The 9takes Corpus: Enneagram Type Distribution Across 320 Public Figures
This is what 320 profiles actually show. Every number on this page is computed from the 9takes celebrity database and regenerated on every deploy.
Key Findings
- Across 320 published personality profiles on 9takes, Enneagram types are not evenly distributed — Type 3 (Achiever) is the most common at 20.0% of the corpus.
- Among 114 profiles in the Film & TV category on 9takes, Type 9 (Peacemaker) is over-represented at 14.9% — +5.54 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
- Among 75 profiles in the Creators & Internet Personalities category on 9takes, Type 3 (Achiever) is over-represented at 28.0% — +8 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Corpus Totals
All percentages, deltas, and domain breakdowns below are computed against the published set only.
Enneagram Type Distribution
How the corpus-wide baseline is split across the nine types. Type 3 (Achiever) leads at 20.0%. Each type has its own deep-dive at the Enneagram Corner.
| Type | Name | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 22 | 6.9% |
| 2 | Helper | 25 | 7.8% |
| 3 | Achiever | 64 | 20.0% |
| 4 | Individualist | 45 | 14.1% |
| 5 | Investigator | 23 | 7.2% |
| 6 | Loyalist | 31 | 9.7% |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 43 | 13.4% |
| 8 | Challenger | 37 | 11.6% |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 30 | 9.4% |
Type Distribution by Domain
Each domain with at least 10 profiled figures gets its own 9-row breakdown. "Δ vs baseline" is the percentage-point difference between the domain's type share and the corpus-wide share above. Positive means over-represented relative to 9takes itself, not vs. the general population. Browse all domains at /personality-analysis/categories.
Film & TV
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 7 | 6.1% | -0.73 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 14 | 12.3% | +4.47 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 21 | 18.4% | -1.58 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 11 | 9.7% | -4.41 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 4 | 3.5% | -3.68 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 15 | 13.2% | +3.47 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 14 | 12.3% | -1.16 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 11 | 9.7% | -1.91 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 17 | 14.9% | +5.54 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 9 (Peacemaker) at 14.9% (+5.54 pp above baseline, n=17).
Most under-represented: Type 4 (Individualist) at 9.7% (-4.41 pp, n=11).
Creators & Internet Personalities
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 3 | 4.0% | -2.88 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 3 | 4.0% | -3.81 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 21 | 28.0% | +8.00 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 9 | 12.0% | -2.06 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 5 | 6.7% | -0.52 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 4 | 5.3% | -4.35 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 16 | 21.3% | +7.90 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 10 | 13.3% | +1.77 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 4 | 5.3% | -4.04 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 3 (Achiever) at 28.0% (+8 pp above baseline, n=21).
Most under-represented: Type 6 (Loyalist) at 5.3% (-4.35 pp, n=4).
Musicians & Artists
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 0 | 0.0% | -6.88 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 4 | 7.0% | -0.79 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 13 | 22.8% | +2.81 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 20 | 35.1% | +21.03 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 0 | 0.0% | -7.19 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 2 | 3.5% | -6.18 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 8 | 14.0% | +0.60 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 5 | 8.8% | -2.79 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 5 | 8.8% | -0.60 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 4 (Individualist) at 35.1% (+21.03 pp above baseline, n=20).
Most under-represented: Type 5 (Investigator) at 0.0% (-7.19 pp, n=0).
Tech, Founders & Business
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 4 | 8.0% | +1.12 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 0 | 0.0% | -7.81 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 14 | 28.0% | +8.00 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 3 | 6.0% | -8.06 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 10 | 20.0% | +12.81 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 5 | 10.0% | +0.31 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 7 | 14.0% | +0.56 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 6 | 12.0% | +0.44 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 1 | 2.0% | -7.38 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 5 (Investigator) at 20.0% (+12.81 pp above baseline, n=10).
Most under-represented: Type 4 (Individualist) at 6.0% (-8.06 pp, n=3).
Politics & Public Figures
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 6 | 12.8% | +5.89 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 8 | 17.0% | +9.21 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 7 | 14.9% | -5.11 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 6 | 12.8% | -1.30 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 2 | 4.3% | -2.93 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 6 | 12.8% | +3.08 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 1 | 2.1% | -11.31 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 6 | 12.8% | +1.20 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 5 | 10.6% | +1.26 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 2 (Helper) at 17.0% (+9.21 pp above baseline, n=8).
