The Simpsons Characters - Personality Types

The Simpsons is one of the most renowned, longest running and successful animated series in TV history.

The show is the creation of Matt Groening and is centred on the Simpsons family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, and their life in the fictional town of Springfield.

The show provide a parodying a typical American working-class family as well as many aspects of society, culture and people.

Here's my read of the show's main and minor characters:

Main Characters:

Homer Simpson – ESFP

An Extroverted Perceiver that is fun loving, lives in the moment, experiences life through his senses and wears his heart on his sleeve.

Marge Simpson – ISFJ

The concern and attention to detail of Si is the prevalent theme with Marge’s character – she provides a good balance to Homer’s character.

Bart Simpson – ESTP

Also a fun loving, live in the moment, go with the flow type like Homer, but with a much more tactical and persuasive side (Ti/Fe).

Lisa Simpson – INFJ

Straight-A student with strong intellectual interests and geared towards activism – struggles to identify with her family.

Minor Characters:


Many of these are very rough guesses at best...

Grandpa Simpson – ISTJ (senile)
Mona Simpson - INFJ

Mrs Jacqueline Bouvier - ISFJ
Selma Bouvier - ISTJ
Patty Bouvier - ISTJ

Ned Flanders - ENFJ
Maude Flanders - INFP
Rod Flanders and Tod Flanders - ISFJ

Chief Wiggum - ESFP
Ralph Wiggum - INFP

Eddie – ISTJ
Lou - ESTP

Principle Skinner - ISTJ
Agnes Skinner - ESTJ

Edna Krabaple - ESFJ
Groundskeeper Willy - ISTJ
Lunch Lady Doris - ISTJ
Super Intendent Chalmers - ESTJ

Nelson Muntz – ESTJ
Martin - INFJ

Mr Burns – INTJ
Waylon Smithers - ISFJ
Larry Burns - ESFP

Dr Hibbert - ENFP

Dr Nick Riviera - ENTP

Snake - INTJ
Gloria - ISFJ

Moe - ISTJ
Carl Carlson - ESTP
Lenny Leonard - ISTJ
Barney Gumble - ISFP

Luann Van Houten - ISTJ
Kirk Van Houten - ISFP
Milhouse Van Houten - INFP

Professor Frink - INTJ

Kent Brockman - ESTJ

Krusty - ESTP
Sideshow Bob - INFJ
Sideshow Mal - INTJ
Itchy - ISFJ
Scratchy - ENTP
Poochie - ESFP

Rainier Wolfcastle – ENTJ (Arnold Schwarznegger-clone)

Reverend Lovejoy - INTJ
Helen Lovejoy - ISFJ
Jessica Lovejoy - ENTP

Apu - ISFJ
Manjula - ISFJ

Mayor Quimby - ESTP

Fat Tony - INTJ

Cletus - ESTP
Brandine - ESFJ

Kang and Kodos - INTJ

Otto Mann – ISFP
Troy McLure - ENFJ
Cookie Kwan - ENFJ
Marvin Monroe - INFJ
Lionel Hutz - ENFJ
Dredrick Tatum – ISFP (Mike Tyson clone)
Gil Gunderson - ESFP
Disco Stu - ESTP
Duffman - ENFJ
Comic Book Guy - INFJ
Brad Goodman - INFJ
Akira - INTJ
Luigi - ESFJ
Wiseguy - INTJ
Artie Ziff - INTJ
Frank Grimes - INTJ
Hank Scorpio - ENFJ
Bleeding Gums Murphy - INFJ
Blue Haired Lawyer - ISTJ
Rich Texan - ENTJ

ENFP - Common Mistypes

ENFP are another personality type that tends to be mistyped and misread very often too.

Most people think of ENFP's as the cute bubbly, slightly unusual girl or the random, funny, quirky guy, but many do well in a variety of fields such as an acting, music, writing, business, comedian/comedienne, dancing etc.  

Here are some of the common misidentifications:

ENTP

Strong development of tertiary Te and/or less aware auxiliary Fi often yields this mistype for ENFP’s (auxiliary Fi is also a function that's value isn't readily appreciated by society - moreso for males).

ENFP that have strong academic interests and backgrounds will often test as one of these types as they will be very capable at yielding their Te.

INFP / INTP

Ne is quite a cerebral process and can seem more internalised than most other extroverted processes – it also isn’t readily appreciated by society, so if the user hasn’t been nurtured well when using it they might keep their Ne observations to themselves to avoid further discouragement.

ENFJ

The questions for J vs P are often poor determinants of whether you actually are J or P – again whilst ENFP prefer a more free form and adaptive style, there are some that have Si fetishes for details, have been nurtured in a particular way or have roles that require them to be well organised.

ESFP / ISFP

As I alluded to previously, as awesome a function as Ne is, unfortunately the environment and world is not always kind to Ne compared to most other functions, as I mentioned here – as a result this may lead to typing as a sensing type, when really they are just overmodulating and shutting down their dominant Ne quickly and often with their inferior Si.

INFJ - Common Mistypes

I discussed some of the issues with the MBTI test in here and some potential reasons for mistyping.

In the next series of posts, I’m going to go through a number of common mistypes that crop up fairly consistently for the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types.

