Lawyer
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
American judge
1841 - 1935
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is the 16th most popular lawyer (up from 63rd in 2024), the 786th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,617th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Lawyer.
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HPI
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. climbed 39,612 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #46,775 to #7,169.
#786 / 23k
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks #786 among 23,232 people in Pantheon born in United States, inside the top 4% of that group.
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Among Lawyers
Among lawyers, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 16 out of 163. Before him are Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Paul Alexander, J. Edgar Hoover, and Lidia Poët. After him are Merrick Garland, Rudolf von Jhering, Doug Emhoff, Roy Cohn, Tribonian, and Bill Gates Sr..
Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia
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Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12
Paul Alexander
1946 - 2024
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 13
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 14
Lidia Poët
1855 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 15
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 16
Merrick Garland
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 17
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 18
Doug Emhoff
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 19
Roy Cohn
1927 - 1986
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 20
Tribonian
475 - 542
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 21
Bill Gates Sr.
1925 - 2020
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 22
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1841, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 16. Before him are Otto Wagner, Emil Theodor Kocher, Frédéric Bazille, Henri Fayol, Henry Morton Stanley, and Félix Faure. After him are Armand Fallières, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Ferdinand Buisson, Armand Guillaumin, Emmanuel Chabrier, and Ernst Schröder. Among people deceased in 1935, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 21. Before him are Charles Richet, André Citroën, Henri Barbusse, Carlos Gardel, Hugo de Vries, and Paul Dukas. After him are Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Jane Addams, Komitas, Josef Suk, Max Liebermann, and Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin.
Others Born in 1841
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Otto Wagner
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1918
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 10
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 11
Frédéric Bazille
PAINTER
1841 - 1870
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 12
Henri Fayol
ECONOMIST
1841 - 1925
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 13
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 14
Félix Faure
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1899
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 15
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
LAWYER
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 16
Armand Fallières
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1931
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 17
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
Ferdinand Buisson
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1932
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 19
Armand Guillaumin
PAINTER
1841 - 1927
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 20
Emmanuel Chabrier
COMPOSER
1841 - 1894
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 21
Ernst Schröder
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1935
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Charles Richet
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1935
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 15
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 16
Henri Barbusse
WRITER
1873 - 1935
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 17
Carlos Gardel
SINGER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 18
Hugo de Vries
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1935
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 19
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 20
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
LAWYER
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 21
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 22
Jane Addams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1935
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 23
Komitas
COMPOSER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 24
Josef Suk
COMPOSER
1874 - 1935
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 25
Max Liebermann
PAINTER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 26
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 27
In United States
Among people born in United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 786 out of 23,232. Before him are Albert Ellis (1913), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Rod Steiger (1925), Howard Hawks (1896), James Ivory (1928), and Keith Jarrett (1945). After him are William Alfred Fowler (1911), Edgar Cayce (1877), Edward Mills Purcell (1912), James Cronin (1931), Paul D. Boyer (1918), and David Lee (1931).
Others born in United States
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Albert Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 780
Kateri Tekakwitha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1656 - 1680
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 781
Rod Steiger
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 782
Howard Hawks
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1977
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 783
James Ivory
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 784
Keith Jarrett
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 785
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
LAWYER
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 786
William Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 787
Edgar Cayce
OCCULTIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 788
Edward Mills Purcell
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 789
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 790
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 791
David Lee
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 792
Among Lawyers In United States
Among lawyers born in United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 4. Before him are John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960), Paul Alexander (1946), and J. Edgar Hoover (1895). After him are Merrick Garland (1952), Doug Emhoff (1964), Roy Cohn (1927), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Warren Christopher (1925), Scooter Libby (1950), Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), and Judy Sheindlin (1942).
John F. Kennedy Jr.
1960 - 1999
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 1
Paul Alexander
1946 - 2024
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 2
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 3
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 4
Merrick Garland
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 5
Doug Emhoff
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 6
Roy Cohn
1927 - 1986
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 7
Bill Gates Sr.
1925 - 2020
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 8
Warren Christopher
1925 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 9
Scooter Libby
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 10
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
Judy Sheindlin
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 12
