LINGUIST
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986

Gabdulkhay Akhatov
Gabdulkhay Khuramovich Akhatov (Russian: Габдулха́й Хура́мович Аха́тов; Volga Tatar: Габделхәй Хурам улы Əхәтов; September 8, 1927 – November 25, 1986) was a Soviet Tatar Linguist, Turkologist and an organizer of science (earning his first Ph.D. in 1954) and then a second doctorate of Philology in 1965, attaining professorship in 1970. Akhatov graduated with honors from Kazan State Pedagogical Institute in 1951 and later from graduate school in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabdulkhay Akhatov is the 48th most popular linguist (up from 59th in 2019), the 556th most popular biography from Russia (up from 739th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Gabdulkhay Akhatov ranks 48 out of 214. Before him are Boris Kolker, Joseph Greenberg, Joshua Fishman, André Martinet, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, and Ghil'ad Zuckermann. After him are Louis de Beaufront, Tuone Udaina, Hermann Paul, Renato Corsetti, Vilhelm Thomsen, and Hugo Schuchardt.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBoris Kolker
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 42
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 43
Joshua Fishman
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 44
André Martinet
1908 - 1999
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 45
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
1845 - 1929
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 46
Ghil'ad Zuckermann
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 47
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 48
Louis de Beaufront
1855 - 1935
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 49
Tuone Udaina
1821 - 1898
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 50
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 51
Renato Corsetti
1941 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 52
Vilhelm Thomsen
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 53
Hugo Schuchardt
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 54
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Gabdulkhay Akhatov ranks 106. Before him are Lois Maxwell, Jerry Stiller, Eartha Kitt, Paul Badura-Skoda, Pierre Alechinsky, and Thomas Luckmann. After him are Vernon L. Smith, Dick Bruna, Odvar Nordli, Thanin Kraivichien, Bob Fosse, and Dana Elcar. Among people deceased in 1986, Gabdulkhay Akhatov ranks 68. Before him are Lilli Palmer, Elio de Angelis, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Maurice Duruflé, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Alfredo Binda. After him are Altiero Spinelli, Gia Carangi, Lyudmila Rudenko, Sterling Hayden, Leif Erickson, and Emilio Fernández.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsLois Maxwell
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 100
Jerry Stiller
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 101
Eartha Kitt
SINGER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 102
Paul Badura-Skoda
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 103
Pierre Alechinsky
PAINTER
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 104
Thomas Luckmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 105
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
LINGUIST
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 106
Vernon L. Smith
ECONOMIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 107
Dick Bruna
WRITER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 108
Odvar Nordli
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2018
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 109
Thanin Kraivichien
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2025
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 110
Bob Fosse
ACTOR
1927 - 1987
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 111
Dana Elcar
ACTOR
1927 - 2005
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 112
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsLilli Palmer
ACTOR
1914 - 1986
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 62
Elio de Angelis
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1986
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 63
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1986
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 64
Maurice Duruflé
COMPOSER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 65
Gunnar Björnstrand
ACTOR
1909 - 1986
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 66
Alfredo Binda
CYCLIST
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 67
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
LINGUIST
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 68
Altiero Spinelli
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 69
Gia Carangi
MODEL
1960 - 1986
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 70
Lyudmila Rudenko
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 71
Sterling Hayden
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 72
Leif Erickson
ACTOR
1911 - 1986
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 73
Emilio Fernández
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 74
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Gabdulkhay Akhatov ranks 556 out of 3,761. Before him are Boris Pugo (1937), Wilhelm Voigt (1849), John of Kronstadt (1829), Irena Szewińska (1946), Natalia Pushkina (1812), and Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719). After him are Markian Popov (1902), Konstantin Simonov (1915), Patriarch Filaret of Moscow (1553), Nikolai Chernykh (1931), Viktor Chernov (1873), and Mikhail Skobelev (1843).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsBoris Pugo
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1991
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 550
Wilhelm Voigt
EXTREMIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 551
John of Kronstadt
WRITER
1829 - 1908
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 552
Irena Szewińska
ATHLETE
1946 - 2018
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 553
Natalia Pushkina
COMPANION
1812 - 1863
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 554
Xenia of Saint Petersburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1719 - 1803
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 555
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
LINGUIST
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 556
Markian Popov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1969
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 557
Konstantin Simonov
WRITER
1915 - 1979
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 558
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 559
Nikolai Chernykh
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 560
Viktor Chernov
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 561
Mikhail Skobelev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1843 - 1882
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 562
Among LINGUISTS In Russia
Among linguists born in Russia, Gabdulkhay Akhatov ranks 4. Before him are Roman Jakobson (1896), Algirdas Julien Greimas (1917), and Nikolai Trubetzkoy (1890). After him are Yevgeny Polivanov (1891), Igor M. Diakonoff (1914), Vladimir Toporov (1928), Alexander Veselovsky (1838), Waldemar Rosenberger (1848), Andrey Zaliznyak (1935), Vyacheslav Ivanov (1929), and Sergei Starostin (1953).
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 1
Algirdas Julien Greimas
1917 - 1992
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 2
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
1890 - 1938
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 3
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 4
Yevgeny Polivanov
1891 - 1938
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 5
Igor M. Diakonoff
1914 - 1999
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 6
Vladimir Toporov
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 7
Alexander Veselovsky
1838 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 8
Waldemar Rosenberger
1848 - 1918
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 9
Andrey Zaliznyak
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 10
Vyacheslav Ivanov
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 11
Sergei Starostin
1953 - 2005
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 12