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William O. Douglas

1898 - 1980

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William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898 – January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975. Douglas was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views and is often cited as the U.S. Supreme Court's most liberal justice ever. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, becoming one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William O. Douglas has received more than 2,297,054 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William O. Douglas is the 114th most popular lawyer (down from 82nd in 2019), the 12,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,623rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Lawyer.

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  • 19

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  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, William O. Douglas ranks 114 out of 136. Before him are Griffin Bell, Hanna Maliar, Dario Franceschini, John Kerr, Bryan Stevenson, and Carla Anderson Hills. After him are Robert Bork, Amy Chua, Philippe Sands, Scooter Libby, Olha Stefanishyna, and William J. Brennan Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, William O. Douglas ranks 310. Before him are Bedřich Šupčík, Ludwig Bemelmans, Elemér Somfay, David Jack, Frank Sullivan, and Tom Whittaker. After him are Rod La Rocque, Doug Livingstone, George Chandler, Walter Abel, Harry Edward, and Jimmy Douglas. Among people deceased in 1980, William O. Douglas ranks 301. Before him are Duke Pearson, Erle C. Kenton, Virginia Brown Faire, Marc Connelly, Milburn Stone, and Dorothy Phillips. After him are Barbara Britton, Peter Broeker, George Borg Olivier, Herbert Flam, John Laurie, and Lillian Ngoyi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William O. Douglas ranks 12,664 out of 20,380. Before him are DaMarcus Beasley (1982), Francis Johnson (1910), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Robert Curry (1882), Alana Evans (1976), and Bob Crosby (1913). After him are Lynne Thigpen (1948), Ronald D. Moore (1964), Vince Edwards (1928), Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), and Billy Miller (1979).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, William O. Douglas ranks 34. Before him are Judy Sheindlin (1942), Robert Lighthizer (1947), Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), Griffin Bell (1918), Bryan Stevenson (1959), and Carla Anderson Hills (1934). After him are Robert Bork (1927), Amy Chua (1962), Scooter Libby (1950), William J. Brennan Jr. (1906), Marilyn Quayle (1949), and Tom C. Clark (1899).

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