Have you ever wondered if you shared a personality type with a famous celebrity? While it is very important to learn about our own personalities, it can also be very helpful to learn about other people’s personalities as well. By looking at famous celebrities and their personality types, it can help us recognize qualities that we may possess that can be helpful or hurtful to our own success.
People are often described as being introverts or extroverts. How can you tell which one you are? One way is to answer the following question: Do you find that you often speak before you have had a chance to really think about what it is you want to say? If so, you may be an extrovert. Extroverts are often thought of as outgoing because they can be talkative. They can be talkative because they are processing what they are thinking out loud. You might think that Hollywood celebrities must be extroverts. That is not necessarily true.
Think about how you prefer to process information. If you think as you are speaking rather than taking time to process the information, you might be an extrovert. If you are an extrovert, here are some famous people that share your personality type:
- Matthew Perry
- Tom Hanks
- Oprah
- Johnny Depp
- Robin Williams
- Bill Cosby
- Jim Carrey
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Bruce Willis
- Madonna
There are actually more extroverts in the world than introverts. Introverts like to take their time to develop their thoughts before they speak. If you prefer to process information this way, you may be an introvert. There are far more introverts in Hollywood than you might expect. If you are an introvert, here are some famous people that share your personality type:
- Michael Jackson
- Marilyn Monroe
- Britney Spears
- Brooke Shields
- Ashton Kutcher
- Julia Roberts
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Lady Gaga
- Tom Cruise
There are a lot of different personality tests out there that give information about personality preferences. The previous examples of introverts and extroverts are a part of what the Myers-Briggs MBTI personality test can explain about our personalities.
There are plenty of other assessments that can give insight to who you are. A lot has been written about birth order, and how it affects personality. Are you a first-born child? Then you may be interested in learning that the following celebrities are also first-borns:
- Jessica Simpson
- Nick Lachey
- Josh Hartnett
- Sylvester Stallone
If you are a middle child, you share that in common with the following celebrities:
- Elijah Wood
- Bill Gates
- Jay Leno
- Princess Diana
If you are the youngest, you may be interested in seeing which celebrities were last-born children:
- Halle Berry
- Cameron Diaz
- Rosie O’Donnell
- Whoopi Goldberg
If you are an only child, you may relate to these celebrities:
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- Alicia Keys
- Tiger Woods
- Natalie Portman
To find out more about how to analyze your own personality as well as those in others, check out the book: It’s Not You It’s Your Personality. Millennials and post-boomer groups should be able to relate to many of the examples in the book. Some of the top personality assessments are explained, along with celebrity examples so that you can visualize the personality traits. The following personality assessments are also discussed in the book:
You might have noticed that emotional intelligence is covered in the book. Part of being emotionally intelligent is having the ability to understand your own emotions and personality as well as those in others. The book, It’s Not You It’s Your Personality, includes a fun way to develop your personality skills. You can also learn tolerance of others’ personalities, while being able to compare your own traits to some famous celebrities as well.