Trending Linguists of all time
The 100 most-viewed linguists of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Joseph Stalin.
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Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
41,882
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2
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
31,913
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3
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
20,096
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4
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
14,177
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5
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
13,741
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6
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
12,697
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7
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
11,147
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8
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
9,917
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9
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912–1998)
9,688
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10
Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
8,249
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11
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
7,846
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12
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
6,494
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13
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
6,270
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14
Geoffrey Chaucer
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
6,145
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15
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
5,770
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16
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
5,509
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17
Reality Winner
U.S. Air Force veteran and former NSA translator, with the longest prison sentence for an unauthorized release of government classified info
5,389
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18
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
5,230
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19
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
4,957
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20
José Martí
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
4,904
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21
Jamie Hyneman
American special effects specialist and television host
4,596
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22
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
4,141
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23
Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
4,140
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24
Susie Dent
English lexicographer
4,062
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25
Jane Hawking
British author
3,961
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26
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
3,671
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27
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
3,539
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28
Steven Pinker
Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the m
3,445
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29
Gregory Potyomkin
Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)
3,261
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30
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
2,820
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31
Julio Cortázar
Argentine writer (1914–1984)
2,792
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32
Peter Abelard
French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
2,665
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33
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
2,652
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34
David Mitchell (author)
English novelist (b. 1969)
2,534
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35
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956)
2,515
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36
C. Rajagopalachari
Indian politician and activist (1878–1972)
2,513
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37
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
2,511
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38
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
2,395
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39
Erri De Luca
Italian novelist, poet and translator
2,239
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40
Anatoly Moskvin
Russian ethnographer, linguist and criminal
2,233
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41
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013)
2,228
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42
Patrick O'Brian
English novelist (1914–2000)
2,198
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43
Lydia Davis
American writer (born 1947)
2,165
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44
Noah Webster
American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)
2,141
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45
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
2,114
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46
Al-Biruni
11th-century Persian scholar and polymath (973–1048)
2,106
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47
Jaun Elia
Pakistani poet and writer (1931-2002)
1,992
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48
Sirindhorn, Princess Royal
Thai Royal
1,972
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49
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta
West African princess
1,972
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50
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
1,932
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51
Mikhail Lomonosov
Russian polymath (1711-1765)
1,869
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52
J. M. Coetzee
South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
1,771
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53
Pierre Perret
French singer
1,688
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54
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
1,649
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55
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
1,633
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56
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer (1839–1908)
1,632
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57
Shūmei Ōkawa
Japanese nationalist intellectual (1886–1957)
1,630
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58
Tevfik Esenç
Turkish statesperson (1904–1992)
1,611
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59
Roger Williams
English Baptist theologian and author (1603–1683)
1,610
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60
Gary Marcus
American psycholinguist
1,583
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61
Vyvyan Holland
British author, translator (1886–1967)
1,546
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62
Panini
ancient Sanskrit grammarian
1,545
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63
Angela Carter
English novelist (1940–1992)
1,539
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64
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
1,521
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65
Ken Liu
Chinese-American writer
1,482
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66
Nyota Uhura
Star Trek character
1,470
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67
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)
1,421
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68
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)
1,353
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69
Jacob Grimm
German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863)
1,345
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70
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist
1,337
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71
Mamah Borthwick
American translator (1869–1914)
1,332
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72
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
1,303
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73
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)
1,271
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74
John Wesley Powell
American geologist (1834-1902)
1,246
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75
Katharine Gun
translator and whistle-blower
1,225
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76
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)
1,218
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77
Julia Kristeva
Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
1,202
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78
Sequoyah
Cherokee silversmith and creator of the Cherokee syllabary
1,201
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79
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
1,177
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80
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)
1,159
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81
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900–2000)
1,154
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82
Qalandar Momand
Pakistani writer
1,146
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83
Patanjali
ancient Indian scholar(s) of grammar and linguistics, of yoga, of medical treatises
1,136
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84
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
1,109
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85
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
1,107
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86
Joseph Priestley
English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)
1,094
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87
Nakahama Manjirō
English interpreter
1,082
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88
Jung Chang
Chinese-British author (born 1952)
1,081
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89
Michel Thomas
American linguist, language teacher, and résistance fighter (1914–2005)
1,062
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90
Max Brod
Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968)
1,044
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91
William Caxton
English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer
1,027
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92
John McWhorter
American academic and linguist
1,019
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93
Thomas Bernhard
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
1,018
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94
Adam Aleksic
American linguist and content creator
1,018
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95
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
999
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96
Mikhail Bakhtin
Russian intellectual and philosopher (1895–1975)
973
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97
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
968
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98
John Searle
American philosopher (1932–2025)
952
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99
Muhammad Asad
Austrian-born Pakistani writer and social activist (1900–1992)
938
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100
Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentinian poet (1936-1972)
937
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