Celebrity Types - Overview

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ENFP

(Extroverted Abstract Exploring Feeler)

Oscar Wilde

Playwright

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."

INFP

(Introverted Abstract Exploring Feeler)

Virginia Woolf

Author

"My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery - always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?"

ENFJ

(Extroverted Abstract Judging Feeler)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil rights activist

"[Let us create a] society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood."

INFJ

(Introverted Abstract Judging Feeler)

Carl Gustav Jung

Psychiatrist

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."

ESTJ

(Extroverted Realistic Judging Thinker)

Henry Ford

Industrialist and founder of Ford Motors

"In my mind nothing is more abhorrent than a life of ease. ... There is no place in civilization for the idler."

ISTJ

(Introverted Realistic Judging Thinker)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

U.S. President and general

[On leading the U.S. Army during WW2:]
"This is a long tough road we have to travel. ... Fake reputations, habits of glib and clever speech, and glittering surface performance are going to be discovered."

ESFJ

(Extroverted Realistic Judging Feeler)

Desmond Tutu

Civil rights activist

"Love can be demanding. ... It has its own imperatives - think of a mother sitting by the bedside of a sick child through the night, impelled only by love. ... Nothing is too much trouble for love."

ISFJ

(Introverted Realistic Judging Feeler)

Mother Teresa

Charity worker

"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do."

Famous ENTPs

(Extroverted Abstract Exploring Thinkers)

ENTP

Socrates

Philosopher

"I have examined your position and determined your utterances to be mere brain-farts."

ENTP

Benjamin Franklin

Inventor and politician

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner."

ENTP

David Hume

Philosopher

"I cannot but consider myself as a kind of resident or ambassador from the dominions of learning to those of conversation."

ENTP

Voltaire

Philosopher

[On his deathbed, asked by a priest to renounce the Devil:]
"Now now, my good man. This is no time for making enemies."

ENTP

Richard Feynman

Physicist

"On the many occasions when I play the bongo drums, the introducer never seems to find it necessary to mention that I also do theoretical physics."

ENTP

Niccolo Machiavelli

Philosopher

"It is necessary to be a fox to discover snares and a lion to terrify wolves. Those who rely simply on the lion do not understand."

About ENTPs

Versatile pattern-seekers
Strongly linked to the Antisocial personality
Somewhat linked to the Histrionic, Dependent and Hypomaniac personalities
Jung called all ENPs "female" personalities, though ENTPs are in fact more common among men than among women
Repress their Introverted Sensing function, meaning they "sweat the small stuff" sometimes with tragicomical results
Amongst the types least likely to believe in a deity

ENTP Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Intuition
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Thinking
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Feeling
4. Inferior:	Introverted Sensing

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Famous INTJs

(Introverted Abstract Judging Thinkers)

INTJ

Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher

"What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, power itself in man. What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness."

INTJ

Karl Marx

Philosopher

"Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it."

INTJ

Ayn Rand

Philosopher and author

"While animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself."

INTJ

Isaac Newton

Physicist

"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."

INTJ

Augustus

Emperor of Rome

"I found Rome brick and left it marble."

INTJ

John Maynard Keynes

Economist

"The country does not need an iron-cast economic doctrine as long as it has me."

About INTJs

Tenacious visionaries, oriented towards action
Amongst the types with the highest average IQ
Strongly linked to the Narcissistic personality
Somewhat linked to the Schizotypal personality
More common in men than in women
Repress their Extroverted Sensing function, which means they may lose touch with factual realities and fail to adapt their opinions accordingly

INTJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Intuition
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Thinking
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Feeling
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Sensing

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Famous INTPs

(Introverted Abstract Exploring Thinkers)

INTP

Abraham Lincoln

U.S. President

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."

INTP

Albert Einstein

Physicist

"To punish me for my contempt for authority, Fate made me an authority myself."

INTP

Charles Darwin

Biologist

"A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections - a mere heart of stone."

