LINGUIST
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009

Dell Hymes
Dell Hathaway Hymes (June 7, 1927, in Portland, Oregon – November 13, 2009, in Charlottesville, Virginia) was a linguist, sociolinguist, anthropologist, and folklorist who established disciplinary foundations for the comparative, ethnographic study of language use. His research focused upon the languages of the Pacific Northwest. He was one of the first to call the fourth subfield of anthropology "linguistic anthropology" instead of "anthropological linguistics". The terminological shift draws attention to the field's grounding in anthropology rather than in what, by that time, had already become an autonomous discipline (linguistics). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dell Hymes is the 181st most popular linguist (down from 175th in 2019), the 9,206th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,294th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Dell Hymes ranks 181 out of 214. Before him are Gideon Toury, Robert Blust, Sergei Starostin, Oswald Szemerényi, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, and María Rosa Lida de Malkiel. After him are Ivan Kuratov, Alexander Melville Bell, Lev Shcherba, George Perkins Marsh, Ziad Fazah, and Kenneth Lee Pike.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGideon Toury
1942 - 2016
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 175
Robert Blust
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 176
Sergei Starostin
1953 - 2005
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 177
Oswald Szemerényi
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 178
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
1922 - 2020
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 179
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
1910 - 1962
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 180
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 181
Ivan Kuratov
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 182
Alexander Melville Bell
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 183
Lev Shcherba
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 184
George Perkins Marsh
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 185
Ziad Fazah
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 186
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Dell Hymes ranks 386. Before him are Heini Walter, Nancy Dupree, Gerard Cieślik, Gábor Benedek, Vince Boryla, and Willy De Clercq. After him are Peter Mark Richman, Helmut Zilk, József Sákovics, Elio Morille, Henry Spira, and Igor Dmitriev. Among people deceased in 2009, Dell Hymes ranks 310. Before him are Guillermo Ortiz, Shōichi Nakagawa, William Alston, Jaime Belmonte, Takashi Ishimoto, and Klára Fried-Bánfalvi. After him are Igor Starygin, Yevgeny Vesnik, József Sákovics, Nikolay Anikin, I. J. Good, and Hugh Hopper.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsHeini Walter
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 380
Nancy Dupree
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 381
Gerard Cieślik
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 382
Gábor Benedek
ATHLETE
1927 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 383
Vince Boryla
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 384
Willy De Clercq
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2011
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 385
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 386
Peter Mark Richman
ACTOR
1927 - 2021
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 387
Helmut Zilk
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 388
József Sákovics
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 389
Elio Morille
ATHLETE
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 390
Henry Spira
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 391
Igor Dmitriev
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 392
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsGuillermo Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2009
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 304
Shōichi Nakagawa
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2009
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 305
William Alston
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 306
Jaime Belmonte
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 307
Takashi Ishimoto
ATHLETE
1935 - 2009
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 308
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 309
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 310
Igor Starygin
ACTOR
1946 - 2009
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 311
Yevgeny Vesnik
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 312
József Sákovics
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 313
Nikolay Anikin
SKIER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 314
I. J. Good
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 315
Hugh Hopper
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 316
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dell Hymes ranks 9,208 out of 20,380. Before him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Wovoka (1856), Leo Burnett (1891), Grace Paley (1922), James J. Jeffries (1875), and Charles Grimes (1935). After him are Scott O'Dell (1898), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Avram Davidson (1923), Louise Erdrich (1954), Dave Navarro (1967), and Amy Yasbeck (1962).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJulieta Venegas
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,202
Wovoka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1856 - 1932
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,203
Leo Burnett
BUSINESSPERSON
1891 - 1971
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,204
Grace Paley
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,205
James J. Jeffries
BOXER
1875 - 1953
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,206
Charles Grimes
ATHLETE
1935 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9,207
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,208
Scott O'Dell
WRITER
1898 - 1989
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,209
J. B. Lenoir
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1967
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,210
Avram Davidson
WRITER
1923 - 1993
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,211
Louise Erdrich
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,212
Dave Navarro
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,213
Amy Yasbeck
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 9,214
Among LINGUISTS In United States
Among linguists born in United States, Dell Hymes ranks 17. Before him are Stephen Krashen (1941), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), William Stokoe (1919), Alice Kober (1906), William Dwight Whitney (1827), and Robert Blust (1940). After him are George Perkins Marsh (1801), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), Daniel Everett (1951), Charles F. Hockett (1916), Lyle Campbell (1942), and Mary Haas (1910).
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 11
George Kingsley Zipf
1902 - 1950
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 12
William Stokoe
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 13
Alice Kober
1906 - 1950
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 14
William Dwight Whitney
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 15
Robert Blust
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 16
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 17
George Perkins Marsh
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 18
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 19
Daniel Everett
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 20
Charles F. Hockett
1916 - 2000
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 21
Lyle Campbell
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 22
Mary Haas
1910 - 1996
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 23