ISFJs make up about 14% of the general population, 19% of women, and 8% of men.

Outgoing • Conventional • Talkative • Spontaneous • Emotional.

Amy Brookheimer as a fictional D.C. chief of staff is a triptych of Type A characteristics: She is hyper-competitive, has a deep need to please and can also be a bit of a catastrophist.

ENTPs love new ideas and possibilities and are excited by innovation.

Poor Andy Sachs suffers the consequences -- but we all know how that story ends.

Disorganized • Modest • Suggestible • Indecisive • Guarded. It's no surprise that Captain Holt -- a fellow Type A -- is her role model. She keeps her social world organized too, making trips into town and keeping track of everyone. Seinfeld's Type A tendencies shine brightly amidst the chaos of avowed Type Bs like Costanza and Kramer.

Most people fall somewhere between the two extremes. Can't think of any? Responsible • Planner • Private • Perfectionist • Detail Oriented. But all of this changes drastically.

She is organized, clean, responsible and loves to have a task at hand.

Batman works a lot, too.


Having a singular goal and chasing it relentlessly can be a characteristic of Type A individuals -- and it also often leads to success. ESFP characters include Alexei Vronsky (Anna Karenina), Dudley Dursley, Ron Weasley, and Sirius Black (Harry Potter), Kitty Fane (The Painted Veil), Daisy Buchannan (The Great Gatsby), Rue (The Hunger Games), Lydia Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), Jamie Lannister (Game of Thrones), and Peregrin Took (The Lord of the Rings). INTJs are idea people, driven by their inner world of possibilities and a deep need to understand the world around them. They are realistic and excellent organizers.

But this doesn't mean Santiago doesn't participate in the precinct's antics. INFJs make up about 2% of the general population, 2% of women, and 1% of men. The captain pretty much does what he wants, ignoring protocol and regulations to get the job done and kick alien butt.

Obviously, Type As, who possess wonderful qualities in addition to not so great ones, are often misunderstood.

Organized • Outgoing • Affectionate • Open • Easy to Read.

But if Hollywood success is any indication, Type A characters are universally embraced. Perfectionist, much?

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Of all the Disney princesses, Belle might be the most classically Type A.

Fictional ENTJs include Gale Hawthorne, Johanna Mason, and President Snow (The Hunger Games), Hatsumomo (Memoirs of a Geisha), Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada), Viserys Targaryn and Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones) Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes), Voldemort (Harry Potter), and Edward Rochester (Jane Eyre). And, unlike his friends, he takes his career pretty seriously. They enjoy new ideas and are adaptable in their lifestyle, if not always their thinking. She's been known to mastermind pranks of her own, and yes, everything is calculated to perfection.

ESTJs are traditionalists who like to take charge of situations. Ultimately, the whole series is really about Walt becoming Type A (with the help of badass Heisenberg). He's naturally a relaxed guy. "Star Trek" is all about going boldly where no one has gone before -- and nobody is bolder than Captain James T. Kirk. ESFJ characters include Molly Weasley and Petunia Dursley (Harry Potter), Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh), Esme and Carlisle Cullen (Twilight), Margaret Hale (North and South), Sam Dutton (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games), Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables), Wendy Darling (Peter Pan), Mia Thermopolis (The Princess Diaries), Alfred Pennyworth (Batman), and Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit). The Myers-Briggs Types of 101 Famous Authors.

ESFPs comprise approximately 9% of the general population, 10% of women, and 7% of men. Jerry is very meticulous about the cleanliness and organization of his apartment, the order his cereal boxes are in and the degree to which his ('90s oversized) shirt is tucked into his ('90s oversized) jeans.

Take the Personality Test, return to the main Personality Types section or visit another of our "Fun Stuff" pages. Private • Loner Tendencies • Disorganized • Avoidant • Unemotional. Writing lists is a favorite pastime. A type B personality is the counterpart to a type A personality. ISFJs are quiet, caring, and dependable people who have a strong sense of personal responsibility. Type A individuals are often derided as "workaholics," "control freaks" or "too competitive." ESFJs are outgoing and community-minded people who value loyalty, dependability, and practicality. Here are 14 of our favorite Type As to watch: Nothing comes between a Type A and her work. For those of you who are not familiar with Myers-Briggs, it’s a personality profiling system based on Jung’s typological theory that was developed by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers. Fictional ISFJs include Melanie Hamilton Wilkes (Gone with the Wind), Ophelia (Hamlet), Dr. Watson (Sherlock Holmes), Arthur Dent (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), Miss Havisham (Great Expectations), Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit), Narcissa Malfoy (Harry Potter), Susie Salmon (The Lovely Bones), Gilbert Blythe and Matthew Cuthbert (Anne of Green Gables), Meg March (Little Women), Anne Elliot (Persuasion), Steve Rogers (Captain America), Balin (The Hobbit), Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings), and Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility). INFJ characters include Sonmi-451 (Cloud Atlas), Will Graham (Red Dragon), Sayuri (Memoirs of a Geisha), Theodore Lawrence (Little Women), Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird), Andy Sachs (The Devil Wears Prada), Lord Varys (Game of Thrones), Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia), Remus Lupin (Harry Potter), Hercule Poirot (Hercule Poirot Mysteries), Georgiana Darcy (Death Comes to Pemberley), and Galadrial (The Lord of the Rings). Unlike some Disney ladies from her era, Belle has a strong sense of self and has interests beyond getting married. Some of our favorite characters from TV and film -- ones we either love or love to hate -- fit the Type A bill perfectly. Note: I referenced the type descriptions at the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, Truity, and SimilarMinds.com. She cares about everyone in the agency and cares about fairness -- whether someone's a brand new secretary or the highest-ranking partner. One of the first traits that comes to mind when we think of Type A individuals is organization. There's a reason she's the best at her job. (For more MBTI fun, check out my post “The Myers-Briggs Types of 101 Famous Authors.”), Organized • Group Oriented • Focused • Conventional • Leader.

INTPs comprise approximately 3% of the general population, 5% of men, and 2% of women. She adores being at work, values a job well done and loves nothing more in life than a major to-do list (and sure, waffles).

Fictional INTPs incude Pierre Bezukhov (War and Peace), R (Warm Bodies), Nick Carraway (The Great Gatsby), Samwell Tarly (Game of Thrones), Arthur Weasley (Harry Potter), Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park), Violet Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events), and Smaug (The Hobbit).

ISTJs are logical pragmatists with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

It’s important to keep in mind that these types reflect more of a spectrum. Some of the most popular ones attempt to categorize personalities into a number of broad types based upon shared characteristics.