like to have some water right now ...
ISFP (Holds up glass of water, tilts it from side to side, wiggles finger in it, licks finger, grins slightly, moves on.)
ESFP: There's a glass of water! You know, it's healthy to drink a lot of water! Why, I remember when I was growing up, we used to ...
ESFJ: I can't believe someone would leave this dirty glass out here! Clean up this mess right now!
ISTJ: It's half empty now, and it wouldn't surprise me if it dried up completely.
ISTP: So? It's water. Big deal!
ESTP: You call that a glass of water? Why, back where I come from, ...
ESTJ: Hey! Whose job was it to fill up this glass?
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:13 AM
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Prayers for MBTI Types
ISTJ: Lord, help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41.23 a.m. EST.
ISTP: God, help me to consider people's feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive.
ESTP: God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they're usually NOT my fault.
ESTJ: God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if You need some help, just ask.
ISFJ: Lord, help me to be more laid back and help me to do it EXACTLY right.
ISFP: Lord, help me to stand up for my rights (if you don't mind my asking).
ESFP: God, help me to take things more seriously, especially parties and dancing.
ESFJ: God, give me patience, and I mean right NOW.
INFJ: Lord, help me not be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)
INFP: God, help me to finish everything I sta
ENFP: God, help me to keep my mind on one th - Look a bird - ing at a time.
ENFJ: God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in writing?
INTJ: Lord, keep me open to others' ideas, WRONG though they may be.
INTP: Lord, help me be less independent, but let me do it my way.
ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I'll settle for a few minutes.
ENTJ: Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdo.
Amen.
posted by Tim McGinnis @ 8:06 AM
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