James Dobson.
American Evangelical Christian psychologist, author, and radio broadcaster (1936–2025)
Focus on the Family Founder James Dobson Dies at 89
James Dobson, founder of the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and adviser to five presidents, has died Thursday. He was 89 years old. The Dr. James Dobson Family Institute confirmed Dobson’s death…
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About James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr. was an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist and founder of Focus on the Family (FotF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s, he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for conservative social positions in American public life. Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by The New York Times while Slate portrayed him as being a successor to evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.
Everything about James Dobson →- Occupation
- psychologist, radio personality, non-fiction writer, businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 21, 1936
- Died
- August 21, 2025
- Website
- https://www.drjamesdobson.org/