Benchmark type list (2007)
This was the first benchmark list created in the English speaking socionics community. Type lists were collected across the English-speaking socionics community over the month of May, 2007, and the results were posted here on June 12. The project was initiated by Rick DeLong, and the actual work of compiling the benchmark list was performed by Sam, a participant of the16types.info forum.
Benchmark type list
The names of the famous people on this list link to discussions of their types. All forum members are from the16types.info. You can also see this list at Socionics.us.
| Name | Description | Number of socionists | Convergence | Other versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | ||||
| ILE | ||||
| Albert Einstein | physicist | 4 | 100% | |
| Stephen Hawking | physicist | 3 | 100% | |
| Gilligan | forum member | 4 | 100% | |
| Steve | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| SEI | ||||
| Johnny Depp | actor | 3 | 100% | |
| Bionicgoat | forum member | 5 | 100% | |
| ESE | ||||
| Bill Clinton | former president | 4 | 75% | EIE |
| Bill Cosby | comedian | 3 | 100% | |
| LII | ||||
| Immanuel Kant | philosopher | 3 | 100% | |
| UDP | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| science as magic (Pedro the Lion) | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| tcaudilllg | forum member | 4 | 100% | |
| Beta | ||||
| SLE | ||||
| Mike Tyson | boxer | 4 | 100% | |
| FDG | forum member | 4 | 75% | SEE |
| Herzy | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| IEI | ||||
| Marilyn Monroe | actress | 3 | 100% | |
| ScarlettLux | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| EIE | ||||
| David Bowie | singer | 3 | 100% | |
| Salvador Dalí | surrealist painter | 3 | 100% | |
| Kristiina | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| LSI | ||||
| Joseph Stalin | dictator | 4 | 100% | |
| Rocky | forum member | 4 | 75% | SLI |
| Gamma | ||||
| SEE | ||||
| Britney Spears | singer | 3 | 100% | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | actress | 3 | 100% | |
| Sylvester Stallone | actor | 3 | 100% | |
| ILI | ||||
| Niels Bohr | physicist | 3 | 100% | |
| Stanley Kubrick | filmmaker | 3 | 100% | |
| Jonathan | forum member | 4 | 100% | |
| LIE | ||||
| Expat | forum member | 4 | 100% | |
| ESI | ||||
| Delta | ||||
| IEE | ||||
| Rick | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| Slacker Mom | forum member | 3 | 100% | |
| SLI | ||||
| Harrison Ford | actor | 4 | 100% | |
| LSE | ||||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | actor/politician | 4 | 100% | |
| EII | ||||
| Abraham Lincoln | former president | 3 | 100% | |
| Richard Gere | actor | 3 | 100% | |
Participants and convergences
Here is the list of participants and convergences (forum aliases are in parentheses). For instance, "25/27" means that 27 of the people on the participant's list made it into the benchmark list, and of these, 25 typings corresponded to those in the benchmark list.
- Peter B. ("Expat"): 26/28
- Rick DeLong ("Rick"): 26/26
- "econdude": 2/2
- Sergei Ganin: 1/1
- Nicole G. ("Slacker Mom"): 9/9
- Jonathan ("Jonathan"): 0/0
- Roan L. ("niffweed17"): 29/30
- Jon S.: 0/0
- Sam T. ("thehotelambush"): 19/19
- "Subterranean": 1/1
Methodology
According to the benchmark list instructions, "anyone who is reasonably experienced in socionics may participate (you decide whether that applies to you)."
Participants were allowed to include famous people and forum members in their lists, but not fictional characters. Participants were instructed to "only include people whose type you are more or less sure of and could provide some reasonable argumentation (these must be conscientious typings)."
Originally the plan was to include in the resulting list only people typed by four or more participants and with a level of agreement of 75% or higher (the same rules as the Russian benchmark list created by Oleg Khrulev). However, due to the small number (12) of people on the resulting list, it was decided to include people typed by three or more participants, with the same 75% level of agreement. This allowed for 35 people in the final benchmark list.
Statistics
There were a total of 10 participants this year. This project will probably be repeated periodically - perhaps every year - so this number will likely grow.
The length of individual type lists ranged from 8 to 266. A total of 1083 typings were gathered (108 per list on average), which included 858 different individuals. Here is the list.
The final list had 35 people, including 20 famous people and 15 forum members.
Dichotomies
| Trait | Across the whole list | Just famous people | Just forum members |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 16 (45%) | 9 (45%) | 7 (46%) |
| E | 19 (54%) | 11 (55%) | 8 (53%) |
| N | 21 (60%) | 10 (50%) | 11 (73%) |
| S | 14 (40%) | 10 (50%) | 4 (26%) |
| T | 19 (54%) | 9 (45%) | 10 (66%) |
| F | 16 (45%) | 11 (55%) | 5 (33%) |
| J | 15 (42%) | 9 (45%) | 6 (40%) |
| P | 20 (57%) | 11 (55%) | 9 (60%) |
Quadras
| Quadra | Across the whole list | Just famous people | Just forum members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 12 (34%) | 6 (30%) | 6 (40%) |
| Beta | 10 (28%) | 5 (25%) | 5 (33%) |
| Gamma | 7 (20%) | 5 (25%) | 2 (13%) |
| Delta | 6 (17%) | 4 (20%) | 2 (13%) |
Clubs
| Club | Across the whole list | Just famous people | Just forum members |
|---|---|---|---|
| NT | 12 (34%) | 5 (25%) | 7 (46%) |
| NF | 9 (25%) | 5 (25%) | 4 (26%) |
| ST | 7 (20%) | 4 (20%) | 3 (20%) |
| SF | 7 (20%) | 6 (30%) | 1 (6%) |
Criticism
See Benchmark lists for a discussion of general criticism around benchmark type lists.