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Harry Blackmun

1908 - 1999

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Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994. Appointed by President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Blackmun has received more than 1,525,999 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Blackmun is the 44th most popular judge (down from 36th in 2019), the 12,585th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,802nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Judge.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JUDGES

Among judges, Harry Blackmun ranks 44 out of 53. Before him are Elena Kagan, Samuel Chase, John Davies, Ninian Stephen, George Wythe, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. After him are Neil Gorsuch, Michael Mukasey, George Henry Williams, Potter Stewart, Ranjan Gogoi, and Nii Amaa Ollennu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Harry Blackmun ranks 412. Before him are David Marshall, Antony Tudor, Cecilia Seghizzi, Imogene Coca, Max Abramovitz, and Bram Fischer. After him are Lilian Bond, Eddie Hapgood, Dennis O'Keefe, Tom Tully, Helen Twelvetrees, and Arthur Goldberg. Among people deceased in 1999, Harry Blackmun ranks 314. Before him are Gene Siskel, Albert Charles Smith, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Ntsu Mokhehle, Gene Sarazen, and Skip Spence. After him are Marshall Wayne, Walter Payton, Mary Kay Bergman, Payne Stewart, Walter Lini, and Bruce Fairbairn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Blackmun ranks 12,585 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Gola (1933), Loren Dean (1969), BarBara Luna (1939), Anthony Ruivivar (1970), Zahn McClarnon (1966), and Kelly Craft (1962). After him are Amber Benson (1977), Varina Davis (1826), William Windom (1827), Tom Scott (1948), Ryan Crouser (1992), and Cleavon Little (1939).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Harry Blackmun ranks 22. Before him are Harlan F. Stone (1872), Brett Kavanaugh (1965), David Souter (1939), Elena Kagan (1960), Samuel Chase (1741), and Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970). After him are Neil Gorsuch (1967), Michael Mukasey (1941), George Henry Williams (1823), and Potter Stewart (1915).

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