1955 - Today
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. He has been described as having a moderate conservative judicial philosophy, though he is primarily an institutionalist. For his willingness to work with the Supreme Court's liberal bloc, Roberts has been regarded as a swing vote on the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Roberts has received more than 10,344,185 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). John Roberts is the 16th most popular judge (up from 17th in 2019), the 4,263rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,555th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Judge.
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Among judges, John Roberts ranks 16 out of 41. Before him are John Marshall, Earl Warren, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, Antonin Scalia, Edward Coke, and Stephen Breyer. After him are Thurgood Marshall, Fathima Beevi, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Maryanne Trump Barry, and Warren E. Burger.
1755 - 1835
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10
1891 - 1974
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 11
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 12
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 13
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 14
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 15
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 16
1908 - 1993
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 17
1927 - 2023
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 18
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 19
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 20
1937 - 2023
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 21
1907 - 1995
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 22
Among people born in 1955, John Roberts ranks 169. Before him are Kelsey Grammer, Cyprien Ntaryamira, Dee Snider, Wang Yang, Alberto Tarantini, and Leonardo Padura Fuentes. After him are Andreas Gursky, Tommy Emmanuel, Wang Huning, Mike Porcaro, Laurie Metcalf, and Branscombe Richmond.
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 163
1955 - 1994
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 164
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 165
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 166
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 167
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 168
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 169
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 170
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 171
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 172
1955 - 2015
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 173
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 174
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 175
Among people born in United States, John Roberts ranks 4,263 out of 18,182. Before him are Eric Maskin (1950), Willa Cather (1873), Tommy Thayer (1960), Donn F. Eisele (1930), William J. Burns (1956), and Pete Maravich (1947). After him are Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Todd Phillips (1970), Tim Matheson (1947), Eva Cassidy (1963), Al Unser (1939), and Tony Musante (1936).
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 4,257
1873 - 1947
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 4,258
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,259
1930 - 1987
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,260
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,261
1947 - 1988
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,262
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,263
1883 - 1934
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,264
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4,265
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4,266
1963 - 1996
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4,267
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4,268
1936 - 2013
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4,269
Among judges born in United States, John Roberts ranks 6. Before him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), John Marshall (1755), Earl Warren (1891), Antonin Scalia (1936), and Stephen Breyer (1938). After him are Thurgood Marshall (1908), Clarence Thomas (1948), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Maryanne Trump Barry (1937), Warren E. Burger (1907), and Anthony Kennedy (1936).
1933 - 2020
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1
1755 - 1835
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 2
1891 - 1974
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 3
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6
1908 - 1993
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 7
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 8
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 9
1937 - 2023
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 10
1907 - 1995
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 11
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 12