LINGUIST
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Greenberg is the 43rd most popular linguist (up from 49th in 2019), the 1,994th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,120th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Joseph Greenberg ranks 43 out of 214. Before him are Benjamin Lee Whorf, Friedrich August Wolf, Michel Bréal, Vasily Radlov, Alexandre de Rhodes, and Boris Kolker. After him are Joshua Fishman, André Martinet, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, and Louis de Beaufront.
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Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 37
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 38
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 39
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 40
Alexandre de Rhodes
1591 - 1660
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 41
Boris 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Joseph Greenberg ranks 58. Before him are Laurent Schwartz, Shoichi Yokoi, Shogo Kamo, Liisi Oterma, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, and Rashid Behbudov. After him are Gretl Braun, Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este, Terence Young, Kaoru Ishikawa, Miroslav Filipović, and James Tiptree Jr.. Among people deceased in 2001, Joseph Greenberg ranks 62. Before him are Liisi Oterma, Birendra of Nepal, Edward Gierek, Zhang Xueliang, Francisco Rabal, and David Graf. After him are Poul Anderson, Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, Mirza Delibašić, Ken Kesey, John Phillips, and Joey Ramone.
Others Born in 1915
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Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 52
Shoichi Yokoi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 53
Shogo Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 54
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 55
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 56
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 57
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 58
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 59
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 60
Terence Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1994
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 61
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 62
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 63
James Tiptree Jr.
WRITER
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsLiisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 56
Birendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 57
Edward Gierek
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 58
Zhang Xueliang
POLITICIAN
1901 - 2001
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 59
Francisco Rabal
ACTOR
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 60
David Graf
ACTOR
1950 - 2001
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 61
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 62
Poul Anderson
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 63
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2001
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 64
Mirza Delibašić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2001
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 65
Ken Kesey
WRITER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 66
John Phillips
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2001
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 67
Joey Ramone
SINGER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 68
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joseph Greenberg ranks 1,994 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Dudikoff (1954), Michael Moore (1954), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), and Ward Cunningham (1949). After him are Henry A. Wallace (1888), Rollo May (1909), Jean Arthur (1900), Néstor Carbonell (1967), Jake LaMotta (1922), and Chuck Yeager (1923).
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Michael Dudikoff
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,988
Michael Moore
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,989
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,990
William Nordhaus
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,991
Madam C. J. Walker
BUSINESSPERSON
1867 - 1919
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,992
Ward Cunningham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,993
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,994
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,995
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,996
Jean Arthur
ACTOR
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,997
Néstor Carbonell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,998
Jake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,999
Chuck Yeager
PILOT
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 2,000
Among LINGUISTS In United States
Among linguists born in United States, Joseph Greenberg ranks 6. Before him are Noam Chomsky (1928), William James Sidis (1898), Noah Webster (1758), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897). After him are Joshua Fishman (1926), William Labov (1927), George Lakoff (1941), Morris Swadesh (1909), Stephen Krashen (1941), and George Kingsley Zipf (1902).
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 1
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 2
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 3
Leonard Bloomfield
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 4
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 6
Joshua Fishman
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 7
William Labov
1927 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 8
George Lakoff
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 9
Morris Swadesh
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 10
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 11
George Kingsley Zipf
1902 - 1950
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 12
