LINGUIST
George Lakoff
1941 - Today
George Lakoff
George Philip Lakoff ( LAY-kof; born May 24, 1941) is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. The conceptual metaphor thesis, introduced in his and Mark Johnson's 1980 book Metaphors We Live By has found applications in a number of academic disciplines. Applying it to politics, literature, philosophy and mathematics has led Lakoff into territory normally considered basic to political science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Lakoff has received more than 779,508 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. George Lakoff is the 54th most popular linguist (down from 44th in 2019), the 2,352nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,001st in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
780k
Page Views (PV)
56.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
6.07
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, George Lakoff ranks 54 out of 214. Before him are Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Joseph Greenberg, Hugo Schuchardt, Hermann Paul, Vatroslav Jagić, and Hesychius of Alexandria. After him are Tuone Udaina, Josef Dobrovský, Eugenio Coșeriu, Karl Brugmann, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, and Sándor Kőrösi Csoma.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
603 - 689
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 48
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 49
Hugo Schuchardt
1842 - 1927
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 50
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 51
Vatroslav Jagić
1838 - 1923
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 52
Hesychius of Alexandria
500 - 500
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 53
George Lakoff
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 54
Tuone Udaina
1821 - 1898
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 55
Josef Dobrovský
1753 - 1829
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 56
Eugenio Coșeriu
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 57
Karl Brugmann
1849 - 1919
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 58
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 59
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
1784 - 1842
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, George Lakoff ranks 146. Before him are Sérgio Mendes, Hisao Kami, Geoff Hurst, M. Stanley Whittingham, Alexander Gauland, and Fabio Testi. After him are Sergei Dovlatov, Andrei Mironov, David Hemmings, Myron Scholes, Nora Ephron, and Fionnula Flanagan.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsSérgio Mendes
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 140
Hisao Kami
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 141
Geoff Hurst
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 142
M. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 143
Alexander Gauland
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 144
Fabio Testi
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 145
George Lakoff
LINGUIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 146
Sergei Dovlatov
WRITER
1941 - 1990
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 147
Andrei Mironov
ACTOR
1941 - 1987
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 148
David Hemmings
ACTOR
1941 - 2003
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 149
Myron Scholes
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 150
Nora Ephron
WRITER
1941 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 151
Fionnula Flanagan
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 152
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Lakoff ranks 2,352 out of 20,380. Before him are Bess Truman (1885), Daniel McFadden (1937), Annie Potts (1952), Dwight F. Davis (1879), Leonard Kleinrock (1934), and Gordon Scott (1926). After him are Paul Goodman (1911), Al Di Meola (1954), Michael DeBakey (1908), Irvin Kershner (1923), Anne Heche (1969), and Hilary Swank (1974).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBess Truman
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1982
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,346
Daniel McFadden
ECONOMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,347
Annie Potts
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,348
Dwight F. Davis
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1945
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,349
Leonard Kleinrock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,350
Gordon Scott
ACTOR
1926 - 2007
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,351
George Lakoff
LINGUIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,352
Paul Goodman
WRITER
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,353
Al Di Meola
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,354
Michael DeBakey
PHYSICIAN
1908 - 2008
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,355
Irvin Kershner
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2010
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,356
Anne Heche
ACTOR
1969 - 2022
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,357
Hilary Swank
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,358
Among LINGUISTS In United States
Among linguists born in United States, George Lakoff ranks 7. Before him are Noam Chomsky (1928), William James Sidis (1898), Noah Webster (1758), Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), and Joseph Greenberg (1915). After him are Joshua Fishman (1926), William Labov (1927), Morris Swadesh (1909), Stephen Krashen (1941), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), and William Stokoe (1919).
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 1
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 2
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 3
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 4
Leonard Bloomfield
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 5
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 6
George Lakoff
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 7
Joshua Fishman
1926 - 2015
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 8
William Labov
1927 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 9
Morris Swadesh
1909 - 1967
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 10
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 11
George Kingsley Zipf
1902 - 1950
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 12
William Stokoe
1919 - 2000
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 13