It is commonly stated that the INFJ is the rarest of all types and whilst this is a possibility, it is not a fact given the reliability of the MBTI test

INFJ are probably the hardest of all types to read – like all personality types one label like “The Protectors” can not fit all of manifestations of a personality type and the different roles that they can take on - INFJ are often pioneers, leaders and revolutionaries (for better or worse) in a variety of fields to social chameleons, skilled charmers, actors/actresses and even dangerous criminal minds.

Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur:

INTP/INTJ

Strong development of tertiary Ti and/or underdeveloped/less aware auxiliary Fe often yields this mistype for INFJ’s – you will often see this mistype in the INFJ that have strong academic orientation or background in their life.

INFP

The questions for J vs P are often poor determinants of whether you actually are J or P – perhaps an INFJ with normal development that isn’t particularly organised, punctual etc. could test as an INFP as the INFJ directive functions aren’t always (rarely?) concerned with organisation of concrete things.

ENFJ

An INFJ with well developed Fe and very good articulation and speaking skills may identify with a number of the extrovert vs introvert questions – this would probably be a common mistype with actors, comedians and skilled orators.

ISTP/ISTJ

Perhaps if they have worked in jobs that required great attention to detail or they have developed in a way (not a good way too) in which their Ni and Fe has got very little validation from their environment, but their Ti and Se has.

INFJ that are very good athletes or have mastered their inferior Se on numerous occassions may mistype this way too...

Frasier Characters - Personality Types

Frasier was a long running TV sitcom that was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions) in association with Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Network Television.

The series, based on the life of Dr Frasier Crane, a radio psychiatrist that hosts his own show 'The Dr Frasier Crane Show' on KACL, was a spin-off from the very popular TV series Cheers.

Here's my analysis of the main characters Myers-Briggs types:

Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) – ENFJ

Insightful radio psychiatrist with a strong cultural and intellectual interests – definitely comes across as an intuitive values-orientated directive personality.

Niles Crane – INTJ

Psychiatrist and intellectual snob - much more detached (Ni dominant?) and chilly (Te vs Fe) personality than Fraser.

Martin Crane – ISFJ

Down to earth father who works as a police officer and ‘speaks a different language’ to Frasier and Niles – comes across as an Si dominant.

Daphne Moon – ENFP

Martin’s physical therapist who has a cheery outlook on life and can be a bit off the beaten path at times in her methods and beliefs.

Roz Doyle - ESFJ

Fraser’s assistant who is warm, friendly, down to earth and a serial dater of men who isn’t having much luck finding her 'Mr Right'.

 

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Characters - Personality Types

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey that was also adapted into a film directed by Miloš Forman.

The novel was published in 1962 and is rated an all-time classic, as is the film which won 5 Academy Awards in 1975.

The story is about the inhabitants at an Oregon mental asylum which is run by the cold, tyrannical Nurse Ratched and her staff and focuses on the character of R.P McMurphy, a criminal doing time for statutory rape, who faked insanity to serve out the rest of his sentence in a mental institution, who rebels against the system in place.

Here’s my Myers-Briggs analysis of the main characters:

R.P. or Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) – INFJ

A lot of people type him as ESTP which is a common misconception that I discussed in a previous blog post.

McMurphy definitely a directive (J) and with an Ni agenda and Fe persuasion/charm much higher up than tertiary and inferior – I think his Ni agenda is above Fe charm.

Anti-authoritarian’s and rebel’s are more often than not Ni-dom’s as they have an Ni worldview highest in their psyche of how things should be and take action to make that happen with their extroverted directive function in this case Fe.

Nicholson is also an INFJ which is why he plays the role so very well in the movie.

Nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher) – INTJ

A cold, passive-agressive, strict disciplinarian that runs the show her way – comes across as an INTJ moreso than an ISTJ IMO.

Dale Harding (William Redfield) – INTJ

Previously leader amongst the patients- intellectual, highly strung, strongly opinionated and – INTJ seems most likely.

Billie Bibbit (Brad Dourif) – INFP

Comes across as an introverted, adaptive (P) and values orientated (F) – most likely either INFP or ISFP.

Martini (Danny DeVito) - INFP

See Billie (above).

Chief Bromden (Will Sampson) - INFJ

Very much a detached observer of all that is going on around him, which makes me think Ni dom is likely with the focus on collective values (Fe).

ESTP’s ARE NOT REBELS / REVOLUTIONARIES!

This is a very common misconception I've seen amongst a lot of Myers-Briggs typists and shows a lack of understanding of cognitive functions and how their psyche is structured.

The dominant function is a person's source of energy and sense of identity as it is highest ranked in the psyche's hierarchy.

Dominant Se does not make one a genuine rebel, conversely dominant Ni very often does.

Dominant Se and auxiliary Ti results in ESTP enjoying a rich sensory experience of the present in the external world and wanting to calibrate this to their subjective logical perfection.

Having dominant Se means there are literally infinite opportunities to be energised by the outer world, which often results in them being very high energy, alert, magnetic types that have a zest for life.

Rebels/revolutionaries typically do not share those qualities, in fact quite the opposite - they are often deeply dissatisfied/frustrated/angry with the way things currently are (hello dominant Ni which holds a worldview of how things should be and could be better* than they currently are and Te/Fe that wants to implement in externally through either social or systemic dynamics – large majority of rebels and revolutionaries are INFJ and INTJ), which drives them to rebel and instigate change.

