LINGUIST
Ziad Fazah
1954 - Today
Ziad Fazah
Ziad Youssef Fazah (Arabic: زياد فصاح; born 10 June 1954) is a Liberian-born Lebanese alleged polyglot. Fazah has claimed to speak 59 languages and maintains that he has proved this in several public appearances in which he supposedly communicated with native speakers of a large number of foreign languages. Fazah spoke Arabic at home and learned French and English in school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ziad Fazah has received more than 338,066 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ziad Fazah is the 156th most popular linguist (up from 167th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Liberia (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Liberian Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
47.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Ziad Fazah ranks 156 out of 214. Before him are Alexander Veselovsky, Mary Boyce, Kazimieras Būga, Martí de Riquer i Morera, John Lyons, and Arsène Darmesteter. After him are Arnold Chikobava, Hermann Hirt, Charles F. Hockett, Takekazu Asaka, Henry Liddell, and Kenneth Lee Pike.
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1838 - 1906
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 150
Mary Boyce
1920 - 2006
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 151
Kazimieras Būga
1879 - 1924
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 152
Martí de Riquer i Morera
1914 - 2013
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 153
John Lyons
1932 - 2020
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 154
Arsène Darmesteter
1846 - 1888
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 155
Ziad Fazah
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 156
Arnold Chikobava
1898 - 1985
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 157
Hermann Hirt
1865 - 1936
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 158
Charles F. Hockett
1916 - 2000
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 159
Takekazu Asaka
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 160
Henry Liddell
1811 - 1898
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 161
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Ziad Fazah ranks 359. Before him are Einar Már Guðmundsson, Medha Patkar, Piero Gros, Brother Alois, Patrick St. Esprit, and Jeffrey Combs. After him are Hary Gunarto, Harvey Fierstein, Ariane Ascaride, Dietrich Thurau, Lawrence Summers, and Nancy Wilson.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsEinar Már Guðmundsson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 353
Medha Patkar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 354
Piero Gros
SKIER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 355
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 356
Patrick St. Esprit
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 357
Jeffrey Combs
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 358
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 359
Hary Gunarto
INVENTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 360
Harvey Fierstein
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 361
Ariane Ascaride
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 362
Dietrich Thurau
CYCLIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 363
Lawrence Summers
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 364
Nancy Wilson
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 365
In Liberia
Among people born in Liberia, Ziad Fazah ranks 12 out of 20. Before him are Leymah Gbowee (1972), Charles D. B. King (1875), Joseph Boakai (1944), William Tubman (1895), Gyude Bryant (1949), and Moses Blah (1947). After him are Edwin Barclay (1882), Amos Sawyer (1945), Ola John (1992), Cheryl Dunye (1966), Sekou Oliseh (1990), and Collins John (1985).
Others born in Liberia
Go to all RankingsLeymah Gbowee
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 6
Charles D. B. King
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 7
Joseph Boakai
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 8
William Tubman
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 9
Gyude Bryant
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 10
Moses Blah
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2013
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 11
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 12
Edwin Barclay
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1955
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 13
Amos Sawyer
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 14
Ola John
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 15
Cheryl Dunye
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 31.93
Rank: 16
Sekou Oliseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.48
Rank: 17
Collins John
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.88
Rank: 18
Among LINGUISTS In Liberia
Among linguists born in Liberia, Ziad Fazah ranks 1.