Trending Linguists in China this month
The 100 most-viewed linguists this month on Wikipedia (China). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Joseph Stalin.
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Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
838
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2
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
358
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3
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
317
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4
Chao Yuen Ren
Chinese-American linguist and educator (1892–1982)
305
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5
Lin Yutang
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)
286
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6
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
175
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7
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
151
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8
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917–2000)
144
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9
Fu Ssu-nien
Chinese linguist (1896-1950)
143
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10
Chen Yinque
Chinese historian, linguist, and scholar (1890–1969)
140
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11
Sima Guang
Chinese politician, writer, and historian during the Northern Song dynasty (1019–1086)
136
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12
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
134
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13
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
131
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14
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
112
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15
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
108
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16
Chang Ping-lin
Chinese linguist (1868-1936)
98
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17
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
91
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18
Gu Yanwu
Chinese philologist and geographer (1613–1682)
90
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19
Shūmei Ōkawa
Japanese nationalist intellectual (1886–1957)
82
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20
Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic, linguist, historian, translator and university teacher (1911-2009)
80
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21
Sirindhorn, Princess Royal
Thai Royal
78
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22
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
74
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23
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
67
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24
Fu Lei
Chinese writer (1908-1966)
63
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25
Jung Chang
Chinese-British author (born 1952)
62
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26
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
59
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27
Robert Morrison
British evangelist and first Christian Protestant missionary to China (1782-1834)
56
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28
Ching-heng Wu
Chinese scholar (1865-1953)
52
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29
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
51
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30
Li Da
Chinese Marxist philosopher (1890–1960)
51
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31
Confucius Institute
Chinese international educational partnership program
48
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32
Ken Liu
Chinese-American writer
48
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33
Yang Xiong
Chinese linguist, poet and writer (53 BCE – 18 CE)
47
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34
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
47
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35
Wang Yun-wu
Chinese educator and politician (1888–1979)
45
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36
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
43
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37
Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
41
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38
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
41
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39
Naitō Torajirō
Japanese historian and sinologist (1866–1934)
39
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40
Thomas Barclay
British missionary (1849–1935)
38
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41
Li Fang-Kuei
Chinese linguist and sinologist (1902–1987)
36
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42
Robert van Gulik
Dutch orientalist, diplomat and writer (1910–1967)
36
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43
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
35
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44
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
34
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45
Liu Bannong
Chinese writer and linguist (1891–1934)
33
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46
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
33
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47
Stephen Owen
American sinologist (1946-2026)
31
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48
Xu Shen
Chinese author of Shuowen Jiezi
31
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49
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945)
30
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50
Zhou Guoping
Chinese philosopher
30
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51
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
30
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52
Qian Xuantong
chinese esperantist and linguist (1887–1939)
30
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53
Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
30
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54
Sidney Rittenberg
American academic (1921-2019)
30
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55
Yang Ching-ch'u
Taiwanese writer, known as working-class novelist
29
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56
Giuseppe Peano
Italian mathematician (1858–1932)
29
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57
Ovid Tzeng
Taiwanese politician
29
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58
Kim Tu-bong
Korean linguist and politician (1886–1958?)
28
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59
Paul Georg von Möllendorff
German linguist
28
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60
Zhou Youguang
Chinese linguist, sinologist (1906–2017)
27
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61
Lo Hsiang-lin
Chinese academic
27
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62
Wang Li
Chinese linguist (1900–1986)
26
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63
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
26
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64
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
26
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65
Herta Müller
German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist (born 1953)
25
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66
Luo Zhenyu
Qing Dynasty scholar (1866-1940)
24
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67
Daniel Jones
British phonetician (1881–1967)
24
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68
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
24
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69
Nakahama Manjirō
English interpreter
24
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70
J. M. Coetzee
South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
23
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71
Ong Iok-tek
Taiwanese linguist (1924–1985)
23
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72
Göran Malmqvist
Swedish linguist and sinologist, Member of the Swedish Academy (1924-2019)
23
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73
Fang Yizhi
Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54996 (1611–1671)
23
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74
Nitobe Inazō
Japanese educator, agricultural economist and diplomat (1862–1933)
22
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75
John Searle
American philosopher (1932–2025)
22
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76
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
21
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77
Lü Shuxiang
Chinese linguist and language educator (1904–1998)
21
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78
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
21
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79
Karl Gützlaff
German missionary in China (1803-1851)
21
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80
Geoffrey Chaucer
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
20
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81
Dao Shixun
Linguist and hereditary chieftain of the Dai people
20
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82
Ruan Yuan
Chinese historian, politician and writer (1764–1849)
20
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83
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)
20
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84
Katyayana
figure mentioned in Early Buddhist texts; leading disciple of Gautama Buddha
20
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85
Qian Daxin
historian and linguist of Qing dynasty in China (1728–1804)
20
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86
Stephen Krashen
American linguist
20
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87
Zhu Shenghao
Chinese translator (1912-1944), one of the earliest and most prolific translators of Shakespeare's works in China
20
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88
Zhang Ziping
Chinese writer (1893-1959)
19
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89
Jane Hawking
British author
19
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90
Chen Di
Ming Dynasty phonologist and bibliophile, his most important contribution is in phonology
19
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91
Mengdan Gao
Republic of China person CBDB = 87296
19
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92
Mikhail Lomonosov
Russian polymath (1711-1765)
19
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93
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)
19
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94
Muhammad Ma Jian
Chinese Islamic scholar and translator (1906–1978)
18
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95
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
18
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96
Li Jinxi
Chinese linguist
18
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97
Wi-vun Chiung
Taiwanese linguist and activist
18
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98
Ang Ui-jin
Taiwanese linguist
18
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99
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher (1924–1998)
18
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100
Edwin O. Reischauer
American diplomat (1910-1990)
18
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