1906 - 1997
William Joseph Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William J. Brennan Jr. has received more than 889,127 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Brennan Jr. is the 90th most popular lawyer, the 13,250th most popular biography from United States and the 30th most popular American Lawyer.
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Among lawyers, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 90 out of 68. Before him are Seyran Ateş, Fatimata M'Baye, Scooter Libby, Thelma Aldana, Amy Chua, and Anita Hill. After him are Dipak Misra, Marilyn Quayle, Nargiz Birk-Petersen, Shadi Sadr, and Beatrice Fihn.
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 84
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 85
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 86
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 87
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 88
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 89
1906 - 1997
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 90
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 91
1949 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 92
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.33
Rank: 93
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.52
Rank: 94
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.69
Rank: 95
Among people born in 1906, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 387. Before him are Barbara Bennett, Esmond Knight, Harry Hopman, Michael O'Shea, Stuart Milner-Barry, and Gale Gordon. After him are Dunc Gray, Dave Trottier, Dorothy Tree, and Cleanth Brooks. Among people deceased in 1997, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 286. Before him are Paul Tsongas, Polly Ann Young, P. H. Newby, Chetan Anand, Gulshan Kumar, and Brian Pillman. After him are Laurie Lee, Jermaine Stewart, Marjorie Reynolds, Joyce Compton, Terry Nation, and Sipan Shiraz.
1906 - 1958
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 381
1906 - 1987
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 382
1906 - 1985
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 383
1906 - 1973
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 384
1906 - 1995
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 385
1906 - 1995
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 386
1906 - 1997
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 387
1906 - 1996
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 388
1906 - 1956
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 389
1906 - 1992
HPI: 32.94
Rank: 390
1906 - 1994
HPI: 31.50
Rank: 391
1941 - 1997
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 280
1908 - 1997
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 281
1918 - 1997
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 282
1915 - 1997
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 283
1956 - 1997
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 284
1962 - 1997
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 285
1906 - 1997
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 286
1914 - 1997
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 287
1957 - 1997
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 288
1917 - 1997
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 289
1907 - 1997
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 290
1930 - 1997
HPI: 33.82
Rank: 291
1967 - 1997
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 292
Among people born in United States, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 13,250 out of 18,182. Before him are Carmelita Jeter (1979), Julia Sweeney (1959), Carol Bartz (1948), Benito Martinez (1971), John Bryson (1943), and Charlie Crist (1956). After him are Nicholas D'Agosto (1980), Ricki Lake (1968), Neil Strauss (1969), Matthew Weiner (1965), Kathleen Wilhoite (1964), and William Gargan (1905).
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 13,244
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 13,245
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 13,246
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 13,247
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 13,248
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 13,249
1906 - 1997
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 13,250
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 13,251
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 13,252
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 13,253
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 13,254
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 13,255
1905 - 1979
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 13,256
Among lawyers born in United States, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 30. Before him are Robert Bork (1927), William O. Douglas (1898), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Scooter Libby (1950), Amy Chua (1962), and Anita Hill (1956). After him are Marilyn Quayle (1949).
1927 - 2012
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 24
1898 - 1980
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 25
1731 - 1814
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 26
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 27
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 28
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 29
1906 - 1997
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 30
1949 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 31