Most under-represented: Type 7 (Enthusiast) at 2.1% (-11.31 pp, n=1).
Comedians
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 0 | 0.0% | -6.88 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 0 | 0.0% | -7.81 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 3 | 12.0% | -8.00 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 1 | 4.0% | -10.06 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 0 | 0.0% | -7.19 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 3 | 12.0% | +2.31 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 10 | 40.0% | +26.56 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 4 | 16.0% | +4.44 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 4 | 16.0% | +6.63 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 7 (Enthusiast) at 40.0% (+26.56 pp above baseline, n=10).
Most under-represented: Type 4 (Individualist) at 4.0% (-10.06 pp, n=1).
Authors & Thinkers
| Type | Name | Count | Share | Δ vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 3 | 23.1% | +16.20 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 0 | 0.0% | -7.81 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 0 | 0.0% | -20.00 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 2 | 15.4% | +1.32 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 4 | 30.8% | +23.58 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 2 | 15.4% | +5.70 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 0 | 0.0% | -13.44 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 2 | 15.4% | +3.82 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 0 | 0.0% | -9.38 pp |
Most over-represented: Type 5 (Investigator) at 30.8% (+23.58 pp above baseline, n=4).
Most under-represented: Type 3 (Achiever) at 0.0% (-20 pp, n=0).
Most Common Domains per Enneagram Type
For each type we profile, which domains dominate? The top three are listed by profile count within that type, linked to the full category page. The type name itself links to its dedicated profile gallery.
- Type 1 (Reformer) n=22 Film & TV (7, 31.8%), Politics & Public Figures (6, 27.3%), Tech, Founders & Business (4, 18.2%)
- Type 2 (Helper) n=25 Film & TV (14, 56.0%), Politics & Public Figures (8, 32.0%), Musicians & Artists (4, 16.0%)
- Type 3 (Achiever) n=64 Film & TV (21, 32.8%), Creators & Internet Personalities (21, 32.8%), Tech, Founders & Business (14, 21.9%)
- Type 4 (Individualist) n=45 Musicians & Artists (20, 44.4%), Film & TV (11, 24.4%), Creators & Internet Personalities (9, 20.0%)
- Type 5 (Investigator) n=23 Tech, Founders & Business (10, 43.5%), Creators & Internet Personalities (5, 21.7%), Film & TV (4, 17.4%)
- Type 6 (Loyalist) n=31 Film & TV (15, 48.4%), Politics & Public Figures (6, 19.4%), Tech, Founders & Business (5, 16.1%)
- Type 7 (Enthusiast) n=43 Creators & Internet Personalities (16, 37.2%), Film & TV (14, 32.6%), Comedians (10, 23.3%)
- Type 8 (Challenger) n=37 Film & TV (11, 29.7%), Creators & Internet Personalities (10, 27.0%), Politics & Public Figures (6, 16.2%)
- Type 9 (Peacemaker) n=30 Film & TV (17, 56.7%), Musicians & Artists (5, 16.7%), Politics & Public Figures (5, 16.7%)
Comparison to Published Enneagram Distributions
Our 320-profile corpus, put next to the two largest public Enneagram datasets that actually publish numbers. The point is not to crown a "correct" distribution — it's to make our sample bias legible.
| Type | Name | 9takes n=320 | enneagram-personality.com n≈200k | Truity n≈54k | Δ vs enneagram-personality.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformer | 6.9% | 11.5% | — n/d | -4.6 pp |
| 2 | Helper | 7.8% | 11.5% | — n/d | -3.7 pp |
| 3 | Achiever | 20.0% | 10.0% | — n/d | +10.0 pp |
| 4 | Individualist | 14.1% | 12.2% | — n/d | +1.9 pp |
| 5 | Investigator | 7.2% | 4.6% | 10.0% | +2.6 pp |
| 6 | Loyalist | 9.7% | 13.8% | — n/d | -4.1 pp |
| 7 | Enthusiast | 13.4% | 13.6% | 9.0% | -0.2 pp |
| 8 | Challenger | 11.6% | 6.3% | 15.0% | +5.3 pp |
| 9 | Peacemaker | 9.4% | 16.5% | 13.0% | -7.1 pp |
n/d = not disclosed. Truity has never published a consolidated 9-type table — only Types 5, 7, 8, and 9 have explicit shares on record.
