1924 - 2005
William Hubbs Rehnquist ( REN-kwist; October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States for 33 years, first as an associate justice from 1972 to 1986 and then as the 16th chief justice from 1986 until his death in 2005. Considered an ultra-conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states. Under this view of federalism, the Court, for the first time since the 1930s (with the exception of National League of Cities v. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Rehnquist has received more than 3,443,044 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). William Rehnquist is the 44th most popular lawyer (down from 36th in 2019), the 5,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,789th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Lawyer.
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Among lawyers, William Rehnquist ranks 44 out of 67. Before him are Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Cino da Pistoia, Adrian Năstase, Henry de Bracton, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.. After him are Clarence Darrow, Navi Pillay, Louis Brandeis, Michael Cohen, Louise Arbour, and George Hadley.
1904 - 1944
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 38
1270 - 1336
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 39
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 40
1210 - 1268
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 41
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 42
1841 - 1935
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 43
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 44
1857 - 1938
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 45
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 46
1856 - 1941
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 47
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 48
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 49
1685 - 1768
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 50
Among people born in 1924, William Rehnquist ranks 243. Before him are Emmanuel Scheffer, Anthony Caro, Ramón Castro Ruz, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Robert Webber, and Claribel Alegría. After him are František Vláčil, John Love, Qiao Shi, Janet Frame, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, and Fernando Romeo Lucas García. Among people deceased in 2005, William Rehnquist ranks 173. Before him are Maclyn McCarty, Mustai Karim, Attilâ İlhan, Per Borten, Charles David Keeling, and Joe Ranft. After him are John Love, Larry Collins, Julián Marías, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Jack Colvin, and Luther Vandross.
1924 - 2012
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 237
1924 - 2013
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 238
1924 - 2016
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 239
1924 - 2014
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 240
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 241
1924 - 2018
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 242
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 243
1924 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 244
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 245
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 246
1924 - 2004
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 247
1924 - 2010
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 248
1924 - 2006
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 249
1911 - 2005
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 167
1919 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 168
1925 - 2005
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 169
1913 - 2005
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 170
1928 - 2005
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 171
1960 - 2005
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 172
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 173
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 174
1929 - 2005
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 175
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 176
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 177
1934 - 2005
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 178
1951 - 2005
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 179
Among people born in United States, William Rehnquist ranks 5,093 out of 15,968. Before him are Henry Selick (1952), Elliot See (1927), George Marshall (1891), Robert Webber (1924), Ford Sterling (1883), and Terry Funk (1944). After him are Joseph Leidy (1823), Henry Gibson (1935), Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810), Jim Varney (1949), Mike Wallace (1918), and Frank Schlesinger (1871).
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,087
1927 - 1966
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,088
1891 - 1975
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,089
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,090
1883 - 1939
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,091
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,092
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,093
1823 - 1891
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5,094
1935 - 2009
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5,095
1810 - 1876
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5,096
1949 - 2000
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5,097
1918 - 2012
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5,098
1871 - 1943
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5,099
Among lawyers born in United States, William Rehnquist ranks 8. Before him are John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960), Warren Christopher (1925), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Roy Cohn (1927), Alan Dershowitz (1938), and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841). After him are Clarence Darrow (1857), Louis Brandeis (1856), Michael Cohen (1966), Wendell Willkie (1892), Lawrence Lessig (1961), and Christopher A. Wray (1966).
1960 - 1999
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 2
1925 - 2011
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
1925 - 2020
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 4
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 6
1841 - 1935
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 7
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 8
1857 - 1938
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 9
1856 - 1941
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 11
1892 - 1944
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 12
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 13
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 14