LINGUIST
Ziad Fazah
1954 - Today
Ziad Fazah
Ziad Youssef Fazah (Arabic: زياد فصاح; born 10 June 1954) is a Liberian-born Lebanese alleged polyglot. Fazah has claimed to speak 59 languages and maintains that he has proved this in several public appearances in which he supposedly communicated with native speakers of a large number of foreign languages. Fazah spoke Arabic at home and learned French and English in school. Fazah decided to study languages after encountering Armenians in Lebanon and learning Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ziad Fazah is the 186th most popular linguist (down from 156th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Liberia (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Liberian Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Ziad Fazah ranks 186 out of 214. Before him are María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, Dell Hymes, Ivan Kuratov, Alexander Melville Bell, Lev Shcherba, and George Perkins Marsh. After him are Kenneth Lee Pike, Ray Jackendoff, Helmut Rix, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Daniel Everett, and John Eliot.
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María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
1910 - 1962
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 180
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 181
Ivan Kuratov
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 182
Alexander Melville Bell
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 183
Lev Shcherba
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 184
George Perkins Marsh
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 185
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Ziad Fazah ranks 457. Before him are Martin Strel, Jean Fernandez, Dmitry Kiselyov, Ines Pellegrini, Michael Shermer, and Tim O'Reilly. After him are Christie Brinkley, Michael Anthony, Vincent Lukáč, Gabriel Costa, Marta Lucía Ramírez, and Hubert Minnis.
Others Born in 1954
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Martin Strel
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 451
Jean Fernandez
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 452
Dmitry Kiselyov
JOURNALIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 453
Ines Pellegrini
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 454
Michael Shermer
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 455
Tim O'Reilly
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 456
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 457
Christie Brinkley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 458
Michael Anthony
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 459
Vincent Lukáč
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 460
Gabriel Costa
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 461
Marta Lucía Ramírez
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 462
Hubert Minnis
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 463
In Liberia
Among people born in Liberia, Ziad Fazah ranks 13 out of 20. Before him are Leymah Gbowee (1972), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), and Edwin Barclay (1882). After him are Amos Sawyer (1945), Cheryl Dunye (1966), Ola John (1992), Sekou Oliseh (1990), Collins John (1985), and Alex Nimely (1991).
Others born in Liberia
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Leymah Gbowee
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 7
William Tubman
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 8
Charles D. B. King
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1961
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 9
Moses Blah
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2013
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 10
Gyude Bryant
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 11
Edwin Barclay
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1955
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 12
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 13
Amos Sawyer
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 14
Cheryl Dunye
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 15
Ola John
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 16
Sekou Oliseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 17
Collins John
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 18
Alex Nimely
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.96
Rank: 19
Among LINGUISTS In Liberia
Among linguists born in Liberia, Ziad Fazah ranks 1.