INTP

Immanuel Kant

Philosopher

"The ruler is not above the rules."

INTP

Marie Curie

Physicist and chemist

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."

INTP

Richard Dawkins

Biologist

"What worries me about religion is that it teaches people to be satisfied with not understanding."

About INTPs

Abstract-minded systems analysts
Amongst the types with the highest average IQ
Strongly linked to the Schizotypal personality
Somewhat linked to the Schizoid personality
More common amongst men than amongst women
Repress their Extroverted Feeling function, meaning that they may irrationally submit to certain conventions in a suspension of their usual critical analysis

INTP Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Thinking
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Intuition
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Sensing
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Feeling

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Famous ENTJs

(Extroverted Abstract Judging Thinkers)

ENTJ

Napoleon Bonaparte

General and emperor of France

"An empty throne always tempts me."

ENTJ

Julius Caesar

Roman general and dictator

"I would rather be first in a village than second in Rome."

ENTJ

Margaret Thatcher

U.K. Prime Minister

"I favour an approach to statecraft that embraces principles, as long as it is not stifled by them; and I prefer such principles to be accompanied by steel."

ENTJ

Alexander Hamilton

Philosopher and U.S. politician

"A nation that prefers disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one."

ENTJ

Aristotle

Philosopher

"Some are intended by nature to be lord and master while ... [others] a slave."

ENTJ

Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

"Society is best served by electing people who are particularly hardworking, intelligent and interested in long-term thinking."

About ENTJs

No-nonsense, efficient organizers with a flair for strategic optimization
Strongly linked to the Compulsive personality
Somewhat linked to the Sadistic personality
More common in men than in women
Repress their Introverted Feeling function, meaning they sometimes forget what is important to them
Don't confuse ENTJs with ESTPs

ENTJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Thinking
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Intuition
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Sensing
4. Inferior:	Introverted Feeling

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Famous ENFPs

(Extroverted Abstract Exploring Feelers)

ENFP

Hunter S. Thompson

Journalist and author

"I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right."

ENFP

Mark Twain

Journalist and author

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

ENFP

Oscar Wilde

Playwright

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."

ENFP

Aldous Huxley

Author

"Genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm."

ENFP

Walt Disney

Founder of The Walt Disney Company

"The worst of us is not without innocence. ... In my work I try to reach and speak to that innocence."

ENFP

Anne Frank

Diarist who died in the Holocaust

"It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals. ... Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."

About ENFPs

Quirky and verbally fluid people persons
Strongly linked to the Histrionic personality
Somewhat linked to the Narcissistic, Hypomaniac and Borderline personalities
More common in women than in men
Repress their Introverted Sensing function, meaning they sometimes experience flighty and inconsistent cognitive states and neglect to reflect on their past

ENFP Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Intuition
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Feeling
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Thinking
4. Inferior:	Introverted Sensing

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Famous INFPs

(Introverted Abstract Exploring Feelers)

INFP

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Philosopher

"My heart is at once haughty and tender and my character effeminate, yet invincible."

INFP

Soeren Kierkegaard

Philosopher

"To pace about, looking to obtain status, looking to attain 'importance' - I can think of nothing more ridiculous."

INFP

Albert Camus

Philosopher

"We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives: Inside ourselves."

INFP

George Orwell

Author

"My starting point is always a feeling of partisanship, a sense of injustice."

INFP

Virginia Woolf

Author

"My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery - always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?"

INFP

Thomas S. Kuhn

Philosopher

"After paradigms change ... you may ... reconstruct why people believed what they did. And do you want to say it's partly right and partly wrong? No ... You can't divide what they were thinking up that way."

