Lawyer
William J. Brennan Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990
1906 - 1997
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William J. Brennan Jr.
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Brennan Jr. is the 61st most popular lawyer (up from 120th in 2024), the 4,647th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,227th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Lawyer.
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Among Lawyers
Among lawyers, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 61 out of 136. Before him are Heinrich Marx, Hans von Dohnanyi, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Hans Litten, Radhabinod Pal, and Robert Bilott. After him are Alan Dershowitz, Lucius Cincius Alimentus, Henry de Bracton, Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Karl Binding, and Alberico Gentili.
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Heinrich Marx
1777 - 1838
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 55
Hans von Dohnanyi
1902 - 1945
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 56
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
1904 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 57
Hans Litten
1903 - 1938
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 58
Radhabinod Pal
1886 - 1967
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 59
Robert Bilott
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 60
William J. Brennan Jr.
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 61
Alan Dershowitz
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 62
Lucius Cincius Alimentus
300 BC - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 63
Henry de Bracton
1210 - 1268
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 64
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 65
Karl Binding
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 66
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 181. Before him are Knut Kroon, Martí Ventolrà, James Quinn, Jean Leray, Walter Legge, and René Huyghe. After him are Igor Moiseyev, Sergei Gerasimov, Harry Hammond Hess, Paul Sacher, Nils Axelsson, and Rolf Singer. Among people deceased in 1997, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 138. Before him are Sanford Meisner, King Hu, Lev Kopelev, Alfredo II, Amos Tutuola, and René Huyghe. After him are Hans Bauer, Lam Ching-ying, Paul Carell, Giorgio Strehler, Georgy Shonin, and Witness Lee.
Others Born in 1906
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Knut Kroon
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 175
Martí Ventolrà
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 176
James Quinn
ATHLETE
1906 - 2004
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 177
Jean Leray
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 178
Walter Legge
PRODUCER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 179
René Huyghe
WRITER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 180
William J. Brennan Jr.
LAWYER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 181
Igor Moiseyev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2007
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 182
Sergei Gerasimov
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1985
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 183
Harry Hammond Hess
GEOLOGIST
1906 - 1969
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 184
Paul Sacher
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1999
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 185
Nils Axelsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 186
Rolf Singer
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1994
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1997
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Sanford Meisner
ACTOR
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 132
King Hu
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 133
Lev Kopelev
WRITER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 134
Alfredo II
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 135
Amos Tutuola
WRITER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 136
René Huyghe
WRITER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 137
William J. Brennan Jr.
LAWYER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 138
Hans Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 139
Lam Ching-ying
ACTOR
1952 - 1997
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 140
Paul Carell
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1997
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 141
Giorgio Strehler
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 142
Georgy Shonin
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1997
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 143
Witness Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1997
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 144
In United States
Among people born in United States, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 4,647 out of NaN. Before him are Horace Mann (1796), Caspar Weinberger (1917), Herb Alpert (1935), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Pink Anderson (1900), and Christina Ricci (1980). After him are Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), Penny Marshall (1943), Mitchell Ryan (1928), James Nachtwey (1948), Mayim Bialik (1975), and Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844).
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Horace Mann
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1859
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 4,641
Caspar Weinberger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 4,642
Herb Alpert
MUSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 4,643
Dee Dee Bridgewater
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 4,644
Pink Anderson
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,645
Christina Ricci
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,646
William J. Brennan Jr.
LAWYER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,647
Herman J. Mankiewicz
WRITER
1897 - 1953
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,648
Penny Marshall
ACTOR
1943 - 2018
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,649
Mitchell Ryan
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,650
James Nachtwey
JOURNALIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,651
Mayim Bialik
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,652
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
PAINTER
1844 - 1934
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4,653
Among Lawyers In United States
Among lawyers born in United States, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 15. Before him are Warren Christopher (1925), Scooter Libby (1950), Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), Judy Sheindlin (1942), James B. Donovan (1916), and Robert Bilott (1965). After him are Alan Dershowitz (1938), William Rehnquist (1924), Leo Frank (1884), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Louis Brandeis (1856), and Michael Cohen (1966).
Warren Christopher
1925 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 9
Scooter Libby
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 10
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
Judy Sheindlin
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 12
James B. Donovan
1916 - 1970
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 13
Robert Bilott
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 14
William J. Brennan Jr.
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 15
Alan Dershowitz
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 16
William Rehnquist
1924 - 2005
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 17
Leo Frank
1884 - 1915
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 18
Robert Treat Paine
1731 - 1814
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 19
Louis Brandeis
1856 - 1941
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 20
Michael Cohen
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 21
