Trending Linguists this week
The 100 most-viewed linguists this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jane Hawking.
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Jane Hawking
British author
529
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2
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
390
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3
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892β1973)
262
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4
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
192
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5
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898β1963)
163
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6
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265β1321)
140
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7
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
106
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8
Steven Pinker
Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the m
80
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9
Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792β1822)
78
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10
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
70
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11
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
70
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12
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906β1989)
64
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13
Reality Winner
U.S. Air Force veteran and former NSA translator, with the longest prison sentence for an unauthorized release of government classified info
63
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14
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912β1998)
62
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15
Geoffrey Chaucer
14th century English poet and author (1343β1400)
56
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16
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
53
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17
Anatoly Moskvin
Russian ethnographer, linguist and criminal
49
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18
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856β1950)
47
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19
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
46
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20
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932β2016)
41
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21
Susie Dent
English lexicographer
39
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22
Jamie Hyneman
American special effects specialist and television host
39
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23
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
39
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24
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771β1832)
39
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25
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939β2013)
36
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26
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
34
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27
Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (1709β1784)
31
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28
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
31
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29
JosΓ© Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861β1896)
29
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30
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880β1956)
26
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views
31
Gregory Potyomkin
Russian military leader and politician (1739β1791)
25
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32
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795β1881)
23
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33
Patrick O'Brian
English novelist (1914β2000)
23
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34
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821β1890)
22
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35
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta
West African princess
22
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36
C. Rajagopalachari
Indian politician and activist (1878β1972)
21
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37
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer (1839β1908)
21
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views
38
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825β1895)
17
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39
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891β1942)
17
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40
JosΓ© MartΓ
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
17
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41
Sequoyah
Cherokee silversmith and creator of the Cherokee syllabary
17
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42
David Mitchell (author)
English novelist (b. 1969)
16
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43
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)
16
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44
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
16
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45
Roger Williams
English Baptist theologian and author (1603β1683)
16
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46
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopΓ¦dist (1713β1784)
16
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47
Haakon Chevalier
American translator, writer and academic (1901β1985)
16
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48
Angela Carter
English novelist (1940β1992)
15
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49
Peter Abelard
French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
15
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50
Ken Liu
Chinese-American writer
15
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51
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900β2000)
15
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52
Nyota Uhura
Star Trek character
14
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53
Mamah Borthwick
American translator (1869β1914)
14
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54
Vyvyan Holland
British author, translator (1886β1967)
14
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55
J. M. Coetzee
South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
13
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56
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922β1999) President of Uganda (1978β1979)
13
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57
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857β1913)
13
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58
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
British occultist (1854-1918)
13
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59
William Labov
American linguist (1927β2024)
12
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60
John Searle
American philosopher (1932β2025)
11
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61
Alexander Hilferding
Russian linguist and folklorist (1831-1872)
11
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62
Jacob Grimm
German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785β1863)
11
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63
Mikhail Bakhtin
Russian intellectual and philosopher (1895β1975)
11
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64
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)
11
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65
Leonid Volodarskiy
Russian translator (1950β2023)
10
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66
John McWhorter
American academic and linguist
10
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67
Lydia Davis
American writer (born 1947)
10
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68
John Wesley Powell
American geologist (1834-1902)
10
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69
Tevfik Esenç
Turkish statesperson (1904β1992)
10
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70
Joseph Priestley
English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733β1804)
10
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71
Jaun Elia
Pakistani poet and writer (1931-2002)
10
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72
Zhou Youguang
Chinese linguist, sinologist (1906β2017)
9
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73
Charles-Valentin Alkan
French composer and pianist (1813β1888)
9
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74
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
9
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75
Sirindhorn, Princess Royal
Thai Royal
9
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76
Mick Short
British linguist
9
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77
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915β2016)
9
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78
Amos Oz
Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939β2018)
8
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79
Julia Kristeva
Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
8
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80
Arun Kolatkar
Indian writer
8
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81
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858β1916)
8
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82
Max Brod
Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884β1968)
8
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83
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist
8
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84
Douglas Hyde
first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949)
8
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85
Panini
ancient Sanskrit grammarian
8
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86
Robert F. Barsky
American comparative literature scholar
8
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87
Mesrop Mashtots
Armenian theologian and linguist (362β440)
7
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88
Larry Selinker
American linguist
7
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89
Augusta, Lady Gregory
Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932)
7
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90
Tha'ΔlibΔ«
Persian writer and poet (961β1038)
7
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91
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
7
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92
Sibel Edmonds
American whistleblower
7
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93
David Nunan
Australian linguist
7
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94
Galina Dzhugashvili
Russian translator (1938-2007)
7
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95
Zosimos of Panopolis
Egyptian alchemist
7
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96
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923β1986)
7
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97
Clara Bell
English translator (1834β1927)
7
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98
Kim Sun-il
South Korean terrorism victim (1970-2004)
7
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99
Boris Akunin
Russian writer, translation, and historian
7
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views
100
Gregory Bateson
English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904-1980)
7
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