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Edward Coke

1552 - 1634

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Sir Edward Coke ( CUUK, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Coke has received more than 807,856 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Edward Coke is the 17th most popular judge (down from 14th in 2019), the 2,498th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,322nd in 2019) and the most popular British Judge.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JUDGES

Among judges, Edward Coke ranks 17 out of 53. Before him are Earl Warren, Maryanne Trump Barry, Georg Konrad Morgen, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, Clarence Thomas, and Thurgood Marshall. After him are Antonin Scalia, Fathima Beevi, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, and Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Edward Coke ranks 21. Before him are Pietro Cataldi, Anna of Cleves, Paolo Sarpi, Marfa Sobakina, Barbara Longhi, and Alberico Gentili. After him are Richard Hakluyt, and Gabriello Chiabrera. Among people deceased in 1634, Edward Coke ranks 15. Before him are Magdalene of Nagasaki, John Webster, António de Andrade, Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Johann von Aldringen, and Johann Carolus. After him are Taranatha, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, George Chapman, John Marston, and Thomas Button.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Coke ranks 2,498 out of 8,785. Before him are Lindsay Duncan (1950), Samuel Clarke (1675), Gareth Southgate (1970), Martin Peters (1943), André Waterkeyn (1917), and Norman Wisdom (1915). After him are Ian Bannen (1928), Andy Murray (1987), Laurence Doherty (1875), Hugh Bonneville (1963), James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286), and Ralph Abercromby (1734).

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Among JUDGES In United Kingdom

Among judges born in United Kingdom, Edward Coke ranks 1. After him are Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880), and Ninian Stephen (1923).

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