List of Famous Linguists

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List of famous linguists, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top linguists in the world? This includes the most prominent linguists, living and dead, both in America and abroad. You might also enjoy the world's strangest languages and 30 Eastern language words English doesn't have.Ā This list of notable linguists is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic linguists were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned linguists.

This list of great people of linguistics includeĀ Noam Chomsky, Larry Wall, J. R. R. Tolkien, and more.Ā 

From reputable, prominent, and well known linguists to the lesser known linguists of today, these are some of the best professionals in the linguist field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous linguists ever?" and "What are the names of famous linguists?" then you're in the right place.Ā 

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  • Noam Chomsky
    Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modernĀ ...more
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian: [ĖŒpjɛr ĖˆpaĖolo pazoĖˆliĖni]; 5 March 1922 ā€“ 2 November 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual, who also distinguished himself as an actor,Ā ...more
  • Anthony Burgess
    John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 ā€“ 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was predominantly a comicĀ ...more
  • Al-Biruni
    AbÅ« Rayįø„ān Muįø„ammad ibn Aįø„mad Al-BÄ«rÅ«nÄ« (Persian: Ų§ŲØŁˆŲ±ŪŒŲ­Ų§Ł† Ł…Ų­Ł…ŲÆ ŲØŁ† Ų§Ų­Ł…ŲÆ Ų§Ł„ŲØŪŒŲ±ŁˆŁ†ŪŒā€Ž AbÅ« Rayįø„ān BērōnÄ«; New Persian: AbÅ« Rayįø„ān BÄ«rÅ«nÄ«) (973ā€“after 1050), known as Biruni (Persian: ŲØŪŒŲ±ŁˆŁ†ŪŒā€Ž) or Al-BiruniĀ ...more
  • Larry Wall
    Larry Wall (born September 27, 1954) is an American computer programmer and author. He created the Perl programming language.
  • Desiderius Erasmus

    Desiderius Erasmus

    Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; 28 October 1466 ā€“ 12 July 1536), known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch philosopher and Christian humanist who is widely considered to have been theĀ ...more