ESTP have Ni in a inferior position – so it is their most draining cognitive process to use (highest energy cost) and polar from their dominant Se and sense of identity.

*better is a subjective term i.e. Adolph Hitler's dominant Ni's idea of a better world, is very different to say Tyler Durden's, Gandhi's or Jamie Oliver's etc.

Futurama Characters - Personality Types

Futurama is an animated TV series created by Matt Groening based on the life and adventures of Phillip J. Fry, a 20-something NYC pizza delivery boy from the 20th century who is inadvertently cryogenically frozen and re-woken 1000 years later to an uncrecognisable world, finding employment at Planet Express, a interplanet delivery company.

Phillip J. Fry – ISFP

He doesn’t seem like a particularly strong representation of any personality type to me – I thought ISFP seemed the best fit – he’s definitely an adaptive type.

Turanga Leila – INTJ

She has the whole strong, independent woman that ‘takes no prisoners’ attitude going on – INTJ or INFJ seem to fit best IMO.

Amy Wong – ESFP

Cute, ditzy, rebellious against her parents, lives in the moment and fun loving – definitely comes off as an Extroverted Perceiver – ESFP seems to fit best.

Bender Bending Rodríguez – ESTP

Care-free, spontaneous, attention seeking and highly skilled kleptomaniac, very adaptive/versatile – ESTP is probably the best fit.

Dr. John A. Zoidberg – ISFP

Gut read –apart from seeming adaptive (P) he doesn’t seem to portray a particular personality type strongly enough.

Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth – INTJ

Creative, mastermind scientist and inventor that’s very detached from the world (inferior Se) – I don’t get why people type him as ENTP? They are typically very buoyant and enthusiastic people.

Zapp Brannigan – ENFJ

Basically, Futurama’s Captain Kirk, who is also an ENFJ character.

Kif Kroker - INFP

Poignant, timid and shy – Fi-dom seems very likely.

Hermes Conrad - ISTJ

Stereotypical rigid beaurocrat – can he be any other type?

Just Shoot Me Characters – Personality Types

Just Shoot Me is a TV sitcom created by Steven Levitan and centred around the staff that work at the office of a fictional fashion magazine, Blush.

Dennis Finch (David Spade) – INTJ

Goes against the assistant stereotype - very conniving, scheming and intent on getting his way, which suggests Ni dom.

Maya Gallow (Laura San Giacomo) – INFJ

Headstrong, ill tempered neo-feminist writer that wants to change Blush magazine to reflect her views – definitely Ni worldview dominant.

Jack Gallo (George Segal) – INTJ

Stereotypical bigshot INTJ CEO that likes to show off his power/wealth and have trophy wives half his age.

Elliot DiMauro (Enrico Colantoni) – ISFP

Stereotypical fashion photographer - Fi dominant seems most likely from the general vibe of his character.

Nina Van Horne (Wendie Malick) - ESFJ

Stereotypical ex-model past her prime trying to hold onto her past. Very outwardly charming and flirty in a directive manner and which makes me think Fe dom.

Family Guy Characters - Personality Types

Family Guy is one of the most popular animated TV Series of all time. Created by Seth McFarlane it focuses on the life of the dysfunctional Griffin family and the various adventures they get upto.

Here's my analysis of the main characters personality types:

Peter Griffin – ESFP

He lives in the moment, is fun loving, impulsive and goes with his gut when making decisions rather than using logic.

Lois Griffin – ENFJ

She is a caring mother with a cunning Ni edge to her personality.

Stewie Griffin – INTJ

Is obsessed with world domination and killing Lois – that has to be Ni dominance! Possibly INFJ?

Chris Griffin – ISFP

Is sensitive, mild mannered and has a poignant vibe which is characteristic of Fi dominance.

Meg Griffin – ESFJ

Is very concerned with her public image and fitting in at school – although she’s the hardest to get a good read of because her character isn’t all that well developed.

Brian Griffin – INFJ

He comes across as an INFJ with strong Ti – has a pissed off Ni-dom vibe, strong intellectual interests and is a romantic at heart.

Cleveland Brown - ISFJ

Is the most grounded and ordinary out of all the characters.

Glenn Quagmire – ENFJ

He’s all about the Fe charm and persuasion with the Ni cunning edge.

Joe Swanson – ESTJ

Macho, competitive and forceful dominant Te personality that tends to go by the book.

Becker Characters - Personality Types

Becker was a TV sitcom series starring Ted Danson as Dr Becker, a misanthropic doctor that deeps down cares about his patients and friends, who single handedly operates his own practice in the borough of Bronx, New York City and is a regular customer at a local diner. One of my personal favourite sitcoms of all-time - if you haven't caught it yet, make sure you do!

