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Marc Okrand was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on July 3, 1948. Marc Okrand is a linguist, Klingonist and writer. The age as of 2026 is 78. Education on record includes University of California, Berkeley.
My Take
Marc Okrand fascinates me more than most celebrities ever could. A Berkeley-trained linguist whose serious work lies in Native American languages, he is famous instead for inventing Klingon, building an alien tongue from grammar to phonology for Star Trek. That blend of rigorous scholarship and pure imaginative play is rare and wonderful. I respect that he can honor real, endangered languages while also dreaming up an entire fictional one. To me he embodies a love of language for its own sake, useful or not. That kind of curiosity is, frankly, my idea of cool.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marc Okrand
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・オークランド
- Reading
- まーく・おーくらんど
- Born
- July 3, 1948 (age 78)
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- linguist / Klingonist / writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
2. Background
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Marc Okrand born?
Marc Okrand was born on July 3, 1948 and is 78 years old.
Where is Marc Okrand from?
Marc Okrand is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Marc Okrand do?
Marc Okrand works as linguist, Klingonist, writer.
Where did Marc Okrand study?
Marc Okrand attended University of California, Berkeley.
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