WRITER
Marc Okrand
1948 - Today

Marc Okrand
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
Among writers, Marc Okrand ranks 4,787 out of 7,302. Before 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.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Eddings
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,781
Michitsuna's mother
935 - 995
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,782
Andrei Mureșanu
1816 - 1863
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,783
John Mawe
1764 - 1829
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,784
Jacques-Pierre Amette
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,785
Michael Hirst
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,786
Marc Okrand
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,787
Félix María de Samaniego
1745 - 1801
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,788
Jan Chryzostom Pasek
1636 - 1701
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4,789
Hans Jæger
1854 - 1910
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4,790
José Eduardo Agualusa
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4,791
Hans Henny Jahnn
1894 - 1959
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4,792
François Weyergans
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4,793
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Marc Okrand ranks 459. Before 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.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsJozef Čapkovič
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 453
Susanna Kaysen
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 454
Pedro Artola
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 455
Nikola Šainović
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 456
Paquito D'Rivera
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 457
Vera Nikolić
ATHLETE
1948 - 2021
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 458
Marc Okrand
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 459
Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 460
Lyudmila Karachkina
ASTRONOMER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 461
Marleen Gorris
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 462
Ștefan Birtalan
HANDBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 463
Pekka Vasala
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 464
Giuseppe Impastato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1978
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 465
In United States
Among people born in United States, Marc Okrand ranks 7,196 out of 20,380. Before 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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDavid Eddings
WRITER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,190
Dennis Russell Davies
CONDUCTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,191
George Jones
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,192
Allan Bloom
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,193
Colleen Camp
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,194
Meg Tilly
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,195
Marc Okrand
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,196
John Bray
ATHLETE
1875 - 1945
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,197
Bobby Keys
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2014
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,198
Brendan Eich
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 7,199
Keith Ferguson
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 7,200
Herschel Savage
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1952 - 2023
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 7,201
Harley Race
WRESTLER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 7,202
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Marc Okrand ranks 546. Before 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).
Charles Brockden Brown
1771 - 1810
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 540
Susanna Kaysen
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 541
Elaine May
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 542
Larry Collins
1929 - 2005
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 543
Michael Cristofer
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 544
David Eddings
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 545
Marc Okrand
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 546
Rube Goldberg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 547
David E. Kelley
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 548
Jonathan Carroll
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 549
Paula Fox
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 550
C. L. Moore
1911 - 1987
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 551
Sidney Howard
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 552