Here's my analysis of the main characters personality types:

Dr John Becker (Ted Danson) - INTJ (don't think they could spell it out any more - definitely Ni/Te - has the common INTJ pissed off with the incompetence of the world theme to his character ala Dr Cox from Scrubs - Ni/Te sees the flaws in logical systems and is often pissed off because of how much better things could be - also annoyed by the Se details of the world i.e flickering street lamps and noisy people - great character)

Margaret Wyborn (Hattie Winston) - ESFJ (Becker's receptionist who is very motherly, tradtionally minded and stubborn - stereotypical ESFJ)

Linda (Shawnee Smith) - ENFP (Becker's other receptionist - in contrast to Margaret she's kooky, optimistic, impulsive, muddle headed  - has to be a Ne-Fi - never takes things literally and has a lot of typical Si vs Ne clashes with Margaret - a very likeable character)

Regina 'Reggie' Kostas (Terry Farrell) - ISFP (not really sure what type she is, but this is my gut read of her character)

Jake Malinak (Alex Désert) - ENTP (Not that sure of his type either - I'll go with ENTP because he is best friends with Becker - INTJ/ENTP pairs are commonly found together as they are an 'inspirational match' - he also has very quick wit and is very aware of what's going on despite being blind probably from Ne interfacing with patterns of what's happening at present)
 
Bob (Saverio Guerra) - ESTP (I'm going to go with Se dom, given how he clashes with Becker a lot. Definitely comes off more as the sharky tertiary Fe than auxiliary Fi)

Chris Connor (Nancy Travis) - ESFJ (Can't remember her character well enough, but from what I do ESFJ seems most likely - outgoing, nice, polite and ordinary)

Hector Lopez (Jorge Garcia) - ENTP (stereotypical ENTP schemer)

Myers-Briggs Test Mistypes

Whilst Myers-Briggs and Jungian cognitive functions test are presented as the best way of determining your type, the truth is they are not always accurate. In fact I believe the test only to be about 60% accurate (these are not official statistics as there is no objective way of determining someone's personality type) at best and quite possibly less. It is impossible to measure a person’s psyche 100% accurately from a written test. Here are some of the possible reasons why you might get a mistyping from the MBTI test...

...you don’t know yourself and your inner motivations well enough

...you have a well developed personality, have worked hard on your weaknesses and are comfortable making decisions with logic or feelings, being adaptive or directive when required etc. (you will still have a natural preference though)

...you may be a reserved extrovert or an articulate introvert

...you dislike certain aspects of yourself and want to dissociate yourself from these

...you are projecting qualities you wish you had, but don’t

...your development pattern might be abnormal for your type (i.e. your tertiary cognitive function being developed at a higher level than your secondary cognitive function)

...some of the questions were ambiguous and could be the result of a number of different cognitive functions at work

So even if the official test says you or someone else is XXXX type, don't take it as gospel. Consider the possibility and investigate further.

The Extrovert Myth

Another common myth is that all extroverts are social butterflies, high energy, talk a lot etc. again this is not always true. Being extroverted means that your lead and most stimulating way of functioning is to be engaged with the external world – depending on your dominant function, this may be a preference towards engaging directly (ExxJ) with social dynamics (Fe) or structural dynamics (Te) or taking in information (ExxP) via patterns and impressions (Ne) or literal details (Se).

So, ExxP’s are most likely to be mistyped as introverts as their lead way of functioning is taking in external information and their interaction function with the outside world (Fe or Te) is third in their hierarchy. In particular, Ne dominants (ENFP and ENTP) tend to be the most reserved of extroverts and some Ne dominants may be mistyped or misconceived as introverts. This is because we live in a Si dominant society (majority of the population are SJ’s), and as Si and Ne have an antagonistic/repressive relationship. So, Ne dominants may be frequently invalidated by Si dominant or auxiliary users who are directive and prefer to plant down what’s known as fact rather than exploring different patterns and possibilities of the external world (as that is draining for top 2 Si users to do), so the result is that Ne dominants start using more of their inferior Si to repress their Ne so they can deal more effectively with most people and as a result they may find most social interaction to be very draining.

The Introvert Myth

Common belief is that introverts are most drained by being around people and social interaction, however this is not the case with all introverts. In fact many introverts will not find interacting with other people that draining and be highly articulate, well skilled in conversation and public speaking (particularly IxxJ's as they have their external interaction function, Fe or Te, placed second on their functional hierarchy), which can result in them being misconceived or mistyped as extroverts, when they are actually drawing their energy from inside as introverts do.

The truth is that introverts are drained by different aspects of the external world depending on what their dominant (which is what we are most stimulated by) and hence inferior cogntive function (which is what we are most drained by) is:

Si dominants (ISTJ and ISFJ) are most drained by Ne i.e. the different patterns and possibilities of the external world

Ni dominants (INTJ and INFJ) are most drained by Se i.e. the literal physical details of the external world

Fi dominants (ISFP and INFP) are most drained by Te  i.e. the structural dynamics and protocols of the external world

Ti dominants (ISTP and INTP) are most drained by Fe i.e the social dynamics of the external world

ESFP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Extroverted Sensing (Se)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Thinking (Te)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Introverted Intuition (Ni)

ESFP Celebrities

ESTP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Extroverted Sensing (Se)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Introverted Intuition (Ni)

ESTP Celebrities

ENTP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Feeling (Fe) 
Inferior Cognitive Function: Introverted Sensing (Si)

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ENFP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Thinking (Te)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Introverted Sensing (Si)

