LINGUIST
John Eliot
1604 - 1690
John Eliot
John Eliot (c. 1604 – 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary to the American Indians who some called "the apostle to the Indians" and the founder of Roxbury Latin School in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1645. In 1660 he completed the enormous task of translating the Eliot Indian Bible into the Massachusett Indian language, producing more than two thousand completed copies. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Eliot is the 192nd most popular linguist (down from 182nd in 2019), the 4,855th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,526th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, John Eliot ranks 192 out of 214. Before him are Ziad Fazah, Kenneth Lee Pike, Ray Jackendoff, Helmut Rix, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, and Daniel Everett. After him are John Rupert Firth, Geoffrey Hull, Sture Allén, Bo Ralph, Viktor Vinogradov, and Monier Monier-Williams.
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Ziad Fazah
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 186
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 187
Ray Jackendoff
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 188
Helmut Rix
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 189
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
1934 - 1966
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 190
Daniel Everett
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 191
John Eliot
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 192
John Rupert Firth
1890 - 1960
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 193
Geoffrey Hull
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 194
Sture Allén
1928 - 2022
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 195
Bo Ralph
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 196
Viktor Vinogradov
1894 - 1969
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 197
Monier Monier-Williams
1819 - 1899
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1604, John Eliot ranks 18. Before him are Catherine of Brandenburg, Abraham Bosse, Antoine III de Gramont, Heinrich Albert, Jan Boeckhorst, and Jakob Balde. Among people deceased in 1690, John Eliot ranks 19. Before him are Abraham van Beijeren, Domenico Gabrielli, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, Yun Shouping, Ole Borch, and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton.
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Catherine of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1649
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 12
Abraham Bosse
PAINTER
1604 - 1676
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 13
Antoine III de Gramont
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1678
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 14
Heinrich Albert
COMPOSER
1604 - 1651
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 15
Jan Boeckhorst
PAINTER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 16
Jakob Balde
WRITER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 17
John Eliot
LINGUIST
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1690
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Abraham van Beijeren
PAINTER
1620 - 1690
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 13
Domenico Gabrielli
COMPOSER
1659 - 1690
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 14
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1615 - 1690
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 15
Yun Shouping
PAINTER
1633 - 1690
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 16
Ole Borch
BIOLOGIST
1626 - 1690
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 17
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1690
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 18
John Eliot
LINGUIST
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Eliot ranks 4,856 out of 8,785. Before him are Eddie Thomson (1947), Isaac Pitman (1813), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), Michael Foot (1913), Alan Hansen (1955), and Grey Owl (1888). After him are Barnes Wallis (1887), Bart McGhee (1899), Michelle Dockery (1981), Josh Bowman (1988), Mark Haddon (1962), and David Owen (1938).
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Eddie Thomson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2003
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 4,850
Isaac Pitman
INVENTOR
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 4,851
William Mitchell Ramsay
HISTORIAN
1851 - 1939
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 4,852
Michael Foot
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2010
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 4,853
Alan Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 4,854
Grey Owl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1938
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 4,855
John Eliot
LINGUIST
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 4,856
Barnes Wallis
INVENTOR
1887 - 1979
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 4,857
Bart McGhee
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 4,858
Michelle Dockery
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 4,859
Josh Bowman
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 4,860
Mark Haddon
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 4,861
David Owen
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 4,862
Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom
Among linguists born in United Kingdom, John Eliot ranks 16. Before him are Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), John Lyons (1932), Henry Sweet (1845), Henry Liddell (1811), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), and Alexander Melville Bell (1819). After him are John Rupert Firth (1890), and Ian Hancock (1942).
Jane Ellen Harrison
1850 - 1928
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 10
John Lyons
1932 - 2020
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 11
Henry Sweet
1845 - 1912
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 12
Henry Liddell
1811 - 1898
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 13
Oswald Szemerényi
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 14
Alexander Melville Bell
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 15
John Eliot
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 16
John Rupert Firth
1890 - 1960
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 17
Ian Hancock
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 18
