1841 - 1935
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. Holmes is one of the most widely cited Supreme Court justices and among the most influential American judges in history, noted for his long service, pithy opinions—particularly those on civil liberties and American constitutional democracy—and deference to the decisions of elected legislatures. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. has received more than 1,825,506 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is the 52nd most popular lawyer (down from 43rd in 2019), the 5,155th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,863rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Lawyer.
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Among lawyers, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 52 out of 68. Before him are Navi Pillay, Roy Cohn, Lucius Cincius Alimentus, Leo Frank, René David, and Henry de Bracton. After him are William Rehnquist, Louis Brandeis, Lawrence Lessig, Koen Lenaerts, Wendell Willkie, and Clarence Darrow.
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 46
1927 - 1986
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 47
300 BC - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 48
1884 - 1915
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 49
1906 - 1990
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 50
1210 - 1268
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 51
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 52
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 53
1856 - 1941
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 54
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 55
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 56
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 57
1857 - 1938
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 58
Among people born in 1841, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 68. Before him are Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Tang Jingsong, Antonio Pacinotti, Benedict Menni, Laza Kostić, and Andrejs Pumpurs. After him are George Turner, Hugo Gyldén, Savva Mamontov, John Murray, Adolfo Farsari, and Gaudenzio Marconi. Among people deceased in 1935, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 91. Before him are Agnes Pockels, Charles Demuth, Hans Baluschek, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Pyotr Kozlov, and Johannes Thiele. After him are Tsubouchi Shōyō, Richard Sheldon, Harald Sohlberg, Emil Młynarski, Milman Parry, and Hans Tropsch.
1841 - 1917
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 62
1841 - 1903
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 63
1841 - 1912
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 64
1841 - 1914
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 65
1841 - 1910
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 66
1841 - 1902
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 67
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 68
1841 - 1910
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 69
1841 - 1896
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 70
1841 - 1918
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 71
1841 - 1914
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 72
1841 - 1898
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 73
1841 - 1885
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 74
1862 - 1935
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 85
1883 - 1935
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 86
1870 - 1935
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 87
1847 - 1935
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 88
1862 - 1935
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 89
1860 - 1935
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 90
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 91
1859 - 1935
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 92
1878 - 1935
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 93
1869 - 1935
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 94
1870 - 1935
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 95
1902 - 1935
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 96
1889 - 1935
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 97
Among people born in United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 5,155 out of 18,182. Before him are Aidan Quinn (1959), Walter Piston (1894), Peter Greene (1965), Nicky Hayden (1981), Christopher Atkins (1961), and Donald Johanson (1943). After him are Mark Moses (1958), Blackie Lawless (1956), Martha Hyer (1924), Bradley Whitford (1959), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), and Betsy Blair (1923).
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 5,149
1894 - 1976
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 5,150
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 5,151
1981 - 2017
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 5,152
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 5,153
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 5,154
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 5,155
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 5,156
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 5,157
1924 - 2014
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,158
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,159
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,160
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,161
Among lawyers born in United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 9. Before him are James B. Donovan (1916), Warren Christopher (1925), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Alan Dershowitz (1938), Roy Cohn (1927), and Leo Frank (1884). After him are William Rehnquist (1924), Louis Brandeis (1856), Lawrence Lessig (1961), Wendell Willkie (1892), Clarence Darrow (1857), and Ken Starr (1946).
1916 - 1970
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 3
1925 - 2011
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 4
1925 - 2020
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6
1927 - 1986
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 7
1884 - 1915
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 8
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 9
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 10
1856 - 1941
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 11
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 12
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 13
1857 - 1938
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 14
1946 - 2022
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 15