ENFP Celebrities

Famous INTP

Male

Tom Baker
Jimmy Carr
McCauley Culkin
Richard Dawkins
Jeff Golbum
Alfred Hitchcock
Colin Mochrie
Jim Parsons
Ryan Stiles

Female

Kari Byron
Ashley Olsen
Mary-Kate Olsen

Famous ISTP

Male

David Attenborough
Juan Martin Del Potro
Clint Eastwood
Lou Ferrigno
Al Gore
Hugh Hefner
Derek Jeter
Kaka

Female

Jessica Biel
Kim Clijsters
Elena Dementieva
Nicky Hilton
Jelena Jankovic
Danica Patrick
Dinara Safina
Venus Williams

Famous ISFJ

Male


Aaron Carter
Nick Carter
Hayden Christensen
Tom Cruise
Kevin Federline
Vanilla-Ice

Female

Teri Hatcher
Anne Hathaway
Heidi Montag
Katie ‘Jordan’ Price
Aishwarya Rai
Nicole Ritchie

Famous ISTJ

Male

Lance Armstrong
David Beckham
Larry Bird
Bjorn Borg
Kobe Bryant
Warren Buffet
George H.W. Bush
Reggie Bush
Sean ‘P-Diddy’ Combs
Brett Favre
Wayne Gretsky
Jesse James
Lebron James
Magic Johnson
Peyton Manning
Chuck Norris
Michael Phelps
Prince Charles
Andy Roddick
Tiger Woods

Female

Katie Couric
Chris Evert
Justine Henin

Famous INFP

Male

Jimmy Carter
Danny Devito
Robert Downey Jr.
Tom Hanks
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Michael Jackson
Jack Johnson
Toby McGuire
Jon Cryer

Female

Christina Appelgate
Kim Basinger
Kate Beckinsale
Monica Bellucci
Cher
Jennifer Connelly
Marcia Cross
Ellen Degeneres
Calista Flockhart
Steffi Graf
Katherine Hepburn
Norah Jones
Sophie Marceau
Andie McDowell
Gwyneth Paltrow
Kristen Stewart
Julia Stiles
Mena Suvari

Famous ISFP

Male

Marc Anthony
Tommy Lee
John McEnroe
Raphael Nadal
Ronaldinho
Mike Tyson
Usher

Female

Jessica Alba
Halle Berry
Ciara
Penelope Cruz
Zooey Deschanel
Princess Diana
Farah Fawcett
Megan Fox
Janet Jackson
Scarlet Johanson
Angelina Jolie
Beyonce Knowles
Courtney Love
Madonna
Marylin Monroe
Kelly Osborne
Rihanna
Shakira
Brooke Shields
Gwen Stefani

Famous ENTP

Male


Wanye Brady
Drew Carey
Jim Carey
Steve Carrell
John Cleese
Stephen Colbert
Bill Gates
Seth Green
Conan O’Brien
Sean William-Scott
Will Smith
Quentin Tarantino

Female

Nicole "Coco" Austin
Kristen Bell
Cate Blanchett
Kirsten Dunst
Elizabeth Hurley
Milla Jovovich
Heidi Klum
Keira Knightley
Avril Lavigne
Sienna Miller
Demi Moore
Sarah Jessica Parker
Katie Sagal
Nicolette Sheridan
Tina Turner
Sofia Vergara
Catherine Zeta-Jones

Famous ENFP

Male

Russell Brand
Deepak Chopra
Hugh Jackman
Ricky Martin
Mike Myers
Maury Povich
Justin Timberlake
Chris Tucker

Female

Christina Aguilera
Jennifer Aniston
Melanie Brown
Sandra Bullock
Sarah Chalke
Kaley Cuoco
Jaime Lee Curtis
Dido
Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson
Sally Field
Isla Fisher
Heather Graham
Jennifer Garner
Alyson Hannigan
Salma Hayek
Audrey Hepburn
Vanessa Hudgens
Jennifer Hudson
Natalie Imbruglia
Miranda Kerr
Ke$ha (Kesha Sebert)
Joana Krupa
Mila Kunis
Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
Cyndi Lauper
Lucy Lawless
Leona Lewis
Blake Lively
Eva Longoria
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Rachel McAdams
Helen Mirren
Mandy Moore
Kate Moss
Brittany Murphy
Katy Perry
Michelle Pffeifer
Jaime Pressly
Meg Ryan
Alicia Silverstone
Regina Spektor
Kate Walsh
Mae West
Reese Witherspoon
Amy Winehouse
Renee Zellweger

Famous ESFJ

Male

Chris Brown
David Hasselhoff

Female

Tyra Banks
Gisele Bundchen
Fran Drescher
Vivica A Fox
Jennifer Lopez
Leighton Meester
Eva Mendes
Judy Reyes
Denise Richards

Famous ENFJ

Male

Ben Affleck
Andre Agassi
Kevin Bacon
Simon Baker
Bono
Richard Branson
Pierce Brosnan
Gerard Butler
John Cena
Eric Clapton
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Ted Danson
Patrick Dempsey
Josh Duhamel
Aaron Eckart
Tim Ferris
Michael J. Fox
Brendan Fraser
Cary Grant
Rupert Grint
Steve Irwin
Craig Kilborn
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nick Lachey
Taylor Lautner
Jude Law
Matt LeBlanc
Roger Moore
Barack Obama
Ronald Reagan
Christopher Reeves
Ryan Reynolds
Charlie Rose
Charlie Sheen
Jon Stewart
Patrick Swayze