About INFPs

Idiosyncratic dreamers with strong imaginations
Strongly linked to the Avoidant personality
Somewhat linked to the Dependent, Histrionic and Negativistic personalities
More common in women than in men
Repress their Extroverted Thinking function, meaning they sometimes preserve their own opinion in the face of facts and evidence to the contrary
The difference between INFP and INFJ

INFP Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Feeling
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Intuition
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Sensing
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Thinking

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Famous ENFJs

(Extroverted Abstract Judging Feelers)

ENFJ

Martin Luther King

Civil rights activist

"[Let us create a] society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood."

ENFJ

Nelson Mandela

Civil rights activist

"Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to our ideals."

ENFJ

Ronald Reagan

U.S. President

"You and I are told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right, but ... there is no such thing. ... There is only an up or down - up to a man's age-old dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order - or down to the ant heap totalitarianism."

ENFJ

John Paul II

Pope

"Science develops best when its concepts and conclusions are integrated into the broader human culture and its concerns for ultimate meaning and value."

ENFJ

J.W. von Goethe

Philosopher

"If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming."

ENFJ

Cicero

Roman senator

"The best men are often those whose feelings are most easily irritated and also appeased. [Such] sensitivity of disposition [is the sign] of a good heart."

About ENFJs

Charming and compelling communicators
Strongly linked to the Narcissistic personality
Somewhat linked to the Histrionic and Avoidant personalities
More common in women than in men
Repress their Introverted Thinking function, meaning they may be tempted to exaggerate the truth for effect

ENFJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Feeling
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Intuition
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Sensing
4. Inferior:	Introverted Thinking

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Famous INFJs

(Introverted Abstract Judging Feelers)

INFJ

Carl Gustav Jung

Psychiatrist

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."

INFJ

Plato

Philosopher

"As a young man I reflected a lot about how society could be improved ... but I refrained from action."

INFJ

Mahatma Gandhi

Campaigner for the independence of India

"I am indeed a practical dreamer. ... I want to convert my dreams into realities as far as possible."

INFJ

Thomas Jefferson

U.S. President

"In stating rules for our government, I must not omit the important one of never entering into argument with another. I never saw an instance of disputants convincing each other by argument."

INFJ

Simone de Beauvoir

Philosopher

"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion."

INFJ

Noam Chomsky

Linguist

"We might ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at Bush 's compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic."

About INFJs

Holistic visionaries, oriented towards contemplation
Amongst the types with the highest average IQ
Strongly linked to the Dependent personality
Somewhat linked to the Depressive and Narcissistic personalities
More common in women than in men
Repress their Extroverted Sensing function, meaning they may forgo living life to its fullest
The difference between INFP and INFJ

INFJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Intuition
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Feeling
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Thinking
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Sensing

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Famous ESTJs

(Extroverted Realistic Judging Thinkers)

ESTJ

Bernard Montgomery

U.K. Field Marshal

"What I personally want to know about a leader is this: ... Will he take decisions, accepting full responsibility?"

ESTJ

Henry Ford

Industrialist and founder of Ford Motors

"In my mind nothing is more abhorrent than a life of ease. ... There is no place in civilization for the idler."

ESTJ

Dr. Phil

Psychologist

"Awareness without action is worthless. Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right."

ESTJ

Condoleezza Rice

U.S. Secretary of State (R)

"When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill."

ESTJ

Ann Coulter

Conservative pundit and author

"This is what it means to be a citizen in a republic. ... You can vote for a ... clown, but then you have to take some responsibility to correct your mistakes."

About ESTJs

No-nonsense, efficient organizers with a flair for practical logistics
Strongly linked to the Sadistic personality
Somewhat linked to the Compulsive personality
More common in men than in women
Repress their Introverted Feeling function, meaning they sometimes have difficulty putting themselves into another person's shoes

ESTJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Thinking
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Sensing
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Intuition
4. Inferior:	Introverted Feeling

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Famous ISTJs

(Introverted Realistic Judging Thinkers)

ISTJ

George Washington

U.S. President and general

[Admonishing his unpaid soldiers not to rise up against Congress:]
"You will not do it. You will give one more distinguished proof of patriotism and patient virtue, rising superior to suffering."

