LINGUIST
William Jones
1746 - 1794
William Jones
Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist, orientalist and judge. Born in Westminster, London to Welsh mathematician William Jones, he moved to the Bengal Presidency where Jones served as a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William and also became a scholar of ancient Indian history. As part of his research, he was the first to assert the kinship of the Indo-European languages. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Jones has received more than 56,827 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). William Jones is the 25th most popular linguist (down from 19th in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 657th in 2019) and the most popular British Linguist.
William Jones was the founder of the Royal Asiatic Society. He is most famous for his translations of Persian and Indian texts, as well as his work on Hindu law.
Memorability Metrics
57k
Page Views (PV)
67.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
6.28
Effective Languages (L*)
4.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, William Jones ranks 25 out of 214. Before him are Patanjali, Jost Gippert, Georges Dumézil, Johann Martin Schleyer, Johann Christoph Adelung, and Ignác Goldziher. After him are Lucien Tesnière, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Sibawayh, Pompeu Fabra, Franz Miklosich, and Nicholas Marr.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 19
Jost Gippert
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 20
Georges Dumézil
1898 - 1986
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 21
Johann Martin Schleyer
1831 - 1912
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 22
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 23
Ignác Goldziher
1850 - 1921
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 24
William Jones
1746 - 1794
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 25
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 26
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
1890 - 1938
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 27
Sibawayh
760 - 797
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 28
Pompeu Fabra
1868 - 1948
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 29
Franz Miklosich
1813 - 1891
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 30
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1746, William Jones ranks 10. Before him are Tadeusz Kościuszko, Gaspard Monge, Gustav III of Sweden, Giuseppe Piazzi, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, and Maurice Benyovszky. After him are Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, Giovanni Battista Venturi, George XII of Georgia, Tiradentes, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1794, William Jones ranks 16. Before him are Jacques Hébert, Élisabeth of France, André Chénier, Georges Couthon, Gregory Skovoroda, and Augustin Robespierre. After him are Georg Forster, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Nicolas Chamfort, Jacques Roux, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, and Henri de la Rochejaquelein.
Others Born in 1746
Go to all RankingsTadeusz Kościuszko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1817
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 4
Gaspard Monge
MATHEMATICIAN
1746 - 1818
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 5
Gustav III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1792
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 7
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1804
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 8
Maurice Benyovszky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1786
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 9
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
COMPANION
1746 - 1813
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 11
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1795
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 12
Giovanni Battista Venturi
PHYSICIST
1746 - 1822
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 13
George XII of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1800
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 14
Tiradentes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1792
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 15
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1794
Go to all RankingsJacques Hébert
WRITER
1757 - 1794
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 10
Élisabeth of France
NOBLEMAN
1764 - 1794
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 11
André Chénier
WRITER
1762 - 1794
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 12
Georges Couthon
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1794
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 13
Gregory Skovoroda
WRITER
1722 - 1794
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 14
Augustin Robespierre
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1794
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 15
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 16
Georg Forster
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1794
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 17
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1794
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 18
Nicolas Chamfort
WRITER
1741 - 1794
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 19
Jacques Roux
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1752 - 1794
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 20
Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1794
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 21
Henri de la Rochejaquelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1794
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 22
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Jones ranks 683 out of 8,785. Before him are Roy Hodgson (1947), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), John Henry Newman (1801), James Clark Ross (1800), Bruce Chatwin (1940), and Oliver Heaviside (1850). After him are Dua Lipa (1995), Jessica Tandy (1909), Peter Finch (1916), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Jim Broadbent (1949), and Peter Shilton (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 677
James Francis Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 678
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 679
James Clark Ross
EXPLORER
1800 - 1862
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 680
Bruce Chatwin
WRITER
1940 - 1989
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 681
Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 682
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 683
Dua Lipa
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 684
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 685
Peter Finch
ACTOR
1916 - 1977
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 686
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 687
Jim Broadbent
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 688
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 689
Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom
Among linguists born in United Kingdom, William Jones ranks 1. After him are Robert Morrison (1782), John Chadwick (1920), Michael Halliday (1925), Daniel Jones (1881), John Florio (1553), James Legge (1815), Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800), John Lyons (1932), Henry Liddell (1811), Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), and John Rupert Firth (1890).
William Jones
1746 - 1794
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1
Robert Morrison
1782 - 1834
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2
John Chadwick
1920 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3
Michael Halliday
1925 - 2018
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 4
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 5
John Florio
1553 - 1625
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 6
James Legge
1815 - 1897
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 7
Brian Houghton Hodgson
1800 - 1894
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 8
John Lyons
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 9
Henry Liddell
1811 - 1898
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 10
Jane Ellen Harrison
1850 - 1928
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 11
John Rupert Firth
1890 - 1960
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 12