Anna Freud was a British psychoanalyst. The daughter of Sigmund Freud, Anna followed in the footsteps of her father and made important contributions to the field of psychoanalysis. Alongside Melanie Klein and Hermine Hug-Hellmuth, Anna Freud is counted among the founders of psychoanalytic child psychology. Her work and contributions were featured in a documentary titled The Century of the Self.
![Raymond Cattell Raymond Cattell](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/raymond-cattell-1.jpg)
![Simon Baron-Cohen Simon Baron-Cohen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/simon-baron-cohen-11652-1.jpg)
British clinical-psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen is noted for making significant contributions in fields like autism-neuroimaging, autism-genetics, and synaesthesia, and his services to autistic people, for which he was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours. He formulated mind-blindness theory and fetal-sex-steroid theory of autism and presently serves as a professor at the University of Cambridge and director of the university's Autism Research Centre.
Born to German actor parents who divorced when he was 2, psychologist Hans Eysenck was raised by his grandmother till he went to England at 18. He is best remembered for his theories on personality and intelligence. His claim that genetic factors decide racial differences in intelligence was criticized.
![Melanie Klein Melanie Klein](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/melanie-klein-16729-1.jpg)
Melanie Klein was an Austrian-British author and psychoanalyst. A key figure in the development of object relations theory, she is best known for her work in child analysis. She began her studies by observing her own children’s behavior while they were growing up. As a woman in a field dominated by men, she was also a feminist icon.
![Gregory Bateson Gregory Bateson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gregory-bateson-1.jpg)
Gregory Bateson was an English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, and visual anthropologist. Along with his colleagues, he developed the double-bind theory of schizophrenia. Also a cyberneticist, he was part of the core group of the Macy Conferences in Cybernetics. He was a member of philosopher William Irwin Thompson's esoteric nonprofit foundation Lindisfarne Association.
![Rupert Sheldrake Rupert Sheldrake](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rupert-sheldrake-49646-1.jpg)
Rupert Sheldrake is an English author best known for his research in the field of parapsychology. He is credited with proposing the concept of morphic resonance, which has been categorized as pseudoscience by mainstream scientists. Rupert Sheldrake is also known for his work encompassing paranormal subjects like telepathy, precognition, and the psychic staring effect.
![Richard Lynn Richard Lynn](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/richard-lynn.jpg)
![Wilfred Bion Wilfred Bion](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/wilfred-bion-1.jpg)
Born in British India, Wilfred Bion grew up to be a prominent psychoanalyst. He had fought during World War I. He is best remembered for his work on group dynamics and the object relations theory. He was also part of the Tavistock group of psychologists who founded the Tavistock Institute.
![Edward B. Titchener Edward B. Titchener](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/edward-b-titchener-1.jpg)
![Charles Spearman Charles Spearman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/charles-spearman.jpg)
![David Marr David Marr](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/david-marr-1.jpg)
![Anne Treisman Anne Treisman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anne-treisman-1.jpg)
![Brenda Milner Brenda Milner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/brenda-milner-25018-1.jpg)
Considered a pioneer in her field, centenarian neuropsychologist Brenda Milner is known for her immense contribution to clinical neuropsychology. Especially known for her work on memory and cognition, she has contributed immensely to the study of temporal lobe. Her papers on the frontal lobes in problem-solving and the lateralization of hemispheric function in language are also highly regarded by scholars.
![Henri Tajfel Henri Tajfel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/henri-tajfel-1.jpg)
![Cyril Burt Cyril Burt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cyril-burt-27229-1.jpg)
Cyril Burt was an English geneticist and educational psychologist who also made immense contributions to statistics. A prolific writer, Cyril Burt published several books and articles on topics ranging from psychometrics to parapsychology over the course of his career.
![William McDougall William McDougall](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/william-mcdougall.jpg)
![Frederic Bartlett Frederic Bartlett](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/frederic-bartlett.jpg)
![Tony Attwood Tony Attwood](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tony-attwood.jpg)
British clinical psychologist Tony Attwood is best known for his expertise on the autism spectrum. While he now teaches at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, he has also penned the bestselling book Asperger's Syndrome - A Guide for Parents and Professionals. He also organizes workshops and training courses on Asperger's Syndrome.
![Oliver James Oliver James](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/oliver-james-1.jpg)
![Graham Wallas Graham Wallas](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/graham-wallas-1.jpg)
Political scientist and Fabian Society leader Graham Wallas is best known for his iconic work Human Nature in Politics. He contributed to the development of the London School of Economics and was one of its first professors. He also proposed one of the first models of the creative process.
![Anthony Storr Anthony Storr](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anthony-storr.jpg)
![Michael Argyle Michael Argyle](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/michael-argyle.jpg)
![David Hartley David Hartley](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/david-hartley-1.jpg)
![Leyla Hussein Leyla Hussein](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/leyla-hussein-114216-1.jpg)
![Wilfred Trotter Wilfred Trotter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/wilfred-trotter-1.jpg)
![C. Lloyd Morgan C. Lloyd Morgan](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/c-lloyd-morgan-1.jpg)
C. Lloyd Morgan was a British psychologist and ethologist. He is well-known for his famous theory of emergent evolution. C. Lloyd Morgan is also renowned for his experimental approach to animal psychology, which is now known as Morgan's Canon. Morgan's Canon or the principle or law of parsimony played a key role in the development of behaviourism.
![Michael Scott Montague Fordham Michael Scott Montague Fordham](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Ann Katharine Mitchell Ann Katharine Mitchell](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ann-katharine-mitchell-1.jpg)
![George Stout George Stout](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/george-stout-1.jpg)
![Charles Colchester Charles Colchester](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/charles-colchester-1.jpg)