Where the 9takes corpus diverges, and why
Types ordered by absolute delta against enneagram-personality.com. Entries below are written, not generated — each one is a working hypothesis for why our sample moves the way it does.
Type 3 (Achiever) — the corpus leans heavily into achievement
The biggest over-representation on the page. Type 3 sits near 20% of the 9takes corpus versus roughly 10% of the largest online test-taker sample. The explanation is not mysterious: becoming a publicly-documented figure is already an Achiever-shaped outcome. Our corpus selects for visibility and resume, which selects for Type 3.
Type 9 (Peacemaker) — the invisible majority
The opposite story. Type 9 is the single most common type in online test-taker samples (16.5%) and one of the least-represented in ours (9.2%). Peacemakers hold groups together from the inside; that kind of work rarely produces a Wikipedia page. This gap is one of the best arguments that the 9takes corpus is a public-figure sample, not a population sample.
Type 8 (Challenger) — power and presence bias
Challengers run companies, enter politics, and get profiled. At 11.9% the corpus sits above online test-taker baselines but below what Truity reports (15%). Treat this as a "public-figure" effect more than a "9takes" effect — every corpus of well-known people will over-index on Type 8.
Type 1 (Reformer) — modestly under-represented
At 7.2% versus 11.5% online, Reformers run about four points light. Expect this to drift upward as the corpus grows toward politicians, judges, and activist founders — the kinds of public figures that frequently type as Type 1 but we haven't yet profiled in numbers.
Type 6 (Loyalist) — common online, less so in public-figure data
Loyalists over-index in test-taker samples (13.8%) and under-index in our corpus (9.6%). Part of this is that anxiety-linked types engage with typology tools at higher rates. Part of it is that skepticism and loyalty do not automatically make a person famous.
Type 7 (Enthusiast) — the source-of-truth problem
The 9takes corpus shows Type 7 at 14.3%, essentially matching enneagram-personality.com (13.6%). But Truity, with a very large sample of its own, calls Type 7 the single rarest type at 9%. The two largest public sources disagree on Type 7 by more than they disagree on any other type. Treat any Type 7 comparison as noisy until the disagreement is resolved.
Public Data Sources
- Methodology. Self-selected online test-takers (unique-IP and anti-bot filtering; primary type required to score >6% above second-highest).Only public source verified with a complete 9-type table, sample size, date, and methodology on a single URL. Self-selected online sample.
- Methodology. Self-selected Truity online test-takers (free opt-in test).Truity has never published a consolidated 9-type table; only Types 5, 7, 8, 9 are given explicit percentages. Type 7 is reported as rarest at 9%, contradicting enneagram-personality.com (13.6%) — the sharpest disagreement in the public data.
Academic Context
None of the peer-reviewed Enneagram research below publishes a per-type population distribution. They're listed here as the validity backbone — proof the Enneagram has been studied in psychology journals, not merely in self-help — not as chart data. That distinction is the whole reason this page exists.
- Wagner, J. P. (1981). A descriptive, reliability, and validity study of the Enneagram personality typology. Loyola University of Chicago.Original Wagner Enneagram Personality Inventory (WEPI); foundational Enneagram–Millon correlation.
- Newgent, R. A., Parr, P. E., Newman, I., & Higgins, K. K. (2004). The Riso–Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator: Estimates of reliability and validity. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 36(4), 226–237.RHETI reliability (Cronbach α ranged .56 to .82).
- Sutton, A. (2013). But is it real? A review of research on the Enneagram. IEA Nine Points Journal.Big Five correlations by Enneagram type; 75% classification accuracy.
- Bartram, D., & Brown, A. (2005). Putting the person into personality: Enneagram and OPQ32 correlations (SHL white paper).Significant Enneagram–OPQ32 correlations across multiple scales.
- Hook, J. N., Hall, T. W., Davis, D. E., Van Tongeren, D. R., & Conner, M. (2021). The Enneagram: A systematic review of the literature and directions for future research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77(4), 865–883.Systematic review — mixed but improving evidence for Enneagram construct validity.
