LINGUIST
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones (12 September 1881 – 4 December 1967) was a London-born British phonetician who studied under Paul Passy, professor of phonetics at the École des Hautes Études at the Sorbonne (University of Paris). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Jones has received more than 86,243 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Daniel Jones is the 107th most popular linguist (up from 117th in 2019), the 2,527th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,674th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
86k
Page Views (PV)
51.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Daniel Jones by language
Over the past year Daniel Jones has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 14,090 views, followed by English (7,292), and Russian (2,420). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Russian (160.22%), Occitan (63.12%), and Kannada (21.15%)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Daniel Jones ranks 107 out of 214. Before him are Yuen Ren Chao, Đuro Daničić, Teun A. van Dijk, Joan Coromines, Matteo Bartoli, and Igor M. Diakonoff. After him are Heinrich Hübschmann, Nakahama Manjirō, Georg Curtius, Kunio Yanagita, Renato Corsetti, and John Florio.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuen Ren Chao
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 101
Đuro Daničić
1825 - 1882
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 102
Teun A. van Dijk
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 103
Joan Coromines
1905 - 1997
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 104
Matteo Bartoli
1873 - 1946
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 105
Igor M. Diakonoff
1914 - 1999
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 106
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 107
Heinrich Hübschmann
1848 - 1908
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 108
Nakahama Manjirō
1827 - 1898
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 109
Georg Curtius
1820 - 1885
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 110
Kunio Yanagita
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 111
Renato Corsetti
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 112
John Florio
1553 - 1625
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Daniel Jones ranks 126. Before him are Curt Haase, Karl Staaf, Móric Esterházy, Zhang Zongchang, Marcello Piacentini, and Rudolf Ramek. After him are Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Ludwik Rajchman, Gaston Gallimard, Max Weber, Henry Maitland Wilson, and Ludwig Kaas. Among people deceased in 1967, Daniel Jones ranks 152. Before him are Charles Bickford, Evelyn Nesbit, Ram Manohar Lohia, Otto Erich Deutsch, Fernando Paternoster, and Alberto Bayo. After him are Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Carl Schuricht, Siegfried Sassoon, Milán Füst, Gigi Meroni, and Gideon Ståhlberg.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsCurt Haase
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1943
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 120
Karl Staaf
ATHLETE
1881 - 1953
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 121
Móric Esterházy
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 122
Zhang Zongchang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1932
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 123
Marcello Piacentini
ARCHITECT
1881 - 1960
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 124
Rudolf Ramek
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 125
Daniel Jones
LINGUIST
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 126
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 127
Ludwik Rajchman
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1965
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 128
Gaston Gallimard
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 129
Max Weber
PAINTER
1881 - 1961
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 130
Henry Maitland Wilson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1964
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 131
Ludwig Kaas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsCharles Bickford
ACTOR
1891 - 1967
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 146
Evelyn Nesbit
ACTOR
1884 - 1967
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 147
Ram Manohar Lohia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1967
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 148
Otto Erich Deutsch
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 149
Fernando Paternoster
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 150
Alberto Bayo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 151
Daniel Jones
LINGUIST
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 152
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 153
Carl Schuricht
COMPOSER
1880 - 1967
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 154
Siegfried Sassoon
WRITER
1886 - 1967
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 155
Milán Füst
WRITER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 156
Gigi Meroni
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1967
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 157
Gideon Ståhlberg
CHESS PLAYER
1908 - 1967
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 158
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Daniel Jones ranks 2,527 out of 8,785. Before him are Tommy Lawrence (1940), Minnie Driver (1970), Divina Galica (1944), Jane Asher (1946), Leonard Hobhouse (1864), and Henri Alleg (1921). After him are J. M. E. McTaggart (1866), Henry Taylor (1885), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), Harry Seeley (1839), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), and Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTommy Lawrence
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 2,521
Minnie Driver
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 2,522
Divina Galica
RACING DRIVER
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 2,523
Jane Asher
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 2,524
Leonard Hobhouse
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 2,525
Henri Alleg
WRITER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 2,526
Daniel Jones
LINGUIST
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 2,527
J. M. E. McTaggart
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 2,528
Henry Taylor
SWIMMER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 2,529
J. Stuart Blackton
FILM DIRECTOR
1875 - 1941
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,530
Harry Seeley
PHYSICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,531
Hugh Despenser the younger
COMPANION
1287 - 1326
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,532
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
SOCCER PLAYER
1831 - 1924
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,533
Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom
Among linguists born in United Kingdom, Daniel Jones ranks 5. Before him are William Jones (1746), Robert Morrison (1782), John Chadwick (1920), and Michael Halliday (1925). After him are John Florio (1553), James Legge (1815), Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800), John Lyons (1932), Henry Liddell (1811), Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), and John Rupert Firth (1890).
William Jones
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 1
Robert Morrison
1782 - 1834
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2
John Chadwick
1920 - 1998
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 3
Michael Halliday
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 4
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 5
John Florio
1553 - 1625
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 6
James Legge
1815 - 1897
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 7
Brian Houghton Hodgson
1800 - 1894
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 8
John Lyons
1932 - 2020
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 9
Henry Liddell
1811 - 1898
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 10
Jane Ellen Harrison
1850 - 1928
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 11
John Rupert Firth
1890 - 1960
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 12