• Socrates: Known for his method of questioning, Socrates was actually trying to figure out everyone’s sociotype. “The unexamined life is not worth living,” he said.
  • Cleopatra: The queen of Egypt was known for her enchanting presence and political acumen. Perhaps she was using her understanding of Socionics to keep Julius Caesar and Mark Antony wrapped around her finger.
  • Leonardo da Vinci: A true Renaissance man, and possibly an early socionist, Leonardo was sketching Vitruvian men not just for art and science, but to determine their personality types based on body symmetry.
  • Nostradamus: He predicted the sociotypes of future generations. His quatrains are just cryptic descriptions of the 16 personality types.
  • William Shakespeare: “To be or not to be” might have been Hamlet’s way of deciding between being a Sensing or an Intuitive type. Shakespeare was all about those intertype relationships.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte: The emperor of France, Napoleon was a brilliant strategist and a charismatic leader. He used socionics to assess his enemies and allies, and to rally his troops with inspiring speeches.
  • Jane Austen: The author of Pride and Prejudice, Austen was a keen observer of human nature and social norms. She might have used socionics to create her memorable characters and their romantic conflicts.
  • Charles Darwin: The father of evolution, Darwin was fascinated by the diversity of life and the natural selection of traits. He often wondered how different sociotypes adapted to their environments and how they influenced the survival of the fittest.
  • David Hasselhoff: The star of Baywatch and Knight Rider, Hasselhoff was a popular icon of the 80s and 90s. He used socionics to boost his career, by choosing roles that matched his sociotype and by singing songs that appealed to his fans’ sociotypes. He might have also used socionics to charm his co-stars and his dates, by knowing their strengths and weaknesses and by complimenting their personalities. He has even used socionics to save lives.