Trending Linguists in Brazil this month
The 100 most-viewed linguists this month on Wikipedia (Brazil). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Monteiro Lobato.
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Monteiro Lobato
Brazilian writer (1882–1948)
567
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2
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer (1839–1908)
389
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3
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
374
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4
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
277
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5
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
236
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6
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
174
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7
Joseph of Anchieta
Spanish Jesuit missionary (1534-1597)
122
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8
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
114
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9
Conceição Evaristo
Brazilian writer
104
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10
Graciliano Ramos
Brazilian writer and mayor (1892-1953)
102
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11
Olavo Bilac
Brazilian poet, journalist and translator (1865–1918)
102
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12
Erico Verissimo
Brazilian writer (1905–1975)
97
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13
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
68
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14
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
62
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15
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
60
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16
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
58
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17
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
52
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18
Millôr Fernandes
Brazilian cartoonist, humorist and playwright (1923–2012)
50
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19
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
50
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20
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer (1910–1989)
46
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21
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
37
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22
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
33
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23
Luiz Alberto Teixeira Sayão
Brazilian hebraist, linguist, professor e baptist pastor
32
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24
Luís da Câmara Cascudo
Brazilian academic (1898–1986)
31
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25
Julio Cortázar
Argentine writer (1914–1984)
29
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26
Bartolomé Mitre
President of Argentina (1821-1906)
28
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27
Jane Hawking
British author
27
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28
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
27
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29
José Martí
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
25
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30
Flávio Arns
Brazilian politician
25
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views
31
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
25
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32
Mikhail Bakhtin
Russian intellectual and philosopher (1895–1975)
25
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views
33
Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
23
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34
Marina Colasanti
Italian-Brazilian writer, translator and journalist (1937–2025)
21
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35
António Feliciano de Castilho
Portuguese writer (1800–1875)
21
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36
Franz Boas
German-American anthropologist
21
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37
Antônio Houaiss
Brazilian lexicographer (1915-1999)
20
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38
Peter Abelard
French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
20
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views
39
John Searle
American philosopher (1932–2025)
19
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40
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
19
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views
41
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
18
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42
Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Prince of Mexico (1863-1925)
16
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43
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
16
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44
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
16
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45
Haroldo de Campos
Brazilian poet and artist, part of Noigandres (1929–2003)
16
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46
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
16
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views
47
Jorge de Sena
poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor (1919–1978)
16
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48
Henrique Feist
Portuguese actor and director
16
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views
49
Luiz Tatit
Brazilian singer and linguist
15
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50
Júlio Ribeiro
Brazilian grammarian
15
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51
Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
15
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views
52
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)
14
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views
53
Carolina Michaëlis de Vasconcelos
German-Portuguese academic and art collector (1851–1925)
13
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54
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher (1924–1998)
13
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55
Miguel Esteves Cardoso
Portuguese writer and translator
12
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views
56
Jacob Grimm
German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863)
12
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57
Thomas Bernhard
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
12
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58
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
12
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59
Murilo Ramos Krieger
Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and primate of Brazil
12
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60
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956)
11
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61
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
11
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62
Paulo Rónai
Brazilian translator (1907–1992)
11
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63
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900–2000)
11
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64
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
11
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views
65
Boris Schnaiderman
Brazilian translator (1917–2016)
10
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66
J. M. Coetzee
South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
10
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views
67
Amos Oz
Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)
9
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views
68
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
9
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views
69
Patanjali
ancient Indian scholar(s) of grammar and linguistics, of yoga, of medical treatises
9
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views
70
Steven Pinker
Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the m
9
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71
Émile Benveniste
French linguist (1902–1976)
9
views
views
72
António Pereira de Figueiredo
Portuguese theologist
9
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73
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
8
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74
Cristovão Tezza
Brazilian novelist
8
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75
João de Barros
Portuguese historian (1496 – 1570)
8
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76
Geoffrey Chaucer
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
8
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views
77
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)
8
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78
Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentinian poet (1936-1972)
8
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79
Eduardo de Almeida Navarro
Brazilian philologist and lexicographer
8
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views
80
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)
8
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views
81
Max Brod
Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968)
8
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82
Leon Battista Alberti
Italian architect and writer (1404-1472)
8
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83
Antenor Nascentes
Brazilian linguist
8
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84
Algirdas Greimas
Lithuanian-French linguist (1917-1992)
8
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85
Antônio Olinto
Brazilian writer (1919–2009)
7
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86
Jamie Hyneman
American special effects specialist and television host
7
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87
Evanildo Bechara
Brazilian teacher
7
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88
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
7
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89
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
7
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90
Jung Chang
Chinese-British author (born 1952)
7
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91
Ruy Belo
Portuguese writer (1933–1978)
7
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92
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
7
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93
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
7
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94
José Rodrigues Miguéis
Portuguese translator and writer (1901-1980)
7
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95
Eni Orlandi
Brazilian linguist
7
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views
96
Lia Wyler
Brazilian translator (1934–2018)
6
views
views
97
Cândido de Figueiredo
Portuguese philologist, writer, lexicographer and politician
6
views
views
98
Frédéric Mistral
Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige (1830–1914)
6
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views
99
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
6
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views
100
Celso Luft
Brazilian writer (1921-1995)
6
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