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William James Sidis

1898 - 1944

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William James Sidis

His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). William James Sidis is the 7th most popular linguist (down from 6th in 2024), the 199th most popular biography from United States (down from 169th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Linguist.

William James Sidis is most famous for being a child prodigy who had an IQ of 250.

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Among Linguists

Among linguists, William James Sidis ranks 7 out of 214. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure, Edgar de Wahl, Pāṇini, Patanjali, Noam Chomsky, and Max Müller. After him are Noah Webster, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roman Jakobson, Mesrop Mashtots, Rasmus Rask, and Leonard Bloomfield.

Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia

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Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Edgar de Wahl
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 2
Pāṇini
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 3
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 4
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 5
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 6
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 7
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 8
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 9
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 10
Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 11
Rasmus Rask
1787 - 1832
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 12
Leonard Bloomfield
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 13

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, William James Sidis ranks 13. Before him are Sergei Eisenstein, René Magritte, Stefania Turkewich, Umm Kulthum, Zhou Enlai, and Leo Szilard. After him are M. C. Escher, Albert Lutuli, George Gershwin, C. S. Lewis, Herbert Marcuse, and Liu Shaoqi. Among people deceased in 1944, William James Sidis ranks 9. Before him are Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Romain Rolland, Erwin Rommel, Claus von Stauffenberg, and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. After him are Charles Glover Barkla, Abdulmejid II, Günther von Kluge, Richard Sorge, Hilma af Klint, and Reza Shah.

Others Born in 1898

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Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 7
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 8
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 9
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 11
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 12
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 13
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 14
Albert Lutuli
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 15
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 16
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 17
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 18
Liu Shaoqi
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1969
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1944

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Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 84.16
Rank: 3
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 4
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 5
Erwin Rommel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 6
Claus von Stauffenberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1944
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 7
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 8
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 9
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 10
Abdulmejid II
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 11
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 12
Richard Sorge
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1944
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 13
Hilma af Klint
PAINTER
1862 - 1944
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 14
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 15