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Ghil'ad Zuckermann

Linguist, language revivalist, professor, author, hyperpolyglot

1971 - today

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Ghil'ad Zuckermann

His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia. Ghil'ad Zuckermann is the 47th most popular linguist (up from 68th in 2024), the 140th most popular biography from Israel (up from 196th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Linguist.

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HPI

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88

Ghil'ad Zuckermann's biography appears in 88 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Linguists.

+7,609

Ghil'ad Zuckermann climbed 7,609 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #26,846 to #19,253.

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Among Linguists

Among linguists, Ghil'ad Zuckermann ranks 47 out of 214. Before him are Alexandre de Rhodes, Boris Kolker, Joseph Greenberg, Joshua Fishman, André Martinet, and Jan Baudouin de Courtenay. After him are Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Louis de Beaufront, Tuone Udaina, Hermann Paul, Renato Corsetti, and Vilhelm Thomsen.

Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia

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Alexandre de Rhodes
1591 - 1660
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 41
Boris Kolker
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 42
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 43
Joshua Fishman
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 44
André Martinet
1908 - 1999
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 45
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
1845 - 1929
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 46
Ghil'ad Zuckermann
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 47
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 48
Louis de Beaufront
1855 - 1935
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 49
Tuone Udaina
1821 - 1898
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 50
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 51
Renato Corsetti
1941 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 52
Vilhelm Thomsen
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 53

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Ghil'ad Zuckermann ranks 38. Before him are Ewan McGregor, Pete Sampras, Jacques Villeneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lance Armstrong, and MF Doom. After him are Hakan Şükür, Henrik Larsson, Claire Forlani, Shannen Doherty, Jeff Kinney, and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.

Others Born in 1971

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Ewan McGregor
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 32
Pete Sampras
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 33
Jacques Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 34
Charlotte Gainsbourg
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 35
Lance Armstrong
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 36
MF Doom
SINGER
1971 - 2020
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 37
Ghil'ad Zuckermann
LINGUIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 38
Hakan Şükür
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 39
Henrik Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 40
Claire Forlani
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 41
Shannen Doherty
ACTOR
1971 - 2024
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 42
Jeff Kinney
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 43
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 44