Find out more about the greatest American Linguists, including Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Jamie Hyneman, Noah Webster and Robert Bly.

Famous American Linguists

Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky
07 December 1928
Linguist
Steven PinkerSteven Pinker
18 September 1954
Psychologist, Linguists

Noah WebsterNoah Webster
16 October 1758
Lexicographer

Jamie HynemanJamie Hyneman
25 September 1956
Television presenter, Journalist, Linguist,

John McWhorterJohn McWhorter
06 October 1965
Linguist

Jean HersholtJean Hersholt
12 July 1886
Film actor, Actor, Linguist, Writer, Translator
William LabovWilliam Labov
04 December 1927
Linguist

Edward SapirEdward Sapir
26 January 1884
Anthropologist, Linguist, Sociolinguist,

Robert BlyRobert Bly
23 December 1926
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Writer

Benjamin Lee WhorfBenjamin Lee Whorf
24 April 1897
Anthropologist, Linguist
Leonard BloomfieldLeonard Bloomfield
01 April 1887
linguist

Dell HymesDell Hymes
07 June 1927
Anthropologist, Linguist, University teacher,
Joseph GreenbergJoseph Greenberg
28 May 1915
 

Zellig HarrisZellig Harris
23 October 1909
Linguist

William StokoeWilliam Stokoe
21 July 1919
Linguist
S.I. HayakawaS.I. Hayakawa
18 July 1906
Politician