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William J. Brennan Jr.

1906 - 1997

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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. He was the seventh-longest serving justice in Supreme Court history, and was known for being a leader of the Court's liberal wing.Born in Newark, New Jersey, Brennan studied economics at the University of Pennsylvania and then attended Harvard Law School. He entered private legal practice in New Jersey and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William J. Brennan Jr. has received more than 877,852 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Brennan Jr. is the 120th most popular lawyer (down from 90th in 2019), the 14,223rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,217th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Lawyer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year William J. Brennan Jr. has had the most page views in the with 115,469 views, followed by Chinese (4,067), and German (1,948). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (32.54%), Serbian (31.67%), and Arabic (23.71%)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 120 out of 136. Before him are William O. Douglas, Robert Bork, Amy Chua, Philippe Sands, Scooter Libby, and Olha Stefanishyna. After him are Marilyn Quayle, Tom C. Clark, Anita Hill, Hazel R. O'Leary, Maria Bashir, and Maya Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 439. Before him are Catherine Cookson, Barbara Jo Allen, Bea Benaderet, Victoria Spivey, Stuart Milner-Barry, and Michael O'Shea. After him are Nii Amaa Ollennu, Elisabeth Lutyens, Gale Gordon, Roger Livesey, Dave Trottier, and Julio Rosales. Among people deceased in 1997, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 323. Before him are Chuck Arnold, Floyd Cramer, Polly Ann Young, Eddie Arcaro, Barry Evans, and Brian Pillman. After him are Chetan Anand, Laurie Lee, Paul Tsongas, Marjorie Reynolds, Jermaine Stewart, and Sipan Shiraz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 14,223 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Arm (1962), Robby Benson (1956), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), Charles Portis (1933), Daniel Manning (1831), and Debby Boone (1956). After him are Joel Murray (1963), Tom Price (1954), Bill Cassidy (1957), Michelle Borth (1978), Paul Caligiuri (1964), and Andre Phillips (1959).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, William J. Brennan Jr. ranks 38. Before him are Bryan Stevenson (1959), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), William O. Douglas (1898), Robert Bork (1927), Amy Chua (1962), and Scooter Libby (1950). After him are Marilyn Quayle (1949), Tom C. Clark (1899), Anita Hill (1956), Hazel R. O'Leary (1937), Maya Harris (1967), and Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969).

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