JUDGE
Sonia Sotomayor
1954 - Today
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Maria Sotomayor ( , Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8, 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonia Sotomayor has received more than 9,704,678 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Sonia Sotomayor is the 21st most popular judge (down from 20th in 2019), the 5,195th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,128th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Judge.
Memorability Metrics
9.7M
Page Views (PV)
50.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
2.17
Effective Languages (L*)
5.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JUDGES
Among judges, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 21 out of 53. Before her are Clarence Thomas, Thurgood Marshall, Edward Coke, Antonin Scalia, Fathima Beevi, and Stephen Breyer. After her are Samuel Alito, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Anthony Kennedy, Warren E. Burger, Anna Chandy, and John Paul Stevens.
Most Popular Judges in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClarence Thomas
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 15
Thurgood Marshall
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 16
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 17
Antonin Scalia
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 18
Fathima Beevi
1927 - 2023
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 19
Stephen Breyer
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 20
Sonia Sotomayor
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 21
Samuel Alito
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 22
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
1880 - 1971
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 23
Anthony Kennedy
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 24
Warren E. Burger
1907 - 1995
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 25
Anna Chandy
1905 - 1996
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 26
John Paul Stevens
1920 - 2019
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 232. Before her are Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Mohsen Rezaee, Patricia McPherson, Philippa Gregory, James Pickens Jr., and Sam J. Jones. After her are Luis Royo, Andrzej Lepper, Jean Bourgain, Bouasone Bouphavanh, Wolfgang Dremmler, and Ivo Van Damme.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsCarlos Agostinho do Rosário
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 226
Mohsen Rezaee
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 227
Patricia McPherson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 228
Philippa Gregory
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 229
James Pickens Jr.
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 230
Sam J. Jones
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 231
Sonia Sotomayor
JUDGE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 232
Luis Royo
PAINTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 233
Andrzej Lepper
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2011
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 234
Jean Bourgain
MATHEMATICIAN
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 235
Bouasone Bouphavanh
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 236
Wolfgang Dremmler
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 237
Ivo Van Damme
ATHLETE
1954 - 1976
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 238
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 5,195 out of 20,380. Before her are Ralph Linton (1893), Charlie Wilson (1933), Sam J. Jones (1954), Charley Chase (1893), Dina Meyer (1968), and Sean S. Cunningham (1941). After her are Reba McEntire (1955), Tony Visconti (1944), Ken Walsh (1945), Andrew Davis (1946), William Porter (1926), and Alan Ruck (1956).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRalph Linton
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1893 - 1953
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,189
Charlie Wilson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2010
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,190
Sam J. Jones
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,191
Charley Chase
ACTOR
1893 - 1940
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,192
Dina Meyer
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,193
Sean S. Cunningham
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,194
Sonia Sotomayor
JUDGE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,195
Reba McEntire
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 5,196
Tony Visconti
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 5,197
Ken Walsh
SWIMMER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 5,198
Andrew Davis
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 5,199
William Porter
ATHLETE
1926 - 2000
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 5,200
Alan Ruck
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 5,201
Among JUDGES In United States
Among judges born in United States, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 10. Before her are Earl Warren (1891), Maryanne Trump Barry (1937), Clarence Thomas (1948), Thurgood Marshall (1908), Antonin Scalia (1936), and Stephen Breyer (1938). After her are Samuel Alito (1950), Anthony Kennedy (1936), Warren E. Burger (1907), John Paul Stevens (1920), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), and Harlan F. Stone (1872).
Earl Warren
1891 - 1974
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 4
Maryanne Trump Barry
1937 - 2023
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 5
Clarence Thomas
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 6
Thurgood Marshall
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 7
Antonin Scalia
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 8
Stephen Breyer
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 9
Sonia Sotomayor
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 10
Samuel Alito
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 11
Anthony Kennedy
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 12
Warren E. Burger
1907 - 1995
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 13
John Paul Stevens
1920 - 2019
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 14
Walter Q. Gresham
1832 - 1895
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 15
Harlan F. Stone
1872 - 1946
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 16