Person

James C. Dobson

Acting

Known for: Acting
Born: Apr 21, 1936
Died: Aug 21, 2025
From: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

James Clayton Dobson Jr. is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family, 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.