People
The people behind NLP — biographies stated factually, lineages explained neutrally.
- Virginia SatirVirginia Satir (1916–1988), American family therapist — one of the three original models whose language Bandle…
- Fritz PerlsFrederick "Fritz" Perls (1893–1970), German psychiatrist and founder of Gestalt therapy — the first therapist …
- Milton H. EricksonMilton Hyland Erickson (1901–1980), American psychiatrist — the most influential figure in modern clinical hyp…
- Robert DiltsRobert Dilts (b. 1955), American — the most prolific second-generation NLP developer: logical levels, Sleight …
- Judith DeLozierJudith DeLozier, American anthropologist and dancer by formation — John Grinder's long-time collaborator and c…
- Steve & Connirae AndreasSteve Andreas (1935–2018) and Connirae Andreas — the editors who turned raw Bandler-Grinder transcripts into r…
- L. Michael HallL. Michael Hall (b. 1950), American — developer of the meta-states model and among the most prolific (and inte…
- Carmen Bostic St ClairCarmen Bostic St Clair — co-founder (with John Grinder) of the training partnership behind New Code NLP's cont…
- Stephen GilliganStephen Gilligan (b. 1954), American psychologist — direct student of Milton Erickson and early NLP community …
- David GordonDavid Gordon (1946–2020), American — early NLP developer known for therapeutic metaphor and for serious work o…
- Suzi SmithSuzi Smith, American — co-author (with Dilts and Hallbom) of the belief-change tradition in Beliefs: Pathways …
- Tony Robbins & NLPTony Robbins — the most commercially successful student of early NLP, and the reason millions heard the acrony…
- Frank PucelikFrank Pucelik — the third member of the original Santa Cruz trio with Bandler and Grinder, whose role in NLP's…
- Leslie Cameron-BandlerLeslie Cameron-Bandler — early NLP co-developer (Bandler's collaborator and wife in the founding era) whose sy…
- Stephen LanktonStephen Lankton — American therapist trained personally by Milton Erickson, whose teaching and writing (Practi…