Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Michael Rutter" in English language version.
In 1958 he married Marjorie Heys, a nurse who was the co-author of some of his books including Developing Minds: Challenge and Continuity Across the Life Span (1992). She survives him with three children who lead private lives. He was close to his seven grandchildren, though insisted that he "did not approach them as a scientist or clinician."