The ENFJ Personality Type

Note: If you want to read about all personality types, please go to The 16 Personality Types. If you want to learn your personality type, please go to take the Personality Type Test or one of these more sophisticated Myers Briggs Career Personality Tests.

ENFJ = Extroverted, Intuivite, Feeling Judger

Nickname of the ENFJ = “The Sage or Mentor”

Main Qualities of an ENFJ

  • Empathetic
  • Responsive
  • Leadership-Oriented
  • Outgoing
  • Sensitive

Loved by an Idealist: ENFJ shirt

Good ENFJ Careers:

  • Recruiter
  • Journalist
  • Graphic Designer
  • Sales ManagerE
  • Event Planner
  • Strategic Planner
  • Customer Service Manager

Famous ENFJs & Fictional ENFJs

  • Barack Obama (U.S. President)
  • Abraham Lincoln (U.S. President)
  • Ronald Reagan (U.S. President)
  • Ben Affleck (Movie Star)
  • Michael Jordan, NBA basketball player
  • Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean)
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Bob Saget America’s Funniest Home Videos, Full House
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus (”Seinfeld”)
  • Ben Stiller (The Royal Tenenbaums)
  • Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts quarterback
  • Matthew McConaughey (The Wedding Planner)
  • Pete Sampras, Tennis Champion
  • Lauren Graham (”Gilmore Girls”)
  • John Cusack (High Fidelity)
  • Diane Sawyer (Good Morning America)
  • Randy Quaid (Bye Bye, Love; Independence Day)
  • Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive)
  • Kirstie Alley (”Cheers,” Look Who’s Talking movies)
  • David, King of Israel
  • William Cullen Bryant, poet
  • Abraham Maslow, psychologist and proponent of self-actualization
  • Ross Perot
  • Sean Connery
  • Elizabeth Dole
  • Francois Mitterand
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Andy Griffith
  • James Garner
  • William Aramony, former president of United Way
  • Gene Hackman (Superman, Antz)
  • Dennis Hopper (Speed)
  • Brenda Vaccaro
  • Craig T. Nelson (Coach)
  • Lisa Simpson
  • Padme Amidala (Star Wars)
  • Pocahantes

These Web site were helpful for this article:

KnowYourType, TypeLogic, MyPersonality and SimilarMinds

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