Female

Naomi Campbell
Cindy Crawford
Miley Cyrus
Rosario Dawson
Jodi Foster
Selena Gomez
Katherine Heigl
Faith Hill
Heather Locklear
Julia Roberts
Sharon Stone
Charlize Theron

Famous INFJ

Male

Muhammad Ali
Woody Allen
Criss Angel
Billy Joe Armstrong
Alec Baldwin
Justin Bieber
Orlando Bloom
Zach Braff
Alton Brown
Micheal Buble
Jeff Buckley
Nicolas Cage
Johnny Cash
Dave Chappelle
Winston Churchchill
Bill Clinton
Sasha Baron Cohen
Jimmy Connors
Russell Crowe
Ice Cube
Johnny Depp
Leonardo Di Caprio
Vin Diesel
Snoop Dogg
Bob Dylan
Albert Einstein
Jimmy Fallon
Roger Federer
Jamie Foxx
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Richard Gere
Mel Gibson
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Hugh Grant
Brian Austin Green
David Grohl
Eminem
Bob Harper
Ben Harper
Stephen Hawking
Jimmy Hendrix
Anthony Hopkins
Julio Iglesias
Yusuf Islam (FKA Cat Stevens)
Mick Jagger
Roy Jones Jr.
Michael Jordan
Lenny Kravitz
Ashton Kutcher
Shia LeBeouf
Bill Lawrence
Dalai Lama
Heath Ledger
Bruce Lee
John Lennon
Adam Levine
Lil Wayne
LL Cool J
George Lucas
Nelson Mandela
Marilyn Manson
Dave Matthews
John Mayer
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Paul McCartney
Freddie Mercury
Cesar Millan (AKA The Dog Whisperer)
Jason Mraz
Robert Mugabe
Eddie Murphy
Chad Michael Murray
Jack Nicholson
Jamie Oliver
Al Pacino
Robert Pattinson
Sean Penn
Brad Pitt
Robert Plant
Prince
Daniel Radcliffe
Gordon Ramsay
Keanu Reeves
Keith Richards
Flo Rida
Kid Rock
Dennis Rodman
Mickey Rourke
Pete Sampras
Adam Sandler
Seal
George St. Pierre
Tupac Shakur (2Pac)
William Shatner
Steven Speilberg
Timbaland
John Travolta
Rev. Desmond Tutu
Steven Tyler
Kanye West
Shaun White
Robbie Williams
Robin Williams
Elijah Wood

Female

Mary J Blige

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Ashley Greene

Janis Joplin

Diane Keaton

Alicia Keys

Nicole Kidman

Nigella Lawson

Lindsay Lohan

Demi Lovato

Michelle Obama

Natalie Portman

J.K. Rowling

Susan Sarandon

Talia Shire

Martha Stewart

Meryl Streep

Hilary Swank
Uma Thurman

Emma Watson

Rachel Weisz

Kate Winslet

Famous INTJ

Male

Dan Akroyd
Christian Bale
Eric Bana
Boris Becker
Matthew Broderick
Johnny Carson
Kevin Costner
Simon Cowell
Daniel Craig
Robert DeNiro
Michael Douglas
Fred Durst
Will Ferrell
Colin Firth
Harrison Ford
Morgan Freeman
Neil Patrick-Harris
Perez Hilton
Dustin Hoffman
Ice-T
Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson
Samuel L Jackson
Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter
Steve Jobs
Tommy Lee Jones
Jimmy Kimmel
Hugh Laurie
Martin Lawrence
David Letterman
Bernie Mac
Bill Maher
Steve Martin
John McGinley
Michael Moore
Bill Murray
Paul Newman
Leonard Nimoy
Edward Norton
Seth Rogen
Jonathan Ross
David Schwimmer
Jason Segal
Kevin Spacey
Sylvester Stallone
Ringo Starr
Rod Stewart
Ben Stiller
Keifer Sutherland
Billy Bob Thornton
Vince Vaughn
Bruce Willis
Owen Wilson

Female

Hillary Clinton
Tina Fey
Helen Hunt
Jillian Michaels
Martina Navratilova
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sarah Silverman

Famous ESTP

Male

Jack Black
George W Bush
Craig Ferguson
Bear Grylls
Hulk Hogan
Jay Leno
Brock Lesner
Matthew McConaughey
Shaquille O’Neal
Cristiano Ronaldo

Female

Victoria Beckham
Paris Hilton
Kendra Wilkinson
Serena Williams

Famous ESFP

Male

Oscar Del La Hoya
Jean-Claude Van Damme

Female

Pamela Anderson
Drew Barrymore
Rachel Blison
Mariah Carey
Cameron Diaz
Goldie Hawn
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Kate Hudson
Ana Ivanovic
Kim Kardashian
Hayden Pannetieri
Pink (AKA Alicia Moore)
Rachel Ray
Anna Nichole Smith
Britney Spears

Famous ENTJ

Male

Donald Trump
Fidel Castro
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ryan Seacrest

Female


Judge Judy (Judith Sheindlin)
Rosie O'Donnell
Joan Rivers
Ariana Huffington

Famous ESTJ

Male

Terry Bradshaw
Sean Hannity

Female

Janice Dickinson
Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson
Margaret Thatcher
Sarah Palin

The Art Of SpeedReading People Review

The Art Of SpeedReading People by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger was the first book I read about Myers-Briggs personality theory.

