JUDGE

Potter Stewart

1915 - 1985

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Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. During his tenure, he made major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. After graduating from Yale Law School in 1941, Stewart served in World War II as a member of the United States Navy Reserve. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Potter Stewart has received more than 1,095,783 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Potter Stewart is the 48th most popular judge (down from 42nd in 2019), the 13,891st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,379th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Judge.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JUDGES

Among judges, Potter Stewart ranks 48 out of 53. Before him are George Wythe, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Harry Blackmun, Neil Gorsuch, Michael Mukasey, and George Henry Williams. After him are Ranjan Gogoi, Nii Amaa Ollennu, Nasirul Mulk, Sylvia Steiner, Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, and Thomas Hoeren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Potter Stewart ranks 298. Before him are Dorothy Dell, Joyce Redman, Patricia Ellis, Beyers Naudé, Barbara Billingsley, and Archie Williams. After him are George Perle, Arthur Owen, Richard Webb, Chetan Anand, Joseph Galibardy, and Jean Brooks. Among people deceased in 1985, Potter Stewart ranks 291. Before him are George Chandler, Marion Martin, Eddie Shore, William Alwyn, Stepin Fetchit, and Pelle Lindbergh. After him are Pauli Murray, Grayson Hall, Marion Byron, James Craig, Max Lemke, and Tom Adams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Potter Stewart ranks 13,891 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Dixon (1925), Eric Balfour (1977), Jon Watts (1981), Patrick Flueger (1983), Mark Gordon (1957), and Steve Beshear (1944). After him are Teyonah Parris (1987), Duffer brothers (1984), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Jack Antonoff (1984), Monica Raymund (1986), and Wendell Phillips (1811).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Potter Stewart ranks 26. Before him are Samuel Chase (1741), Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970), Harry Blackmun (1908), Neil Gorsuch (1967), Michael Mukasey (1941), and George Henry Williams (1823).

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