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Alan Dershowitz

1938 - Today

Alan Dershowitz

Alan Morton Dershowitz ( DUR-shə-wits; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law in 1993. Dershowitz is a regular media contributor, political commentator, and legal analyst. Dershowitz has taken on high-profile and often unpopular causes and clients. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Dershowitz is the 61st most popular lawyer (down from 37th in 2019), the 4,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,857th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Alan Dershowitz ranks 61 out of 136. Before him are Hans von Dohnanyi, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Hans Litten, Radhabinod Pal, Robert Bilott, and William J. Brennan Jr.. After him are Lucius Cincius Alimentus, Henry de Bracton, Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Karl Binding, Alberico Gentili, and Mercedes Comaposada.

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Hans von Dohnanyi
1902 - 1945
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 55
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
1904 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 56
Hans Litten
1903 - 1938
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 57
Radhabinod Pal
1886 - 1967
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 58
Robert Bilott
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 59
William J. Brennan Jr.
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 60
Alan Dershowitz
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 61
Lucius Cincius Alimentus
300 BC - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 62
Henry de Bracton
1210 - 1268
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 63
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 64
Karl Binding
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 65
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 66
Mercedes Comaposada
1901 - 1994
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 67

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Alan Dershowitz ranks 254. Before him are Theodor Kallifatides, Girish Karnad, Nieves Navarro, Michael Löwy, Emile Griffith, and Perry Anderson. After him are Marinella, Giant Baba, Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria, Tiziano Terzani, Ieronymos II of Athens, and Vyacheslav Ivanov.

Others Born in 1938

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Theodor Kallifatides
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 248
Girish Karnad
ACTOR
1938 - 2019
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 249
Nieves Navarro
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 250
Michael Löwy
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 251
Emile Griffith
BOXER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 252
Perry Anderson
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 253
Alan Dershowitz
LAWYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 254
Marinella
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 255
Giant Baba
WRESTLER
1938 - 1999
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 256
Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 257
Tiziano Terzani
WRITER
1938 - 2004
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 258
Ieronymos II of Athens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 259
Vyacheslav Ivanov
ATHLETE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 260