Linguist
Helmut Rix
German linguist
1926 - 2004
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Helmut Rix
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Helmut Rix is the 190th most popular linguist (down from 188th in 2024), the 5,315th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,262nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Linguist.
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Among Linguists
Among linguists, Helmut Rix ranks 190 out of 214. Before him are Alexander Melville Bell, Lev Shcherba, George Perkins Marsh, Ziad Fazah, Kenneth Lee Pike, and Ray Jackendoff. After him are Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Daniel Everett, John Eliot, John Rupert Firth, Geoffrey Hull, and Sture Allén.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
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Alexander Melville Bell
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 184
Lev Shcherba
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 185
George Perkins Marsh
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 186
Ziad Fazah
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 187
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 188
Ray Jackendoff
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 189
Helmut Rix
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 190
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
1934 - 1966
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 191
Daniel Everett
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 192
John Eliot
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 193
John Rupert Firth
1890 - 1960
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 194
Geoffrey Hull
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 195
Sture Allén
1928 - 2022
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 196
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Helmut Rix ranks 454. Before him are Can Yücel, Walter Lassally, Verne Gagne, Nikos Koundouros, Lino Aldani, and Milo O'Shea. After him are Florestano Vancini, Danny Blanchflower, Adriano Directo Emperado, Bill Black, Jorge Enrique Adoum, and Jacques Swaters. Among people deceased in 2004, Helmut Rix ranks 285. Before him are Semiha Berksoy, Robert Pastorelli, Custódio Pinto, Robert Bacher, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. After him are Yang Xinhai, Bob Tisdall, Carl Raddatz, Lyudmila Shishova, Julius Sang, and Friedrich Waller.
Others Born in 1926
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Can Yücel
WRITER
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 448
Walter Lassally
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 449
Verne Gagne
WRESTLER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 450
Nikos Koundouros
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 451
Lino Aldani
WRITER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 452
Milo O'Shea
ACTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 453
Helmut Rix
LINGUIST
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 454
Florestano Vancini
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 455
Danny Blanchflower
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1993
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 456
Adriano Directo Emperado
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 457
Bill Black
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1965
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 458
Jorge Enrique Adoum
WRITER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 459
Jacques Swaters
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 460
Others Deceased in 2004
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Semiha Berksoy
SINGER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 279
Robert Pastorelli
ACTOR
1954 - 2004
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 280
Custódio Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2004
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 281
Robert Bacher
PHYSICIST
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 282
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2004
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 283
Ol' Dirty Bastard
SINGER
1968 - 2004
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 284
Helmut Rix
LINGUIST
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 285
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 286
Bob Tisdall
ATHLETE
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 287
Carl Raddatz
ACTOR
1912 - 2004
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 288
Lyudmila Shishova
FENCER
1940 - 2004
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 289
Julius Sang
ATHLETE
1946 - 2004
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 290
Friedrich Waller
ATHLETE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 291
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Helmut Rix ranks 5,315 out of NaN. Before him are Gregor Braun (1955), Burglinde Pollak (1951), Marius Müller-Westernhagen (1948), Hermann Lietz (1868), Volker Bouffier (1951), and Hans Klenk (1919). After him are Ferdinand von Schirach (1964), Erwin Huber (1943), Eugen Burg (1871), Heiko Maas (1966), Max Fürbringer (1846), and Ossi Reichert (1925).
Others born in Germany
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Gregor Braun
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5,309
Burglinde Pollak
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 5,310
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,311
Hermann Lietz
PHILOSOPHER
1868 - 1919
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,312
Volker Bouffier
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,313
Hans Klenk
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5,314
Helmut Rix
LINGUIST
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,315
Ferdinand von Schirach
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,316
Erwin Huber
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,317
Eugen Burg
ACTOR
1871 - 1944
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,318
Heiko Maas
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,319
Max Fürbringer
BIOLOGIST
1846 - 1920
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,320
Ossi Reichert
SKIER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,321
Among Linguists In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Helmut Rix ranks 32. Before him are Hermann Osthoff (1847), Gerhard Rohlfs (1892), Eduard Sievers (1850), Friedrich Kluge (1856), Hermann Hirt (1865), and Christiane Nord (1943). After him is Georg Bühler (1837).
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 26
Gerhard Rohlfs
1892 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 27
Eduard Sievers
1850 - 1932
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 28
Friedrich Kluge
1856 - 1926
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 29
Hermann Hirt
1865 - 1936
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 30
Christiane Nord
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 31
Helmut Rix
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 32
Georg Bühler
1837 - 1898
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 33
