Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Birthday
(Wednesday)
Nationality
Languages
English
Zodiac Sign
♎ Libra
Chinese Zodiac
蛇 Snake
Name Origin
English < Hebrew (יוֹחָנָן)
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
John McWhorter: American academic and linguist.
Born (age 60).
The name John means the grace or mercy of the Lord.
Biography
John Hamilton McWhorter V (; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history. He has authored a number of books on race relations and African-American culture, and is a political commentator especially in his New York Times newsletter.
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