Famous linguists
language scholar specialized in linguistics
1,476 people
Steven Pinker
1954
· Age 71
Alive
Thomas Bernhard
1931
– 1989
· Age 58
Deceased
Athanasius Kircher
1602
– 1680
· Age 78
Deceased
Thomas De Quincey
1785
– 1859
· Age 74
Deceased
Boris Akunin
1956
· Age 69
Alive
Conrad Gessner
1516
– 1565
· Age 49
Deceased
Gregory Potyomkin
1739
– 1791
· Age 52
Deceased
Max Brod
1884
– 1968
· Age 84
Deceased
August Wilhelm Schlegel
1767
– 1845
· Age 77
Deceased
Mikael Agricola
1508
– 1557
· Age 49
Deceased
William Jones
1746
– 1794
· Age 47
Deceased
Franz Bopp
1791
– 1867
· Age 76
Deceased
Eino Leino
1878
– 1926
· Age 47
Deceased
Denis Fonvizin
1745
– 1792
· Age 47
Deceased
Assia Djebar
1936
– 2015
· Age 78
Deceased
Wilhelm Grimm
1786
– 1859
· Age 73
Deceased
Ludwig Uhland
1787
– 1862
· Age 75
Deceased
Pompeu Fabra
1868
– 1948
· Age 80
Deceased
Johan Huizinga
1872
– 1945
· Age 72
Deceased
James Mill
1773
– 1836
· Age 63
Deceased
Stefan George
1868
– 1933
· Age 65
Deceased
Lennart Meri
1929
– 2006
· Age 76
Deceased
Milorad Pavić
1929
– 2009
· Age 80
Deceased
Noah Webster
1758
– 1843
· Age 84
Deceased
William Tyndale
1494
– 1536
· Age 42
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q14467526