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Bryan Stevenson

1959 - Today

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Bryan Allen Stevenson (born November 14, 1959) is an American lawyer, social justice activist, and law professor at New York University School of Law, and the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, he has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system, especially children. He has helped achieve United States Supreme Court decisions that prohibit sentencing children under 18 to death or to life imprisonment without parole. Stevenson was depicted in the 2019 legal drama film Just Mercy, based on his 2014 memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Bryan Stevenson is the 118th most popular lawyer (down from 112th in 2024), the 13,255th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,394th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Bryan Stevenson ranks 118 out of 136. Before him are Elizabeth Mrema, Dario Franceschini, Kash Patel, William O. Douglas, Thelma Aldana, and Philippe Sands. After him are Ambiga Sreenevasan, Robert Bork, Seyran Ateş, Marilyn Quayle, Alberto Nisman, and Alexei Gorinov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Bryan Stevenson ranks 596. Before him are Andrew Morton, Eugen Bejinariu, Chris Van Hollen, Hal Hartley, Sandro Veronesi, and Andrzej Iwan. After him are Shohreh, Leonid Yudasin, José Leandro Ferreira, Pelle Lindbergh, Maurizio Cheli, and Patrizio Oliva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bryan Stevenson ranks 13,259 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Furst (1954), Sam Ruben (1913), Stephen Hadley (1947), John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), Matt McCoy (1958), and Phil LaMarr (1967). After him are Lane Garrison (1980), Adam Horowitz (1971), Rulon Gardner (1971), Rory Kennedy (1968), Monty Woolley (1888), and Barbara Bosson (1939).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Bryan Stevenson ranks 37. Before him are G. Gordon Liddy (1930), John Dean (1938), Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969), Kash Patel (1980), and William O. Douglas (1898). After him are Robert Bork (1927), Marilyn Quayle (1949), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), Anita Hill (1956), Maya Harris (1967), and Tom C. Clark (1899).

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