JUDGE
David Souter
1939 - Today
David Souter
David Hackett Souter ( SOO-tər; born September 17, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat that had been vacated by William J. Brennan Jr., Souter sat on both the Rehnquist and the Roberts courts. Raised in New England, Souter attended Harvard College, Magdalen College, Oxford, and Harvard Law School. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Souter has received more than 2,904,777 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). David Souter is the 35th most popular judge (down from 34th in 2019), the 10,577th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,720th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Judge.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
42.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
1.53
Effective Languages (L*)
4.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JUDGES
Among judges, David Souter ranks 35 out of 53. Before him are Carlo Biotti, Richard Goldstone, Walter Q. Gresham, Peter Tomka, Harlan F. Stone, and Brett Kavanaugh. After him are Leila Seth, Elliott Belgrave, Elena Kagan, Samuel Chase, John Davies, and Ninian Stephen.
Most Popular Judges in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlo Biotti
1901 - 1977
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 29
Richard Goldstone
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 30
Walter Q. Gresham
1832 - 1895
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 31
Peter Tomka
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 32
Harlan F. Stone
1872 - 1946
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 33
Brett Kavanaugh
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 34
David Souter
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 35
Leila Seth
1930 - 2017
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 36
Elliott Belgrave
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 37
Elena Kagan
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 38
Samuel Chase
1741 - 1811
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 39
John Davies
1929 - 2020
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 40
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 41
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, David Souter ranks 553. Before him are Michele Brown, William B. Lenoir, Anthony Lake, Lee Trevino, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, and Terry Kiser. After him are Paul Winter, Javier González, Jet Harris, Martin Feldstein, José Fernández, and Richard Zare.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsMichele Brown
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 547
William B. Lenoir
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 2010
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 548
Anthony Lake
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 549
Lee Trevino
GOLFER
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 550
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek
ATHLETE
1939 - 2022
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 551
Terry Kiser
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 552
David Souter
JUDGE
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 553
Paul Winter
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 554
Javier González
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 555
Jet Harris
SINGER
1939 - 2011
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 556
Martin Feldstein
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2019
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 557
José Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 558
Richard Zare
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 559
In United States
Among people born in United States, David Souter ranks 10,577 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicki Aycox (1975), David Gates (1940), Beatrice Mintz (1921), Frank Church (1924), Mario Savio (1942), and Jimmy Webb (1946). After him are Ron Eldard (1965), Hiro Yamamoto (1961), Marilee Stepan (1935), Anthony Doerr (1973), Chelsea Charms (1976), and Jon-Erik Hexum (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsNicki Aycox
ACTOR
1975 - 2022
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10,571
David Gates
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10,572
Beatrice Mintz
BIOLOGIST
1921 - 2022
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10,573
Frank Church
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1984
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10,574
Mario Savio
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1996
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10,575
Jimmy Webb
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,576
David Souter
JUDGE
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,577
Ron Eldard
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,578
Hiro Yamamoto
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,579
Marilee Stepan
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,580
Anthony Doerr
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,581
Chelsea Charms
MODEL
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,582
Jon-Erik Hexum
ACTOR
1957 - 1984
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 10,583
Among JUDGES In United States
Among judges born in United States, David Souter ranks 18. Before him are Anthony Kennedy (1936), Warren E. Burger (1907), John Paul Stevens (1920), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), Harlan F. Stone (1872), and Brett Kavanaugh (1965). After him are Elena Kagan (1960), Samuel Chase (1741), Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970), Harry Blackmun (1908), Neil Gorsuch (1967), and Michael Mukasey (1941).
Anthony Kennedy
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 12
Warren E. Burger
1907 - 1995
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 13
John Paul Stevens
1920 - 2019
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 14
Walter Q. Gresham
1832 - 1895
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 15
Harlan F. Stone
1872 - 1946
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 16
Brett Kavanaugh
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 17
David Souter
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 18
Elena Kagan
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 19
Samuel Chase
1741 - 1811
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 20
Ketanji Brown Jackson
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 21
Harry Blackmun
1908 - 1999
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 22
Neil Gorsuch
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 23
Michael Mukasey
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 24