LINGUIST
Gustaf John Ramstedt
1873 - 1950

Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt (October 22, 1873 – November 25, 1950) was a Finnish diplomat, orientalist and linguist. He was also an early Finnish Esperantist, and chairman of the Esperanto-Association of Finland. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustaf John Ramstedt is the 86th most popular linguist (up from 93rd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Finland (up from 129th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Gustaf John Ramstedt ranks 86 out of 214. Before him are Morris Swadesh, Max Nettlau, Eugenio Coșeriu, Holger Pedersen, Anne Dacier, and Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke. After him are Johannes Schmidt, Jan Mukařovský, Morris Halle, Konrad Duden, Ahatanhel Krymsky, and Lucien Tesnière.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMorris Swadesh
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 80
Max Nettlau
1865 - 1944
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 81
Eugenio Coșeriu
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 82
Holger Pedersen
1867 - 1953
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 83
Anne Dacier
1645 - 1720
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 84
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 85
Gustaf John Ramstedt
1873 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 86
Johannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 87
Jan Mukařovský
1891 - 1975
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 88
Morris Halle
1923 - 2018
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 89
Konrad Duden
1829 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 90
Ahatanhel Krymsky
1871 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 91
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 92
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Gustaf John Ramstedt ranks 84. Before him are Sante Geronimo Caserio, Kyōka Izumi, Auguste Chevalier, Carl Flesch, Georges Theunis, and Iuliu Maniu. After him are Nureddin Pasha, Louis Feuillade, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, Gabriel Terra, Joseph Jongen, and Ramón Castillo. Among people deceased in 1950, Gustaf John Ramstedt ranks 83. Before him are Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Lev Berg, Shigenori Tōgō, Sami al-Hinnawi, Kurt Schmitt, and Adolf Wiklund. After him are Traian Vuia, Nikolai Luzin, Yi Kwang-su, Aliya bint Ali, Ulrich Graf, and Alan Hale Sr..
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsSante Geronimo Caserio
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1894
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 78
Kyōka Izumi
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 79
Auguste Chevalier
BIOLOGIST
1873 - 1956
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 80
Carl Flesch
MUSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 81
Georges Theunis
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1966
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 82
Iuliu Maniu
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 83
Gustaf John Ramstedt
LINGUIST
1873 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 84
Nureddin Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1932
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 85
Louis Feuillade
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1925
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 86
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1962
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 87
Gabriel Terra
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1942
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 88
Joseph Jongen
COMPOSER
1873 - 1953
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 89
Ramón Castillo
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 77
Lev Berg
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1950
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 78
Shigenori Tōgō
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 79
Sami al-Hinnawi
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1950
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 80
Kurt Schmitt
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1950
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 81
Adolf Wiklund
COMPOSER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 82
Gustaf John Ramstedt
LINGUIST
1873 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 83
Traian Vuia
INVENTOR
1872 - 1950
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 84
Nikolai Luzin
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1950
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 85
Yi Kwang-su
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 86
Aliya bint Ali
NOBLEMAN
1911 - 1950
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 87
Ulrich Graf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1950
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 88
Alan Hale Sr.
ACTOR
1892 - 1950
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 89
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Gustaf John Ramstedt ranks 113 out of 751. Before him are Amélie Lundahl (1850), Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Elissa Aalto (1922), and Renny Harlin (1959). After him are Kalevi Sorsa (1930), Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), Walter Jakobsson (1882), Eemil Nestor Setälä (1864), and Sanna Marin (1985).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsAmélie Lundahl
PAINTER
1850 - 1914
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 107
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
PAINTER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 108
Oskar Merikanto
COMPOSER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 109
Ilmari Salminen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1986
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 110
Elissa Aalto
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1994
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 111
Renny Harlin
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 112
Gustaf John Ramstedt
LINGUIST
1873 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 113
Kalevi Sorsa
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 114
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1968
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 115
Mika Kaurismäki
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 116
Walter Jakobsson
SKATER
1882 - 1957
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 117
Eemil Nestor Setälä
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1935
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 118
Sanna Marin
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 119
Among LINGUISTS In Finland
Among linguists born in Finland, Gustaf John Ramstedt ranks 2. Before him are Matthias Castrén (1813).