The book definitely has a catchy and attractive title – it has the ability to draw your attention even if you don’t have previous knowledge of Myers Briggs, Carl Jung or personality type theory unlike many other books on the topic.

The book starts of in chapter with explaining the four dichotomies (I/E, S/N, T/F, J/P) and common qualities, behaviours and ways of thought that manifest with each of the preferences. For people familiar with personality type most of this will be repetition of what they’ve probably read on the net or elsewhere.

In Chapter Two it then covers the 16 different personality types in profiles. I thought the profiles were OK at best – not unlike a lot of the profiles that are available on the net they tend to have a one size fits all description of types that only have developed good use of their top 2 functions – it would be interesting to see profiles that describe into account a number of different ways each type can develop (although it could take up a whole book itself!).

The third chapter of the book goes into the first typing or people speedreading method – based on clues such as a person’s job, energy level, communication style, hobbies, appearance, movement, demeanour, language, work style etc. the focus being on distinguishing between the four dichotomies, which may prove accurate for typing types with limited/poor use of their lower functions, but could well be inaccurate for those with well developed lower functions.

The fourth section covers the 4 different Keirsey temperaments (SJ, SP, NF and NT) as an additional method to help type/read people using similar clue categories as were mentioned in the previous chapter. It finishes with some case studies for you to practice your typing/reading skills using this method at the end of the chapter.

Chapter Five covers cognitive functions for the first time in the book – but only really looks at Extroverted Feeling (Fe) and Introverted Feeling (Fi) – the qualities of each in different types (FJs, TPs, FPs, TJs), clues of each and how they can be used to help identify someone’s type whether it is their dominant or inferior function (everyone either has an Extroverted Feeling or Introverted Feeling function – even dominant thinkers). However some statements made are inaccurate i.e. Tieger mentions FJ’s have a strong need for harmony and will seldom risk confrontation, when actually FJ’s have a strong need for social influence or being in control of the social dynamic (it can be used positively or negatively). Again it finishes with a few skill building exercises to practice using the method.

Chapter Six talks about using the methods and then goes into a number of case studies where you combine the 3 typing methods you learnt from the previous chapters.

Chapter Seven goes into how miscommunication between types can occur and how to best communicate with the types based primarily on using the four dichotomies.

Chapter’s Eight to Eleven covers identification and communication with the different types (each chapter categorises them based on the 4 temperaments) – giving a more individuated approach to communicating with each type. Although the descriptions of types are one dimensional - overall I think it is a solid guide that you can use in practice to communicate effectively in a style most people of that type will appreciate – that is if you type the person right in the first place!

Chapter Twelve closes with a brief pep talk about using the methods taught in the book responsibly and with best effect.

Overall, The Art Of SpeedReading People didn’t significantly advance my understanding of personality type theory and for those who understand the dichotomies well enough and want to get into the nitty gritty of cognitive functions, I wouldn’t strongly recommend the book, as it does not delve into that area. However, that said the book is a sound, simple to understand starting point for introducing and generating interest in people who are new to the topic, to further pursue study and understanding of Myers Briggs' and Jung's personality type theory.

How I Met Your Mother Characters Personality Types

How I Met Your Mother is one of the most popular TV sitcom series at the minute created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, it features the main character, Ted recounting the series of events that led to him meeting his wife, to his future children in the year 2030. The show also features Ted's group of closest friends Marshall, Lily, Robin and Barney. It is presently into it's 6th season.

Here's my analysis of the main characters personality types:

Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) - INFJ

Has a strong Ni future focus and a preference for Fe's collective values orientated approach.

Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) – ENFP

The character seems extroverted, pattern based, lives in the moment and is only unbending when something doesn’t match his inner principles (Fi) - very much laid back go with the flow P-style as opposed to the J-style directiveness of Ted and Barney. Has well developed lower functions considering he often uses facts and numbers in his arguments – Si-Te style.

Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan) – ENFP

Probably the same personality type as Marshall, although perhaps not as well developed use of lower function - the Alyson Hannigan is an ENFP which helps.

Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) – INTJ

Very classic Ni-Te with it's original, visionary, future focus and systemic logic planning to make it happen applied to all facets of life from business to womanising - Neil Patrick Harris is an INTJ which helps.


Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) – ISTP

Not sure she is a strong representation of any type, but to me seems most like a Ti dom that is typically neutral/indifferent and emotionally detached from the situation most of the time. Although she can be a bit impulsive, she is generally the most grounded, ordinary and realistic of the group.

Personality Typing Others

Typing others can be very useful in not only in helping better understand the person, but also developing a greater understanding of personality type as a whole.

