LINGUIST
Teun A. van Dijk
1943 - Today
Teun A. van Dijk
Teun Adrianus van Dijk (born 7 May 1943 in Naaldwijk, German-occupied Netherlands) is a scholar in the fields of text linguistics, discourse analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). With Walter Kintsch he contributed to the development of the psychology of text processing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teun A. van Dijk has received more than 158,038 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Teun A. van Dijk is the 103rd most popular linguist (down from 91st in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 475th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
52.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.12
Effective Languages (L*)
1.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Teun A. van Dijk ranks 103 out of 214. Before him are Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Michael Halliday, Alexander Potebnja, Johannes Schmidt, Yuen Ren Chao, and Đuro Daničić. After him are Joan Coromines, Matteo Bartoli, Igor M. Diakonoff, Daniel Jones, Heinrich Hübschmann, and Nakahama Manjirō.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTamaz V. Gamkrelidze
1929 - 2021
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 97
Michael Halliday
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 98
Alexander Potebnja
1835 - 1891
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 99
Johannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 100
Yuen 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Teun A. van Dijk ranks 295. Before him are Peter Hyams, Larry Clark, Akinori Nakayama, Stanislav Galić, Marcos Valle, and Tadao Onishi. After him are Nikolay Shmatko, Mulatu Astatke, Jack Nance, Gisela Hahn, William Calley, and Stanley Kamel.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsPeter Hyams
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 289
Larry Clark
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 290
Akinori Nakayama
GYMNAST
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 291
Stanislav Galić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 292
Marcos Valle
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 293
Tadao Onishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2006
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 294
Teun A. van Dijk
LINGUIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 295
Nikolay Shmatko
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 296
Mulatu Astatke
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 297
Jack Nance
ACTOR
1943 - 1996
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 298
Gisela Hahn
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 299
William Calley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 300
Stanley Kamel
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 301
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Teun A. van Dijk ranks 526 out of 1,646. Before him are Ernesto Hoost (1965), Wiel Coerver (1924), Kees Rijvers (1926), Balthasar Bekker (1634), Martin Koeman (1938), and Gerrie Mühren (1946). After him are Hennie Kuiper (1949), Bart van der Leck (1876), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Johannes van den Bosch (1780), and Jan van de Cappelle (1624).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsErnesto Hoost
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 520
Wiel Coerver
COACH
1924 - 2011
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 521
Kees Rijvers
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2024
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 522
Balthasar Bekker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1634 - 1698
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 523
Martin Koeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 524
Gerrie Mühren
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2013
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 525
Teun A. van Dijk
LINGUIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 526
Hennie Kuiper
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 527
Bart van der Leck
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 528
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2020
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 529
Willem Frederik Hermans
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 530
Johannes van den Bosch
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1844
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 531
Jan van de Cappelle
PAINTER
1624 - 1679
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 532
Among LINGUISTS In Netherlands
Among linguists born in Netherlands, Teun A. van Dijk ranks 1. After him are Jan de Vries (1890), Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (1612), and Rogier Blokland (1971).
Teun A. van Dijk
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1
Jan de Vries
1890 - 1964
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 2
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn
1612 - 1653
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 3
Rogier Blokland
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 4