Linguist
Morris Swadesh
American linguist
1909 - 1967
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Morris Swadesh
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Morris Swadesh is the 80th most popular linguist (up from 87th in 2024), the 3,640th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,500th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Linguist.
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Among Linguists
Among linguists, Morris Swadesh ranks 80 out of 214. Before him are Alexander Gode, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Carl Brockelmann, Đuro Daničić, Vasili Eroshenko, and Robert Morrison. After him are Max Nettlau, Eugenio Coșeriu, Holger Pedersen, Anne Dacier, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, and Gustaf John Ramstedt.
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Alexander Gode
1906 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 74
Ramón Menéndez Pidal
1869 - 1968
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 75
Carl Brockelmann
1868 - 1956
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 76
Đuro Daničić
1825 - 1882
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 77
Vasili Eroshenko
1890 - 1952
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 78
Robert Morrison
1782 - 1834
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 79
Morris Swadesh
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 80
Max Nettlau
1865 - 1944
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 81
Eugenio Coșeriu
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 82
Holger Pedersen
1867 - 1953
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 83
Anne Dacier
1645 - 1720
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 84
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 85
Gustaf John Ramstedt
1873 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 86
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Morris Swadesh ranks 129. Before him are Anthony Mamo, Ryszard Siwiec, Atsushi Nakajima, Barry Goldwater, Gordon Bunshaft, and Gerhard Gentzen. After him are André Cayatte, Dean Rusk, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Hendrik Casimir, and Kinuyo Tanaka. Among people deceased in 1967, Morris Swadesh ranks 115. Before him are Martine Carol, Iona Nikitchenko, Joseph Cardijn, George S. Robertson, George Lincoln Rockwell, and George Kelly. After him are Paul Löbe, Geraldine Farrar, Alice B. Toklas, Pavlo Tychyna, Greta Schröder, and Varian Fry.
Others Born in 1909
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Anthony Mamo
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2008
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 123
Ryszard Siwiec
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1968
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 124
Atsushi Nakajima
WRITER
1909 - 1942
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 125
Barry Goldwater
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 126
Gordon Bunshaft
ARCHITECT
1909 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 127
Gerhard Gentzen
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 128
Morris Swadesh
LINGUIST
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 129
André Cayatte
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1989
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 130
Dean Rusk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 131
Milena Pavlović-Barili
PAINTER
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 132
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 133
Hendrik Casimir
PHYSICIST
1909 - 2000
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 134
Kinuyo Tanaka
ACTOR
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 1967
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Martine Carol
ACTOR
1920 - 1967
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 109
Iona Nikitchenko
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1967
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 110
Joseph Cardijn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1967
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 111
George S. Robertson
ATHLETE
1872 - 1967
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 112
George Lincoln Rockwell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1967
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 113
George Kelly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 114
Morris Swadesh
LINGUIST
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 115
Paul Löbe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1967
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 116
Geraldine Farrar
ACTOR
1882 - 1967
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 117
Alice B. Toklas
WRITER
1877 - 1967
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 118
Pavlo Tychyna
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 119
Greta Schröder
ACTOR
1891 - 1967
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 120
Varian Fry
WRITER
1907 - 1967
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 121
In United States
Among people born in United States, Morris Swadesh ranks 3,640 out of NaN. Before him are Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Dylan McDermott (1961), Harold Perrineau (1963), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Geoffrey Lewis (1935), and Alexander Cartwright (1820). After him are Maxie Long (1878), George Koval (1913), Royal Rife (1888), John Anderson (1907), Barry Manilow (1943), and Terence McKenna (1946).
Others born in United States
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3,634
Dylan McDermott
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3,635
Harold Perrineau
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,636
Tyler, the Creator
MUSICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,637
Geoffrey Lewis
ACTOR
1935 - 2015
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,638
Alexander Cartwright
BASEBALL PLAYER
1820 - 1892
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,639
Morris Swadesh
LINGUIST
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,640
Maxie Long
ATHLETE
1878 - 1959
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,641
George Koval
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,642
Royal Rife
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,643
John Anderson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,644
Barry Manilow
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,645
Terence McKenna
WRITER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,646
Among Linguists In United States
Among linguists born in United States, Morris Swadesh ranks 10. Before him are Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897), Joseph Greenberg (1915), Joshua Fishman (1926), William Labov (1927), and George Lakoff (1941). After him are Stephen Krashen (1941), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), William Stokoe (1919), Alice Kober (1906), William Dwight Whitney (1827), and Robert Blust (1940).
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
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