ISTJ

Dwight D. Eisenhower

U.S. President and general

ISTJ

Arthur Wellington

'The Duke of Wellington' - U.K. Prime Minister and general

"Whatever enthusiasm [an army feels is] the result of the example set [by] the head of the army."

ISTJ

Stonewall Jackson

U.S. Civil War general

"It is important that those at headquarters set an example by remaining [on] duty."

ISTJ

Warren Buffett

Super-investor

"[When investing on the stock exchange] what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble."

ISTJ

Hillary Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State (D)

"I've always believed that people should be judged on the basis of actions and consequences, not just what they say and claim to stand for."

About ISTJs

Loyal and responsible supervisors and inspectors
Strongly linked to the Compulsive personality
Somewhat linked to the Schizoid personality
More common in men than in women
Repress their Extroverted Intuition function, meaning they sometimes resist change and view ingenuity with skepticism

ISTJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Sensing
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Thinking
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Feeling
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Intuition

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Famous ESFJs

(Extroverted Realistic Judging Feelers)

ESFJ

Harry S. Truman

U.S. President

"I like to live and do things for people and think of the other fellow's troubles instead of my own."

ESFJ

Colin Powell

U.S. general and Secretary of State (R)

"Leadership is all about human connections. It's all about conveying to the followers that you believe in them ... and that we are all in this together."

ESFJ

Desmond Tutu

Civil rights activist

"Love can be demanding. ... It has its own imperatives - think of a mother sitting by the bedside of a sick child through the night, impelled only by love. ... Nothing is too much trouble for love."

ESFJ

Daniel Goleman

Psychologist

"Vitality arises from sheer human contact, especially from loving connections. This makes the people we care about ... an elixir of sorts; an ever-renewing source of energy."

About ESFJs

Concerned and supportive people persons who are often able to take the lead in social situations
Strongly linked to the Compulsive personality
Somewhat linked to the Narcissistic and Dependent personalities
More common in women than in men
Repress their Introverted Thinking function, meaning they may over-align with public opinion

ESFJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Feeling
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Sensing
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Intuition
4. Inferior:	Introverted Thinking

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Famous ISFJs

(Introverted Realistic Judging Feelers)

ISFJ

David Petraeus

General in the U.S. Army

"Live our values. Do not hesitate to kill or capture the enemy, but stay true to the values we hold dear."

ISFJ

George Marshall

U.S. general and Secretary of State

"[We Americans] have a feeling and a concern for the problems of [others]. ... A deep urge to help [and] give aid to those upon whom great and sudden hardship has fallen."

ISFJ

Robert E. Lee

U.S. Civil War general

"If I can make gentlemen out of the boys in my [army] I shall count my days well spent. For there is no higher calling than to be the soul of courtesy when passions dictate otherwise."

ISFJ

Mother Teresa

Catholic nun and charity worker

"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do."

ISFJ

Rosa Parks

Civil rights activist

"The advice I would give any young person is ... to be concerned about what they can do to help others."

About ISFJs

Proper and loyal nurturers
Strongly linked to the Dependent personality
Somewhat linked to the Compulsive personality
More common in women than in men
Repress their Extroverted Intuition function, meaning they sometimes have a hard time 'letting loose' and doing things in novel and unconventional ways

ISFJ Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Sensing
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Feeling
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Thinking
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Intuition

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Famous ESTPs

(Extroverted Realistic Exploring Thinkers)

ESTP

George S. Patton

U.S. general

"A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later."

ESTP

Winston Churchill

U.K. Prime Minister

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

ESTP

Theodore Roosevelt

U.S. President

"It is not the critic who counts. ... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena."

ESTP

Alexander the Great

Greek emperor and general

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try."

ESTP

Franklin D. Roosevelt

U.S. President

"We need to do things; not to talk about them."

