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Occupation

LAWYERS

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With 68 biographies, Lawyers are the 73rd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Baseball Players, Anthropologists, and Cricketers.

People

Pantheon has 95 people classified as lawyers born between 300 BC and 1982. Of these 95, 31 (32.63%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living lawyers include Carla Del Ponte, Alan Dershowitz, and Adrian Năstase. The most famous deceased lawyers include Hugo Grotius, Al-Shafi‘i, and Charles Albert Gobat. As of April 2022, 19 new lawyers have been added to Pantheon including Hisashi Owada, Lucius Cincius Alimentus, and René David.

Living Lawyers

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Newly Added Lawyers (2022)

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Places

Most lawyers were born in United States (31), United Kingdom (6), and Italy (6). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (4), London (3), and Vienna (3).The most common death places of lawyers were United States (21), Germany (9), and United Kingdom (6). By city, these were Washington, D.C. (4), Arlington County, Virginia (3), and Rome (2).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as lawyers in Pantheon are Gaius, Alfenus Varus, and Lucius Cincius Alimentus.  The concentration of lawyers was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier lawyers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Overlapping Lives

Which Lawyers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Lawyers since 1700.

Related Occupations

Lawyers are found within the Business & Law domain which also includes Businesspeople and Producers.

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