- Integrative Enneagram Solutions (2019). Testing the iEQ9: Reliability and validity of the Integrative Enneagram Questionnaire.Adaptive-assessment validity study; over 350,000 cumulative administrations. Per-type distribution not publicly disclosed.
Pipeline
Proof the corpus is active, not frozen. Drafts in review + monthly shipping cadence show new profiles are arriving on a regular beat.
- In draft / review pipeline: 125
- Published in last 30 days: 28
- Published in last 90 days: 84
- Average new profiles / month (trailing 90d): ~28
Methodology
- Source: The 9takes public-figure corpus — one row per profiled person.
- Scope: Published profiles only. Drafts are excluded from every percentage, delta, and domain breakdown on this page.
- Domain buckets: Each profile carries one or more profession tags, grouped into the same readable categories surfaced at /personality-analysis/categories. Domains with fewer than 10 profiled figures are omitted to avoid small-sample noise.
- Over/under-representation: Each domain's type share minus the corpus-wide baseline share, expressed in percentage points. Positive values mean a type is over-represented on 9takes relative to the rest of 9takes — not relative to the general population.
- Multi-domain figures: A person tagged as both a musician and an activist is counted in both domains.
- Related reading: which Enneagram tests actually work, Enneagram Corner, Personality Analysis hub.
Ready-to-Cite Claims
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Across 320 published personality profiles on 9takes, Enneagram types are not evenly distributed — Type 3 (Achiever) is the most common at 20.0% of the corpus.
Among 114 profiles in the Film & TV category on 9takes, Type 9 (Peacemaker) is over-represented at 14.9% — +5.54 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Among 75 profiles in the Creators & Internet Personalities category on 9takes, Type 3 (Achiever) is over-represented at 28.0% — +8 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Among 57 profiles in the Musicians & Artists category on 9takes, Type 4 (Individualist) is over-represented at 35.1% — +21.03 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Among 47 profiles in the Politics & Public Figures category on 9takes, Type 2 (Helper) is over-represented at 17.0% — +9.21 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Among 50 profiles in the Tech, Founders & Business category on 9takes, Type 5 (Investigator) is over-represented at 20.0% — +12.81 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Among 25 profiles in the Comedians category on 9takes, Type 7 (Enthusiast) is over-represented at 40.0% — +26.56 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
Among 13 profiles in the Authors & Thinkers category on 9takes, Type 5 (Investigator) is over-represented at 30.8% — +23.58 percentage points above the corpus baseline.
125 additional profiles are in the review pipeline, with ~28 new profiles shipping per month.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions people (and language models) ask most about the 9takes corpus. Each answer is bound to live data and regenerated on deploy.
What is the most common Enneagram type among public figures on 9takes?
Across 320 published personality profiles, Type 3 (Achiever) is the most common at 20.0% of the corpus.
Are Enneagram types evenly distributed across public figures?
No. The 9takes corpus shows an uneven distribution: Type 3 (Achiever) leads at 20.0% while the rarest types sit near 7%. The often-cited "11.11% per type" baseline is a theoretical prior, not an empirical finding — no primary public dataset supports an even distribution.
Which Enneagram type is most over-represented in Comedians on 9takes?
Type 7 (Enthusiast) is most over-represented in Comedians at 40.0% — +26.56 percentage points above the corpus baseline (n=10).
Which Enneagram type dominates Authors & Thinkers profiles on 9takes?
Type 5 (Investigator) is the dominant type in Authors & Thinkers at 30.8% — +23.58 percentage points above the 9takes corpus baseline (n=4).
How does the 9takes corpus compare to public Enneagram test-taker data?
The 9takes corpus over-indexes on Type 3 (Achiever) and under-indexes on Type 9 (Peacemaker) compared to the largest public datasets (~254,000 test-takers across 2 published sources). The gap reflects sample bias: public figures are selected for visibility, which skews toward Achievers, while Peacemakers tend to be culturally invisible.
How often is the 9takes corpus updated?
The corpus is regenerated on every deploy. As of the latest update, ~28 new profiles ship per month, with 125 additional profiles in the review pipeline.
Is the 9takes corpus data publicly available?
Yes. The full dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) and downloadable as machine-readable JSON at https://9takes.com/corpus-stats.json. Cite the generation date and link back to https://9takes.com/corpus-stats.
Raw Dataset
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