Marc Okrand

Marc Okrand
Okrand in 2019
Born (1948-07-03) July 3, 1948 (age 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationLinguist
Known forCreating Klingon and Atlantean
Academic background
Education
ThesisMutsun Grammar (1977)
Doctoral advisorMary Haas
Other advisorsWilliam F. Shipley

Marc Okrand (/ˈkrænd/; born July 3, 1948) is an American linguist. His professional work is in Native American languages, and he is well known as the creator of the Klingon language in the Star Trek science fiction franchise.