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Robert Bork

1927 - 2012

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Robert Heron Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was an American legal scholar who served as solicitor general of the United States from 1973 until 1977. A professor by training, he was acting United States Attorney General and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1982 to 1988. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated Bork to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Bork has received more than 2,922,216 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Bork is the 115th most popular lawyer (down from 81st in 2019), the 12,678th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,621st in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Lawyer.

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  • 19

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  • 1.45

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  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Robert Bork ranks 115 out of 136. Before him are Hanna Maliar, Dario Franceschini, John Kerr, Bryan Stevenson, Carla Anderson Hills, and William O. Douglas. After him are Amy Chua, Philippe Sands, Scooter Libby, Olha Stefanishyna, William J. Brennan Jr., and Marilyn Quayle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Robert Bork ranks 468. Before him are Giuseppe Moioli, Hugo Dollheiser, Tim O'Connor, Nan Martin, Marvin Kaplan, and Bill Slater. After him are Paul Eddington, Dick Hyman, June Brown, Vin Scully, Leslie Claudius, and Abdul Hamid. Among people deceased in 2012, Robert Bork ranks 472. Before him are John Arden, Bill Hinzman, Jules Bocandé, Gary Collins, Arlen Specter, and John Fitch. After him are Alex Karras, Ronnie Montrose, Bob Boozer, Leslie Claudius, Erhard Wunderlich, and Frederica Sagor Maas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Bork ranks 12,678 out of 20,380. Before him are Don L. Lind (1930), Hamza Yusuf (1958), Carl Robie (1945), Michael Mukasey (1941), Dorothy Davenport (1895), and Andrea Anders (1975). After him are Walter Payton (1954), Sid Wilson (1977), George S. Boutwell (1818), Dylan Minnette (1996), Richard Russell Jr. (1897), and Charlie Callas (1924).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Robert Bork ranks 35. Before him are Robert Lighthizer (1947), Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), Griffin Bell (1918), Bryan Stevenson (1959), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), and William O. Douglas (1898). After him are Amy Chua (1962), Scooter Libby (1950), William J. Brennan Jr. (1906), Marilyn Quayle (1949), Tom C. Clark (1899), and Anita Hill (1956).

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