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Marc Okrand

1948 - Today

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Marc Okrand (; born July 3, 1948) is an American linguist. His professional work is in Native American languages, and he is well known as the creator of the Klingon language in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marc Okrand is the 4,787th most popular writer (up from 4,824th in 2019), the 7,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,641st in 2019) and the 546th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Marc Okrand ranks 4,787 out of 7,302Before him are David Eddings, Michitsuna's mother, Andrei Mureșanu, John Mawe, Jacques-Pierre Amette, and Michael Hirst. After him are Félix María de Samaniego, Jan Chryzostom Pasek, Hans Jæger, José Eduardo Agualusa, Hans Henny Jahnn, and François Weyergans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Marc Okrand ranks 459Before him are Jozef Čapkovič, Susanna Kaysen, Pedro Artola, Nikola Šainović, Paquito D'Rivera, and Vera Nikolić. After him are Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, Lyudmila Karachkina, Marleen Gorris, Ștefan Birtalan, Pekka Vasala, and Giuseppe Impastato.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marc Okrand ranks 7,196 out of 20,380Before him are David Eddings (1931), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), George Jones (1931), Allan Bloom (1930), Colleen Camp (1953), and Meg Tilly (1960). After him are John Bray (1875), Bobby Keys (1943), Brendan Eich (1961), Keith Ferguson (1972), Herschel Savage (1952), and Harley Race (1943).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Marc Okrand ranks 546Before him are Charles Brockden Brown (1771), Susanna Kaysen (1948), Elaine May (1932), Larry Collins (1929), Michael Cristofer (1945), and David Eddings (1931). After him are Rube Goldberg (1883), David E. Kelley (1956), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Paula Fox (1923), C. L. Moore (1911), and Sidney Howard (1891).