ESTP

Donald Trump

Entrepreneur

"I don't make deals for the money. I've got more than enough. I do it to do it."

About ESTPs

Entrepreneurial smooth operators
Strongly linked to the Antisocial personality
Somewhat linked to the Narcissistic and Hypomaniac personalities
More common in men than in women
Repress their Introverted Intuition function, meaning they may overestimate the scope of their proposed solutions
Don't confuse ENTJs with ESTPs

ESTP Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Sensing
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Thinking
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Feeling
4. Inferior:	Introverted Intuition

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Famous ISTPs

(Introverted Realistic Exploring Thinkers)

ISTP

Miyamoto Musashi

Samurai and author

"If you make your opponent flinch, you have already won."

ISTP

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal

"Mortal danger is an effective antidote to fixed ideas."

ISTP

Steve Jobs

Founder of Apple

"One of my mantras - focus and simplicity."

ISTP

Jack Dorsey

Founder of Twitter

"Expect the unexpected. And whenever possible, be the unexpected."

About ISTPs

Cool, self-contained problem-solvers
Strongly linked to the Negativistic personality
Somewhat linked to the Antisocial personality
More common in men than in women
Repress their Extroverted Feeling function, meaning they may find themselves unintentionally giving offense
Amongst the types least likely to believe in a deity

ISTP Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Thinking
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Sensing
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Intuition
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Feeling

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Famous ESFPs

(Extroverted Realistic Exploring Feelers)

ESFP

Bill Clinton

U.S. President

"I always tried to keep things moving in the right direction, to give more people a chance to live their dreams, to lift people's spirits, and to bring them together."

ESFP

John F. Kennedy

U.S. President

"Our children [should be] concerned with being energetic [so] that they use their young years not merely as spectators but as participants in life."

ESFP

Larry Ellison

Founder of Oracle

"If you can help others, you will feel great. The more you can help ... the better you will feel about yourself [and] the more joy you will experience."

ESFP

Hugh Hefner

Founder of Playboy magazine

"[We at Playboy] prefer to approach sex ... with a smile and a song in our heart. ... I guess we don't really believe that sex is nearly as serious as some people would like us to."

ESFP

Peter the Great

Tsar of Russia

"I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself."

ESFP

Horatio Nelson

'Lord Nelson' - U.K. naval officer

"If it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive."

About ESFPs

Free-spirited and fun-loving people persons
Strongly linked to the Histrionic personality
Somewhat linked to the Hypomaniac personality
Jung said that there was a majority of men among all ESPs, though ESFPs are in fact more common among women than among men
Repress their Introverted Intuition function, meaning they sometimes experience paranoid thoughts which they are convinced are true

ESFP Functions

1. Dominant:	Extroverted Sensing
2. Auxiliary:	Introverted Feeling
3. Tertiary:	Extroverted Thinking
4. Inferior:	Introverted Intuition

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Famous ISFPs

(Introverted Realistic Exploring Feelers)

ISFP

Leni Riefenstahl

Filmmaker

"I [seek] a style in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to my juvenile sense of romanticism and the beautiful image."

ISFP

Jackie Onassis

Fashion icon

"I always live in a dream world."

ISFP

Jonathan Ive

Lead designer at Apple

"I think we are surrounded by multiple, multiple products that testify to companies who don't really care."

ISFP

Joern Utzon

Architect of the Sydney Opera House

"The most important thing to me is humility. My buildings should adapt to their surroundings, not impose themselves on the world."

About ISFPs

Unassuming yet passionate aesthetes
Strongly linked to the Dependent personality
Somewhat linked to the Histrionic and Avoidant personalities
More common in women than in men
Repress their Extroverted Thinking function, meaning they sometimes fail to draw logical conclusions about their situation and act on them

ISFP Functions

1. Dominant:	Introverted Feeling
2. Auxiliary:	Extroverted Sensing
3. Tertiary:	Introverted Intuition
4. Inferior:	Extroverted Thinking

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