diff --git a/rdt/hyper_transformer.py b/rdt/hyper_transformer.py
index 12e0271ef..67629bb2c 100644
--- a/rdt/hyper_transformer.py
+++ b/rdt/hyper_transformer.py
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ class HyperTransformer:
         'b': 'boolean',
         'M': 'datetime',
     }
+    _DTYPES_TO_DATA_TYPES = {
+        'i': 'integer',
+        'f': 'float',
+        'O': 'categorical',
+        'b': 'boolean',
+        'M': 'datetime',
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, transformers=None, copy=True, dtypes=None, dtype_transformers=None):
         self.transformers = transformers
diff --git a/rdt/transformers/__init__.py b/rdt/transformers/__init__.py
index 33fd2f531..7327e0dbe 100644
--- a/rdt/transformers/__init__.py
+++ b/rdt/transformers/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 """Transformers module."""
 
+from collections import defaultdict
+from functools import lru_cache
+
 from rdt.transformers.base import BaseTransformer
 from rdt.transformers.boolean import BooleanTransformer
 from rdt.transformers.categorical import (
@@ -23,7 +26,15 @@
 
 TRANSFORMERS = {
     transformer.__name__: transformer
-    for transformer in BaseTransformer.__subclasses__()
+    for transformer in BaseTransformer.get_subclasses()
+}
+DEFAULT_TRANSFORMERS = {
+    'numerical': NumericalTransformer,
+    'integer': NumericalTransformer(dtype=int),
+    'float': NumericalTransformer(dtype=float),
+    'categorical': CategoricalTransformer(fuzzy=True),
+    'boolean': BooleanTransformer,
+    'datetime': DatetimeTransformer,
 }
 
 
@@ -77,3 +88,54 @@ def load_transformers(transformers):
         name: load_transformer(transformer)
         for name, transformer in transformers.items()
     }
+
+
+def get_transformers_by_type():
+    """Build a ``dict`` mapping data types to valid existing transformers for that type.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict:
+            Mapping of data types to a list of existing transformers that take that
+            type as an input.
+    """
+    data_type_transformers = defaultdict(list)
+    transformer_classes = BaseTransformer.get_subclasses()
+    for transformer in transformer_classes:
+        try:
+            input_type = transformer.get_input_type()
+            data_type_transformers[input_type].append(transformer)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+    return data_type_transformers
+
+
+@lru_cache()
+def get_default_transformers():
+    """Build a ``dict`` mapping data types to a default transformer for that type.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict:
+            Mapping of data types to a transformer.
+    """
+    transformers_by_type = get_transformers_by_type()
+    defaults = {}
+    for (data_type, transformers) in transformers_by_type.items():
+        if data_type in DEFAULT_TRANSFORMERS:
+            defaults[data_type] = DEFAULT_TRANSFORMERS[data_type]
+        else:
+            defaults[data_type] = transformers[0]
+
+    return defaults
+
+
+@lru_cache()
+def get_default_transformer(data_type):
+    """Get default transformer for a data type.
+
+    Returns:
+        Transformer:
+            Default transformer for data type.
+    """
+    default_transformers = get_default_transformers()
+    return default_transformers[data_type]
diff --git a/rdt/transformers/base.py b/rdt/transformers/base.py
index a70ce0cb4..1102a932a 100644
--- a/rdt/transformers/base.py
+++ b/rdt/transformers/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """BaseTransformer module."""
+import abc
 
 
 class BaseTransformer:
@@ -20,6 +21,23 @@ class BaseTransformer:
     column_prefix = None
     output_columns = None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_subclasses(cls):
+        """Recursively find subclasses of this Baseline.
+
+        Returns:
+            list:
+                List of all subclasses of this class.
+        """
+        subclasses = []
+        for subclass in cls.__subclasses__():
+            if abc.ABC not in subclass.__bases__:
+                subclasses.append(subclass)
+
+            subclasses += subclass.get_subclasses()
+
+        return subclasses
+
     @classmethod
     def get_input_type(cls):
         """Return the input type supported by the transformer.