Most people attempt to type others through their words, actions, hobbies and strereotypes. Such methods are covered in books such as Paul Tieger’s The Art Of SpeedReading. However, personality types can develop and manifest in different ways which can cause some people to be hard to type (particularly those who have well developed use of their tertiary and inferior cognitive functions) and these methods can be inaccurate particularly when mainly relying on stereotypes (i.e. all I’s are quiet and inarticulate loners, all E’s are loud party-goers, all N’s are intelligent geniuses, all S’s are dumb beer swillers, all T’s are mean and cold, all F’s are warm and friendly, all P’s are lazy and unmotivated, all J’s are hard working and organised etc.) and hobbies (i.e. Inferior Function Fetish).

However, their is a very interesting typing method mentioned by Adymus from INTP forums at the link below based on body language, behaviour and visual appearances in real time - this is definitely a typing method I’m interested in pursuing further and observing it’s effectiveness.

Guide To Typing In Real Time - INTP Forum

Seinfeld Characters Personality Types

Seinfeld is an iconic TV sitcom and widely considered one of the greatest TV series of all time. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and described as "the show about nothing", it stars the latter as the main character (playing himself, Jerry) as well as his three friends, George, Kramer and Elaine.

Here is my personality type analysis of the main and secondary characters.



Main Characters

Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) – INTJ

Extremely perceptive, penetrative and insightful with his dominant Ni worldview about everything that goes on around him and expresses these insights with logical expression through Te.

Has inferior Se evident in his fetish relationship with external details i.e. germophobe and neat freak tendencies as well as his reasons for break ups.

George Costanza (Jason Alexander) – ENTP

Originator of new ideas and possibilities, great improviser, quick to identify new trends and pursues a number of different ‘get rich quick’ business ideas throughout the series – lives very much in the moment exploring new possibilities and ideas as they arise like an Ne dominant. Alternates readily between the detached logical analysis of auxiliary Ti with the charisma and charm of Fe.


Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) – ENTP

See George's description. Seems more Fe charismatic than Fi poignant - but not completely sold. Inferior Si shown by his great difficulty with abiding by rules and law.

Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) - ENFJ

Probably the hardest to identify out of the four - she seems a lead feeler with her emotion tending to be directed outward and assertively e.g. her quick temper and overtly flirtatious demeanour, possibly indicating dominant Fe user. Her supporting process seems to be be Ni rather than Si. I don't see her as a particularly strong example of this or any other type.

Interested to hear other people's suggestions on her...


Secondary Characters

Newman (Wayne Knight) - INFJ
Morty Seinfeld (Phil Bruns) - ISTJ
Helen Seinfeld (Liz Sheridan) - ESFJ
Frank Costanza (John Randolph) - INTJ
Estelle Costanza (Estelle Harris) - ESFJ
Susan Ross (Heidi Swedberg) - ISFJ
George Steinberner (Lee Bear with Larry David’s voice) - INTJ
Jacopo Peterman (John O’Hurley) - INTJ
David Puddy (Patrick Warburton) - ISTP
Jackie Chiles (Phil Morris) - INTJ

Inferior Function Fetish

Whilst hobbies can be helpful in determining someone’s personality type and often reflect a person’s dominant and auxiliary cognitive function combination, some hobbies they may in fact reflect the very opposite - a person’s inferior function AKA as aspirational function.

It might sound unusual a person doing an activity that is high energy cost to them (as using our inferior cognitive function is), but the feeling of heroism by conquering and defeating your weakness can be enough motivation to pursue such activities.

Here are some examples of inferior function fetishes you may see in the different personality types:

Ni dominants (INTJ and INFJ) may develop Se fetishes to conquer their weakness such as car racing, sports and dancing.

Ne dominants (ENTP and ENFP) may develop Si fetishes such as maintenance work, collecting hobbies, history and gardening

Se dominants (ESTP and ESFP) may have Ni fetishes such as dreaming, philosophy and spirituality.

Si dominants (ISTJ and ISFJ) may develop Ne fetishes like improvisational comedy.

Ti dominants (ISTP and INTP) may develop Fe fetishes to conquer their weakness like acting, fashion, hosting parties, public speaking, psychology and volunteer work/community service.

Te dominants (ENTJ and ESTJ) may develop Fi fetishes such as personal expression through music, design, poetry, arts and crafts

Fe dominants (ESFJ and ENFJ) may develop Ti fetishes such as strategy games, engineering, construction and mechanics

Fi dominants (INFP and ISFP) may develop Te fetish such as structural organisation, debating, business and politics

For more about the cognitive functions and how to further develop their use check out Functions of Type: Activities for Developing the Eight Jungian Functions 

INFP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Introverted Sensing (Si)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Extroverted Thinking (Te)

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ISFP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Sensing (Se)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Introverted Intuition (Ni)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Extroverted Thinking (Te)

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ISTJ Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Introverted Sensing (Si)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Thinking (Te)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Extroverted Intuition (Ne)

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ISFJ Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Introverted Sensing (Si)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Extroverted Intuition (Ne)

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INTP Profile

Dominant Cognitive Function: Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Introverted Sensing (Si)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Extroverted Feeling (Fe)


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ISTP Profile

http://mbtitypes.blogspot.com/2010/07/famous-istp.html
Dominant Cognitive Function: Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Auxiliary Cognitive Function: Extroverted Sensing (Se)
Tertiary Cognitive Function: Introverted Intuition (Ni)
Inferior Cognitive Function: Extroverted Feeling (Fe)

ISTP Celebrities