Linguist
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
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Dell Hymes
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dell Hymes is the 182nd most popular linguist (down from 175th in 2024), the 9,218th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,291st in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Linguist.
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Among Linguists
Among linguists, Dell Hymes ranks 182 out of 214. Before him are Gideon Toury, Robert Blust, Sergei Starostin, Oswald Szemerényi, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, and María Rosa Lida de Malkiel. After him are Ivan Kuratov, Alexander Melville Bell, Lev Shcherba, George Perkins Marsh, Ziad Fazah, and Kenneth Lee Pike.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
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Gideon Toury
1942 - 2016
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 176
Robert Blust
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 177
Sergei Starostin
1953 - 2005
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 178
Oswald Szemerényi
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 179
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
1922 - 2020
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 180
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
1910 - 1962
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 181
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 182
Ivan Kuratov
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 183
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Dell Hymes ranks 386. Before him are Heini Walter, Nancy Dupree, Gerard Cieślik, Gábor Benedek, Vince Boryla, and Willy De Clercq. After him are Peter Mark Richman, Helmut Zilk, József Sákovics, Elio Morille, Henry Spira, and Igor Dmitriev. Among people deceased in 2009, Dell Hymes ranks 312. Before him are Guillermo Ortiz, Shōichi Nakagawa, William Alston, Jaime Belmonte, Takashi Ishimoto, and Klára Fried-Bánfalvi. After him are Igor Starygin, Yevgeny Vesnik, József Sákovics, Nikolay Anikin, I. J. Good, and Hugh Hopper.
Others Born in 1927
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Heini Walter
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 380
Nancy Dupree
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 381
Gerard Cieślik
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 382
Gábor Benedek
ATHLETE
1927 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 383
Vince Boryla
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 384
Willy De Clercq
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2011
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 385
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 386
Peter Mark Richman
ACTOR
1927 - 2021
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 387
Helmut Zilk
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 388
József Sákovics
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 389
Elio Morille
ATHLETE
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 390
Henry Spira
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 391
Igor Dmitriev
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 392
Others Deceased in 2009
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Guillermo Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2009
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 306
Shōichi Nakagawa
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2009
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 307
William Alston
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 308
Jaime Belmonte
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 309
Takashi Ishimoto
ATHLETE
1935 - 2009
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 310
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 311
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 312
Igor Starygin
ACTOR
1946 - 2009
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 313
Yevgeny Vesnik
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 314
József Sákovics
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 315
Nikolay Anikin
SKIER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 316
I. J. Good
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 317
Hugh Hopper
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 318
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dell Hymes ranks 9,220 out of NaN. Before him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Wovoka (1856), Leo Burnett (1891), Grace Paley (1922), James J. Jeffries (1875), and Charles Grimes (1935). After him are Scott O'Dell (1898), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Avram Davidson (1923), Louise Erdrich (1954), Dave Navarro (1967), and Amy Yasbeck (1962).
Others born in United States
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Julieta Venegas
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,214
Wovoka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1856 - 1932
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,215
Leo Burnett
BUSINESSPERSON
1891 - 1971
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,216
Grace Paley
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,217
James J. Jeffries
BOXER
1875 - 1953
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,218
Charles Grimes
ATHLETE
1935 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,219
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,220
Scott O'Dell
WRITER
1898 - 1989
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,221
J. B. Lenoir
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1967
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,222
Avram Davidson
WRITER
1923 - 1993
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,223
Louise Erdrich
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,224
Dave Navarro
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,225
Amy Yasbeck
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,226
Among Linguists In United States
Among linguists born in United States, Dell Hymes ranks 17. Before him are Stephen Krashen (1941), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), William Stokoe (1919), Alice Kober (1906), William Dwight Whitney (1827), and Robert Blust (1940). After him are George Perkins Marsh (1801), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), Daniel Everett (1951), Charles F. Hockett (1916), Lyle Campbell (1942), and Mary Haas (1910).
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 11
George Kingsley Zipf
1902 - 1950
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 12
William Stokoe
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 13
Alice Kober
1906 - 1950
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 14
William Dwight Whitney
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 15
Robert Blust
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 16
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 17
George Perkins Marsh
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 18
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 19
Daniel Everett
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 20
Charles F. Hockett
1916 - 2000
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 21
Lyle Campbell
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 22
Mary Haas
1910 - 1996
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 23
