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Noam Chomsky
1928 - today
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Noam Chomsky
His biography is available in 145 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 138 in 2024). Noam Chomsky is the 5th most popular linguist (down from 2nd in 2024), the 134th most popular biography from United States (down from 118th in 2019) and the most popular American Linguist.
Noam Chomsky is most famous for his work in linguistics and as a political activist. He is best known for his critique of U.S. foreign policy and the American media.
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Among Linguists
Among linguists, Noam Chomsky ranks 5 out of 214. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure, Edgar de Wahl, Pāṇini, and Patanjali. After him are Max Müller, William James Sidis, Noah Webster, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roman Jakobson, Mesrop Mashtots, and Rasmus Rask.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
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Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Edgar de Wahl
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 2
Pāṇini
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 3
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 4
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 5
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 6
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 7
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 8
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 9
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 10
Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 11
Rasmus Rask
1787 - 1832
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Noam Chomsky ranks 9. Before him are James Watson, Andy Warhol, Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, Stanley Kubrick, and Ariel Sharon. After him are Eduard Shevardnadze, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Serge Gainsbourg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Joe Jackson.
Others Born in 1928
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James Watson
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2025
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 3
Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 4
Hosni Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 5
Ennio Morricone
COMPOSER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 6
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 7
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 8
Noam Chomsky
LINGUIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 9
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 10
Jean-Marie Le Pen
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2025
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 11
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 12
Serge Gainsbourg
SINGER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 13
Karlheinz Stockhausen
COMPOSER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 14
Joe Jackson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 15
In United States
Among people born in United States, Noam Chomsky ranks 134 out of NaN. Before him are D. W. Griffith (1875), Isadora Duncan (1877), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Henry David Thoreau (1817), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), and Michael Douglas (1944). After him are H. P. Lovecraft (1890), Liliʻuokalani (1838), Philip Warren Anderson (1923), John Adams (1735), Woody Allen (1935), and Jimi Hendrix (1942).
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D. W. Griffith
FILM DIRECTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 128
Isadora Duncan
DANCER
1877 - 1927
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 129
Lyndon B. Johnson
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 130
Henry David Thoreau
WRITER
1817 - 1862
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 131
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
COMPANION
1929 - 1994
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 132
Michael Douglas
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 133
Noam Chomsky
LINGUIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 134
H. P. Lovecraft
WRITER
1890 - 1937
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 135
Liliʻuokalani
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 136
Philip Warren Anderson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 137
John Adams
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1826
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 138
Woody Allen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 139
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 140
Among Linguists In United States
Among linguists born in United States, Noam Chomsky ranks 1. After him are William James Sidis (1898), Noah Webster (1758), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897), Joseph Greenberg (1915), Joshua Fishman (1926), William Labov (1927), George Lakoff (1941), Morris Swadesh (1909), Stephen Krashen (1941), and George Kingsley Zipf (1902).
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 1
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 2
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 3
Leonard Bloomfield
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 4
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 6
Joshua Fishman
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 7
William Labov
1927 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 8
George Lakoff
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 9
Morris Swadesh
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 10
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 11
George Kingsley Zipf
1902 - 1950
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 12
