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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

1841 - 1935

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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

Among lawyers, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 52 out of 68Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 68Before 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 91Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 5,155 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ranks 9Before 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).