JUDGE
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke ( "cook", formerly ; 1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) was an English barrister, judge, and politician. He is often considered the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.Born into an upper-class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the Bar on 20 April 1578. As a barrister, he took part in several notable cases, including Slade's Case, before earning enough political favour to be elected to Parliament, where he served first as Solicitor General and then as Speaker of the House of Commons. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Coke has received more than 741,364 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Edward Coke is the 14th most popular judge (down from 9th in 2019), the 2,328th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,816th in 2019) and the most popular British Judge.
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20
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2.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
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Among JUDGES
Among judges, Edward Coke ranks 14 out of 41. Before him are Georg Konrad Morgen, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, John Marshall, Earl Warren, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, and Antonin Scalia. After him are Stephen Breyer, John Roberts, Thurgood Marshall, Fathima Beevi, Clarence Thomas, and Sonia Sotomayor.
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Georg Konrad Morgen
1909 - 1982
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 9
John Marshall
1755 - 1835
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10
Earl Warren
1891 - 1974
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 11
Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 12
Antonin Scalia
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 13
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 14
Stephen Breyer
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 15
John Roberts
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 16
Thurgood Marshall
1908 - 1993
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 17
Fathima Beevi
1927 - 2023
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 18
Clarence Thomas
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 19
Sonia Sotomayor
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1552, Edward Coke ranks 21. Before him are Marfa Sobakina, Anna of Cleves, Pietro Cataldi, Paolo Sarpi, Barbara Longhi, and Alberico Gentili. After him are Richard Hakluyt and Gabriello Chiabrera. Among people deceased in 1634, Edward Coke ranks 11. Before him are Urbain Grandier, John Webster, Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, António de Andrade, John Albert Vasa, and Johann von Aldringen. After him are Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Taranatha, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, George Chapman, and John Marston.
Others Born in 1552
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Marfa Sobakina
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 15
Anna of Cleves
1552 - 1632
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 16
Pietro Cataldi
1552 - 1626
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 17
Paolo Sarpi
1552 - 1623
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 18
Barbara Longhi
1552 - 1638
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 19
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 20
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 21
Richard Hakluyt
1552 - 1616
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 22
Gabriello Chiabrera
1552 - 1638
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1634
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Urbain Grandier
1590 - 1634
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 5
John Webster
1578 - 1634
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1591 - 1634
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 7
António de Andrade
1580 - 1634
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 8
John Albert Vasa
1612 - 1634
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 9
Johann von Aldringen
1588 - 1634
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 10
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 11
Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
1607 - 1634
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 12
Taranatha
1575 - 1634
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 13
Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
1569 - 1634
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 14
George Chapman
1559 - 1634
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 15
John Marston
1576 - 1634
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Coke ranks 2,328 out of 7,765. Before him are Paul Young (1956), Ernest Marsden (1889), Delroy Lindo (1952), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Steven Knight (1959), and Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893). After him are John Latham (1740), Auguste Couder (1789), Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874), Lytton Strachey (1880), Dennis Viollet (1933), and Roger Fry (1866).
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Paul Young
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,322
Ernest Marsden
1889 - 1970
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,323
Delroy Lindo
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,324
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
1891 - 1914
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 2,325
Steven Knight
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 2,326
Anthony Berkeley Cox
1893 - 1971
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 2,327
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 2,328
John Latham
1740 - 1837
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2,329
Auguste Couder
1789 - 1873
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2,330
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
1874 - 1957
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2,331
Lytton Strachey
1880 - 1932
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2,332
Dennis Viollet
1933 - 1999
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2,333
Roger Fry
1866 - 1934
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2,334
Among JUDGES In United Kingdom
Among judges born in United Kingdom, Edward Coke ranks 1. After him are Ninian Stephen (1923).
