INTJ Examples

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was reserved and creative. Her ability to go against the grain and independently pursue her own path helped her create novels that have found fame even now, over 200 years after their publication. 

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama is dedicated to big goals, like her Let’s Move! Initiative and her work with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, in which she helped make drastic changes to school lunch programs across the US. She follows through with her big ideas and comes up with the best plan of action.

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison was introverted and independent. She took her time contemplating complicated issues and wrote creative stories that reflected her thoughts and often acted as a culture call-out. She wasn’t afraid to aspire to write impactful, resonant novels that left a mark in history.

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is focused and logical. At times, she can come off cold or reserved in interviews, simply because they make her a bit uncomfortable. She takes the time to think through every course of action before committing to a project and investing in its success.

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury is focused and ambitious. Her successful acting career stems from her natural drive and ability to follow through on her goals. She takes a logical and creative approach to each job, learning to understand and think through the motivations behind each move by fully adopting the character’s mindset.

Maria Shriver

Although Maria Shriver once had a successful career in television journalism, she’s naturally fairly private, often preferring to keep things to herself. She has an innate desire to set big goals and prefers to create a logical plan to see them through.

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony helped achieve major victories for the women’s suffrage movement. She thought outside-the-box for her time and used practical protesting devices to advocate for women. She kept her personal life private, but logic and ambition triumphed throughout her activism.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates has always had a passion for knowledge. He used his analytical and creative abilities to build impactful, innovative software. When Microsoft took off, Bill became more focused on goals, regularly managing to achieve what he set out to do. 

Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani tends to keep to himself, despite being such a public figure. He can be blunt or overly direct when in the spotlight, but uses his natural motivation to accomplish his goals. 

Al Gore

Al Gore is reserved and thoughtful. He has the tendency to focus heavily on the facts of the situation, rather than the feelings. He thinks outside of the norm and regularly pursues new, innovative ventures.

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was very direct and driven. He preferred to work alone and didn’t often stress about offending others. He was able to think through complex ideas and simplify them in his work.

C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis spent much of his life contemplating complicated, deep ideas about religion, justice, and the world around him. He kept to himself, but wrote books that both metaphorically and directly expressed his thoughts on the issues that mattered most to him.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was able to accomplish an incredible amount for the Civil Rights Movement by using his knowledge and leadership to inspire change. Despite the fact that he was fairly reserved, he expressed his thoughts about the complicated race issues in the world and helped unite people across the U.S. to advocate for major growth.

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was rational and focused. He set major goals in science and achieved them, despite the obstacles in his way. 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is very reserved and direct. He can seem blunt, especially when in uncomfortable interviews. He tends to avoid crowds, except when attending basketball games. He is very logical and follows set plans and routines.